100 Trivia Questions and Answers — The MojQuiz Reference List

This is the MojQuiz reference list — our canonical set of 100 trivia questions, and the one we point people to when they ask for a single, well-rounded place to start. Every question has been fact-checked against multiple sources, and the categories are balanced on purpose: roughly equal weight given to general knowledge, science, history, geography, sports and current affairs. Each year we re-verify the answers against current data; the 2026 review pass updated population, head-of-state, and recent-events questions, but the bulk of the list stays steady year to year.

If you’re putting together a trivia night and want a default 30/40/30 split across easy, medium and hard, this is the list to pull from. If you’re studying for a competitive exam, the questions here won’t be exam-specific, but they make a solid baseline of the kinds of facts that come up reliably. And if you’re just curious and have ten minutes, cover the answers and work down the list — that’s how the testing effect actually does its work. In a widely cited study published in Science, Roediger and Karpicke (2006) found students who actively recalled answers retained around 61% of material a week later, versus roughly 40% for those who simply reread. Cover the answers, work through 10 at a time, and you’ll feel the difference inside a week.

How this list differs from our other two 100-question sets. Our most-asked list is compiled from search-trend data — it follows demand. Our 2026 edition is refreshed quarterly and tilts toward recent events. This list, by contrast, is the editorial baseline: balanced, conservative, and stable. If you can only read one, start here.

Categories covered: General Knowledge, Science, History, Geography, Sports, Current Affairs.

Round 1 — Easy Trivia (Questions 1–30)

1. What is the capital of France? — Paris
2. How many continents are there on Earth? — Seven
3. What is the largest ocean on Earth? — Pacific Ocean
4. Who painted the Mona Lisa? — Leonardo da Vinci
5. What is the smallest planet in our solar system? — Mercury
6. How many days are there in a leap year? — 366
7. What is the chemical symbol for gold? — Au
8. Which animal is known as the King of the Jungle? — Lion
9. What is the tallest mountain in the world? — Mount Everest
10. How many colors are there in a rainbow? — Seven
11. What is the freezing point of water in Celsius? — 0°C
12. Which planet is known as the Red Planet? — Mars
13. What is the largest mammal in the world? — Blue Whale
14. How many sides does a hexagon have? — Six
15. What is the capital of Japan? — Tokyo
16. Who wrote Romeo and Juliet? — William Shakespeare
17. What is the fastest land animal? — Cheetah
18. How many legs does a spider have? — Eight
19. What is the main ingredient in bread? — Flour
20. Which gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere? — Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
21. What is the largest country by area? — Russia
22. How many hours are there in a day? — 24
23. What is the currency of the United States? — US Dollar
24. Which organ pumps blood throughout the human body? — Heart
25. What is the boiling point of water in Celsius? — 100°C
26. How many players are there in a soccer team? — 11
27. What is the capital of Italy? — Rome
28. Which bird is known for its colorful tail feathers? — Peacock
29. What is the hardest natural substance on Earth? — Diamond
30. How many months have 31 days? — Seven

Round 2 — Medium Trivia (Questions 31–60)

31. In which year did World War II end? — 1945
32. What is the chemical formula for water? — H2O
33. Who was the first person to walk on the moon? — Neil Armstrong
34. What is the smallest bone in the human body? — Stapes (in the ear)
35. Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun? — Japan
36. What is the speed of light in a vacuum? — Approximately 299,792 kilometers per second
37. Who invented the telephone? — Alexander Graham Bell
38. What is the largest desert in the world? — Antarctic Desert (or Sahara Desert if considering hot deserts)
39. How many bones are there in the adult human body? — 206
40. What is the capital of Australia? — Canberra
41. Which element has the atomic number 1? — Hydrogen
42. Who painted The Starry Night? — Vincent van Gogh
43. What is the longest river in the world? — Nile River
44. In which year did India gain independence? — 1947
45. What is the main gas found in Earth’s atmosphere? — Nitrogen
46. Who developed the theory of relativity? — Albert Einstein
47. What is the largest island in the world? — Greenland
48. How many teeth does an adult human have? — 32
49. What is the currency of the United Kingdom? — Pound Sterling
50. Which planet has the most moons? — Saturn (per recent discoveries)
51. What is the smallest country in the world? — Vatican City
52. Who wrote the Harry Potter series? — J.K. Rowling
53. What is the powerhouse of the cell? — Mitochondria
54. In which city is the Eiffel Tower located? — Paris
55. What is the national animal of India? — Bengal Tiger
56. How many strings does a standard guitar have? — Six
57. What is the largest organ in the human body? — Skin
58. Who discovered penicillin? — Alexander Fleming
59. What is the capital of Canada? — Ottawa
60. Which ocean is the Bermuda Triangle located in? — Atlantic Ocean
61. What is the study of earthquakes called? — Seismology
62. How many Grand Slam tournaments are there in tennis? — Four
63. What is the chemical symbol for iron? — Fe
64. Who was the first President of the United States? — George Washington
65. What is the square root of 144? — 12

Round 3 — Hard Trivia (Questions 61–100)

66. What is the rarest blood type in humans? — AB negative
67. In which year was the United Nations founded? — 1945
68. What is the name of the longest bone in the human body? — Femur
69. Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize? — Marie Curie
70. What is the capital of Mongolia? — Ulaanbaatar
71. How many time zones does Russia have? — 11
72. What is the smallest prime number? — 2
73. Who composed the Four Seasons? — Antonio Vivaldi
74. What is the name of the galaxy that contains our Solar System? — Milky Way
75. In which year did the Berlin Wall fall? — 1989
76. What is the chemical name for table salt? — Sodium Chloride (NaCl)
77. Who wrote “1984”? — George Orwell
78. What is the deepest point in the world’s oceans? — Mariana Trench
79. How many elements are there in the periodic table? — 118
80. What is the national flower of Japan? — Cherry Blossom (Sakura)
81. Who invented the World Wide Web? — Tim Berners-Lee
82. What is the largest volcano in the solar system? — Olympus Mons (on Mars)
83. In which year did the Titanic sink? — 1912
84. What is the most spoken language in the world by native speakers? — Mandarin Chinese
85. Who painted “The Last Supper”? — Leonardo da Vinci
86. What is the SI unit of electric current? — Ampere
87. How many chambers does the human heart have? — Four
88. What is the capital of Brazil? — Brasília
89. Who discovered radioactivity? — Henri Becquerel
90. What is the largest lake in the world by volume? — Lake Baikal
91. In which year did the first iPhone launch? — 2007
92. What is the study of fungi called? — Mycology
93. Who was the first emperor of China? — Qin Shi Huang
94. What is the escape velocity from Earth? — Approximately 11.2 kilometers per second
95. How many symphonies did Beethoven compose? — Nine
96. What is the most abundant element in the universe? — Hydrogen
97. Who wrote “The Origin of Species”? — Charles Darwin
98. What is the largest coral reef system in the world? — Great Barrier Reef
99. In which year did the first human spaceflight occur? — 1961 (Yuri Gagarin)
100. What is the name of the process by which plants make their food? — Photosynthesis

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