40+ team building quiz questions for every workplace

To be or not to be? Perhaps the most popular question on the planet. However, no one has a definite answer for it – not even Shakespeare. This article gives you all the fun team building quizzes you need to get your team bonding for free while having fun. The best part? We will also give you the answers! 

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If you want to get serious with team building, check out our resources on: 

• Team building activities to improve your leadership skills
• Problem-solving activities to practice with your team

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Fun quiz questions and answers by category

Keep categories broad and questions general. Choose according to your team’s common interests. Online team bonding games go a long way when people are interested. Keep it fun, and don’t forget you can combine categories. Let’s have a look.

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Technology

If you’re not a tech company, this might seem like a scary category. You don't have to be Elon Musk to answer these questions. Technology is all around us. Keep these quiz questions and false answers - fun! 

When was the first iPhone released? (2007)

a)   1987

b)    2010

c)    2006

d)    2007

What does DVD stand for? (Digital Video Disc / Digital Versatile Disc)

a)    Dare Virtual Disc

b)    Disc Vast Density

c)    Digital Video Drill

d)    Digital Video Disc

Which search engine came first? (Archie)

a)    Archie

b)    Lycos

c)    Google

d)    Marchie

Where are the Microsoft headquarters? (Washington)

a)    Palo Alto

b)    Seattle

c)    Washington

d)    Somewhere underwater 

Who invented the (computer) mouse? (Douglas Engelbart)

a)    Tom, the cat

b)    Albert Einstein

c)    Douglas Engelbart

d)    Bart Simpson

Letter quiz with number 4

4 countries starting with an A

• Argentina
• Angola
• Austria
• Algeria

4 actors whose first name starts with an E

• Ethan Hawke
• Evan Peters
• Ewan McGregor
• Eddie Murphy

4 professions that start with a G

• Gardener
• Gastroenterologist (repeat 3 times, really fast)
• Graphic Designer
• Garbage Truck Driver

4 animals that start with an S

• Seal
• Sheep
• Salamander
• Squirrel

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Food

Quizly has some vivid food quiz pictures for this category that will make you drool. To save you the trouble, we have put together a few examples of our own here, drool-free but yummy.

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Food in movies

• What does Julia Roberts’ character in Pretty Woman (1991) try to eat at the business dinner but is too slippery? (snails / escargot)
• In Working Girl (1988), what fruit does Harrison Ford’s character put in Melanie Griffith's lunch box? (an apple)
• Which famous restaurant chain is the movie The Founder (2016) about? (McDonald's)

Food from around the world

Alternatively, you could mix quiz questions with the ‘Guess the Food’ quiz. Show pictures of food from all over the world and try to guess the name. Team members could also share pictures and compete against each other. WARNING: Make sure you have eaten before this one.

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Music

This category works well with timekeeping if you want to put the pressure on, and make it livelier. Good luck!

• What’s David Bowie’s real name? (David Robert Jones)
• Name the Beatles (John, Paul, George, Ringo)
• What year were the Rolling Stones formed? (1962)
• Who is the lead singer of Red Hot Chili Peppers? (Anthony Kiedis)
• Who sings the Bohemian Rhapsody? (Dah! Freddie Mercury of Queen)

Twist: Complete the lyrics!

• Hit me baby… (one more time)
• We will, we will… (rock you)
• Music makes the people... (come together)
• Upside down… (boy you turn me)
• Ah, ha, ha, ha… (stayin’ alive x2) 

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Keep going with current or older songs; announce them by year, decade, or genre. Up to you (are my destiny).

Quiz questions with a purpose

If you are looking for team building quiz ideas for a specific purpose, have a look at the examples below. Feel free to adjust or create your own. 

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The Who Quiz (not the band) 

Look around you (or on your screen). Who is the person behind each of the following scenarios?

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Example questions:

• Who could be a rockstar? (What songs? Which decade?)
• Who would travel around the world on a boat? 
• Who would you buy a fancy car for? 
• Who is more likely to sell everything and move to the mountains?
• Whom would you trust with Christmas dinner preparations?
• Who do you think knows everybody’s secrets?
• Who always speaks first in meetings?
• Who never takes a day off?
• Who wears the coolest shoes?

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Guess the Quote

An all-time favorite. You could keep it random or choose words of encouragement or positive thinking if you need it. Don’t we all. Here are a few examples. 

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Who said:

• Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life (Confucius)
• The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. (Lao Tzu)
• That which does not kill us makes us stronger. (Friedrich Nietzsche, sadly not Kelly Clarkson)
• People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be. (Abraham Lincoln)
• All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy (This is an orphan one from 1659, but at Gomada we love it and stand by it at all costs)

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Complete the sentence 

This is an open-ended game that allows for various answers—ideal for setting up expectations, understanding communication patterns, and decision-making. The world has changed, and supporting emotions at work makes for a more productive environment. Let’s do it!

Complete the following sentences:

• I feel my team appreciates me when…
• I like working from home because…
• I miss the office because…
• I feel valued when…
• I sometimes get disappointed if…
• I liked it when (name of team member) helped me with…
• Sometimes I hesitate to ask for help because…

Try to always nurture an environment of safe communication among team members with both fun and serious quiz questions and enhance team building and bonding no matter where your people are based.

What to consider when planning a quiz for team building

Team building quizzes should be inclusive. You should consider your team members’ 

• background 
• culture 
• any subject matter you know might upset them

When choosing the right quiz questions, avoid taboo issues like politics and religion. Your team’s average age could also determine the quiz content. For example, if your team’s average age is 30, they might not know Milli Vanilli didn’t actually sing their songs. Milli Vanilli sounds more like an ice cream flavor if you’re born after 1990.

How to organize a fun team building quiz

There are many combinations you can try. Here are a few ideas:

• Stick to a topic
• Mix & Match
• Divide the team into groups and get them to produce their own questions

The mode of delivery and time is also to be decided. Will you:

• set a strict timer?
• get the teams to type in the answers or shout out?
• have a quiz every week or at every meeting?

You can set up your own quiz from scratch or get started right away with pre-built activities.

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Set a prize for the winners

A team building quiz doesn’t have to stop at the final score. At Gomada, we make time for virtual team building trivia questions every week, and we keep a monthly score. Adults are as eager as children to win, so why not go the extra mile and celebrate achievement? Here are a few ideas:

You could say: Listen up, everybody. At the end of the month, the person/pair with the highest score will get a weekly voucher for their morning coffee, free movie tickets for two, or a red Mustang. Maybe less excitement and more budgeting here, but you get the picture.

Dedicate some time at the end of the month, during your Veertly or Zoom meeting, or any other online platform you use. Create a virtual hall of fame, or simply write it on your board if you are at the office. Integrate the quiz into other activities like a virtual game show, or trivia challenge. It might become a huge thing, and you can turn it into a virtual event once or twice a year for the whole company to indulge. Dream big, that’s all we say.

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Fun quizzes team building resources

If pen and paper is not your thing, here are a few apps and websites you can use:

• Check out the best team building apps
• Use Kahoot to create your quiz 
• Mentimeter allows for instant answers to pop up on your screen
• Myquiz is a quiz platform to set up your questions