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Bar Trivia Questions: Printable Round

Hosting a trivia night at a bar, at school or at home? Print this round of 10 questions for your quizmaster, with an answer key on its own page. Read the choices aloud for an easier round, or hide them for a tougher one. Prefer to play? Take the quiz online.

Questions

  1. How many squares are on a standard chessboard?

    1. 100
    2. 81
    3. 49
    4. 64

  2. In the classic US edition of Monopoly, which two properties are the most expensive?

    1. Boardwalk and Park Place
    2. Atlantic Avenue and States Avenue
    3. Pennsylvania Avenue and Illinois Avenue
    4. Marvin Gardens and Ventnor Avenue

  3. Which president's portrait appears on the front of the US $50 bill?

    1. Alexander Hamilton
    2. Benjamin Franklin
    3. Andrew Jackson
    4. Ulysses S. Grant

  4. Which letter of the alphabet does not appear in the name of any US state?

    1. J
    2. Z
    3. X
    4. Q

  5. Despite the nickname, what color is an airplane's "black box" flight recorder?

    1. Bright orange
    2. Silver
    3. Navy blue
    4. Black

  6. What is a group of flamingos called?

    1. A flamboyance
    2. A pride
    3. A parade
    4. A blush

  7. What is the official national animal of Scotland?

    1. The Highland cow
    2. The unicorn
    3. The golden eagle
    4. The red deer

  8. Which planet takes longer to spin once on its axis than to orbit the Sun?

    1. Mars
    2. Jupiter
    3. Venus
    4. Mercury

  9. What is the small dot over a lowercase i or j called?

    1. A macron
    2. A pip
    3. A tittle
    4. A serif

  10. What was Pepsi originally called when it was invented in 1893?

    1. Carolina Cola
    2. Dr. Bradham's Elixir
    3. Bradley's Fizz
    4. Brad's Drink

Answer key

  1. 64 (D)

    The board is 8 squares by 8, and each player starts the game with 16 pieces.

  2. Boardwalk and Park Place (A)

    The street names on the classic American board come from Atlantic City, New Jersey.

  3. Ulysses S. Grant (D)

    Grant commanded the Union armies in the Civil War before serving two terms as president.

  4. Q (D)

    J shows up only in New Jersey, and Z turns up only in Arizona.

  5. Bright orange (A)

    The vivid color helps search teams spot the recorders among wreckage.

  6. A flamboyance (A)

    Flamingos get their pink color from pigments called carotenoids in the shrimp and algae they eat.

  7. The unicorn (B)

    A unicorn stands opposite the English lion on the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom.

  8. Venus (C)

    Venus also spins backward compared with most planets, so the Sun there rises in the west.

  9. A tittle (C)

    A serif is the little foot on a letter, and a macron is the flat bar over some vowels.

  10. Brad's Drink (D)

    Pharmacist Caleb Bradham created it in New Bern, North Carolina, and renamed it Pepsi-Cola in 1898.

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