75 trivia questions for work (with answers)
Here are 75 workplace-friendly trivia questions with answers, organized into five categories: general knowledge, business and workplace, geography, science and nature, and history and inventions. Every question lists its answer right after it, so you can read them aloud, build a printed quiz, or load them into an auto-scoring quiz tool. They're broad and inclusive — nothing obscure or divisive — so the whole team has a fair shot. The full list is below.
These questions are built for a workplace crowd: broad enough that everyone has a shot, free of anything obscure or divisive, and easy to score because the answer follows each one. Use them for a Friday team round, a virtual happy hour, or a quick energizer between agenda items. They're grouped into five categories so you can balance a quiz across general knowledge, business, geography, science, and history.
General knowledge
- How many continents are there on Earth? — A: Seven
- What is the largest planet in our solar system? — A: Jupiter
- What is the chemical symbol for water? — A: H2O
- How many sides does a hexagon have? — A: Six
- What is the tallest mountain in the world? — A: Mount Everest
- What gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere? — A: Carbon dioxide
- How many minutes are in a full day? — A: 1,440
- What is the smallest prime number? — A: Two
- What is the hardest natural substance on Earth? — A: Diamond
- What is the largest ocean on Earth? — A: The Pacific Ocean
- How many colors are in a rainbow? — A: Seven
- What is the freezing point of water in Celsius? — A: 0 degrees
- What planet is known as the Red Planet? — A: Mars
- How many bones are in the adult human body? — A: 206
- What is the capital of Japan? — A: Tokyo
Business & workplace
- What does CEO stand for? — A: Chief Executive Officer
- What does the 'B' in B2B stand for? — A: Business (business-to-business)
- What does ROI stand for in finance? — A: Return on Investment
- What does HR stand for in a company? — A: Human Resources
- What does KPI stand for? — A: Key Performance Indicator
- What does the 'P' in PTO stand for? — A: Paid (Paid Time Off)
- What term describes working from home? — A: Remote work (or telecommuting)
- What does CRM software help a business manage? — A: Customer Relationships
- What does 'EOD' commonly mean in emails? — A: End of Day
- What does SaaS stand for? — A: Software as a Service
- What is the term for income left after expenses? — A: Profit (net income)
- What does the acronym FYI mean? — A: For Your Information
- What does a P&L statement show? — A: Profit and Loss
- What does 'OOO' mean in a work calendar? — A: Out of Office
- What is a company's first public stock sale called? — A: An IPO (Initial Public Offering)
Geography
- What is the longest river in the world? — A: The Nile (by most measures)
- Which country has the most people? — A: India
- What is the capital of Australia? — A: Canberra
- Which is the largest country by land area? — A: Russia
- On which continent is the Sahara Desert? — A: Africa
- What is the capital of Canada? — A: Ottawa
- Which U.S. state is the largest by area? — A: Alaska
- What is the smallest country in the world? — A: Vatican City
- Which country is home to the Eiffel Tower? — A: France
- What ocean lies between Africa and Australia? — A: The Indian Ocean
- What is the capital of Brazil? — A: Brasilia
- Which mountain range separates Europe and Asia? — A: The Ural Mountains
- What is the largest desert in the world? — A: Antarctica (a cold desert)
- Which city is known as the Big Apple? — A: New York City
- What is the capital of Egypt? — A: Cairo
Mix easy and hard within each round. A quiz that's all hard questions discourages the people who need the warm-up most; one that's all easy bores the trivia buffs. Alternating a gimme with a stumper keeps every score within a few points by the end, which is what keeps the whole team leaning in.
Science & nature
- What is the powerhouse of the cell? — A: The mitochondria
- How many legs does a spider have? — A: Eight
- What planet is closest to the Sun? — A: Mercury
- What is the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere? — A: Nitrogen
- What part of the plant conducts photosynthesis? — A: The leaves
- What is the speed of light approximately? — A: 300,000 km per second
- What metal is liquid at room temperature? — A: Mercury
- What force keeps us on the ground? — A: Gravity
- How many chambers does the human heart have? — A: Four
- What is the largest mammal on Earth? — A: The blue whale
- What vitamin does the sun help your body produce? — A: Vitamin D
- What is the study of weather called? — A: Meteorology
- What is the center of an atom called? — A: The nucleus
- What blood type is the universal donor? — A: O negative
- What gas do humans need to breathe to survive? — A: Oxygen
History & inventions
- Who was the first president of the United States? — A: George Washington
- In what year did World War II end? — A: 1945
- Who painted the Mona Lisa? — A: Leonardo da Vinci
- Who is credited with inventing the telephone? — A: Alexander Graham Bell
- What ancient civilization built the pyramids of Giza? — A: The Egyptians
- Who developed the theory of relativity? — A: Albert Einstein
- In what year did humans first land on the Moon? — A: 1969
- Who wrote the play 'Romeo and Juliet'? — A: William Shakespeare
- What was the name of the first email-style network precursor? — A: ARPANET
- Who is known as the founder of modern nursing? — A: Florence Nightingale
- What wall fell in 1989, symbolizing the end of the Cold War? — A: The Berlin Wall
- Who invented the light bulb commercially? — A: Thomas Edison
- What document begins with 'We the People'? — A: The U.S. Constitution
- Who discovered penicillin? — A: Alexander Fleming
- What year did the first iPhone launch? — A: 2007
Turn these into an auto-scored quiz
Reading questions aloud and tallying scores by hand works for a small room, but it falls apart on a video call or with more than a dozen people. A free quiz maker lets you paste each question, set the correct answer and points, and let it grade every submission instantly — so the moment people finish, everyone sees their score and you see a leaderboard. Formkii's quiz maker supports multiple-choice and multi-answer questions, optional timers, shuffled question order, and per-question analytics, which makes it easy to turn the list above into a self-scoring team trivia game you can reuse every week.
Frequently asked questions
What makes a good trivia question for work?
It should be broad enough that most of the team can attempt it, free of anything political, religious, or otherwise divisive, and have one clear correct answer. Mixing easy and hard questions across several categories keeps scores close and gives everyone a chance to shine on at least one round.
How many trivia questions do you need for a work trivia game?
A quick energizer needs about 10 to 15 questions, while a full team trivia happy hour runs well with 30 to 50 across several rounds. Grouping them into categories of 10 to 15 lets you run themed rounds and keep the pace varied.
How do you run trivia for a remote team?
Use an online quiz tool so everyone answers on their own device and the answers are scored automatically, rather than reading questions aloud and tracking points by hand. This keeps the game fair across time zones and instantly produces a leaderboard everyone can see.
How do you keep work trivia fair for everyone?
Balance the categories so no single person's niche dominates, and alternate easy and hard questions within each round so newcomers stay in the game. Avoid pop-culture-only quizzes, which favor specific age groups, and lean on general knowledge that most adults share.
Can I reuse the same trivia questions next time?
Yes, but shuffle the order and swap in fresh questions for repeat players so nobody wins on memory alone. Building your quiz in a tool that supports shuffled question order makes each session feel new without rebuilding the whole thing.