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Hard Bar Trivia: 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. Which is the only US state whose name can be typed using just one row of letters on a standard keyboard?

    1. Ohio
    2. Iowa
    3. Utah
    4. Alaska

  2. In 1974, what became the first product ever scanned by a UPC barcode at a US checkout?

    1. A box of Tide detergent
    2. A can of Campbell's soup
    3. A pack of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit gum
    4. A bottle of Coca-Cola

  3. In a standard deck of playing cards, which king is traditionally the only one without a mustache?

    1. King of Spades
    2. King of Hearts
    3. King of Diamonds
    4. King of Clubs

  4. Which noble gas takes its name from the Greek word for "stranger"?

    1. Argon
    2. Neon
    3. Xenon
    4. Krypton

  5. Who was the first US president born in a hospital?

    1. Richard Nixon
    2. John F. Kennedy
    3. Lyndon B. Johnson
    4. Jimmy Carter

  6. In Arthur Conan Doyle's stories, what is the name of Sherlock Holmes's older brother?

    1. Ambrose
    2. Sebastian
    3. Mortimer
    4. Mycroft

  7. Under a 1994 law, which sport is Canada's official national summer sport?

    1. Canadian football
    2. Baseball
    3. Lacrosse
    4. Soccer

  8. The month of January takes its name from which Roman god of beginnings and doorways?

    1. Janus
    2. Mars
    3. Juno
    4. Jupiter

  9. What is the small plastic or metal tip on the end of a shoelace called?

    1. An aglet
    2. A ferrule
    3. An eyelet
    4. A grommet

  10. Which number, spelled out in English, has all its letters in alphabetical order?

    1. Eighty
    2. Fifty
    3. Forty
    4. Sixty

Answer key

  1. Alaska (D)

    Every letter in it sits on the middle row of a QWERTY keyboard, between A and L.

  2. A pack of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit gum (C)

    It happened at a Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio, on June 26, 1974, when a 10-pack rang up for 67 cents.

  3. King of Hearts (B)

    He's nicknamed the suicide king because his sword appears to pass through his own head.

  4. Xenon (C)

    Its cousins have Greek names too: neon means new, krypton means hidden and argon means lazy.

  5. Jimmy Carter (D)

    He was born in 1924 in Plains, Georgia, at a hospital where his mother worked as a nurse.

  6. Mycroft (D)

    He is seven years older than Sherlock and a founding member of the oddly silent Diogenes Club.

  7. Lacrosse (C)

    The same law named ice hockey as Canada's national winter sport.

  8. Janus (A)

    Janus is usually shown with two faces, one looking back at the past and one ahead to the future.

  9. An aglet (A)

    The word comes from an old French word meaning needle, which suits its job of threading laces.

  10. Forty (C)

    F, O, R, T, Y runs in perfect order, and no other English number name pulls off the trick.

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