General Hobbies Trivia
Question: Which of these cars sold for $30 million in 2013?
Answer: Mercedes-Benz W196
Question: Who invented the surfboard fin?
Answer: Tom Blake
Question: The 1975 arcade game 'Pong' was made by which company?
Answer: Atari
Question: In what state was the first go-kart built?
Answer: California
Question: The horticultural hobby of topiary involves what?
Answer: Shaping shrubbery
Question: Who invented the hot air balloon?
Answer: The Montgolfier Brothers
Question: In Psycho, Norman Bates's hobby was taxidermy, but what did he stuff?
Answer: Birds
Question: What was the first successful semi-automatic shotgun?
Answer: Browning A-5
Question: The TV series Breaking Bad was written by who?
Answer: Vince Gilligan
Question: Which Stanley is associated with the hobby of stamp collecting?
Answer: Gibbons
Question: Who invented spoon plugs, the fishing lures?
Answer: Elwood L. Perry
Question: What is the name of the official record book or diary of a ship or boat?
Answer: Log book
Question: Which lake was the first to ever be used for water skiing?
Answer: Lake Pepin
Question: What would you do with maracas?
Answer: Shake them
Question: What is the name of the orange ghost in the game Pac-Man?
Answer: Clyde
Sports & Games Trivia
Question: What is the color of the center of an archery target?
Answer: Gold
Question: Duckpin is a variation of what?
Answer: 10-pin bowling
Question: Knickerbocker Rules' were the first set of official rules for which sport in 1845?
Answer: Baseball
Question: In lacrosse, the area within the semi-circle surrounding the goal is known as what?
Answer: Crease
Question: In what year was modern snowboarding invented?
Answer: 1964
Question: Taekwondo is a type of what?
Answer: Martial art
Question: What type of salmon is bright red in color?
Answer: Sockeye
Question: Tennis is played on a what?
Answer: Court
Question: How many nets are there in tennis?
Answer: 1
Question: How many numbered pockets does a roulette wheel have?
Answer: 38
Question: Fencing is a sport involving what?
Answer: Swords
Question: How many nets are there in soccer?
Answer: 2
Question: Croquet is played with a what?
Answer: Mallet
Question: In poker, which of the following is the highest hand ranking?
Answer: Straight flush
Question: What is the top-ranked belt color in karate?
Answer: Black
Question: Which of the following is not a card game?
Answer: Polo
Question: How many wheels does a standard bike have?
Answer: 2
Question: How many numbers are there on a darts board?
Answer: 20
Question: In football, how long is the entire field?
Answer: 120 yards
Question: In what activity is a bow and arrow used?
Answer: Archery
Question: In which country does cheerleading originate?
Answer: USA
Question: In which game is a shuttlecock used?
Answer: Badminton
Question: What size is a modern handball court?
Answer: 40 x 20m
Question: What is hit between players in badminton?
Answer: Shuttlecock
Question: In which country does netball originate?
Answer: Britain
Question: In what sport does the ball start on a tee?
Answer: Golf
Question: Which country does volleyball originate from?
Answer: USA
Question: In rowing, you make the boat move with what?
Answer: Oars
Question: In waterskiing, you are pulled behind a what?
Answer: Power boat
Question: What material is a hockey puck made out of?
Answer: Rubber
General Pastimes Trivia
Question: Hobby beer-makers start the fermentation process by adding what?
Answer: Brewers' yeast
Question: A painter will often paint on what?
Answer: Canvas
Question: The American Philatelic Society is an organization based around what hobby?
Answer: Stamp collecting
Question: What is ornithology?
Answer: Bird watching
Question: What do people do on trampolines?
Answer: Jump
Question: What do helixophiles collect?
Answer: Corkscrews
Question: US president Ronald Reagan sustained a blood clot from what hobby?
Answer: Horse-back riding
Question: What does D.I.Y stand for?
Answer: Do it yourself
Question: Who first invented the snowboard?
Answer: Sherman Poppen
Question: What was the name of the first ever snowboard?
Answer: Snurfer
Question: Where were kites invented?
Answer: China
Question: What type of food is Dim Sum?
Answer: Chinese
Question: What do we call a person who collects sand as their hobby?
Answer: Arenophile
Question: If you aspired to be Dario Doimo, what would your hobby be?
Answer: Mixology
Question: If you aspired to be Marco Pierre White, what would your hobby be?
