Teenagers are interesting people, right?
They are growing, changing, and no two days are the same.
When engaging with your teenager is a challenge, use 250 best trivia questions for teens. These interesting trivia questions and answers will have your teenagers laughing, talking, and having fun with you.
What are some interesting quiz questions for teens?
Trivia is fun and good for us! In fact:
- Trivia helps your teenager learn about interesting topics so they can have better conversations with others.
- It can enhance problem-solving skills, creativity, and provide socializing opportunities.
- It encourages healthy competition.
- Trivia releases dopamine which makes us happy. (especially if we answer correctly! source)
Plus, it’s a great way to bond with your teen.
Use the Table of Contents to skip around to the different trivia questions for teens based on interest.
Pop Culture Trivia Questions For Teens
1. What was Netflix’s most streamed show in 2022?
Stranger Things 4
2. What was Netflix’s most streamed movie in 2022?
The Gray Man
3. What is the most streamed artist on Spotify?
The Weekend (as of December, 2022)
4. In what year was YouTube created?
2005
5. What year did Apple Computer introduce the first iPod?
2001
6. What is Lady Gaga’s real first name?
Stefani
7. Who is Marvel’s first superhero in the comic books?
The Human Torch
8. Who founded Amazon?
Jeff Bezos
9. How many Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are there? Can you name them?
Four: Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, Michelangelo
10. Who is the most followed person on TikTok?
Khaby Lame (Jan 2023)
11. How many times did Ross get divorced on Friends?
Three
12. Who did Forbes name the youngest “self-made billionaire ever” in 2019?
Kylie Jenner
13. Who sings the song “Say So” that’s behind the popular TikTok dance?
Doja Cat
14. What superhero is referenced in every episode of Seinfeld?
Superman
15. What is the name of the alternate dimension in Netflix’s Stranger Things?
The Upside Down
16. What fictional town does Spongebob Squarepants live in?
Bikini Bottom
17. Who is the most followed person on Instagram?
Cristiano Ronaldo (Jan 2023)
18. What is the most watched YouTube video of all time?
“Baby Shark Dance” (Jan 2023)
19. Who is the highest paid actor in 2022 according to Forbes?
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
20. Which Marvel Chris has a super famous father-in-law?
Chris Pratt
Movie Trivia Questions (For Teenagers)
21. What was the highest-grossing movie of all time?
Avatar (Avengers: Endgame is a close second)
22. What was the first major motion picture to be shot on the open ocean?
Jaws
23. Which 1977 film was the first to make over $500 million worldwide during its initial release?
Star Wars
24, In what year was the first “Godfather” film released?
1972
25. What is the name of the mountain in “Lord of the Rings” which the One Ring must be thrown into?
Mount Doom
26. Who said “I feel the need-the need for speed.” and in which movie?
Maverick and Goose in Top Gun
27. What was the first feature-length animated movie ever released?
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
28. What was the first Pixar movie?
Toy Story
29. What is the only Disney animated feature film that has a title character who doesn’t speak?
Dumbo
30. The soundtrack of which Disney animated feature includes seven Elvis Presley songs?
Lilo & Stitch
31. Who won the most Academy Awards?
Katharine Hepburn with four Oscars
32 In Star Wars, who is the Jedi master that trained Luke Skywalker?
Obi Wan Kenobi
33. Who made her acting debut in the movie Valentine’s Day?
Taylor Swift
34. Who is the highest-grossing movie star of all time?
Harrison Ford
35. Name every Marvel “Chris.”
Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pratt
36. What is Batman’s secret identity?
Bruce Wayne
37. What was the first movie by Pixar to receive a rating higher than G in the United States?
The Incredibles
38. In the 1939 movie, The Wizard of Oz, what was used to simulate snow during the poppy scene?
Asbestos
39, What is the first rule of Fight Club?
You do not talk about Fight Club.
40. In Back to the Future, where does Doc Brown get the plutonium to power his time machine?
Libyan Terrorists
41. While filming Guardians of the Galaxy, what did director James Gunn give out as rewards to his actors and crew?
Play-doh
42. What guards the Ark of the Covenant in Raiders of the Lost Ark?
Snakes
43. The Lord of the Rings movies are based on a novel by what author?
J.R.R. Tolkien
44. What kingdom does the Black Panther rule?
Wakanda
45. What popular movies were based on the best-selling books by J.K. Rowling?
Harry Potter movies
Teen Music Trivia Questions and Answers
Next, these young adults trivia questions center around one of their favorite topics.
