Trivia Game Template

Three-round general trivia example
HOST ANSWER KEY - keep private

15 ready-to-use trivia questions with answers, explanations and factual sources. Run three short rounds across space, nature and science, or use the questions in a game you choose.

Prepare three rounds of five questions. Allow about 20 seconds per answer and extra time for reading or access needs.
Give teams the questions-only sheet. Keep this page and the host key out of the shared player view.
Accept equivalent wording when it preserves the fact. Read the explanation after scoring, and let players pass.
For a tie, have the tied teams share the win or use a fresh checked question. These 15 questions are the complete set, not a claim of unlimited generated content.

Scoring: One point per correct answer; no deduction for a pass or an incorrect answer. Maximum 15 points.

Round 1: Space and Earth

1. Which planet is nearest the Sun?
Answer: Mercury
Host note: Mercury has the innermost planetary orbit.
Source: NASA: Planets - https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/planets/ (checked 2026-09-26)

2. Which planet is the largest in our solar system?
Answer: Jupiter
Host note: Jupiter is larger than the other seven planets.
Source: NASA: Planets - https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/planets/ (checked 2026-09-26)

3. What kind of object is the Sun?
Answer: A star
Host note: The Sun is the solar system's star.
Source: NASA: Sun facts - https://science.nasa.gov/sun/facts/ (checked 2026-09-26)

4. What imaginary line divides Earth's Northern and Southern hemispheres?
Answer: The equator
Host note: The equator is at zero latitude.
Source: NOAA: Latitude - https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/latitude.html (checked 2026-09-26)

5. Which ocean is the largest?
Answer: Pacific Ocean
Host note: The Pacific is Earth's largest ocean basin.
Source: NOAA: Largest ocean - https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/biggestocean.html (checked 2026-09-26)

Round 2: The natural world

6. How many legs does an adult insect normally have?
Answer: Six
Host note: Insects have three pairs of legs.
Source: National Park Service: Insects and spiders - https://www.nps.gov/ever/learn/nature/insects.htm (checked 2026-09-26)

7. How many legs does a spider normally have?
Answer: Eight
Host note: Spiders are arachnids, not insects.
Source: National Park Service: Insects and spiders - https://www.nps.gov/ever/learn/nature/insects.htm (checked 2026-09-26)

8. What plant supplies most of a giant panda's diet?
Answer: Bamboo
Host note: Giant pandas specialize in eating bamboo.
Source: Smithsonian National Zoo: Giant panda - https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/giant-panda (checked 2026-09-26)

9. What is a river's freshwater mixing area with seawater commonly called?
Answer: An estuary
Host note: Estuaries often mix fresh and salt water.
Source: NOAA: Estuaries - https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/estuary.html (checked 2026-09-26)

10. What is liquid water changing into vapor called?
Answer: Evaporation
Host note: Water transfers from liquid to gas.
Source: USGS: Water cycle glossary - https://www.usgs.gov/glossary/glossary-water-cycle-terms (checked 2026-09-26)

Round 3: Science essentials

11. Which SI unit measures length?
Answer: Meter
Host note: The meter is the SI base unit of length.
Source: NIST: SI units - https://www.nist.gov/pml/owm/metric-si/si-units (checked 2026-09-26)

12. Which SI unit measures time?
Answer: Second
Host note: Time uses the second.
Source: NIST: SI units - https://www.nist.gov/pml/owm/metric-si/si-units (checked 2026-09-26)

13. Which atomic particle carries a positive charge?
Answer: Proton
Host note: Protons have positive electric charge.
Source: American Chemical Society: Protons, neutrons and electrons - https://www.acs.org/middleschoolchemistry/lessonplans/chapter4/lesson1.html (checked 2026-09-26)

14. Which atomic particle carries a negative charge?
Answer: Electron
Host note: Electrons have negative electric charge.
Source: American Chemical Society: Protons, neutrons and electrons - https://www.acs.org/middleschoolchemistry/lessonplans/chapter4/lesson1.html (checked 2026-09-26)

15. What is the change from solid to liquid called?
Answer: Melting
Host note: Melting converts a solid to a liquid.
Source: ACS: Melting - https://www.acs.org/middleschoolchemistry/lessonplans/chapter2/lesson5.html (checked 2026-09-26)

Three-round general trivia example
PLAYER SHEET - questions only

Write your answer beside each question. Your host will explain scoring before play.

Round 1: Space and Earth

1. Which planet is nearest the Sun?

2. Which planet is the largest in our solar system?

3. What kind of object is the Sun?

4. What imaginary line divides Earth's Northern and Southern hemispheres?

5. Which ocean is the largest?

Round 2: The natural world

6. How many legs does an adult insect normally have?

7. How many legs does a spider normally have?

8. What plant supplies most of a giant panda's diet?

9. What is a river's freshwater mixing area with seawater commonly called?

10. What is liquid water changing into vapor called?

Round 3: Science essentials

11. Which SI unit measures length?

12. Which SI unit measures time?

13. Which atomic particle carries a positive charge?

14. Which atomic particle carries a negative charge?

15. What is the change from solid to liquid called?