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188 free Game of Thrones trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
76 free Game of Thrones trivia questions with answers. Eight seasons, countless betrayals, and three dragons. Game of Thrones became the most talked-about show in television history. From the Red Wedding to the Battle of the Bastards, how well do you know the world of Westeros?
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Q 01Who actually slips the poison into Joffrey's wine at the Purple Wedding?
Olenna Tyrell
Olenna Tyrell poisoned Joffrey to spare Margaery a marriage to him, and after drinking the poison sent to execute her she confessed, so that Cersei would know.
Q 02Which wildling taunts Jon Snow with 'You know nothing, Jon Snow' in Game of Thrones?
Ygritte
Ygritte says it to Jon throughout their romance, and she dies in his arms after she is shot during the wildling attack on Castle Black.
Q 03Which actress took over Daenerys Targaryen from Tamzin Merchant after the original, unaired pilot?
Emilia Clarke
Emilia Clarke got the part when HBO had the pilot reshot and scrapped all its Morocco scenes, where Tamzin Merchant had filmed Daenerys's wedding.
Q 04Which Dothraki title does Daenerys hold as Khal Drogo's wife in Game of Thrones?
Khaleesi
Khaleesi is the title of a khal's wife, and when Drogo dies Daenerys refuses to join the widows of the dosh khaleen and leads her own khalasar.
Q 05Which cast member won four Primetime Emmys for his supporting role in Game of Thrones?
Peter Dinklage
Peter Dinklage won in 2011, 2015, 2018 and 2019, after years of refusing the elf and leprechaun roles typically offered to actors with dwarfism.
Q 06What is the Iron Throne made from?
The swords of Aegon's defeated enemies
The swords of Aegon's defeated enemies were fused by dragonfire, and Martin insists the books' throne is huge, far bigger than the chair built for the show.
Q 07Which High Valyrian passphrase does Jaqen H'ghar tell Arya to remember when he leaves her?
Valar Morghulis
Valar Morghulis means 'all men must die'; Jaqen kills two men Arya names, then frees her and her friends when she names him as the third.
Q 08Which modern item was left on a table at Winterfell's feast in season eight of Game of Thrones?
A coffee cup
A coffee cup from a local café sat on the feast table, and HBO digitally erased it from the episode two days later.
Q 09What is the name of Jon Snow's direwolf?
Ghost
Jon saved the litter by persuading Ned that the five pups matched his five trueborn children, then found Ghost, an albino sixth pup, for himself.
Q 10Which office does Ned Stark accept when the royal party visits Winterfell in Game of Thrones' first episode?
Hand of the King
Ned Stark takes the post of Hand of the King after a letter from the last Hand's widow claims her husband was murdered.
Q 11Who kills Ser Vardis Egen in a trial by combat at the Eyrie?
Bronn
Bronn volunteers as Tyrion's champion when no one else will, and after winning he enters Tyrion's service as his bodyguard.
Q 12Which kingdom does Sansa Stark rule as queen at the end of Game of Thrones?
The North
The North broke away when Sansa Stark asked the newly chosen king, her brother, to let it stand independent, and he agreed.
Q 13Which ancient race created the Night King in Game of Thrones?
The Children of the Forest
The Children of the Forest made him during their war with the First Men, who had been cutting down the Children's sacred weirwood trees.
Q 21Which sworn brotherhood mans the great ice barrier at the top of the Seven Kingdoms?
The Night's Watch
The Night's Watch guards a Wall raised to keep out the Others, yet when the story begins most people in the Seven Kingdoms believe the Others are only a legend.
Q 22Which character pushes Bran Stark from a tower window in the very first episode?
Jaime Lannister
Jaime Lannister pushes Bran to hide that he and his twin sister Cersei are lovers, and the boy survives the fall.
Q 23Who are Jon Snow's real parents, as Game of Thrones finally reveals?
Rhaegar and Lyanna
Q 14What is the seat of House Lannister?
Casterly Rock
Casterly Rock, legend says, was swindled from House Casterly by Lann the Clever, and in season seven the Lannisters leave it almost empty as bait for Daenerys's army.
Q 15What is the Valyrian word Daenerys uses to command her dragons to breathe fire?
Dracarys
Dracarys means 'dragonfire', and Daenerys uses it to double-cross a slaver, trading him a dragon for his army and then ordering it to burn him.
Q 16Who commands Daenerys's army of eunuch soldiers in Game of Thrones?
Grey Worm
Grey Worm was chosen by the Unsullied's own officers after Daenerys freed them and offered them the choice to leave.
Q 17Which character is known as "The Imp"?
Tyrion Lannister
Tyrion Lannister is a dwarf whose father and sister blame him for his mother's death giving birth to him.
Q 18What is the name of the continent where most of Game of Thrones takes place?
Westeros
Westeros has seasons that can last for years, and the story opens as a nine-year summer ends, so anyone under nine has never seen winter.
Q 19At which castle does the Red Wedding take place in Game of Thrones?
The Twins
The Twins guard a vital river crossing, and Robb won passage by promising to marry one of its lord's daughters, a pledge he then broke.
Q 20What is Arya Stark's sword called?
Needle
Needle was a parting gift from Jon, and Arya named it as a jab at the needlework her sister Sansa was so good at.
Rhaegar and Lyanna's son was raised by Ned as his own bastard, because Lyanna begged Ned to protect the boy from Robert.
Q 24Arya trains with the Faceless Men in which Free City, founded by escaped slaves and guarded by a colossal statue, the Titan?
Braavos
Braavos is home to the Iron Bank, which funds the enemies of rulers who fail to repay, and it lends Stannis the gold to hire sellswords.
Q 25In the books, Sam Tarly kills an Other with a dagger made of which material?
Dragonglass
Sam's dragonglass dagger kills the Other instantly, earning him the nickname Sam the Slayer.
Q 26Which character is known as the Red Woman in Game of Thrones?
Melisandre
Melisandre is called the Red Woman for her red hair and robes, and after Stannis dies she brings Jon Snow back from the dead.
Q 27In Game of Thrones, the poison that kills Joffrey is smuggled into his wedding hidden inside what?
A gem on a necklace
A gem on a necklace Ser Dontos gave Sansa hid the poison, so she carried it in unknowingly; in the books it is an amethyst from her hairnet.
Q 28Which actress plays Cersei Lannister in the HBO series?
Lena Headey
Lena Headey shot Cersei's naked walk of atonement with the help of a body double, Rebecca Van Cleave, and CGI.
Q 29In the TV series, which sellsword company does Daario Naharis take over and pledge to Daenerys?
The Second Sons
The Second Sons came over after Daario killed his two captains and presented their heads to Daenerys; in the books he does the same to the Stormcrows.
Q 30Which Valyrian steel sword, its pommel remade as a wolf's head, does Jon Snow receive from Lord Commander Mormont?
Longclaw
Longclaw is House Mormont's ancestral sword, and Jeor Mormont gives it to Jon for saving his life from a wight.