46. Which of Katy Perry’s albums has been her most successful?
Teenage Dreams
47. What band released the song “Smells Like Teen Spirit”?
Nirvana (1991)
48. Which musician is the most nominated woman at the Grammy awards?
Beyonce
49. Which musician was known as the “King of Pop”?
Michael Jackson
50. Which female artist was born with the name Destiny Hope?
Miley Cyrus
51. Which male artist has set 25 Guinness World Records?
Justin Bieber
52. Which Queen song was the biggest hit in America?
“Bohemian Rhapsody”
53. Which pop singer is known as “The Material Girl”?
Madonna
54. Name the Greek God of music.
Apollo
55. Which pop singer’s real name is Robyn Fenty?
Rihanna
56. What artist made history as the youngest winner of the Grammys’ four main categories in 2020?
Billie Eilish
57. Who sings “Shape of You” and Perfect”?
Ed Sheeran
58. Whose real name is Colson Baker?
Machine Gun Kelly
59. Which musician has won the award for Top Female Artist four times?
Taylor Swift
60. Which member of the band One Direction left to become a solo artist?
Zayn Malik
61. What are the names of the 3 Jonas Brothers?
Nick, Joe, Kevin
62. Who released a duet of ‘Cold Heart” with Elton John in 2021?
Dua Lipa
63. Who sang this song lyric? “Tastes like strawberries, On a summer evening’, And it sounds just like a song”.
Harry Styles- “Watermelon Sugar”
64. Who sang this song lyric? “There’s a fire starting in my heart, Reaching a fever pitch and it’s bringing me out the dark”.
Adele- “Rolling in the Deep”
65. Who sang this song lyric? “I didn’t ask for a free ride, I only asked you to show me a real good time”.
Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande- “Rain On Me”
Teenager Food Trivia Questions and Answers
66. What is the world record for the most number of hotdogs eaten in one sitting?
76 (2021)
67. What is sushi traditionally wrapped in?
Edible seaweed
68. Which has more sugar: a lemon or a strawberry?
A lemon
69. Which additives consist of the skin and bones of animals?
Gelatin
70. The first Burger King Restaurant opened in 1954. How much did a hamburger cost?
18 cents!
71. When was Diet Coke invented?
1982
72. What candy bar was named after its inventor’s family horse?
Snickers
73. What candy bar claims to be named after one of U.S. President Grover Cleveland’s children?
Baby Ruth
74. Which fast food restaurant was founded first?
White Castle (1921 in Wichita, Kansas)
75. Where was the first Pizza Hut built?
Wichita, Kansas
76. Two brothers started this famous fast-food restaurant with fifteen cent hamburgers, shakes and fries.
McDonald’s
77. What is McDonald’s best-selling menu item?
French Fries
78. What novel inspired the Starbucks name?
Moby Dick (Starbuck was the first mate on the whaling ship)
79. What is the oldest soft drink in America?
Dr. Pepper (1885)
80. What was Pepsi-Cola originally called?
Brad’s Drink (Cale Bradham named the drink after himself when he first created and served the soft drink)
81. Where are three places your taste buds are located?
The tongue, cheek, and esophagus
82. What do you call a person who does not eat meat but eats fish?
Pescatarian
83. Which country invented ice cream?
China
84. What was the first food to be eaten on the moon?
Bacon
85. Which German city are hamburgers named after?
Hamburg, Germany- It was created there.
86. What is the most popular food in the world?
Pizza
87. What was ketchup used for in the 1830s?
Medicine
88. What do people in the United Kingdom call crackers?
Biscuits
89. What is the most common insect eaten worldwide?
Grasshoppers
90. What country consumes the most chocolate per person each year?
Switzerland
91. What is the most popular beverage on the planet?
Water
92. On which day in America is food consumption the highest aside from Thanksgiving?
Super Bowl Sunday
93. The general fear of food is known as what?
Cibophobia
94. Which fruit resembles 60% of human DNA?
Bananas
95. What is the world’s largest ice cream company?
Baskin-Robbins
96. Where did french fries originate?
Belgium
97. Which food contains the most calories per gram?
Avocado
98. What is the most commonly used pizza topping?
Pepperoni
99. Which fast-food chain has the largest number of outlets worldwide?
Subway
Sports Quiz Questions For Teens
100. What is the diameter of a basketball hoop?
18 inches
101. What is the only sport to have been played on the moon?
Golf
102. Which country has played in every World Cup?
Brazil
103. How many players are there on an ice hockey team?
Not more than six on each side while play is in progress.
