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44 questions to play with your team, from real published polls and everyday knowledge. Open a question to see its answers and what each one scores.

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From real polls

Each comes from a published survey. The points are the share of people in the poll who gave that answer.

  • Philips surveyed adults in 12 countries about sleep. Name something they said affects their sleep most
    1. WORRY OR STRESS54 points
    2. SLEEP ENVIRONMENT40 points
    3. WORK OR SCHOOL SCHEDULE37 points

    Source: philips.com

  • YouGov asked 25,000 people in 24 countries which national cuisines they like. Name one of the best-liked
    1. ITALIAN84 points
    2. CHINESE78 points
    3. JAPANESE71 points
    4. THAI70 points
    5. FRENCH70 points

    Source: yougov.com

  • YouGov asked Americans to pick their one favourite ice cream flavour. Name a top choice
    1. VANILLA11 points
    2. CHOCOLATE10 points
    3. MINT CHOCOLATE CHIP9 points
    4. BUTTER PECAN8 points
    5. COOKIES AND CREAM7 points
    6. STRAWBERRY6 points

    Source: yougov.com

  • Statista asked people worldwide how they prefer to make short trips of under 2 km. Name one way
    1. WALKING37 points
    2. CAR25 points
    3. BICYCLE14 points
    4. PUBLIC TRANSPORT12 points

    Source: statista.com

  • GWI asked internet users around the world for their main reasons for going online. Name one
    1. FINDING INFORMATION63 points
    2. KEEPING IN TOUCH60 points
    3. NEWS55 points
    4. WATCHING VIDEOS55 points
    5. LEARNING HOW TO DO THINGS51 points

    Source: digitalinformationworld.com

  • YouGov asked Americans to name their least favourite household chore. Name one
    1. WASHING DISHES14 points
    2. CLEANING THE BATHROOM14 points
    3. LAUNDRY14 points
    4. DUSTING11 points
    5. IRONING10 points
    6. SWEEPING OR MOPPING10 points

    Source: yougov.com

  • Gallup asked US staff who already work from home at least sometimes how they'd like to work. Name an option
    1. HYBRID54 points
    2. FULLY REMOTE37 points
    3. IN THE OFFICE9 points

    Source: news.gallup.com

  • Ipsos asked adults in 27 countries what gives them the greatest happiness. Name one
    1. HEALTH55 points
    2. PARTNER49 points
    3. CHILDREN49 points
    4. A MEANINGFUL LIFE48 points
    5. LIVING CONDITIONS45 points

    Source: ipsos.com

  • YouGov asked more than 15,000 Americans their favourite month of the year. Name a top pick
    1. OCTOBER15 points
    2. MAY12 points
    3. DECEMBER12 points

    Source: yougov.com

Quick-fire questions

Short ones for the Lightning Round at the end of a game, where two players race the clock.

  • YouGov showed Americans a list of 21 ice cream flavours. Name one they most often said they like
    1. VANILLA59 points
    2. CHOCOLATE51 points
    3. STRAWBERRY43 points
    4. COOKIES AND CREAM43 points

    Source: yougov.com

  • GWI asked social media users worldwide to name their favourite social platform. Name one
    1. INSTAGRAM17 points
    2. WHATSAPP16 points
    3. FACEBOOK13 points
    4. WECHAT12 points
    5. TIKTOK8 points

    Source: datareportal.com

  • Name something people say or do to greet a colleague in the morning
    1. GOOD MORNING36 points
    2. HELLO18 points
    3. HOW ARE YOU14 points
    4. SHAKE HANDS10 points
    5. SMILE7 points
    6. WAVE5 points
    7. NOD3 points
    8. FIST BUMP2 points
  • GfK asked 27,000 people in 22 countries about their pets. Name a pet they keep at home
    1. DOG33 points
    2. CAT23 points
    3. FISH12 points
    4. BIRD6 points

    Source: gfk.com

  • In a YouGov poll of 77,000 Americans, name the season people said is their favourite
    1. SPRING30 points
    2. SUMMER28 points
    3. AUTUMN28 points
    4. WINTER10 points

    Source: yougov.com

By topic

General knowledge boards: a sample from each topic in the question bank.

General Knowledge

  • Name one of the 4 most spoken languages in the world, counting native and second-language speakers
    1. ENGLISH≈1.5 billion40 points
    2. MANDARIN≈1.2 billion30 points
    3. HINDI≈600 million20 points
    4. SPANISH≈560 million10 points

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

  • Name a month that has 31 days
    1. JANUARY14 points
    2. MARCH14 points
    3. MAY14 points
    4. JULY14 points
    5. AUGUST14 points
    6. OCTOBER14 points
    7. DECEMBER14 points

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

  • Name one of the 5 Platonic solids (3D shapes whose faces are all the same regular polygon)
    1. DODECAHEDRON12 faces40 points
    2. ICOSAHEDRON20 faces40 points
    3. TETRAHEDRON4 faces20 points
    4. OCTAHEDRON8 faces20 points
    5. CUBE6 faces10 points

