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Trivia team names

Here are 200 trivia team names in eight groups: quiz puns, pop culture, music, movies and TV, food and drink, clever and nerdy names, short ones you can shout, and names for work teams. Funny enough to get a laugh when the quizmaster reads them out, and none of them rude.

Quiz puns200 names

Quiz Khalifa

The deck draws from every group you leave switched on. The same 200 names are listed below, sorted into eight groups.

Tap the card to draw a random name, or switch groups off until only your kind of humour is left. Can't agree as a team? Let the card decide and move on to the first round.

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200 funny trivia team names

Sorted by the kind of joke, so you can find one that fits your team. Puns on the word quiz are the classic choice, pop culture and music names get the biggest laugh when read out, and the short ones are easiest to write on an answer sheet every round.

Quiz puns

25
  1. Quiz Khalifa
  2. Let's Get Quizzical
  3. Les Quizerables
  4. Quiz Pro Quo
  5. The Quizzly Bears
  6. Agatha Quiztie
  7. Universally Challenged
  8. Quizly Does It
  9. Quizzie McQuizface
  10. Quiz on Your Parade
  11. None of Your Quizness
  12. Holy Quizmoly
  13. QuizMasters of the Universe
  14. The Quiztocrats
  15. Trivia Ever After
  16. Sir Quizalot
  17. The Quiz Whizzes
  18. Trivial Pursuers
  19. Pun Intended
  20. Answers on a Postcard
  21. The Quizzlers
  22. Pop Quiz Hotshot
  23. Quizbusters
  24. The Quizzical Mystery Tour
  25. Mind Over Chatter

Pop culture

25
  1. Victorious Secret
  2. The Brainy Bunch
  3. Keeping Up with the Quizdashians
  4. Netflix and Skill
  5. Game of Throwns
  6. Kanye Answer This
  7. The Fresh Prince of Trivia
  8. Sherlock Homies
  9. The Barbenheimers
  10. Wordle Champions
  11. Wikipedia Was Down
  12. Ask Jeeves
  13. Main Character Energy
  14. Hey Siri, Help
  15. Did You Google That?
  16. The Real Housewives of Trivia
  17. Love Island Rejects
  18. Gossip Ghouls
  19. Rick Rolled
  20. Group Chat Legends
  21. Screen Time Shame
  22. Left on Read
  23. The Unfollowers
  24. Squid Brains
  25. Severance Package

Music

25
  1. Quizteama Aguilera
  2. Trivia Newton John
  3. Quizzy Rascal
  4. Quiz Me Maybe
  5. Hit Me with Your Best Quiz
  6. Trivia Nicks
  7. Bohemian Quizody
  8. Abba Cadabra
  9. Fact Street Boys
  10. Wrong Direction
  11. Guns N' Answers
  12. Red Hot Trivia Peppers
  13. Coldplay It Safe
  14. Florence and the Quiz Machine
  15. Arctic Monkeying Around
  16. Queens of the Quiz Age
  17. The Rolling Scones
  18. Earth, Wind and Liar
  19. The Notorious Q.U.I.Z.
  20. Sweet Child o' Mind
  21. The Smart Girls Aloud
  22. Quizzy Gillespie
  23. Mr. Brainside
  24. Livin' on a Guess
  25. Smells Like Team Spirit

Movies and TV

25
  1. Mission Quizpossible
  2. The Usual Quizpects
  3. Quiz Lightyear
  4. Fact Off
  5. Win Diesel
  6. The Quizzard of Oz
  7. Breaking Bad Answers
  8. The Big Brain Theory
  9. Lord of the Pints
  10. The Fast and the Curious
  11. May the Quiz Be with You
  12. Jurassic Smarts
  13. Inglourious Quizzers
  14. Pulp Friction
  15. Silence of the Answers
  16. That's What She Quizzed
  17. Stranger Thinks
  18. Peaky Thinkers
  19. Quiz Lasso
  20. The Walking Read
  21. Quiz Ferrell
  22. Dial M for Mistake
  23. Gone with the Win
  24. No Country for Old Answers
  25. The Fellowship of the Quiz

Food and drink

25
  1. The Know It Ales
  2. Smarty Pints
  3. Tequila Mockingbird
  4. The Smartinis
  5. Soggy Bottoms
  6. Gin and Bear It
  7. Brie Musketeers
  8. Nacho Average Team
  9. Pho Real
  10. Wok This Way
  11. Espresso Yourself
  12. Thai Breakers
  13. Life of Pie
  14. Hummus Among Us
  15. Taco Bout Smart
  16. Feta Late Than Never
  17. Lager Than Life
  18. Ale Caesar
  19. Pint Sized Geniuses
  20. Beer Pressure
  21. Cereal Killers
  22. Spice Spice Baby
  23. Bread Pitt
  24. Lettuce Win
  25. Donut Disturb

