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Trivia Night #3: Candy, Castles & Constellations: 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 constellation, named for a hunter in Greek myth, is known for the three bright stars that form its belt?

    1. Perseus
    2. Hercules
    3. Orion
    4. Cassiopeia

  2. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are made by which candy company?

    1. Mars
    2. Nestlé
    3. The Hershey Company
    4. Ferrero

  3. Neuschwanstein Castle, often called an inspiration for Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle, is in which country?

    1. Austria
    2. Switzerland
    3. Germany
    4. France

  4. The Snickers candy bar, launched by Mars in 1930, was named after what?

    1. A family dog
    2. A Chicago street
    3. The founder's nickname
    4. A favorite family horse

  5. In a medieval castle, what is the name for the strongest central tower, also called a donjon?

    1. The bailey
    2. The keep
    3. The barbican
    4. The parapet

  6. The Big Dipper is part of which larger constellation?

    1. Ursa Major
    2. Cassiopeia
    3. Draco
    4. Ursa Minor

  7. Wildcard: In chess, which piece stays on squares of the same color for the entire game?

    1. The bishop
    2. The queen
    3. The knight
    4. The rook

  8. Which castle west of London, begun by William the Conqueror around 1070, is still a working royal residence?

    1. Edinburgh Castle
    2. Windsor Castle
    3. Balmoral Castle
    4. Blarney Castle

  9. How many constellations does the International Astronomical Union officially recognize?

    1. 88
    2. 64
    3. 110
    4. 48

  10. The two M's in M&M's stand for the last names of Forrest Mars and which business partner?

    1. Milton Hershey
    2. Henri Nestlé
    3. John Mackintosh
    4. Bruce Murrie

Answer key

  1. Orion (C)

    The three belt stars are Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka, easy to spot on winter evenings.

  2. The Hershey Company (C)

    Creator H.B. Reese once worked for Hershey, which bought his candy company in 1963.

  3. Germany (C)

    King Ludwig II of Bavaria began building it in 1869 on the ruins of older castles.

  4. A favorite family horse (D)

    Mars first made the bar at its candy factory in Chicago.

  5. The keep (B)

    The English word "dungeon" comes from donjon, which originally meant the tower itself.

  6. Ursa Major (A)

    Ursa Major means "Great Bear" in Latin, and the Dipper's seven stars outline part of the bear.

  7. The bishop (A)

    Each player starts with two of them, one on light squares and one on dark squares.

  8. Windsor Castle (B)

    It started as a wooden fort built soon after the Norman conquest of England in 1066.

  9. 88 (A)

    The ancient astronomer Ptolemy listed 48, and the IAU set official sky boundaries in 1928.

  10. Bruce Murrie (D)

    Murrie was the son of Hershey's president, and the candy-coated chocolates debuted in 1941.

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