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

Food & Drink

  • Name a level of doneness for a steak, from least cooked to most cooked
    1. BLUESeared outside only32 points
    2. RARECool red centre24 points
    3. MEDIUM RAREWarm red centre18 points
    4. MEDIUMPink centre12 points
    5. MEDIUM WELLHint of pink8 points
    6. WELL DONENo pink6 points

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

  • Name an ingredient of a classic Greek salad
    1. TOMATO13 points
    2. CUCUMBER13 points
    3. FETA13 points
    4. OLIVES13 points
    5. RED ONION13 points
    6. GREEN PEPPER13 points
    7. OLIVE OIL13 points
    8. OREGANO13 points

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

  • Name a tropical fruit
    1. PASSION FRUIT40 points
    2. DURIAN40 points
    3. PAPAYA20 points
    4. COCONUT20 points
    5. GUAVA20 points
    6. MANGO10 points
    7. PINEAPPLE10 points
    8. BANANA10 points

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

Entertainment

  • Name one of the 5 highest-grossing films of all time (worldwide box office)
    1. AVENGERS: ENDGAME≈$2.93B35 points
    2. AVATAR≈$2.92B25 points
    3. SPIDER-MAN BRAND NEW DAY≈$2.48B20 points
    4. AVATAR: WAY OF WATER≈$2.34B12 points
    5. TITANIC≈$2.26B8 points

    Source: khaleejtimes.com

  • Name one of the 6 original Avengers who team up in the 2012 film 'The Avengers'
    1. IRON MAN17 points
    2. CAPTAIN AMERICA17 points
    3. THOR17 points
    4. HULK17 points
    5. BLACK WIDOW17 points
    6. HAWKEYE17 points

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

  • Name an actor who has played Batman in a live-action feature film
    1. VAL KILMER40 points
    2. ADAM WEST40 points
    3. ROBERT PATTINSON20 points
    4. MICHAEL KEATON20 points
    5. GEORGE CLOONEY20 points
    6. CHRISTIAN BALE10 points
    7. BEN AFFLECK10 points

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

Sports

  • Name one of the 5 countries with the most Africa Cup of Nations titles
    1. EGYPT7 titles35 points
    2. CAMEROON5 titles25 points
    3. GHANA4 titles20 points
    4. NIGERIA3 titles12 points
    5. IVORY COAST3 titles8 points

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

  • Name a country that has hosted or co-hosted the men's FIFA World Cup more than once
    1. MEXICO1970, 1986, 202617 points
    2. USA1994, 202617 points
    3. BRAZIL1950, 201417 points
    4. GERMANY1974, 200617 points
    5. ITALY1934, 199017 points
    6. FRANCE1938, 199817 points

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

  • Name a country that has won the men's FIFA World Cup
    1. URUGUAY2 titles40 points
    2. ITALY4 titles20 points
    3. ENGLAND196620 points
    4. BRAZIL5 titles10 points
    5. GERMANY4 titles10 points
    6. ARGENTINA3 titles10 points
    7. FRANCE2 titles10 points
    8. SPAIN2010, 202610 points

    Source: espn.com

Science & Nature

  • Name one of the 8 planets in our solar system (ranked by size, biggest first)
    1. JUPITER142,984 km30 points
    2. SATURN120,536 km20 points
    3. URANUS51,118 km15 points
    4. NEPTUNE49,528 km10 points
    5. EARTH12,756 km9 points
    6. VENUS12,104 km7 points
    7. MARS6,792 km5 points
    8. MERCURY4,879 km4 points

    Source: nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov

  • Name one of the 5 traditional human senses
    1. SIGHT20 points
    2. HEARING20 points
    3. SMELL20 points
    4. TASTE20 points
    5. TOUCH20 points

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

  • Name one of the 5 countries that have soft-landed a spacecraft on the Moon
    1. JAPAN40 points
    2. SOVIET UNION20 points
    3. CHINA20 points
    4. INDIA20 points
    5. UNITED STATES10 points

    Source: the-star.co.ke

Technology

  • Name one of the 5 most used web browsers in the world
    1. CHROME≈69%35 points
    2. SAFARI≈16%25 points
    3. EDGE≈5.4%20 points
    4. FIREFOX≈3%12 points
    5. SAMSUNG INTERNET≈2%8 points

    Source: gs.statcounter.com

  • Name one of the 4 social media or messaging apps with at least 2.5 billion monthly users
    1. FACEBOOK≈3.07 billion25 points
    2. INSTAGRAM≈3 billion25 points
    3. WHATSAPP≈3 billion25 points
    4. YOUTUBE≈2.6 billion25 points

    Source: datareportal.com

  • Name the inventor best known for the telephone, the light bulb, the aeroplane, the printing press, the World Wide Web or the handheld mobile phone
    1. TIM BERNERS-LEEWorld Wide Web40 points
    2. MARTIN COOPERMobile phone, 197340 points
    3. WRIGHT BROTHERSAeroplane20 points
    4. JOHANNES GUTENBERGPrinting press20 points
    5. THOMAS EDISONLight bulb10 points
    6. ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELLTelephone10 points