104. What were the first hockey pucks used in early outdoor hockey games made of?
Frozen cow dung
105. What was the first sport televised in the U.S.?
Baseball (May 17, 1939)
106. What sport is the most common cause of eye injuries in the U.S.?
Baseball (more than 40,000 each year)
107. What pitcher holds the record for most complete games in an MLB career?
Cy Young
108. Who was the first woman to run the marathon in less than 2 1/2 hours?
Grete Waitz (1979)
109. What NFL player returned a fumble 66 yards-to the wrong end zone?
Jim Marshall
110. What woman has held the world-record in the 100-meter sprint since 1988?
Florence Griffith-Joyner (“Flo-Jo”)
111. Who was the only person in NBA history to be named Most Valuable Player, Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year?
Larry Bird
112. Who is the most decorated Olympian of all time?
Michael Phelps
113. Which tennis player won 470 consecutive matches?
Esther Vergeer
114. What boxer famously said that he should be a postage stamp because that was the only way he’d ever get licked?
Muhammad Ali
115. In NASCAR, what does the term “groove” mean?
Best route around the racetrack
116. What pitcher threw the only no-hit game in World Series history?
Don Larsen (Oct 8, 1956)
117. Why did Michael Jordan once wear No. 12 instead of his traditional No. 23 in an NBA game against the Orlando Magic?
His jersey was stolen.
118. What sport uses a broom?
Curling
119. Whose ear did Mike Tyson bite off during a 1997 boxing match?
Evander Holyfield
120. What was Joe DiMaggio’s nickname?
The Yankee Clipper
121. How many touchdowns did Deion Sanders score during his NFL career?
22
122. What was the first country to recognize eSports as a real sport?
China (2003)
123. According to Guinness World Records, what is the largest wave ever surfed?
80 ft (24 M)
124. Who scored the very first goal in NHL history?
Dave Ritchie
125. The “Final Five” refers to what women’s U.S. Olympic team sport?
Gymnastics
126. How long does the cicada live underground?
17 years
127. What is the color of a giraffe’s tongue?
Black
128. How many noses does a slug have?
Four
129. How many bones does the human body have?
206
130. When was the idea of the atom first introduced?
450 B.C.
131. In what type of matter are atoms more tightly packed?
Solids
132. What planet has the most moons?
Saturn
133. Hurricanes only form over what type of water?
Warm ocean water
134. What instrument is used to measure wind speed?
135. Where are the three smallest bones in the human body?
In the middle ear
136. What is the most abundant element in the Universe?
Hydrogen
137. What percentage of the body is water?
60%
138. How many minutes does it take for light to travel from the Sun’s surface to the Earth?
8 minutes
139. What is the largest living structure on Earth?
Great Barrier Reef
140. How many miles of blood vessels are there in the human body?
100,000 miles on average
141. What is the smallest biological unit of a living organism?
Cell
142. What is the hottest planet in our solar system?
Venus
143. What is the hardest substance in the human body?
Tooth enamel
144. If you have this color of hair, you have more hair follicles. What color is it?
Blonde (146,000 follicles)
145. What color is liquid oxygen?
Blue
146. What is a mushroom an example of?
Fungus
147. How many chambers does the human heart have?
4
148. What temperature is absolute zero?
-273.15 degrees Celcius
149. Who was the first scientist to observe live cells?
Anton Von Leeuwenhoek
150. Who is “the Science Guy”?
Bill Nye
151. What science combines computer science, statistics, engineering, and biology?
Bioinformatics
152. What is the study of water called?
Hydrology
153. What does the “c” in E=mc squared stand for?
Speed of light
Fun History Trivia Questions For Teens
154. What did the ancient Romans use to dye their hair?
Bird poop
155. What did ancient Egyptians used as pillows?
Stone headrests
156. What Mesomerican civilization was known for its hieroglyphic script?
Maya Civilization
157. Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci
158. What was the first American state?
Delaware
159. Who was the first president of the United States to live in the White House?
President John Adams
160. What founding father was credited for inventing bifocals?
Benjamin Franklin
161. How many original British colonies existed in America?
13
162. Although the actual source is unknown, what is rumored to have started the great Chicago fire in the 1800s?
A cow knocking over a lantern in the barn.
