Do you know how many people have escaped Alcatraz or how much is in a baker’s dozen? You’re Googling the answers now, aren’t you?

It’s human nature! We like to prove our knowledge and find out fun new facts along the way. Why not test your knowledge on exciting trivia board and card games?

At the Game Show Network, we love trivia as much as the next person (That’s a lie, we love it so much more!), so we’ve compiled a list of 11 of the best trivia board games out there. No more boring dinner parties for you! Get the fun started and discover which game will become your new favorite.

1. What’s That One…

Dynamic Gorilla

In this hilarious trivia game, players try to identify artists, TV Shows, movies, bands, characters, and games based on outlandish descriptions. Each card has hints and clues to help you get the answer, but be careful! The fewer hints you use the better your score will be. Each game has over 100 unique cards, so the party trivia fun lasts hours.

If you like this game and are a fan of funny questions and thinking outside the box, we have the show for you! Split Second involves players coming up with answers to quirky questions as quickly as possible.

Trivia: What movie features a kidnapped teenager bribing a thief to take her on a romantic trip to a festival?
Answer: Tangled

2. The Party Mix Trivia Card Game

Fun Fact Co.

The Party Mix Trivia Card Game has a card deck with hundreds of true/false questions that are sure to make even the most stoic guest crack a smile. Topics range from animals to science to statistics so nobody has a chance to get bored. This is a perfect game to bring along on car trips, game nights, or even get the conversation going on a date.

Trivia sprouting from any topic can be exciting, especially when paired with flashing lights and a glamorous host! If you like the ease and fun of The Party Mix Trivia Card Game, you’re sure to like Game Show Networks’ trivia shows like Master Minds and Switch.

Trivia: What animal can breathe out of their rear end?
Answer: Turtles

3. Hexaquest – The Strategic Trivia Game (2nd Edition)

Tumbling Heads

In Hexaquest, players aren’t limited by the luck of the draw! Instead, they can choose the difficulty and topic of their trivia game. Players choose from 1500 cards and build a gameboard with hexagon tiles as they gain points. With topics like geography, history, nature, food, film, and even a bonus category where anything could pop up, you’re sure to stay entertained for hours competing for that winning spot.

Beat the Bridge is the perfect new show for you if you like building a game board based on trivia. Watch and cheer on contestants as they work their way across a bridge trying to step on the correct answers to win the big bucks.

Trivia: Which two states border both Canada and Washington?
Answer: Oregon and Idaho

4. I Should Have Known That!

Hygge Games

I Should Have Known That is packed with over 400 questions that will keep people laughing at your next party. Everyone starts the game with points, and any wrong answers take their points away. All the trivia questions come from everyday trivia—things you should know. See how you measure up and if you need to start studying again.

Every question in this card game is designed to test your everyday savvy. If seeing how little you recall when you’re put on the spot is entertaining, you’ll love the Common Knowledge game show. It’s based on the same principles of questions that will leave you wondering, “How on earth did I not know that?”

Trivia: Which hand holds the torch on the Statue of Liberty?
Answer: The right

5. Match 5 Trivia Game

See Yes Games

Match 5 isn’t your average trivia game. In this game, players use 320 game cards and score pads to win. Each round, a lead player reads a card, and everyone tries to provide an answer. If anyone matches the answer of the lead player, they win the point. The brilliance of this game is that it can last as long as you want, whether it’s an hour or just to kill a few minutes!

If you like the excitement of trying to match answers, then check out the Match Game show. Contestants guess the fill-in-the-blank answer to questions, and if their answers match panelist answers, they win points and move forward in the game.

Trivia: How many teeth are in a dog’s mouth?
Answer: 42

6. Know It All

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In Know it All, players draw from a deck of 80 cards and try to answer the questions correctly. Each card will have different scores, so while skill will get you more points, luck does have a hand to play. The group also decides how long players have to answer questions. The best part: there are trivia questions for both adults and kids as young as eight, so the whole family can play.