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

World Geography

  • Name one of the 6 smallest countries in the world by area
    1. VATICAN CITY0.49 km²32 points
    2. MONACO2 km²24 points
    3. NAURU21 km²18 points
    4. TUVALU26 km²12 points
    5. SAN MARINO61 km²8 points
    6. LIECHTENSTEIN160 km²6 points

    Source: britannica.com

  • Name one of the 7 largest countries in the world by area
    1. RUSSIA14 points
    2. CANADA14 points
    3. USA14 points
    4. CHINA14 points
    5. BRAZIL14 points
    6. AUSTRALIA14 points
    7. INDIA14 points

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

  • Name a country that shares a land border with France in Europe
    1. LUXEMBOURG40 points
    2. MONACO40 points
    3. ANDORRA40 points
    4. BELGIUM20 points
    5. SWITZERLAND20 points
    6. GERMANY10 points
    7. SPAIN10 points
    8. ITALY10 points

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

History

  • Name one of the first 5 countries to test a nuclear weapon
    1. UNITED STATES194535 points
    2. SOVIET UNION194925 points
    3. UNITED KINGDOM195220 points
    4. FRANCE196012 points
    5. CHINA19648 points

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

  • Name one of the 4 Allied powers that divided Germany into occupation zones in 1945
    1. UNITED STATES25 points
    2. SOVIET UNION25 points
    3. UNITED KINGDOM25 points
    4. FRANCE25 points

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

  • Name one of ancient China's 'Four Great Inventions'
    1. COMPASS20 points
    2. PRINTING20 points
    3. PAPER10 points
    4. GUNPOWDER10 points

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

Brands & Business

  • Name one of the 7 most valuable brands in the world in Interbrand's 2025 ranking
    1. APPLE$470.9B30 points
    2. MICROSOFT$388.5B22 points
    3. AMAZON$319.9B16 points
    4. GOOGLE$317.1B12 points
    5. SAMSUNG$90.5B9 points
    6. TOYOTA$74.2B6 points
    7. COCA-COLA$60.1B5 points

    Source: designcompass.org

  • Name the brand whose logo is a green mermaid, golden arches, a bitten apple, a three-pointed star, four linked rings or three red diamonds
    1. STARBUCKSgreen mermaid17 points
    2. MCDONALD'Sgolden arches17 points
    3. APPLEbitten apple17 points
    4. MERCEDES-BENZthree-pointed star17 points
    5. AUDIfour rings17 points
    6. MITSUBISHIthree diamonds17 points

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

  • Name the home country or territory of one of these phone brands: Samsung, Nokia, Tecno, Sony, Apple, BlackBerry, HTC
    1. TAIWANHTC40 points
    2. FINLANDNokia20 points
    3. CANADABlackBerry20 points
    4. CHINATecno20 points
    5. SOUTH KOREASamsung10 points
    6. USAApple10 points
    7. JAPANSony10 points

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

Finance & Money

  • Name one of the 8 richest people on Forbes' 2026 World's Billionaires list
    1. ELON MUSK$839B30 points
    2. LARRY PAGE$257B20 points
    3. SERGEY BRIN$237B15 points
    4. JEFF BEZOS$224B10 points
    5. MARK ZUCKERBERG$222B9 points
    6. LARRY ELLISON$190B7 points
    7. BERNARD ARNAULT$171B5 points
    8. JENSEN HUANG$154B4 points

    Source: wrtv.com

  • Name an African country that is a member of OPEC, the oil exporters' group
    1. NIGERIA17 points
    2. ALGERIA17 points
    3. LIBYA17 points
    4. GABON17 points
    5. REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO17 points
    6. EQUATORIAL GUINEA17 points

    Source: theexchange.africa

  • Name a country whose currency is called the rupee
    1. MAURITIUS40 points
    2. SEYCHELLES40 points
    3. SRI LANKA20 points
    4. NEPAL20 points
    5. INDIA10 points
    6. PAKISTAN10 points

    Source: vedantu.com

How the points work

Every board adds up the points of the answers a team finds. A question scores in one of four ways.

  • From a poll

    Each answer scores the share of people who gave it, so the most popular answer is worth the most.

  • Ranked by a measure

    Answers are ranked by a number, like height or sales, and score like a survey: the top answer is worth the most.

  • All equal

    Every right answer scores the same. Good for questions like “Name a month with 31 days”.

  • Harder is worth more

    Answers few people think of score more: 10, 20 or 40 points.

Writing your own

Questions about your own company, team or year often get the biggest laughs.

  • Ask for something people can name fast

    “Name something people take to the beach” works. “Describe your ideal holiday” doesn’t.

  • Aim for 4 to 8 answers

    With fewer, a round ends too quickly. With more, nobody finds the last ones.

  • Poll your own team

    Run a quick poll in your team chat a week before, and use the real counts as points. People love seeing what colleagues said.

  • Keep it kind

    Nothing that singles out a colleague, and nothing people might not want to say in front of their manager.

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