163. Who was the first president to declare war?
James Madison
164. When was the first U.S. dollar printed?
1862
165. What year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
166. What speech is Abraham Lincoln known for?
The Gettysburg Address
167. Who was the first U.S. President to be impeached?
Andrew Johnson
168. Who earned fame for discovering the the North Pole?
Robert Peary
169. What year did the Titantic sink?
1912
170. What year were American women granted the right to vote?
1920 (When the 19th Amendment was passed)
171. What year did the United States enter World War II
1941
172. What four presidents have been assassinated while in office?
Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy
173. What was the last state to be admitted into the union?
Hawaii
174. What were the 1920s called in the United States?
The Roaring Twenties
175. What Soviet satellite was the first to be launched into space in 1957?
Sputnik
176. Who was the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court?
Sandra Day O-Connor on August 19, 1981
177. What year was the first Internet domain registered?
1985
178. What did ancient Romans use as mouthwash?
Human urine (first-century Roman physicians said it whitened teeth and made them stronger.)
Hard Trivia Questions and Answers
Next, these hard teens trivia questions will make your teenager think!
179. Name the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
- The Great Pyramid of Giza
- The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
- The Temple of Artemis
- The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
- The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
- The Colossus of Rhodes
- The Lighthouse of Alexandria
180. What is the world tallest mountain? How tall is it?
Mount Everest, 29,032 feet
181. What is the largest and deepest ocean on Earth?
The Pacific Ocean (The Pacific Ocean’s Mariana Trench plunges to a depth of 35,814 feet.)
182. What is the world’s largest desert?
The Sahara Desert (3.6 million square miles)
183. What is the world’s largest city and how many people live in it?
Tokyo, Japan has a population of over 38 million people.
184. How many countries are in the world?
195
185. What flower plant does vanilla flavor come from?
An orchid
186. Which company own Lamborghini, Ducati, Porsche, Audi, and Bugatti?
Volkswagen
187. What country was checkers invented in?
Egypt
188. What is superman’s real name?
Kal-El
189. Which bird has the largest wingspan?
Albatross
190. Name three of Benjamin Franklin’s most famous inventions
Lightning rod, bifocals, swim fins, Franklin stove, urinary catheter, armonica, street lamps, odometer
191. How many keys are on a standard piano?
88
191. Name two of the five International Ballroom dances.
Waltz, Foxtrot, Quickstep, Tango, Viennese waltz
193. From what to families do Romeo and Juliet come from?
Montague and Capulet
194. Name the 5 Great Lakes.
Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
195. Name all 50 states in the United States.
Interesting Quiz Questions For Young Adults
Your teens won’t see these general knowledge trivia questions coming!
196. How many toes does a cat have?
18
197. What is the little dot above a lowercase “i” or “j” called?
Tittle
198. What is the only king in a deck of cards without a moustache?
King of Hearts
199. How long is a “jiffy”?
One trillionth of a second
200. How many months have 28 days?
All of them!
201. What new product did Apple Computer launch with a $1.5 million commercial during the 1984 Super Bowl?
Macintosh
202. What is considered to be the first “pony car”?
Ford Mustang (the first one cost $2,368)
203. What color were all Ferraris originally? (Fun trivia questions for teens)
Red
204. What national holiday is celebrated in all countries?
New Year’s
205. In theory, how long would it take you to fly around the world?
Approximately 24 hours
206. According to Japanese legend, a sick person will recover if they fold 1,000 of what type of origami?
207. Which of the following inventions was the first to be patented?
A) Dishwasher
B) Cash register
C) Rubber band
D) Chewing gum
Answer: C- The rubber band on March 17, 1845
208. What was the first city to reach a population of one million?
A) Rome
B) Beijing
C) London
D) New York
Answer: A- Rome in 5 B.C. reached a population of one million
209. What famous general was once attacked by rabbits?
A) Genghis Khan
B) Julius Caesar
C) Napoleon
D) Alexander the Great
Answer: C- Napoleon in 1807
210. The world’s first postage stamp was introduced in what year?
A) 1692
B) 1912
C) 1761
D) 1840
Answer: D- 1840 in Great Britain
211. What mathematician spent his life calculating the value of pi to 707 decimal places?
A) William Shanks
B) D.F. Ferguson
C) John Machin
D) Gottfried Leibniz
Answer: A-William Shanks calculated the value of pi to 707 decimal places. 60 years after his death, D.F. Ferguson used a calculator to show that he had got the last 180 of these decimal places wrong.
