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The Most Challenging Trivia Questions of All Time With Answers

August 7, 2024

Looking to enhance your game night experience? Say goodbye to common trivia questions and hello to a variety of challenging and thought-provoking ones.

We have put together a selection of trivia questions that will test your knowledge, including some real brain-teasers.

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The Most Challenging Trivia Questions of All Time

Who was the first person to swim the English Channel?

  • Michael Phelps
  • John Davis
  • Robert Matthew
  • Matthew Webb

What is the rarest blood type in the world?

  • O-negative
  • A-positive
  • B-negative
  • AB-negative

In what year was the first computer mouse patented?

  • 1960
  • 1975
  • 1980
  • 1967

Who wrote the first computer program?

  • Charles Babbage
  • Alan Turing
  • Grace Hopper
  • Ada Lovelace

What is the capital of Mongolia?

  • Almaty
  • Tashkent
  • Bishkek
  • Ulaanbaatar

What is the heaviest element on the periodic table?

  • Uranium
  • Plutonium
  • Radium
  • Oganesson

What is the smallest country in the world?

  • Monaco
  • San Marino
  • Liechtenstein
  • Vatican City

What is the capital of Australia?

  • Sydney
  • Melbourne
  • Brisbane
  • Canberra

What is the smallest bone in the human body?

  • Incus
  • Malleus
  • Metacarpal
  • Stapes

What is the coldest planet in the solar system?

  • Uranus
  • Pluto
  • Saturn
  • Neptune

What is the hottest planet in the solar system?

  • Mercury
  • Mars
  • Jupiter
  • Venus

What is the largest country in Asia?

  • China
  • India
  • Kazakhstan
  • Russia

What is the national animal of Scotland?

  • Lion
  • Eagle
  • Thistle
  • Unicorn

What is the most common blood type?

  • A positive
  • B negative
  • AB positive
  • O positive

What is the rarest naturally occurring element on Earth?

  • Gold
  • Plutonium
  • Iridium
  • Astatine

What is Bhutan's capital city?

  • Kathmandu
  • Lhasa
  • Dhaka
  • Thimphu

What is the only country in the world with a flag with a unique shape and not a rectangular or square design?

  • Nepal
  • Switzerland
  • Japan
  • Brazil

Which planet in our solar system has the shortest day?

  • Mars
  • Venus
  • Earth
  • Jupiter

Who was the last Byzantine Emperor, and when did the Byzantine Empire fall?

  • Justinian I, 565 AD
  • Alexios IV Angelos, 1204 AD
  • Michael VIII Palaiologos, 1261 AD
  • Constantine XI Palaiologos, 1453 AD

What is the official language of Burundi, an African country?

  • Swahili
  • French
  • Arabic
  • Kirundi

Which historical figure is credited with inventing the first practical telephone?

  • Alexander Graham Bell
  • Nikola Tesla
  • Thomas Edison
  • Guglielmo Marconi

Which ancient civilization is credited with creating the first known writing system?

  • Egyptians
  • Greeks
  • Romans
  • Sumerians

What chemical element is named after the Scandinavian region?

  • Iron
  • Copper
  • Scandium
  • Zinc

What is the name of the longest river in Europe?

  • Danube
  • Thames
  • Seine
  • Volga

Which element has the highest atomic number that naturally occurs on Earth?

  • Neon
  • Uranium
  • Plutonium
  • Oganesson

What is the only U.S. state that does not have a sales tax?

  • California
  • Texas
  • Alaska
  • New York

Which sea is known as the "Dead Sea" due to its high salinity?

  • Red Sea
  • Mediterranean Sea
  • Caspian Sea
  • Dead Sea

What unique feature does the pangolin have that is different from other mammals?

  • Feathers
  • Scales
  • Fur
  • Horns

Which famous physicist developed the theory of quantum mechanics?

  • Albert Einstein
  • Isaac Newton
  • James Clerk Maxwell
  • Max Planck

What is the term for a fear of heights?

  • Claustrophobia
  • Nyctophobia
  • Acrophobia
  • Aerophobia

What is the chemical symbol for the element with the atomic number 79?

  • Ag
  • Au
  • Pb
  • Pt

Which Greek philosopher is known for his method of questioning as a form of teaching?

  • Plato
  • Aristotle
  • Socrates
  • Epicurus

Which country has the longest coastline in the world?

  • Australia
  • United States
  • Russia
  • Canada

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