100+ High School Trivia Questions & Answers

Question: Who was steering the U.S. ship during the madness of World War I?

Answer: Woodrow Wilson

Question: What's the buzzing capital where all the U.S. political drama goes down?

Answer: Washington, D.C.

Question: Which "oops" moment in history set off World War I like dominoes falling?

Answer: The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Question: Which feathered, fierce creature flexes as the national animal of the U.S.?

Answer: Bald Eagle

Question: Name the squad that rolls deep: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland — together known as?

Answer: United Kingdom

Question: Who was the ultimate young gun that became U.S. President at just 42?

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

Question: What food is basically America’s spirit animal on a plate?

Answer: Hamburger

Question: In what year did the Titanic’s "unsinkable" story hit an icy plot twist?

Answer: 1912

Question: Who kept the Union together with just a stovepipe hat and sheer willpower?

Answer: Abraham Lincoln

Question: What's the capital city that's so nice, they named it twice?

Answer: New York City

Question: Which NBA team made Michael Jordan a legend (and your uncle try to dunk)?

Answer: Chicago Bulls

Question: Where in the world is Wellington? (Hint: It's not a boot brand.)

Answer: Wellington

Question: Which historic mic-drop moment officially ended World War II in 1945?

Answer: The surrender of Japan in 1945

Question: Where can you sip tea, ride double-decker buses, and wave at Big Ben?

Answer: London

Question: Which ancient crew built the pyramids so iconic they’ve been flexing for 4,500 years?

Answer: Ancient Egyptians

Question: Capital city of North America? (Careful — this sounds like a trick, because it is!)

Answer: Trick question: North America is a continent, not a country with a capital.

Question: Who was basically the "brain behind the blueprint" of the U.S. Constitution?

Answer: James Madison

Question: Where's the California capital where government meets avocado toast dreams?

Answer: Sacramento

Question: After fireworks and freedom, who became the U.S. President and the original Founding Father celebrity?

Answer: George Washington

Question: Where do you head if you want BBQ, music, and the weirdest cool city vibes in Texas?

Answer: Austin

Question: Who was running the show in the U.S. when the Vietnam War was in full swing?

Answer: Lyndon B. Johnson

Question: Which Florida city is as fun to say as it is to spell (almost)?

Answer: Tallahassee

Question: Who was chilling in the Oval Office when Neil Armstrong did the ultimate moonwalk?

Answer: Richard Nixon

Question: Where’s Abe Lincoln’s old stomping grounds, now the capital of Illinois?

Answer: Springfield

Question: Who kept his cool (barely) during the Cuban Missile Crisis when the world held its breath?

Answer: John F. Kennedy

Question: What’s the rarest VIP pass of human blood types?

Answer: AB negative

Question: Which ocean is so huge it could swallow all the continents and still have room for dessert?

Answer: Pacific Ocean

Question: How many bones does an adult human have rattling around inside them?

Answer: 206

Question: Tiny but mighty — what’s the smallest country in the world?

Answer: Vatican City

Question: Which animal could probably beat your car in a drag race?

Answer: Cheetah

Question: Which island wins the heavyweight title for "Biggest in the World"?

Answer: Greenland

Question: What giant ball of fire throws the biggest party in our solar system?

Answer: The Sun

Question: Which ocean flexes as Earth’s biggest blue blanket?

Answer: Pacific Ocean

Question: If blood types were Pokémon cards, which one would be the ultra-rare holographic edition?

Answer: AB negative

Question: Which planet is basically the heavyweight champ of our solar system?

Answer: Jupiter

Question: What blingy element shines bright with the symbol "Au"?

Answer: Gold

Question: Which part of your body is packed with the most bones (no skeleton jokes)?

Answer: Hands

Question: Which planet hangs out closest to the Sun’s VIP lounge?

Answer: Mercury

Question: What ocean giant could swallow a bus whole and still have room for dessert?

Answer: Blue Whale

Question: Which invisible gas makes up most of the air we’re busy breathing right now?

Answer: Nitrogen

Question: What’s the chemical tag-team name for good old-fashioned table salt?

Answer: NaCl

Question: Which ocean takes the crown for the world’s biggest blue stretch?

Answer: Pacific Ocean

Question: When it comes to rare blood types, who’s the unicorn of the group?

Answer: AB negative

Question: Name the solar system’s true big boss — king of size, storms, and moons!

Answer: Jupiter

Question: Which simple yet magical combo makes up good old H₂O?

Answer: Water

Question: Which island is so big it’s basically an entire icy kingdom by itself?

Answer: Greenland

Question: In the blood type Olympics, which one would bring home the "Ultra Rare" gold medal?

Answer: AB negative

Question: When it comes to oceans, who’s the GOAT (Greatest of All Time)?

Answer: Pacific Ocean

Question: Which planet wins the "Largest, Loudest, and Most Likely to Throw a Storm Party" award?

Answer: Jupiter

Question: What letter wears a tiny cape in the chemical symbol for oxygen?

Answer: O

Question: Which Disney Princess shares a story so similar to Snow White, it's practically a fairy tale déjà vu?

Answer: Snow White

Question: In "Harry Potter," what symbol on the Hogwarts crest roars with pride like the UK's national animal?

