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Looking to shake up your team meetings or boost workplace morale? Workplace trivia might be just what you need! Let's run through a series of trivia questions for work from quirky to downright diabolical that bring engagement to the top!
- Works great for: morning team meetings, coffee breaks, virtual team building, knowledge-sharing sessions
- Preparation time: 5-10 minutes if you use a ready-made template
Trivia Questions for Work
Workplace trivia is a 5-10 minute team-building activity designed to boost morale and break the ice in meetings. The most effective categories mix General Knowledge (e.g., "Which movie features the line 'Show me the money'?"), Industry Trends (e.g., "Who leads the AI chip market?"), and Personalized Company Culture rounds. These short quizzes foster engagement in both remote and hybrid work environments.
General Knowledge Questions and Answers
- In 'The Office,' what company does Michael Scott start after leaving Dunder Mifflin? The Michael Scott Paper Company, Inc.
- Which movie features the famous line 'Show me the money!'? Jerry Maguire
- What's the average time people spend in meetings per week? 5-10 hours per week
- What's the most common workplace pet peeve? Gossip and office politics (source: Forbes)
- What is the least populated country in the world? Vatican City
- Which NBA player has the most wins on Christmas Day? LeBron James (11 victories)
Industry Knowledge Questions and Answers
- What is ChatGPT's parent company? OpenAI
- Which tech company hit $3 trillion market cap first? Apple (2022)
- What's the most used programming language in 2024? Python (followed by JavaScript and Java)
- Who is currently leading the AI chip market? NVIDIA
- Who initiated Grok AI? Elon Musk
Icebreaker Questions for Work Meetings
- What's your most used emoji at work?
- Which Slack channels are you most active on?
- Show us your pet! #pet-club
- What's your dream office snack?
- Share your best 'replied all' horror story👻
Company Culture Questions
- In what year did [company name] officially launch its first product?
- What was the original name of our company?
- Which city was our first office located in?
- What's the most downloaded/purchased product in our history?
- Name our CEO's three main priorities for 2024/2025
- Which department has the most employees?
- What's our company's mission statement?
- How many countries do we currently operate in?
- What major milestone did we achieve last quarter?
- Who won Employee of the Year in 2023?
Team Building Trivia Questions
Unlike generic quizzes, the best team-building trivia focuses on interpersonal connection. Popular formats include "Guess the Desk Setup," "Match the Pet to the Owner," or "Who has the longest commute?" These personalized questions encourage remote employees to share non-work details, strengthening team bonds more effectively than standard general knowledge.
- Match the pet photo to their owner in our team
- Who has travelled the most in our team?
- Guess whose desk setup this is!
- Match the unique hobby to your colleague
- Who makes the best coffee in the office?
- Which team member speaks the most languages?
- Guess who was a child actor?
- Match the playlist to the team member
- Who has the longest commute to work?
- What's [colleague's name] 's go-to karaoke song?
'Would You Rather' Questions for Work
- Would you rather have a one-hour meeting that could have been an email, or write 50 emails that could have been a meeting?
- Would you rather have your camera always on or your microphone always on during calls?
- Would you rather have perfect WiFi but a slow computer, or a fast computer with spotty WiFi?
- Would you rather work with a chatty colleague or a completely silent one?
- Would you rather have the ability to speed read or type at lightning speed?
Trivia Question of the Day for Work
Monday Motivation 🚀
- Which company started in a garage in 1975?
- A) Microsoft
- B) Apple
- C) Amazon
- D) Google
- What percentage of Fortune 500 CEOs started in entry-level positions?
- A) 15%
- B) 25%
- C) 40%
- D) 55%
Tech Tuesday 💻
- Which messaging app came first?
- A) WhatsApp
- B) Slack
- C) Teams
- D) Discord
- What does 'HTTP' stand for?
- A) High Transfer Text Protocol
- B) Hypertext Transfer Protocol
- C) Hypertext Technical Protocol
- D) High Technical Transfer Protocol
Wellness Wednesday 🧘♀️
- How many minutes of walking can boost your mood?
- A) 5 minutes
- B) 12 minutes
- C) 20 minutes
- D) 30 minutes
- Which colour is known to boost productivity?
- A) Red
- B) Blue
- C) Yellow
- D) Green
Thoughtful Thursday 🤔
- What is the '2-minute rule' in productivity?
- A) Take a break every 2 minutes
- B) If it takes less than 2 minutes, do it now
- C) Speak for 2 minutes in meetings
- D) Check email every 2 minutes
- Which famous CEO reads for 5 hours every day?
- A) Elon Musk
- B) Bill Gates
- C) Mark Zuckerberg
- D) Jeff Bezos
Fun Friday 🎉
- What's the most common office snack?
- A) Chips
- B) Chocolate
- C) Nuts
- D) Fruit
- Which day of the week are people most productive?
- A) Monday
- B) Tuesday
- C) Wednesday
- D) Thursday
How to Host Trivia with AhaSlides
AhaSlides is a presentation platform that can be used to create interactive quizzes and polls. It's a great tool for hosting engaging trivia because it allows you to:
- Create a variety of question types, including multiple-choice, true or false, categorise and open-ended
- Track the score of each team
- Display the results of the game in real-time
- Allow employees to answer questions anonymously
- Make the game more interactive by using features like word clouds and Q&A
Getting started is easy:
- Sign up for AhaSlides
- Choose your trivia template
- Add your custom questions
- Share the join code
- Start the fun!
