• A
to Z Trivia Links
Tons of links to trivia, quiz, contest and useless information sites are
arranged alphabetically for your choosing pleasure. Be forewarned, though, some
links are dead.
• BitWorks
Trivia
A myriad of informational tidbits are offered here. Choose from subjects like
Earth and Space, Arts and Entertainment, Sports and Recreation, Science and
Technology and the Human Body.
• Brain of
the Internet
The question posted at this British site, the 37th in a series, has been up
since May of 1997 with no solution found so far. The first 36 were slightly
easier to crack! Are you the Brain of the Internet? Find out here.
• Brainstormer
Monthly Pub Quiz
If you can't make it 'round to the pub, perhaps you can pull a virtual pint at
the Brainstormer's monthly pub quiz, where you're as likely to answer questions
about Pliny the Elder as Olivia Newton-John.
• Civil
War Trivia Challenge
No fancy frills here, just a lengthy text-only version of scads of Civil War
trivia. Impress your co-workers, parents, kids and friends with your newly found
wealth of knowledge.
• Cornerstore
Trivia Game
Detailed, informative and well-written trivia questions cover such subjects as
Kid's Lit, Big Business, Golden Hollywood, Writers, Toys and Games and Canadian
Geography. This site is well-organized and a ton of fun.
• Doctor Knowledge --
Trivia Challenge
Register to play and answer six out of 10 brain-twisting trivia questions and
you, too, may end up in the Dr. Knowledge Hall of Fame.
• GonzoWeb: The Chimp
Page
Daily and weekly facts are offered by the Chimp as well as an archive of Chimp's
favorite past trivia tidbits. As Chimp says, facts make me smarter; they'll make
you smarter, too.
• Imponderables
These hosts have devoted their site to the little everyday mysteries of life
and, hopefully, their solutions. Fill out a survey, submit your own Imponderable
or read about the host, who has Imponderables published in nine volumes, right
here.
• Jim Froeming's
Trivia Zone
This host says that trivia is more than just a hobby, it's a lifestyle. Lots of
links are provided, including many for radio trivia, and the Zone itself offers
a myriad of trivia subjects to browse through.
• Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
The Austin Chronicle brings the world a clever site devoted to the quest for
facts. Enter a keyword in Mr. Smarty Pants' search engine and get the lowdown on
a myriad of subjects. Read the Weekly Column and Hall of Fame while you're here
too.
• O.J.
Simpson Trivia
The trial is long over, will the interest ever cease? For those who haven't had
enough O.J., or just want to relive the memories, this site offers a cornucopia
of facts and trivia about the case and the players, including a quiz.
• Official Strange But True Web Site
Kind of like a modern Ripley's Believe It or Not, Strange But True doesn't
usually stray too far from the truth. Be dazzled, be frightened and beware.
Impress your friends again and again.
• Pat's Web Page: The Special
Edition
Lots of fun for smart folks of all ages can be found at this charming and
informative site. Interested in bugs or biology? How about Dr. Who? All are
included.
• Question of the Day Page, The
Simple and to the point, the Question of the Day Page allows you, the viewer, to
post a question of the day for all to reply to. It's just a trivia thing,
there's no prize at the end.
• QuizMaster Home Page
Trivia, quizzes and games galore await you at this site that offers a myriad of
choices, including the daily quiz, a trivia blitz with cash prizes, trivia
quizzes on a variety of subjects and a free stuff forum.
• Riddler, The
If you've got the time, the Riddler's got the games, including two versions of
addictive trivia games: Sporting Chance and Mental Floss Light, stimulation for
the trivial mind.
• Rock Mall Trivia
Challenge
Participate in television trivia games boasting over 10,000 questions.
• Scooter's Trivia World
Show-biz, music, sports, kid's trivia and a mish-mosh section are all
represented at this trivia site. Over 4,000 questions and answers are available
in this trivia library.
• Scope Systems: Today in
History
Choose a month and a day, and find out all about what happened that day in
history, including famous birthdays, significant events and holidays. Listings
are quite detailed.
• Straight Dope, The
Cecil Adams and his Straight Dope books and columns have won fervent fans all
over. Think there's a question he can't answer? No way. Read about the wizard
here, search through recent columns or even read question archives, if you're a
member of AOL.