Answer: Cooking
Recreational Activities Trivia
Question: Spelunking is the exploration of what?
Answer: Caves
Question: Spinning is a type of what?
Answer: Fitness Class
Question: What is the aim of sectioning in car customization?
Answer: Reducing height
Question: What do we call a person who collects sand as their hobby?
Answer: Arenophile
Question: Underwater diving whilst holding your breath is known as what?
Answer: Free diving
Question: The type of radar used by storm chasers to measure wind speeds is called what?
Answer: Doppler
Question: In America, a 'rockhound' has what hobby?
Answer: Geology
Question: Comic-Con is a convention based around what hobby subject?
Answer: Comics
Question: What is used to play golf?
Answer: Club
Question: What type of game is bridge?
Answer: Card
Question: What is the name given to shooting metal cutouts of game animals?
Answer: Silhouette shooting
Question: If you aspired to be Ronnie O'Sullivan, what would your hobby be?
Answer: Snooker
Question: If you aspired to be Kelly Slater, what would your hobby be?
Answer: Surfing
Question: If you aspired to be Warren Buffett, what would your hobby be?
Answer: Investing
Question: If you aspired to be Nick Faldo, what would your hobby be?
Answer: Golf
Miscellaneous Pastimes Trivia
Question: Which country did quilting originate in?
Answer: Egypt
Question: What was the original name of pilates?
Answer: Contrology
Question: Which of the following is used in hockey?
Answer: Puck
Question: What implement do you use to crochet?
Answer: A hook
Question: What material is traditionally used in pottery?
Answer: Clay
Question: Who is the earliest known coin collector?
Answer: Emperor Augustus
Question: Jodhpurs are worn when doing what activity?
Answer: Horse Riding
Question: What is an expert at archery referred to as?
Answer: Toxophilite
Question: What were early users of machinery called?
Answer: Millwrights
Question: What method of cooking is used on a barbecue?
Answer: Grilling
Question: What is the rider towed by in wakeboarding?
Answer: Powerboat
Question: What tool is required for photography?
Answer: Camera
Question: What tool is used to play notes on a violin?
Answer: Bow
Question: What is the literal translation of karaoke?
Answer: Empty Orchestra
Question: What moves are the basis of kickboxing?
Answer: Punching, kicking
Arts & Crafts Trivia
Question: Which of the following is not a type of paint?
Answer: Glue
Question: What material is primarily used in knitting?
Answer: Wool
Question: What is the study of seashells known as?
Answer: Conchology
Question: An entomologist is another word for what?
Answer: Insect collector
Question: What is the name of a miniature spade?
Answer: Trowel
Question: What is the name of a popular Irish dance?
Answer: Riverdance
Question: In which country does embroidery originate?
Answer: China
Question: How are notes changed on a trombone?
Answer: Slider
Question: What material is a corndog cooked with?
Answer: Cornmeal batter
Question: What does the art of calligraphy involve?
Answer: Handwriting
Question: Hobby electricians join wires with what?
Answer: Soldering iron
Question: What tool is used in woodworking to play notes on a violin?
Answer: Bow
Question: What does vocal pedagogy involve?
Answer: Teaching singing
Question: What is the patron saint of lace making?
Answer: St. John Francis Regent
Question: What is the literal translation of karaoke?
Answer: Empty Orchestra
Miscellaneous Hobbies Trivia
Question: In which country did Taekwondo originate?
Answer: Korea
Question: Which of the following is not a type of paint?
Answer: Oil
Question: How many sides are there on standard dice?
Answer: 6
Question: In what year was the Apple iPad released?
Answer: 2010
Question: What does DOF stand for in photography?
Answer: Depth of field
Question: What is an ADT in scuba diving?
Answer: Actual dive time
Question: In what year was jogging popularized?
Answer: 1960s
Question: How many keys does a standard piano have?
Answer: 88
Question: What is the ultimate goal of yoga?
Answer: Moksha
Question: What fruit does a Hawaiian pizza have on it?
Answer: Pineapple
Question: What is the diameter of a CD?
Answer: 5 inches
Question: When is American Humane's Adopt-A-Cat Month?
Answer: June
Question: What do opposite sides on a die total?
Answer: 7
Question: What is the material of true sea glass?
Answer: Glass
Question: Approximately what is the diameter of a CD?
Answer: 5 inches