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96 free Mario Kart trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
49 free Mario Kart trivia questions with answers. Ready to hit the track? Our Mario Kart trivia quiz puts your knowledge of Nintendo's iconic racing franchise to the test. From classic characters and memorable tracks to power-ups and game mechanics, discover how much you really know about this beloved gaming series.
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Q 01Which Double Dash!! course is a short oval raced for seven laps instead of the usual three?
Baby Park
Baby Park is so short that Double Dash!! runs it for seven laps instead of three, which lets racers lap each other again and again around its tiny oval.
Q 02Which of these tracks was added to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe as part of the Booster Course Pass DLC?
Singapore Speedway
Singapore Speedway began in the mobile Mario Kart Tour as three separate routes; the Booster Course Pass version stitches them into one race, so each lap heads through a different part of the city.
Q 03Which Mario character referees Mario Kart races and fishes fallen karts back onto the track?
Lakitu
Lakitu has refereed every Mario Kart since 1992, hauling stranded karts back with his fishing rod; in 2011 a Lakitu finally joined the racers as a playable driver on the 3DS.
Q 04Which Mario Kart item makes a kart invincible and faster for a few seconds?
Super Star
The Super Star makes a kart invincible and faster for several seconds, knocking over anyone it touches; it has been an item in every Mario Kart since Super Mario Kart in 1992.
Q 05Which Mario Kart 64 course sends racers down a night-time public highway full of trucks and cars?
Toad's Turnpike
Toad's Turnpike is Mario Kart 64's night-time highway of trucks, cars and buses; in the mirrored Extra mode the traffic turns round and drives head-on at the racers.
Q 06Which character made their debut as a playable racer in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!?
Toadette
Toadette was new in Mario Kart: Double Dash!!: the developers wanted Toad in the game but had nobody suitable to share his kart, so a partner was added for him.
Q 07Which Mario Kart 8 racer became a 2014 internet meme for the 'death stare' he gives passing rivals?
Luigi
Luigi's 'death stare' spread through viral clips and GIFs within days of launch; the cold sideways glare is automatic, an expression the game gives him whenever he hits or passes a rival.
Q 08Which of these items has appeared in every mainline Mario Kart game since its debut in Super Mario Kart?
Lightning
Lightning has been in every Mario Kart since Super Mario Kart in 1992; it shrinks every rival at once, and in several games a full-size kart can then squash them flat. The other three options skipped games or arrived later.
Q 09What is the primary effect of a Blooper item when used against other racers?
Covers their screen with ink
The Blooper covers their screen with ink, squirting every racer ahead of its user; computer-controlled drivers have no screen to blot, so they swerve about instead. A Mushroom boost shakes the ink off early.
Q 10Mario Kart 8's developers scrapped a kart that drills underground in favour of which headline feature?
Anti-gravity
Anti-gravity won out: early in Mario Kart 8's development the team considered a drill for burrowing into the ground, but judged it less interesting than driving up walls and across ceilings.
Q 11Mario Kart: Super Circuit, the series' first handheld entry, ran on which system?
Game Boy Advance
Game Boy Advance owners could race four-up from a single cartridge, though the guests were all limited to one character in different colours; it is also the only Mario Kart made by Intelligent Systems.
Q 12Which of these racers has to be unlocked in Mario Kart Wii?
Bowser Jr.
Bowser Jr. is locked at first in Mario Kart Wii: he appears after a one-star rank in every 100cc retro cup, or after 3,450 races. Baby Peach, though new to the series, is playable from the start.
Q 13What did Mario Kart 8 Deluxe add to item play that the Wii U original lacked?
A second item slot
Q 21In Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, who is Birdo's default kart partner?
Yoshi
Yoshi is Birdo's default partner in Double Dash!!; their special items are eggs that roll down the road, home in on the kart ahead and burst into three more items when they hit.
Q 22Mario Kart 8's 200cc class is so fast that Nintendo said which technique mattered more than ever?
Braking
Braking, rarely needed at lower speeds, is the skill 200cc demands: Nintendo said the class, added to every track in a free April 2015 update, made it more important than ever.
Q 23Which Mario Kart 8 Deluxe feature helps novices stay on the track?
Smart Steering
Smart Steering pulls a kart back from the edge of the road, with an antenna on the back to show it is on; the price is speed, because with it enabled a drift can never charge to the top-level ultra mini-turbo.
A second item slot: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe lets a racer carry two items at once and brought back Double Item Boxes, last seen in Double Dash!! on the GameCube.
Q 14Which Mario Kart 64 item makes you temporarily invincible and steals an opponent's item?
Boo
Boo turns its user into a see-through ghost that shells and rival karts pass straight through, while it flies off to steal a rival's item; if nobody is holding one, it steals nothing.
Q 15Which heavyweight has raced in every mainline Mario Kart since the 1992 original?
Bowser
Bowser has raced as a heavyweight since Super Mario Kart in 1992; Wario looks like a fixture too, but he only arrived in Mario Kart 64, taking a seat from one of the original eight.
Q 16Which Mario Kart Wii item works like a hot potato, shrinking its holder unless bumped onto a rival in time?
Thunder Cloud
Mario Kart Wii's Thunder Cloud gives its holder a speed boost and full speed off-road, but after about ten seconds it strikes and shrinks them unless they have bumped a rival to pass it on.
Q 17What is the recurring final Mario Kart track known for its tough turns and lack of guardrails?
Rainbow Road
Rainbow Road closes the Special Cup as the final course of each main game; the Mario Kart 64 version breaks the pattern, with star-shaped guardrails along the entire track.
Q 18In Double Dash!!, which pair's special item is a Chain Chomp that drags their kart up the track?
Baby Mario & Baby Luigi
Baby Mario & Baby Luigi get the Chain Chomp, which hauls their kart along at breakneck speed and bowls rivals aside until it breaks loose.
Q 19Which Mario Kart item homes in on whoever is in first place, no matter who fired it?
Spiny Shell
The Spiny Shell, the notorious blue shell, hunts down whoever is leading; in its Mario Kart 64 debut it slid along the ground and flung aside every kart in its path on the way.
Q 20Which Mario Kart 8 Deluxe track runs through a castle hall where the Master Sword rests?
Hyrule Circuit
Hyrule Circuit, set in The Legend of Zelda's kingdom, hides a trick in its castle: hit all three crystals on the way in and a boost ramp opens up at the Master Sword.
Q 24Which common Mario Kart item, left on the track, spins out any racer who drives over it?
Banana
The Banana spins out any racer who drives over it, and it doubles as armour: held behind the kart, it takes the hit from an incoming shell.
Q 25Which of these Mario Kart 8 racers competes in the heavyweight class?
Waluigi
Waluigi races as a heavyweight in Mario Kart 8, though the lanky villain began as a middleweight in Double Dash!! and Mario Kart DS; Mario Kart Wii was the game that moved him up a class.
Q 26Which returning Booster Course Pass track in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe ends with racers dodging cars in a car park?
Coconut Mall
Coconut Mall's two cars sat frozen when the track arrived in the Booster Course Pass; a later update set them rolling back and forth and spinning doughnuts, so they once again spin out any kart they touch.
Q 27In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, a Rocket Start is timed from which number of the starting countdown?
'2'
'2' is the cue in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: start holding the accelerator on it and the kart rockets off the line. Press too early and the engine backfires and stalls for a second or two.
Q 28Which Mario Kart item homes in on the racer directly ahead of whoever fires it?
Red Shell
The Red Shell locks onto the racer immediately ahead of its user and chases them down; an item held behind the target's kart will take the hit instead.
Q 29Which Super Mario Kart racer was dropped for Mario Kart 64 and only returned in the mobile Mario Kart Tour?
Donkey Kong Jr.
Donkey Kong Jr. raced in 1992, then lost his place when Donkey Kong arrived in Mario Kart 64; Mario Kart Tour finally brought him back in 2020, as the 16-bit sprite from the original game.
Q 30What is the primary function of a Mushroom item in Mario Kart?
To gain a temporary speed boost
To gain a temporary speed boost is the Mushroom's whole job, and the boost holds its speed over grass and sand, which is what turns off-road corners into shortcuts.