Answer: It resembles a lion, similar to the national animal of the United Kingdom.

Question: Who’s the OG drama king that dropped the legendary line "To be, or not to be"?

Answer: William Shakespeare's Hamlet

Question: Which blockbuster movie series had kids waiting for letters from an owl every birthday?

Answer: Harry Potter

Question: Which Disney movie roared into our hearts with a cub destined to be king?

Answer: The Lion King

Question: Who waved the magic pen behind "The Lion King" screenplay?

Answer: Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, and Linda Woolverton

Question: Which Disney Princess could literally lose a shoe and still make a fashion statement?

Answer: Cinderella

Question: Who brewed up spells, potions, and plot twists as the creator of "Harry Potter"?

Answer: J.K. Rowling

Question: Which pop culture kingdom is ruled by a mouse in red shorts and a duck with no pants?

Answer: Disney

Question: Which Disney Princess chills with a pet tiger cooler than any sidekick ever?

Answer: Jasmine from Aladdin

Question: What’s the name of the wizarding wonderland where magic is just another school subject?

Answer: Hogwarts

Question: Who’s the teenage rebel with a red hunting hat and a lot of thoughts in "The Catcher in the Rye"?

Answer: Holden Caulfield

Question: What ancient road-trip epic is all about battles, monsters, and a seriously lost hero?

Answer: The Odyssey

Question: Who gave the world the unforgettable courtroom drama in "To Kill a Mockingbird"?

Answer: Harper Lee

Question: What was the magical first chapter of Harry’s story called (before the movies made it cooler)?

Answer: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Question: Who penned the glitzy, tragic world of "The Great Gatsby"?

Answer: F. Scott Fitzgerald

Question: In which Shakespeare play do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern prove that side characters can still steal scenes?

Answer: Hamlet

Question: Where do tributes fight to the death while audiences snack on popcorn in "The Hunger Games"?

Answer: Panem

Question: Who crafted the world of Middle-earth where hairy feet are basically an asset?

Answer: J.R.R. Tolkien

Question: Who’s the boy who refused to adult, leading lost boys on endless adventures?

Answer: Peter Pan

Question: Who opened the wardrobe door to a world of magic, talking lions, and epic battles?

Answer: C.S. Lewis

Question: Which novel gave us Atticus Finch — the lawyer who could out-moral any courtroom drama today?

Answer: To Kill a Mockingbird

Question: Who stitched together scandal, shame, and scarlet letters in early America?

Answer: Nathaniel Hawthorne

Question: What’s the creepy-perfect dystopia called where everyone’s "happy" but no one’s really free in "Brave New World"?

Answer: World State

Question: What barnyard tale taught us that even cute animals can get drunk on power?

Answer: Corruption of socialist ideals

Question: What’s the biggest Fibonacci number that keeps it chill under 100?

Answer: 89

Question: If you roll the dice, what are the chances it lands on a lucky six?

Answer: 1/6

Question: If a triangle hits the gym with a base of 10 and height of 5, what’s its flexed-up area?

Answer: 25

Question: How many degrees do all the corners of a quadrilateral party add up to?

Answer: 360 degrees

Question: What's the tiniest but mightiest prime number out there?

Answer: 2

Question: How huge is 7 factorial? (Hint: It's like 7's personal bragging rights.)

Answer: 5040

Question: What's the secret code (formula) to unlocking any quadratic equation?

Answer: (-b ± √(b²-4ac))/(2a)

Question: What’s that famous number, e, that mathematicians treat like a rockstar?

Answer: 2.718

Question: What’s the smooth-talking format for a straight-line equation?

Answer: y = mx + b

Question: After 7’s big prime moment, who’s next to snag the spotlight?

Answer: 11

Question: If you’ve got a 5-by-3 rectangle, what’s the area it covers without breaking a sweat?

Answer: 15

Question: What’s that magical number series where each number borrows from its two older siblings?

Answer: A sequence where each number is the sum of the two preceding ones

Question: What eight-sided shape sounds like it could win a gladiator battle?

Answer: Octagon

Question: What’s the magic spell to find the edge all around a circle with radius r?

Answer: 2πr

Question: What's 15% of 200? (No calculator, impress your friends.)

Answer: 30

Question: What do you call a three-dimensional boss with six perfectly square faces?

Answer: Hexahedron (Cube)

Question: Solve this mini mystery: What’s x if 2x + 3 = 7?

Answer: x = 2

Question: What’s the average (a.k.a. the nice guy in the middle) of 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10?

Answer: 6

Question: What’s the fancy name for a number that refuses to divide by anything but 1 and itself?

Answer: Prime number

Question: If you built a cube with each side of length s, how much space would it hog?

Answer: s³

Question: What’s the formula for measuring every side of a triangle’s wild adventure?

Answer: Sum of all three sides

Question: Which kind of angle is sharper than a ninja sword — always less than 90°?

Answer: Acute angle

Question: If you flip a fair coin, what’s the chance it shows you heads instead of tailing off?

Answer: 1/2

Question: What do you call lines that are like besties — always side by side, never crossing?

Answer: Parallel lines

Question: What’s the proper dress code (standard form) for a quadratic equation?

Answer: ax² + bx + c = 0