Like this game, where answering questions quickly can earn you points, the Switch game also values quick responses. In Switch, answering quickly and correctly allows contestants to move ahead and win the big bucks.

Trivia: What’s the legal drinking age in Japan?
Answer: 20

7. Dated

Dated Games

Self-proclaimed as the trivia game for people who suck at trivia, Dated is perfect for groups who aren’t as studious as your average trivia enthusiast. In Dated, players try to guess the release date for pop culture references like songs, movies, and events. Whoever gets the closest wins. Questions range from the 1960s to 2010 and are sure to get competitive as your friends try and remember when classics like Full House or came out.

Pop culture trivia is always one of the most interesting and amusing categories. If you like trying to guess actors, shows, and song titles, then we’ve got some game shows for you. Turn on Beat the Bridge or Split Second, and you’ll love the questions contestants have to answer.

Trivia: In what year did Celine Dion’s hit “My Heart Will Go On” release?
Answer: 1997

8. Wits & Wagers

North Star Game Studio

In Wits and Wagers, you don’t need to know the answers to win. All you need to do is be a lucky guesser and you could walk away triumphant. Players read a question and everyone writes down a guess. Then, every player has wagering chips, and they place them on who they think wrote down the correct answer. If you guess correctly, you win points!

The risks of wagering can make an already fun game even more exciting. If you like seeing how a bet could make you the winner or lose you everything then you need to watch Chain Reaction. In this game, contestants answer questions and wager money for a chance to win big!

Trivia: How many territories does the United States have?
Answer: 14

9. Color Brain

Big Potato Games

If unconventional trivia is your thing, you’ll love Color Brain. In this game, every player is dealt a hand of cards. Each card is an answer to a question but all the answers are colors! Questions will come from a pile in between teams. If you answer the right color, you win points. The first team to 10 points wins.

Color Brain isn’t the only place you can find interesting and unconventional trivia questions. If you are ready to be surprised and delighted then you’re sure to love Beat the Bridge, Common Knowledge, Family Feud, and Switch.

Trivia: What colors are on the Colombian flag?
Answer: Yellow, blue, and red

10. Off Topic

Off Topic Games

Off Topic is a game against the clock. After a topic list is chosen, someone rolls a letter die. Players must come up with answers for each item on the list, starting with the letter that was rolled—before time is up. It requires out-of-the-box thinking to think of words that start with the right letter requires out-of-the-box thinking. Then, when the round ends, you have to convince everyone why your answer should count. If enough people disagree, you will lose that point!

If you like racing against the clock to answer on time or coming up with answers based on a single first letter, then you’re ready to watch America Says. In this game show, teams try and guess the most common answers of the survey.

Trivia: When I think of an animal with stripes I think of:
Z___
T___
C___
S___
Answers: Zebra, Tiger, Cat, Snake

11. Trivial Pursuit

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Meet the one that started it all! In this parent of all other trivia board games, players get questions from 6 categories and try to answer correctly. As you answer questions, you move around the board. The first person to answer at least one question correctly from every category and answer one final question wins!

Trivial pursuit is a classic and its questions are some of the most difficult. If you like traditional trivia with hard-to-remember answers, then the Master Minds show will appeal to you. Play along with contestants as they try to prove they have the knowledge it takes to win the prize money.

Trivia: What’s the capital of Spain?
Answer: Madrid

Test Your Trivia Knowledge Today!

What’s the capital of Wisconsin? How old is the Statue of Liberty? How many feathers are on a chicken? (We don’t know the answer to that last one, but maybe you do!) Try your hand at one of the best trivia board games listed. If you love playing with televised trivia competitions, Game Show Network is the key to hours of guessing and laughter.

See the schedule today so you can find your new favorite game show. If you’re more interested in playing yourself than just watching, we’ve got online games for you, too! When you want to try your hand at our trivia, play some of our online games and see how you measure up!