Clever and nerdy

25
  1. E=MC Hammered
  2. Ctrl Alt Defeat
  3. Charlie's Angles
  4. Schrödinger's Cats
  5. Pi Hards
  6. Sine Language
  7. Avocado's Number
  8. Error 404: Answer Not Found
  9. Absolute Zeros
  10. Big Bang Theorists
  11. The Hypotenuse Hunters
  12. Survival of the Wittiest
  13. The Bunsen Burners
  14. Thesaurus Rex
  15. Dewey Decimals
  16. The Grammar Police
  17. Comma Chameleons
  18. The Mitochondria
  19. Quantum Leapers
  20. Atomic Kittens
  21. Nerd Alert
  22. Periodic Table Dancers
  23. Mean, Median and Mode
  24. Phantom of the Operand
  25. Carbon Dating

Short ones

25
  1. Clueless
  2. Brainstorm
  3. No Idea
  4. Lightbulbs
  5. Smart Cookies
  6. The Know Nothings
  7. Pencils Down
  8. Last Orders
  9. Bonus Round
  10. Plot Twist
  11. Half Right
  12. The Ringers
  13. Final Answer
  14. Gut Feeling
  15. Close Enough
  16. Tiebreakers
  17. Lucky Guess
  18. Mostly Right
  19. Nailed It
  20. Fifty Fifty
  21. Phone a Friend
  22. Mind Readers
  23. Big Brains
  24. Spoiler Alert
  25. Wrong Again

For work teams

25
  1. Out of Office
  2. Reply All
  3. Per My Last Email
  4. Let's Circle Back
  5. Quiet Quitters
  6. Spreadsheet Wizards
  7. Unpaid Overtime
  8. Casual Fridays
  9. The Coffee Run
  10. You're on Mute
  11. Could Have Been an Email
  12. Deadline Dodgers
  13. The Stakeholders
  14. Low Hanging Fruit
  15. Blue Sky Thinkers
  16. Team Building Survivors
  17. HR Is Watching
  18. Printer Jammers
  19. Take It Offline
  20. Agenda Item 7
  21. Keyboard Warriors
  22. Lunch Break Legends
  23. Action Items
  24. Ping Me Later
  25. Synergy Squad

How to pick a good trivia team name

The best team names are quick to say, get a laugh when the quizmaster reads them out, and still work when you write them on the answer sheet for the eighth round.

  1. Start from something you all shareA band you all love, your office floor, the street you live on or a running joke from the group chat. A name with a story behind it beats a random pun.
  2. Find a word that sounds like quiz, trivia or factQuiz fits words with a z sound (Khalifa, Quizzly), trivia fits anything with a v, and fact or know works in phrases with "act" or "no".
  3. Swap the word into a famous titleFilms, songs, TV shows and celebrities are the easiest templates: Mission Impossible becomes Mission Quizpossible.
  4. Say it out loudIf it only works on paper, the quizmaster will stumble over it. If it takes more than three seconds to say, shorten it.
  5. Check it isn't meanA name that mocks someone at the next table or in the room gets awkward fast. Make the joke about yourselves.
FormulaHow it worksExample
Quiz pun on a celebritySwap a syllable for quizQuiz Khalifa, Agatha Quiztie
Famous title with one word changedKeep the rhythm, change the meaningThe Usual Quizpects, Gone with the Win
Admit defeat in advanceLower expectations, win heartsWrong Again, Close Enough
Drink or food punWorks best in a pubThe Know It Ales, Brie Musketeers
Inside joke from workOffice language as a team namePer My Last Email, You're on Mute
Nerd jokeScience, maths or grammarThesaurus Rex, Pi Hards

Got a name? Now play the quiz

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Running the quiz night too?

If you're the one hosting, the team names are only the start. These pages cover the rest of the evening.

  • The questions. Our 120 trivia questions with answers come in eight rounds, ready to draw on your phone or print.
  • The teams. The random team generator splits a list of names into even teams in one tap, so nobody argues about who plays with whom.
  • The size. Four to six players per team is the sweet spot. Bigger teams know more, but the quiet ones stop answering.
  • The prize. Something small and silly works better than something expensive: a trophy from a charity shop, the right to name next week's theme, or a round of drinks for the winners, soft ones included.

Questions people ask

What is a good trivia team name?

A good trivia team name is short, easy to say out loud and gets a laugh when the quizmaster reads it. Quiz puns on famous names, like Quiz Khalifa or Agatha Quiztie, are the classic choice.

What are some funny trivia team names?

Favourites from the list include Let's Get Quizzical, The Usual Quizpects, Smarty Pints, Wrong Again and Could Have Been an Email. Draw one from the card at the top for a random pick.

What are clever trivia team names?

Clever names use a double meaning, like Charlie's Angles, Thesaurus Rex, Survival of the Wittiest or Carbon Dating. The clever and nerdy group has 25 of them.

What is a good trivia team name for work?

Office jokes everyone recognises work best: Out of Office, Per My Last Email, You're on Mute, Let's Circle Back. Keep it friendly, because your manager might be on the next table.

How many people should be on a trivia team?

Four to six players is the sweet spot for most quiz nights. Many pub quizzes cap teams at six, so check the rules before you arrive.

Can we change our team name halfway through the quiz?

Usually not, because the quizmaster keeps score by name. Pick one before the first round and stick with it for the night.

Keep the night going

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