• Strange But True Official Web Site
There's a lot you need to know in the big world out there! This host provides
hundreds of odd facts, both meaningless and useful, on any number of subjects
from slug biology to ancient Egyptians.
• Stump Files,
The
You could probably survive without the information included on this page, but
your chances are higher if you read up on everything from cockroaches and spiral
staircases to Dr. Seuss and the Monkees.
• Today's Fun
Fact
Give your brain a daily workout at this simple site. One fact a day is presented
here, or you may subscribe to have your daily fact delivered to your e-mail.
• Totally Tough
Entertainment Trivia
Enter the trivia room at this site, brought to you by the JTJ Movie Zone, to
answer tricky entertainment trivia questions. Quizzes are changed each month, so
be sure to come back.
• Trivia at
MIT.com
A brother of the Alpha Phi Omega fraternity at MIT is kind enough to present a
long list of facts, trivia, questions and answers at this text-only site.
• Trivia
Challenge
A trivia quiz about public television programming that claims to test your PBS
IQ.
• Trivia
Geeks
These hosts invite only die-hard trivia fans to their comprehensive site. Take a
quiz, which is updated often, submit your own trivia or learn whether you can
help with info on specific subjects.
• Trivia Helper
Links aplenty for trivia lovers can be found at this simple site, although the
hosts say they represent only the very best trivia challenges on the Net.
• Trivia
Home Page: About.com
About.com takes on trivia, with weekly contests and updated info along with
hundreds and hundreds of links to trivia sites all over the Web. Animal trivia,
movies, music, sports and more.
• Trivia Net
This host asks, Do you enjoy testing your knowledge of arcane, obscure or
otherwise useless facts? Try out this 65-question trivia quiz that will be
tricky even for experts.
• Trivia
Page, The
It's got serious trivia -- how's your Bible knowledge? It's got TV trivia --
remember your Brady Bunch? Most of all, it's got hundreds of links to trivial
spots all around the Web, from sports to history to literature and beyond.
• Trivia Palace
This trivia fan promises to amaze you with astounding facts at his site. Choose
between subjects like automobiles, movies, books, science, the Civil War and
poopie, whatever that means.
• Trivia Zone:
Dilbert Main Page
If you love the Dilbert character, created by cartoonist Scott Adams, you won't
want to miss this compilation of facts and trivia about the cartoon hero.
• Trivial Pursuit Online
Everything you could ever need to know about the trivia game, including a
complete history -- did you know it began as a private game between some
Canadian friends? You can even play online.
• Trivial Realm
If you love trivia and quizzes, don't miss this site, which is nice to look at,
easy to maneuver through and chock-full of trivia about any subject you could
think of. Plenty of good links are provided as well.
• Trivial Trivia
An attractive and well-organized site highlights Famous Firsts, Bizarre
Suicides, Dying Words and Little Known Facts About Famous People, along with
trivia about a variety of subjects and other brain candy.
• TRIVIALinks
A collection of links to sites boasting television trivia questions and
contests.
• TriviaLinks
Got a trivial mind? These hundreds of trivia links may lead to the little nugget
of knowledge you need. Whether it's music, movies, sports or other types of
trivia that turn your crank, Trivia Links has you covered.
• USA History Trivia
These hosts take their trivia very seriously, with information categorized by
state, president and history. The comprehensive list of subjects available range
from labor history and Civil War trivia to geography and a presidential quiz.
• Welcome to My Almanac
Facts, weird statistics and other things this host says she remembers for no
apparent reason are compiled at this site, and there's lots of it. A variety of
subject matters are represented.
• Welcome to Trivia Cafe
Asserted by these folks to be the home of the best trivia questions on the Web,
this site provides questions of the day and week, trivia archives and a calendar
of trivia, not trivial, events coming up.
• What's
in a Name? Trivia
Scroll through hundreds of alphabetically organized names, and then pick which
celebrity or famous person they originally belonged to. Some might surprise you!
• World's Hardest Trivia
Uncle Scoopy offers no gimmicks, no tricks and no links; just the most obscure
trivia he can find. Scroll through dozens of tricky questions, enter your
choices and submit them for a grade and the correct answers.
• Ye Gods:
Internet Trivia Quiz Directory
Use this entertaining site to browse through a list of popular quiz and trivia
sites on the Net. Choose between sites that feature interactive, competitive and
non-competitive games, and fire up your beanie!