212. Who was the first Lady of the United States to wear pants in public?
A) Betty Ford
B) Pat Nixon
C) Florence Harding
D) Eleanor Roosevelt
Answer: D- Eleanor Roosevelt
213. What is the largest number of children born to one woman
A) 30
B) 24
C) 46
D) 69
Answer: D- 69 (From 1725-1765 A Russian peasant woman gave birth to 17 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets)
214. What year was the word “computer” first used?
A) 1897
B) 1613
C) 1976
D) 1942
Answer: B- 1613
215. What was the first car to break the sound barrier?
A) Hennessey Venom GT
B) Koenigsegg Agera R
C) Bugatti Veryron
D) Thrust SSC
Answer: D-Thrust SSC
216. What is a hummingbird’s heart rate?
A) 240 beats per minute
B) 100 beats per minute
C) 1,260 beats per minute
D) 500 beats per minute
Answer: C- 1,260 beats per minute (they can flap their wings 80 times per second)
217. Which of the following has the least amount of chromosomes?
A) Water Buffalo
B) Humans
C) Silkworm
D) Potato
Answer: B- Humans (Each cell normally contains 23 pairs
of chromosomes for a total of 46. Water buffalo and potatoes have 48 and silkworms have 54.)
218. Which of the following is the hottest?
A) Earth’s Core
B) Magma
C) Lightning
D) Surface of the sun
Answer: C-Lightning
219. What is the scientific term for brain freeze?
A) Horripilation
B) Frigidus Cerebri
C) Cerebrum Frigore
D) Sphenopalatine Ganglioneuralgia
Answer: D
220. How far does the average person walk in a lifetime?
A) 5 times around the Earth
B) 2 times around the Earth
C) 10 times around the Earth
D) 20 time around the Earth
Answer: A- 5 times around the Earth
221. What was the most points scored by one team in a football game?
A) 72
B) 117
C) 85
D) 149
Answer: A- 72 points
222. How many dimples does the average golf ball have?
A) 996
B) 336
C) 101
D) 250
Answer: B- 336
223. When was the iPad first released?
2010
224. What tree is the largest and tallest in the world?
The California Redwood
225. What is the most spoken language in the world?
Mandarin
Fashion Quiz Questions for Teens
Finally, these teens trivia questions for middle school and high school are fun and different!
226. Which First Lady influenced women’s fashion in the 1960’s?
Jacqueline Kennedy
227. Threadless are a company selling unique what?
T-shirts
228. Where would espadrilles be worn?
On your feet
229. What is the biggest fashion retail chain in USA?
TJX
230. Vera Wang is best known for which type of dress?
Wedding dress
231. Who invented jeans?
Levi Strauss
232. Which fashion term means “high fashion”?
Haute couture
233. What kind of bathing suit made its debut in 1946?
The bikini
234. Which designer is best known for high-heeled shoes with red-lacquered soles?
Christian Louboutin
235. Anna Wintour holds which position at Vogue?
Editor-in-Chief
236. What are the world’s most popular brand of ladies boots?
Uggs
237. The brand Ray-Ban make what sort of fashion item?
sunglasses
238. In which country was the first fashion magazine published?
France
239. What lends its name to music and fashion style in the 1990s?
Grunge
240. Which 1990s fashion movement featured all-black outfits, hair and coats?
Goth
241. Which company logo is called the swoosh?
Nike
242. What is a now popular again item used to tie back hair?
The scrunchie
243. What 1970s fashion jewelry changed colors according to skin temperature?
Mood Rings
244. What are Doc Martens?
Boots
245. What city is considered the fashion capital of the USA?
New York City
246. Often used in jewelry, how is the ‘calcareous skeleton of certain sea animals’ better known?
Coral
247. What item of clothing originally worn by professional dancers became an essential fashion item in the 1980s?
Leg warmers
248. A tote is what kind of accessory?
Bag
249. Birkenstocks are a brand of what?
Sandals
250. Flare, high-rise, and stonewashed are all terms that can describe what clothing item?
Jeans
To Consider with Trivia Questions for Teens
Trivia is a fun challenge for everyone! I hope your teenagers enjoyed the variety in this list of trivia questions for teens AND I hope it got them talking and thinking.
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