100 Fun Random Trivia Questions for All Ages

Think you’ve got what it takes to master all 5 tiers of trivia? In this pilot podcast episode of Trivia Time with Mr. Baldman, we tackle 100 questions ranging from easy to expert—perfect for teachers looking for classroom fun, road trips with the family, babysitters entertaining the kids, or an epic family game night. Get ready to test your knowledge and keep everyone laughing along the way!

Transcript

"Welcome to Trivia Time with Mr. Baldman! I’m your host, Mr. Baldman, coming at you with 100 mind-bending questions designed to challenge your brain and brighten your day! Whether you’re in the car, at the gym, or just chilling at home, this is the perfect way to flex those brain muscles.

Here’s the game plan: We’ve got 100 questions divided into four levels. We’ll start off easy for Level 1, then crank up the difficulty as we go. By Level 5, it’s trivia madness! Think you’ve got what it takes? Let’s find out!

Oh, and don’t forget to follow me on TikTok @MrBaldmanTrivia for even more fun facts and challenges. If you enjoy this episode, take a second to rate the show wherever you’re listening—it really helps keep the trivia party going!

Alright, enough talk—let’s dive into the questions and see if you can go the distance. 

Level 1: Easyish Questions (Questions 1–20)

1. Question: What is the capital of the United States?
   Answer: Washington, D.C.
2. Question: How many stars are on the American flag?
   Answer: 50.
3. Question: What is the largest planet in our solar system?
   Answer: Jupiter.
4. Question: What’s the name of Mickey Mouse’s dog?
   Answer: Pluto.
5. Question: What is the color of a school bus?
   Answer: Yellow.
6. Question: What fruit do we traditionally carve for Halloween?
   Answer: Pumpkin.
7. Question: How many legs does a spider have?
   Answer: Eight.
8. Question: What is the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America?
   Answer: The Mayflower.
9. Question: What is the smallest U.S. state by land area?
   Answer: Rhode Island.
10. Question: What does "WWW" stand for in a website browser?
    Answer: World Wide Web.
11. Question: What’s the name of the toy cowboy in Toy Story?
    Answer: Woody.
12. Question: Which holiday is celebrated on July 4th in the United States?
    Answer: Independence Day.
13. Question: What is H2O more commonly known as?
    Answer: Water.
14. Question: What’s the main ingredient in guacamole?
    Answer: Avocado.
15. Question: What do bees make?
    Answer: Honey.
16. Question: What’s the name of the fairy in Peter Pan?
    Answer: Tinker Bell.
17. Question: How many sides does a triangle have?
    Answer: Three.
18. Question: What U.S. state is famous for its potatoes?
    Answer: Idaho.
19. Question: What type of fish is Nemo in Finding Nemo?
    Answer: Clownfish.
20. Question: What’s the only U.S. state that starts with the letter "P"?
    Answer: Pennsylvania.

"Great start, trivia champs! You’ve breezed through Level 1, but now it’s time to step it up a notch. Welcome to Level 2—things are about to get a little trickier. Let’s see if you’re ready for the challenge!"

Level 2: Slightly Harder Questions (Questions 21–40)

1. Question: What year did the United States declare independence?
   Answer: 1776.
2. Question: How many continents are there in the world?
   Answer: Seven.
3. Question: What’s the smallest bone in the human body?
   Answer: The stapes (or stirrup) in the ear.
4. Question: What is the name of the famous speech delivered by Martin Luther King Jr.?
   Answer: "I Have a Dream."
5. Question: Which state is known as the “Sunshine State”?
   Answer: Florida.
6. Question: Who painted the Mona Lisa?
   Answer: Leonardo da Vinci.
7. Question: In baseball, how many strikes make an out?
   Answer: Three.
8. Question: What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
   Answer: Diamond.
9. Question: What is the national bird of the United States?
   Answer: The bald eagle.
10. Question: Who was the first President of the United States?
    Answer: George Washington.
11. Question: What’s the capital of California?
    Answer: Sacramento.
12. Question: What company is known for its “Just Do It” slogan?
    Answer: Nike.
13. Question: What currency is used in Japan?
    Answer: Yen.
14. Question: What’s the chemical symbol for gold?
    Answer: Au.
15. Question: How many sides does a stop sign have?
    Answer: Eight.
16. Question: What is the name of the actor who played Jack in Titanic?
    Answer: Leonardo DiCaprio.
17. Question: What planet is closest to the Sun?
    Answer: Mercury.
18. Question: Who was the 16th President of the United States?
    Answer: Abraham Lincoln.
19. Question: What’s the longest river in the United States?
    Answer: The Missouri River.
20. Question: What’s the name of the famous clock tower in London?
    Answer: Big Ben.

Between Level 2 and Level 3:
"Alright, you’ve made it halfway through! Level 2 is in the books, but don’t get too comfortable—Level 3 is where things heat up. Sharpen your wits and let’s keep the momentum going!"

Question: What is the term for animals that only eat plants?
Answer: Herbivores.

Question: What is the freezing point of water in Fahrenheit?
Answer: 32 degrees.

Question: What famous ship sank on its maiden voyage in 1912?
Answer: The Titanic.

Question: Who wrote the play Romeo and Juliet?
Answer: William Shakespeare.

Question: What is the square root of 144?
Answer: 12.

