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This Game of Thrones quiz takes you from the North to King's Landing with 15 questions on houses, swords, direwolves, dragons and the battles that left fans speechless. It covers all eight seasons of the HBO series, which ran from 2011 to 2019 across 73 episodes, plus a few questions on where it was filmed and who won awards.
The questions start easy, so new viewers can get a few right, and build towards the kind of Game of Thrones trivia questions only dedicated fans will know, like the real-world name for dragonglass or which castle doubled as Winterfell. It suits teens and adult fans, watch-party groups and anyone planning a rewatch.
Each answer has a short explanation, so the quiz doubles as a quick refresher on the story. Play it alone, or use it as a Game of Thrones quiz game with friends and see who would survive the Red Wedding. The full set of Game of Thrones trivia questions and answers sits in the answer key below the quiz.
Fun fact: Hodor actor Kristian Nairn spoke almost only one word in the whole series, yet his character's origin story is one of the show's most remembered scenes.
Game of Thrones questions with answers
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On which continent does most of the action in Game of Thrones take place?
Photo: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons - Essos
- Westeros
- Sothoryos
- Valyria
Answer: Westeros. Westeros holds the Seven Kingdoms and the Iron Throne. Essos, across the Narrow Sea, is where Daenerys spends most of the early seasons.
What are the official words of House Stark?
Photo: William Marnoch from Cambridge, UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons - Winter Is Coming
- Fire and Blood
- Hear Me Roar!
- We Do Not Sow
Answer: Winter Is Coming. The Stark words are a warning to always be prepared. 'Fire and Blood' belongs to the Targaryens, 'Hear Me Roar!' to the Lannisters and 'We Do Not Sow' to the Greyjoys.
Game of Thrones is based on which series of fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin?
- The Wheel of Time
- The Kingkiller Chronicle
- A Song of Ice and Fire
- The First Law
Answer: A Song of Ice and Fire. A Game of Thrones is the title of the first book, published in 1996. The TV show took its name from that first novel.
What is the name of Arya Stark's slim sword, a gift from Jon Snow?
- Longclaw
- Ice
- Oathkeeper
- Needle
Answer: Needle. The name is a joke about Arya hating her needlework lessons: she would rather learn swordplay. Longclaw is Jon's own sword.
What is the name of Jon Snow's white direwolf?
Photo: Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr, via Wikimedia Commons - Ghost
- Nymeria
- Summer
- Grey Wind
Answer: Ghost. Ghost is the runt of the litter and an albino. Nymeria belongs to Arya, Summer to Bran and Grey Wind to Robb.
Odd one out: which of these is NOT one of Daenerys Targaryen's three dragons?
- Drogon
- Rhaegal
- Balerion
- Viserion
Answer: Balerion. Balerion the Black Dread was the dragon of Aegon the Conqueror, centuries earlier. Daenerys named Rhaegal and Viserion after her brothers.
The gentle giant Hodor's name comes from which phrase, revealed in a heartbreaking season 6 scene?
- Hold the horse
- Hold the door
- Hold the ground
- Hold the line
Answer: Hold the door. Through a vision linked to Bran, young Wylis hears the order to hold the door and is left able to say only a shortened form of it.
The Red Wedding takes place at the Twins, the castle of which house?
- House Bolton
- House Tully
- House Tyrell
- House Frey
Answer: House Frey. Walder Frey hosts the wedding, then betrays Robb Stark in a plot with Roose Bolton and Tywin Lannister.
What green, highly flammable substance destroys Stannis Baratheon's fleet at the Battle of the Blackwater?
- Wildfire
- Dragonglass
- Greek fire
- Valyrian steel
Answer: Wildfire. Tyrion fills a ship with wildfire and sails it into Stannis's fleet. Cersei later uses a hidden store of it to blow up the Great Sept of Baelor.
Dragonglass, one of the few things that can destroy White Walkers, is another name for which real-world volcanic glass?
- Quartz
- Obsidian
- Pumice
- Basalt
Answer: Obsidian. Obsidian forms when lava cools very quickly. Dragonstone, the Targaryen island, has a huge hidden supply of it.
Who kills the Night King in the Battle of Winterfell?
- Jon Snow
- Daenerys Targaryen
- Arya Stark
- Jaime Lannister
Answer: Arya Stark. In the episode The Long Night, Arya leaps at the Night King and stabs him with a Valyrian steel dagger, shattering him and his army.
Who is chosen as the ruler of the Six Kingdoms at the end of the final season?
- Jon Snow
- Sansa Stark
- Tyrion Lannister
- Bran Stark
Answer: Bran Stark. The lords choose 'Bran the Broken'. Sansa becomes Queen in the North, so only six kingdoms remain under the crown.
Which actor won four Emmy Awards for playing Tyrion Lannister?
- Kit Harington
- Peter Dinklage
- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
- Charles Dance
Answer: Peter Dinklage. Peter Dinklage won Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2011, 2015, 2018 and 2019.
Sandor 'The Hound' Clegane's older brother Gregor is known by what nickname?
- The Mountain
- The Kingslayer
- The Imp
- The Onion Knight
Answer: The Mountain. The brothers finally fight in the series' penultimate episode, the much-hyped 'Cleganebowl'. The Kingslayer is Jaime, the Imp is Tyrion and the Onion Knight is Davos.
Much of the series was produced in which part of the UK, where Castle Ward stood in for Winterfell in season 1?
Photo: Thomas Fuhrmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons - Scotland
- Wales
- Northern Ireland
- Cornwall
Answer: Northern Ireland. The show's main studio base was in Belfast. Dubrovnik in Croatia doubled as King's Landing from season 2.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I find Game of Thrones questions with answers?
This page has 15 Game of Thrones questions, each with its answer and an explanation. Play the quiz, then open the answer key below it to see all the questions and answers together.
What are some hard Game of Thrones questions?
The toughest ones here ask which real volcanic glass dragonglass is, which part of the UK hosted Winterfell in season 1, and which actor won four Emmys for playing Tyrion. Questions about house words and minor dragons also catch out many fans.
How many questions are in this Game of Thrones quiz?
There are 15 questions, moving from easy to difficult. Most players finish in four to five minutes.
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