What makes a trivia question medium?

Most people can answer it with a little thought, but it draws on general knowledge rather than everyday life: geography, science, history, culture.

How do I play medium questions?

Choose Medium in Free play to get seven random medium prompts from the topic you pick.

Which topic has the most medium questions?

See the counts by topic on this page. Every topic has some, from geography to computing.

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Medium trivia questions

121 prompts for people who know a little about everything. You need some general knowledge to answer at all, and real knowledge to go deep.

A medium prompt still has well-known answers at the top, but not everyone will find one in twenty seconds. Think of a river, a chemical element or a famous painting: most people know a few, and very few know dozens.

These are the questions that separate a casual player from someone who reads the encyclopedia for fun. The common answers score the same as anywhere else; the points are further down, where the counts below show how much room each list leaves you.

Geography (31)Nature (15)Food (12)Science (12)Computer Science (6)Chemistry (8)History (14)Culture (15)Screen (8)

Geography

Name a country in Africa14 answers below the surface55
Name an island or archipelago38 answers below the surface425
Name a desert19 answers below the surface113
Name a lake25 answers below the surface258
Name a city in Asia26 answers below the surface392
Name a volcano11 answers below the surface100
Name a waterfall8 answers below the surface72
Name a city in Italy10 answers below the surface132
Name a city in France10 answers below the surface126
Name a city in Germany7 answers below the surface112
Name a city in Spain12 answers below the surface94
Name a peninsula5 answers below the surface86
Name a river, lake, sea or ocean60 answers below the surface494
Name a mountain, volcano, island or archipelago58 answers below the surface531
Name a capital city in Asia9 answers below the surface45
Name a capital city in the Americas8 answers below the surface36
Name a sovereign country in Oceania4 answers below the surface14
Name a mountain range6 answers below the surface40
Name a national park7 answers below the surface41
Name a city in Australia6 answers below the surface75
Name a city in Canada6 answers below the surface87
Name a city in India7 answers below the surface43
Name a city in Japan7 answers below the surface41
Name a city in Brazil6 answers below the surface68
Name a city in China6 answers below the surface79
Name a city in South Korea5 answers below the surface71
Name a city in Mexico9 answers below the surface76
Name a US national park5 answers below the surface34
Name an island country14 answers below the surface47
Name a US state capital13 answers below the surface50
Name a famous street15 answers below the surface105

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Nature

Name an extinct animal14 answers below the surface85
Name a reptile18 answers below the surface198
Name a type of shark21 answers below the surface128
Name a sea creature that is not a fish25 answers below the surface209
Name a horse breed21 answers below the surface181
Name a primate21 answers below the surface149
Name an amphibian10 answers below the surface70
Name an arachnid10 answers below the surface65
Name a butterfly10 answers below the surface75
Name a penguin species5 answers below the surface21
Name a whale or dolphin7 answers below the surface74
Name a mushroom7 answers below the surface63
Name a fish, whale, dolphin or marine invertebrate64 answers below the surface465
Name a wild cat9 answers below the surface64
Name a prehistoric animal that is not a dinosaur14 answers below the surface98

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Food

Name a cocktail26 answers below the surface203
Name a tea or herbal infusion13 answers below the surface67
Name a coffee drink11 answers below the surface63
Name a pizza style or variety10 answers below the surface54
Name a Japanese dish12 answers below the surface72
Name an Indian dish13 answers below the surface86
Name a bread or pizza variety28 answers below the surface222
Name a Greek dish8 answers below the surface59
Name a Mexican dish12 answers below the surface71
Name a Thai dish7 answers below the surface46
Name a French dish11 answers below the surface79
Name a Spanish dish7 answers below the surface64

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Science

Name a unit of measurement25 answers below the surface269
Name a disease25 answers below the surface232
Name a programming language26 answers below the surface178
Name a cloud type5 answers below the surface42
Name a space mission or spacecraft12 answers below the surface94
Name a galaxy4 answers below the surface57
Name a type of rock12 answers below the surface78
Name a branch of science14 answers below the surface121
Name a star other than the Sun6 answers below the surface112
Name a moon of Jupiter or Saturn5 answers below the surface120
Name an astronaut or cosmonaut9 answers below the surface116
Name a virus14 answers below the surface92

All science prompts

Computer Science

Name a Unix or Linux command10 answers below the surface58
Name a logic gate3 answers below the surface19
Name a text editor or code editor7 answers below the surface66
Name a Linux distribution5 answers below the surface73
Name an HTTP request method4 answers below the surface40
Name a type of cyberattack or malware12 answers below the surface106

All computer science prompts

Chemistry

Name an acid9 answers below the surface112
Name a metal alloy10 answers below the surface106
Name an element that is a gas at room temperature3 answers below the surface11
Name a metallic chemical element6 answers below the surface48
Name a sugar or sugar alcohol6 answers below the surface74
Name a mineral10 answers below the surface153
Name a substance that is a gas at room temperature and standard pressure5 answers below the surface70
Name a chemical you might find at home11 answers below the surface89

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History

Name a Roman emperor20 answers below the surface124
Name an ancient civilisation17 answers below the surface115
Name a famous explorer24 answers below the surface175
Name a famous battle27 answers below the surface287
Name an English or British king or queen19 answers below the surface77
Name an ancient Egyptian deity6 answers below the surface71
Name an Egyptian pharaoh5 answers below the surface65
Name a philosopher12 answers below the surface122
Name a Roman emperor, Egyptian pharaoh or English or British monarch44 answers below the surface229
Name a historical empire6 answers below the surface84
Name a revolution9 answers below the surface58
Name an ancient city10 answers below the surface95
Name a US First Lady6 answers below the surface45
Name a famous ship12 answers below the surface91

All history prompts

Culture

Name a Greek or Roman god16 answers below the surface93
Name a famous painter23 answers below the surface234
Name a classical composer25 answers below the surface215
Name a Shakespeare play11 answers below the surface40
Name a currency20 answers below the surface133
Name a Norse deity6 answers below the surface56
Name a dance style13 answers below the surface113
Name a poet14 answers below the surface122
Name a mythical creature19 answers below the surface162
Name a Greek, Roman, Norse or Egyptian deity28 answers below the surface153
Name a novelist22 answers below the surface153
Name a martial art8 answers below the surface70
Name a card game13 answers below the surface85
Name a music festival20 answers below the surface88
Name a hero from Greek mythology9 answers below the surface70

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Screen

Name a character from The Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit7 answers below the surface41
Name a Zelda franchise character8 answers below the surface90
Name a character from Harry Potter, Star Wars, Mario or Zelda51 answers below the surface333
Name a film director10 answers below the surface116
Name a Studio Ghibli film5 answers below the surface27
Name a Minecraft mob8 answers below the surface84
Name a Minecraft block14 answers below the surface116
Name a fictional detective18 answers below the surface128

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Questions about these prompts

What makes a trivia question medium?: Most people can answer it with a little thought, but it draws on general knowledge rather than everyday life: geography, science, history, culture.
How do I play medium questions?: Choose Medium in Free play to get seven random medium prompts from the topic you pick.
Which topic has the most medium questions?: See the counts by topic on this page. Every topic has some, from geography to computing.

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