Learning is a life-long process, and there is always a scope to learn something new at every stage in life. Trivia questions for teens allow them to widen their knowledge and challenge their brains. These questions are intriguing and funny and help them learn and explore new facts from different subjects. You may organize trivia quizzes on various subjects, including science, space, movies, literature, sports, and history. This post brings you some questions with their answers that will help teens engagingly learn new things. You may ask to kill the boredom of a road trip or at a get-together. It can be a fun element at friendly events as well.

115 Easy Trivia Questions And Answers For Teens

Questions About Sports

Whether they watch it or play it, sport is a favorite pastime for most teens. Then why not start our exercise with some exciting sports trivia for teens?

  1. Who ran the world’s first marathon? Answer: Pheidippides or Philippides (The Greek is said to have run from Marathon to Athens to deliver the victory news in a war against the Persians)
  2. What is the number of players in an ice hockey team? Answer: Six on each side
  3. Which is the oldest tennis tournament in the world? Answer: The Championships, Wimbledon (commonly known as Wimbledon, it was started in 1877)
  4. Mariya Abakumova is associated with which sport? Answer: Javelin
  5. What is the height of a basketball hoop in feet? Answer: 10 feet
  6. Tennis player Novak Djokovic belongs to which country? Answer: Serbia
  7. Name the only wild card entrant who has won the Wimbledon? Answer: Goran Ivanišević: 2001
  8. Who was crowned the MVP (the most valuable player) in the 2018 NBA finals? Answer: Kevin Durant
  9. How many feathers are used to make a shuttlecock? Answer: 16
  10. In which city were the first modern Olympics held? Answer: Athens, Greece
  11. Soccer is also known as? Answer: Association football or Football
  12. What is the total number of bases on a baseball field? Answer: Four
  13. How much is the maximum time allowed to find a lost ball while playing Golf? Answer: 5 minutes
  14. Which cricketer was offered the throne of Albania? Answer: C.B.Fry

Questions About Movies

Is your teen crazy about movies? It’s time to test their knowledge with these fun trivia questions for teens. 15. What is the favorite food of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Answer: Pizza. 16. Abu in the Disney movie, Aladdin, is which animal? Answer: Monkey 17. In Phantom of the Opera, when a sword fight occurs in the cemetery, where does Raoul get hurt? Answer: On the arm 18. Name the Disney movie which features a little girl having five distinct emotions – Sadness, Joy, Disgust, Fear, and Anger? Answer: Inside Out 19. What kind of animal is Sid in Ice Age? Answer: A sloth 20. Who plays the lead character in Mean Girls? Answer: Lindsay Lohan 21. Which part of his body did Charlie Chaplin insure? Answer: His feet 22. Who was the first character to speak in Star Wars? Answer: C-3PO 23. What is Mia’s full name in Anne Hathaway’s movie The Princess Diaries? Answer: Amelia Mignonette Grimaldi Thermopolis Renaldo 24. Name the 1954 movie which won eight Oscar awards. Answer: On the waterfront 25. Which potion in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince grants good luck? Answer: Felix Felicis. 26. In the movie 13 going on 30, which magazine does Jenna Rink work for? Answer: Poise 27. In Harry’s sixth year at the Hogwarts, a new apparition instructor joins. What is his name? Answer: Wilkie Twycross 28. In the movie What A Girl Wants, what is the job of Daphne’s father? Answer: He is a Royal.

Questions About Music

Your teen is always on headphones, either jamming to songs or dancing around the house. Music trivia quiz for teens is an interesting way to find out your teenager’s passion for music. 29. Miss Adkins is an artist born in London. What is she famously known as? Answer: Adele 30. Madonna was born in which state of the US? Answer: Michigan 31. Who is called the King of Pop? Answer: Michael Jackson 32. Who is the Greek God of Music? Answer: Apollo 33. Name the artist who rejoined the band Backstreet Boys in 2012. Answer: Kevin Scott Richardson 34. In which year was the Notorious BIG rapper shot and killed? Answer: 1997 35. Bully is a controversial song by? Answer: Eminem 36. What is the name of the very famous left-handed guitarist? Answer: Jimi Hendrix 37. In which studio had The Beatles recorded most of their songs? Answer: Abbey Road 38. Name the band which sang “Hotel California”. Answer: The Eagles 39. Les Paul electric guitar was designed and invented by? Answer: Les Paul 40. Why is 6th February a national holiday in Jamaica? Answer: It is Bob Marley’s birthday 41. Elvis Presley gave his first hit in 1956. Name the song. Answer: Heartbreak Hotel 42. In which year were the US Grammy awards started? Answer: 1959

Questions About History

The world history is vast and extensive. No matter how much we know, there is still so much unknown, unexplored and unraveled. Below are some insightful trivia questions on history. 43. Which war was Lt. Hiroo Onoda ordered to stop fighting in 1974 by his commanding officer? Answer: World War II 44. Which 20th Century conflict led the US soldiers to die for a tie? Answer: The Korean War 45. Name the Filipino who was nicknamed the Iron Butterfly. Answer: Imelda Marcos 46. What is the birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte? Answer: Corsica, France 47. In 1930, which was also called the tragic year, how many Americans were unemployed? Answer: More than 7 million 48. In opposition to World War I, what grew popular in the 1920s? Answer: Jazz and dancing. 49. The British Raj lasted how many years in India? Answer: 90 years 50. Checkers were invented in which country? Answer: Egypt 51. Who was the first film star to appear on a postage stamp? Answer: Grace Kelly 52. What was the first country to use postcards? Answer: Austria 53. Which Irish political movement is named after a phrase translating into “We ourselves”? Answer: Sinn Fein 54. From 1933 to 1945, which country maintained an official state of emergency? Answer: Germany 55. Winston Churchill was held captive as a prisoner during which war? Answer: The Boer War 56. What is the name of King Henry VIII’s wife? Answer: Catherine of Aragon