Question: What is the largest ocean on Earth?
Answer: The Pacific Ocean.

Question: How many amendments are in the U.S. Constitution?
Answer: 27.

Question: In Greek mythology, who is the god of the sea?
Answer: Poseidon.

Question: What state is Mount Rushmore located in?
Answer: South Dakota.

Question: Who was the first man to walk on the moon?
Answer: Neil Armstrong.

Question: What is the chemical formula for table salt?
Answer: NaCl.

Question: What is the name of the longest mountain range in the world?
Answer: The Andes.

Question: What is the name of the fairy tale character who leaves a glass slipper at the royal ball?
Answer: Cinderella.

Question: Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Answer: Michelangelo.

Question: In what year did the United States land the first man on the moon?
Answer: 1969.

Question: What’s the name of the largest desert in the world?
Answer: The Sahara Desert.

Question: What city hosted the first modern Olympic Games?
Answer: Athens, Greece.

Question: What’s the largest mammal in the world?
Answer: The blue whale.

Question: How many colors are there in a rainbow?
Answer: Seven.

Question: Who invented the telephone?
Answer: Alexander Graham Bell.

Between Level 3 and Level 4:
"Wow, you’re crushing it! Level 3 was no match for you, but now we’re diving into Level 4. These questions will really test your trivia skills—are you up for it? Let’s find out!"

Level 4: Challenging Questions (Questions 61–80)

1. Question: What is the capital of Texas?
   Answer: Austin.
2. Question: What is the largest internal organ in the human body?
   Answer: The liver.
3. Question: What is the name of the first American astronaut to orbit Earth?
   Answer: John Glenn.
4. Question: What’s the only state in the U.S. with a one-syllable name?
   Answer: Maine.
5. Question: In what year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
   Answer: 1776.
6. Question: What is the term for molten rock after it has erupted from a volcano?
   Answer: Lava.
7. Question: Who was the longest-serving U.S. President?
   Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt.
8. Question: What are the three primary colors?
   Answer: Red, blue, and yellow.
9. Question: What country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States?
   Answer: France.
10. Question: What’s the term for animals that sleep during the day and are active at night?
    Answer: Nocturnal.
11. Question: What is the rarest blood type?
    Answer: AB negative.
12. Question: What geometric shape is used for stop signs?
    Answer: Octagon.
13. Question: What is the hardest rock?
    Answer: Diamond.
14. Question: Who wrote the novel Moby Dick?
    Answer: Herman Melville.
15. Question: How many U.S. states start with the letter "W"?
    Answer: Four (Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming).
16. Question: What is the only planet in our solar system that rotates on its side?
    Answer: Uranus.
17. Question: What U.S. state is known as the “Land of 10,000 Lakes”?
    Answer: Minnesota.
18. Question: How many points are scored for a touchdown in football?
    Answer: Six.
19. Question: What element does the chemical symbol “K” represent?
    Answer: Potassium.
20. Question: In what country can you find the Great Pyramid of Giza?
    Answer: Egypt.

Between Level 4 and Level 5:
"Congratulations on making it this far—you’re officially in the final round! Level 5 is where the elite trivia players shine. These are the toughest questions yet, but I know you’ve got this. Let’s bring it home!"

Question: What U.S. city is known as the "Windy City"?
Answer: Chicago.

Question: Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Answer: Marie Curie.

Question: What is the speed of light in a vacuum (in miles per second)?
Answer: Approximately 186,282 miles per second.

Question: Which U.S. state has the longest coastline?
Answer: Alaska.

Question: What was the name of the last queen of France before the French Revolution?
Answer: Marie Antoinette.

Question: How many chambers does the human heart have?
Answer: Four.

Question: In what year did the Titanic sink?
Answer: 1912.

Question: What’s the largest island in the world?
Answer: Greenland.

Question: Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Answer: Homer.

Question: What is the term for a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward?
Answer: Palindrome.

Question: Which element has the atomic number 1?
Answer: Hydrogen.

Question: What’s the tallest mountain in North America?
Answer: Denali (formerly Mount McKinley).

Question: What is the official language of Brazil?
Answer: Portuguese.

Question: Who was the first President to live in the White House?
Answer: John Adams.

Question: What’s the name of the deepest part of the ocean?
Answer: The Mariana Trench.

Question: How many time zones are there in the continental United States?
Answer: Four (Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific).

Question: What is the name of the artist who painted The Starry Night?
Answer: Vincent van Gogh.

Question: What U.S. state is home to the Grand Canyon?
Answer: Arizona.

Question: What is the term for animals that can live both in water and on land?
Answer: Amphibians.

Question: Finally Question, In what year did the United States enter World War II?
Answer: 1941.

"And that’s a wrap for this episode of Trivia Time with Mr. Baldman Epsidoe 1! You’ve tackled 100 questions—some easy, some tough, but all a blast. How’d you do? Whether you aced it or got stumped a few times, you’re officially part of the Baldman Trivia squad now!

Don’t forget to rate this show wherever you’re listening—it helps more trivia lovers find us and keeps the fun going. And hey, follow me on TikTok @MrBaldmanTrivia for more quizzes, challenges, and random fun facts to keep your brain buzzing!

Thanks so much for tuning in, and I’ll see you next time. Stay curious, stay awesome, and keep those brains sharp. Baldman out!"