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You win at trivia night. But how well do you know the trivia shows? These 55 game show trivia questions quiz you on the hosts, catchphrases, and records behind Jeopardy!, Family Feud, and the rest.
I sorted them into quick rounds that build up to the hard stuff. Round up your friends and let's go.
What’s inside these game show trivia questions?
I split these into 6 rounds with 55 questions in total, from easiest to hardest. Here's what you're playing:
- Easy starters to warm up the room
- Famous hosts, from Alex Trebek to Steve Harvey
- Catchphrases everyone can shout back
- Classic and vintage shows your parents will love
- Modern and reality game shows
- Hard deep cuts for the superfans
Easy game show trivia questions
I always open with these so nobody feels left out. They cover the biggest shows and their most famous moves, so even the person who never watches TV can bank a few points early. Once your crew warms up, mix in these trivia questions for every kind of game night.
Q: On which show do contestants have to answer in the form of a question?
A: Jeopardy!
Q: What do Wheel of Fortune contestants spin to set the value of their next guess?
A: A giant wheel
Q: Which show asks players to guess the retail price of everyday products?
A: The Price Is Right
Q: On which singing competition do the coaches start with their chairs turned away, then hit a button to spin around when they like what they hear?
A: The Voice
Q: On Family Feud, teams try to match the top answers from a survey of how many people?
A: 100 people
Q: Which reality competition asks players to outwit, outplay, and outlast on a remote island?
A: Survivor
Q: What can a Wheel of Fortune player pay $250 to buy during a puzzle?
A: A vowel
Q: Which quiz show built its whole format around a top prize of $1 million?
A: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Q: What is the last, all-or-nothing round of Jeopardy! called?
A: Final Jeopardy!
Q: Which show sends couples to answer questions about each other, hoping their answers match?
A: The Newlywed Game
Game show hosts trivia questions
If you had to ask me, I’d say the host is half the reason you remember a show at all. This round is all about the faces behind the podium. If your table loves the Trebek era, our Jeopardy! questions and answers go deeper, category by category.
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Q: Who hosted Jeopardy! for 37 seasons until his death in 2020?
A: Alex Trebek
Q: Who became the permanent Jeopardy! host after winning a record 74 games as a contestant?
A: Ken Jennings
Q: Who hosted Wheel of Fortune from 1981 until he retired in 2024?
A: Pat Sajak
Q: Who took over Wheel of Fortune from Pat Sajak in 2024?
A: Ryan Seacrest
Q: Which co-host has revealed the letters on Wheel of Fortune since 1982?
A: Vanna White
Q: Who hosted The Price Is Right for 35 years before handing it to Drew Carey in 2007?
A: Bob Barker
Q: Which comedian has hosted Family Feud since 2010?
A: Steve Harvey
Q: Who was the original Family Feud host when it began in 1976?
A: Richard Dawson
Q: Who hosted the U.S. version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire when it premiered in 1999?
A: Regis Philbin
Q: Who has hosted Survivor since its first US season in 2000?
A: Jeff Probst
Game show catchphrases trivia questions
Some of these lines are more famous than the shows they came from. A couple comes straight off Wheel of Fortune, so if you’ve never actually played it, our Wheel of Fortune rules explain the spin, the vowels, and the BANKRUPT wedge in about 2 minutes.
Q: "Survey says!" is the signature line of which show?
A: Family Feud
Q: Which host made "Is that your final answer?" a national catchphrase?
A: Regis Philbin, on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Q: On Press Your Luck, players chanted "Big bucks, no ___!"
A: Whammies
Q: "Come on down!" belongs to which show?
A: The Price Is Right
Q: On Deal or No Deal, the host repeats one 4-word question all game. What is it?
A: "Deal or no deal?"
Q: "I’d like to solve the puzzle" is a line you shout on which show?
A: Wheel of Fortune
Q: On Let’s Make a Deal, a joke prize hidden behind a door is known as a what?
A: A Zonk
Q: For years, Bob Barker ended The Price Is Right by reminding viewers to do what for their pets?
A: Spay or neuter them
Classic and vintage game show trivia questions
This category rewards anyone who watched with their grandparents, and it comes with my favorite fact to drop mid-round. What's My Line?, the old black-and-white show where a celebrity panel guessed a stranger's job, ran on CBS from 1950 to 1967 and is still often credited as the longest-running prime-time network game show in American TV history.
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Q: Who created both Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune?
A: Merv Griffin
Q: In what year did Jeopardy! first air, with Art Fleming as host?
A: 1964
Q: Who composed the famous Jeopardy! "think" music that plays during Final Jeopardy?
A: Merv Griffin
Q: Which Let’s Make a Deal host lent his name to a well-known probability puzzle?
A: Monty Hall, of the "Monty Hall problem."
Q: On which panel show do celebrities question 3 people all claiming to be the same person?
A: To Tell the Truth
Q: Gene Rayburn hosted which star-packed fill-in-the-blank game for 2 decades?
A: Match Game
Q: Which shape-themed game did Dick Clark host across several big-money versions?
A: Pyramid
Q: On Wheel of Fortune, landing on which wedge wipes out everything you banked that round?
A: BANKRUPT
Q: Whose suggestion inspired the answer-first, question-back format of Jeopardy!?
A: Julann Griffin, Merv Griffin’s wife
Modern and reality game show trivia questions
From briefcases to obstacle walls, the last few decades reinvented what a game show even looks like. I threw in the shows you and your friends probably still binge and quote, so this round tends to get loud.
Q: Which show has players open numbered briefcases while a hidden Banker makes offers?
A: Deal or No Deal
Q: Who hosted the U.S. Deal or No Deal when it premiered in 2005?
A: Howie Mandel
Q: Which show drives a real taxi around New York and quizzes riders who didn’t know they were playing?
A: Cash Cab
Q: Jeff Foxworthy hosted which show that pitted grown adults against grade-school questions?
A: Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
Q: On The Price Is Right, which pricing game drops a chip down a peg board toward a cash slot?
A: Plinko
Q: Which obstacle-course competition sends athletes charging up the Warped Wall?
A: American Ninja Warrior
Q: Which UK-born quiz show pits contestants against professional quizzers called Chasers?
A: The Chase
Q: Which Fox show, hosted by Rob Lowe, has players battle for squares on a giant 100-tile floor?
A: The Floor
Q: Which singing competition crowned Kelly Clarkson its first winner in 2002?
A: American Idol
Hard game show trivia questions for superfans
Here are the deep cuts. If your table clears this round, they’ve earned bragging rights for the night, and will probably have strong opinions about the best Jeopardy! categories while they’re at it.
Q: In 1984, which contestant memorized the board patterns to win a record $110,237 on Press Your Luck?
A: Michael Larson
Q: How many games in a row did Ken Jennings win during his 2004 Jeopardy! streak?
A: 74
Q: Who hosted Wheel of Fortune at its 1975 daytime debut, long before Pat Sajak?
A: Chuck Woolery
Q: Which longtime announcer opens the show by booming, "This is Jeopardy!"?
A: Johnny Gilbert
Q: On Hollywood Squares, which comedian held the coveted "center square" and its zingers?
A: Paul Lynde
Q: Which producer created both The Gong Show and The Dating Game?
A: Chuck Barris
Q: Peter Tomarken hosted which 1980s show built around the dreaded Whammy?
A: Press Your Luck
Q: The 1950s scandal around which quiz show, involving Charles Van Doren, damaged public trust in game shows?
A: Twenty-One
Q: Alex Trebek holds a Guinness record for hosting the most episodes of which single game show?
A: Jeopardy!
Turn game show trivia into your own game night
Reading questions off a page is fun, but you and I both know the real thing needs a buzzer, a scoreboard, and a category you get to pick. The Weekend Games app on your smart TV gives you all that with Jeopardy!, the official game made with Sony.
You get real clues written the same way as the show, the same board, and the same timer and pace, so it feels like you stepped behind the podium. You answer out loud in the form of a question, and you can set Casual, Classic, or Expert mode, which means your kids and your most competitive friend can play the exact same board.
If you want to plan a full evening around it, our game show party ideas map out the whole thing. Jeopardy! plays on Roku, Fire TV, Samsung, and LG, and new players get a 7-day free trial, so you can host a full game show night before you commit.
Play the game shows yourself on the Weekend Games app
By the time you've argued your way through these game show trivia questions, people are excited to keep the games going. That's when I open the Weekend Games app on the TV. Your remote or paired phone becomes the buzzer and the mic, so you just shout out your answers.
Here's the full lineup you can pull from:
- Jeopardy! gives trivia fans a fresh challenge after the playlist ends. Choose Casual, Classic, or Expert, then shout your answer when the clue appears.
- Song Quiz brings music trivia across decades and genres to the room. Hear a short clip, then shout out the song and artist to earn points.
- Wheel of Fortune gives puzzle lovers a chance to shine. Spin the wheel, call letters, and solve the board.
- Spot On sends the room around the world from the couch. Drop a pin and see who gets closest.
- Guess the Emoji gives visual-puzzle fans fast clues to decode. A row of tiny pictures can cause a surprisingly big argument.
- Karaoke (on Roku) puts singers in the spotlight. The game tracks lyrics and pitch, so each chorus gives you a score to chase.
- Sketchy AF builds a drawing a stroke at a time, and the earlier you guess, the more you score.
- 20 Questions (on Roku) rewards the group that asks sharper questions. Keep narrowing the possibilities until someone calls it.
- Meme Supreme lets everyone vote on the funniest response to each strange prompt. Bring your best internet brain.
- CoComelon: Sing & Play with JJ brings toddlers aged 2 to 4 familiar songs and educational activities.
You'll find the Weekend Games app on Roku, Fire TV, Samsung, and LG, with no ads and no in-game purchases. New players get a 7-day free trial, so you can host a full game show night before you pay anything.
FAQs
What makes a good game show trivia question?
A good game show trivia question covers a range of eras and difficulty so everyone in the room has a shot. Questions about hosts, catchphrases, and show formats work best, because most people recall a face or a famous line even when the finer details escape them. Start easy, then build to the deep cuts.
Can I turn game show trivia into a real game night at home?
Yes, you can turn game show trivia into a real game night at home with the Weekend Games app on your smart TV. It has the official Jeopardy!, plus Song Quiz and Wheel of Fortune, with clues, buzzers, and scoring built in. It plays on Roku, Fire TV, Samsung, and LG, and a 7-day free trial lets you try it first.
Who is the most famous game show host of all time?
The most famous game show host of all time is widely considered to be Alex Trebek, who hosted Jeopardy! for 37 seasons and holds a Guinness record for the most episodes of a single game show. Bob Barker, Pat Sajak, and Steve Harvey each have a claim too, depending on the show you grew up watching.
Which game show is the easiest to recreate at home?
The easiest game show to recreate at home is Jeopardy! on the Weekend Games app, since it supplies real clues, a working board, and automatic scoring, so you skip all the prep. Wheel of Fortune runs a close second, because anyone can call a letter or solve the puzzle without needing any trivia knowledge.
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