Questions About Books

Avid readers, authors in the making, or bibliophile… do these adjectives suit your teenager? Then it is quite certain that your teen will love these fun trivia questions about books and literature. 57. Who is the author Flashman series of novels? Answer: George MacDonald Fraser 58. Which Shakespearean character played the Prince of Tyre? Answer: Pericles 59. Name the author of the 2009 Newbery award-winning book, “The Graveyard”. Answer: Neil Gaiman 60. Paddington Bear belongs to which country? Answer: Peru 61. In the Twilight series book “New Moon,” which city does Cullens tell everyone that they were moving to? Answer: Los Angeles 62. In The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens, what is the first name of Mr. Pickwick? Answer: Samuel 63. What is the secret of Mr. Strong’s strength in Mr. Men books? Answer: Eggs 64. Who is the author of Gremlins? Answer: Roald Dahl 65. In the novel Treasure Island, what is the name of Long John Silver’s parrot? Answer: Captain Flint 66. Where does Zoey the beginning vampire attend school in the House of Night novels, written by P.C. Cast? Answer: Tulsa, Oklahoma 67. Who is the author of the famous novel Pride and Prejudice? Answer: Jane Austen 68. What is the name of the wizard in Hobbit? Answer: Gandalf 69. What is the name of the Poltergeist in the Harry Potter series? Answer: Peeves 70. In a Dr. Seuss book who steals the Christmas? Answer: The Grinch

Questions About Countries

Did you know there are more than 190 countries in the world? How much does your teenager know about these countries? Put that knowledge to test with this trivia quiz based on geography, countries and more. 71. In which country is the world’s tallest building? Answer: Dubai, Burj Khalifa 72. Which is the largest landlocked country in the world? Answer: Kazakhstan 73. Which European country is divided into departments? Answer: France 74. Which country is the world’s oldest republic? Answer: San Marino 75. What is the population of Switzerland? Answer: 8.5 million or 8,503,111 76. Who were the rulers of England from 827 to 860? Answer: Egbert, Aethelwulf, and Aethelbald 77. In which North American country was Celine Dion born? Answer: Canada 78. Name the two English counties separated by the river Tamar. Answer: Cornwall and Devon 79. Ronaldsway airport is located on which Island? Answer: Isle of Man 80. In which country are the Taurus Mountains located? Answer: Turkey 81. What are the four official languages of Singapore? Answer: English, Malay, Mandarin Chinese, and Tamil 82. Name the sea between Australia and New Zealand. Answer: The Tasman Sea 83. Which is the busiest airport in the world? Answer: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, US (104 million passengers annually) 84. In which country is Machu Picchu, an ancient city, located? Answer: The Republic of Peru

Questions About Gardening

If your teenager has a green thumb, then these trivia questions on gardening are ideal for them. This quiz will not only test their insights on gardening but also increase their awareness. 85. What are slugs and snails called? Answer: Mollusca 86. What is a female flower’s reproductive organ called? Answer: Pistil 87. What is a seedling without branches called? Answer: A whip 88. What is a small Japanese orange called? Answer: Kumquat 89. What are the largest flowers of the genus Helianthus known as? Answer: Sunflower 90. Name the cereal which grows only in water. Answer: Rice 91. How is the age of a tree identified? Answer: By the number of rings on the trunk 92. What is Lancashire known for? Answer: Red roses 93. What is the old fashioned name for tomato? Answer: Love apple 94. Name the liquid produced by flowers to attract insects. Answer: Nectar 95. From which flower is the vanilla flavor derived? Answer: Orchids 96. What is the color of a Welsh poppy? Answer: Yellow 97. Which is the largest and tallest tree in the world? Answer: Sequoiadendron giganteum or California redwood 98. Which is the sacred flower of the Buddhist religion? Answer: Lotus

Random Trivia Questions For Teens

If you have a family gathering coming up and playing a trivia quiz is on your mind, here are some random trivia quiz questions for teenagers and everyone else in the family to enjoy. Are you ready with a scoreboard? 99. A cat stays in the heat for how many days? Answer: Five 100. What is the color of absinthe? Answer: Green 101. What does DC stand for in electrical terminology? Answer: Direct current 102. 1989 is the album of which singer? Answer: Taylor Swift 103. Which is the biggest island in the world? Answer: Greenland 104. Michael Jordan plays which sport? Answer: Basketball 105. What is a person who studies weather called? Answer: A meteorologist 106. What did ancient Romans use to dye their hair? Answer: Bird poop 107. Marilyn Monroe died in which country? Answer: The US 108. Which mammal has the longest gestation period? Answer: An elephant (640 to 660 days) 109. Which is the shallowest ocean in the world? Answer: The Arctic Ocean 110. Which is the most common atmospheric gas? Answer: Nitrogen 111. Centigrade equals Fahrenheit at which temperature? Answer: -40 degrees 112. When did the Eiffel Tower open? Answer: 1889 113. Which period came first, the Jurassic or Triassic? Answer: The Triassic Period 114. What is the color of a giraffe’s tongue? Answer: Black 115. What is Lady Gaga’s birth name? Answer: Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta