Mario Sports Mix
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40 free Mario Sports Mix trivia questions with answers — trivia quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
Mario Sports Mix packed basketball, volleyball, hockey and one more sport onto a single disc, then gave every character a special shot that could turn a match in seconds. Its roster runs to 19 playable characters, from Mario, Peach and Donkey Kong to a handful of unlockable guests from two famous role-playing series. This quiz puts the characters first: who belongs to which type, what each special shot does, and which guest is which. It also covers the courts and their hazards, the items, the party games, the story mode and its surprise boss, and how the game was made and received. It is written for anyone who played the game with friends on the sofa, and for Mario fans who want to know the roster inside out. Every answer comes with a short explanation.
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Q 01In Mario Sports Mix hockey, which familiar Mario object is knocked around the rink instead of a puck?
A coin
A coin stands in for the puck in every hockey match. In the opening story it arrives alongside a basketball and a volleyball when a strange object crashes near the castle.
Q 02Which monster, the mascot of the Dragon Quest series, joins Mario Sports Mix as an unlockable playable character?
Slime
Slime is the only Dragon Quest guest in the game. Its special shot fills the court with copies of itself that stun whoever they touch.
Q 03Which character's special shot in Mario Sports Mix uses the Poltergust 3000 vacuum to drag opponents towards him?
Luigi
Luigi borrows the ghost-catching vacuum from his GameCube adventure. Rivals held in its pull for long enough trip over and cannot defend the shot.
Q 04Which Mario Sports Mix character paints the court with a magic brush so that defenders slip?
Bowser Jr.
Bowser Jr. is classed as a Speedy character with top marks for pace, and the slippery paint makes it far harder to stop him scoring.
Q 05Which studio, the company behind Super Mario RPG, developed Mario Sports Mix?
Square Enix
Square Enix brought guests from its own role-playing series along, which is why a Final Fantasy team waits in the final of each sport's last cup.
Q 06Which character is gardening when a strange object crashes behind the castle at the start of Mario Sports Mix?
Toad
Toad runs to the crash site with his friends, finds sports gear inside, and decides to organise tournaments for all four games.
Q 07Which Mario enemies serve as the goalkeepers in Mario Sports Mix hockey, each dressed in a team's colour?
Shy Guys
Shy Guys mind both nets, and one will sometimes whack a player who stands too close with its stick for no reason at all.
Q 08Mario Sports Mix sold nearly two million copies after launching on which games console?
Nintendo Wii
Nintendo Wii owners could play with a Remote and Nunchuk or with the Remote held sideways, shaking the controller to shoot, spike and check.
Q 09What does Wario throw to open his special shot in Mario Sports Mix, before gas hides where he aims?
A bomb
A bomb like the ones in the WarioWare series knocks nearby players away. The gas that follows leaves even Wario unsure where the shot is heading.
Q 10Which Mario character referees Mario Sports Mix, dropping the puck at every hockey face-off?
Lakitu
Lakitu also throws the ball up for the tip-off in basketball, and he carries it in on the end of a plunger.
Q 11What does Peach release in her Mario Sports Mix special shot, stunning rivals for a couple of seconds?
Hearts
Hearts burst out of one large heart that surrounds Peach. She needs the help, because her Power rating is the lowest possible at one out of five.
Q 12Which character's special shot in Mario Sports Mix bounces the ball along a rainbow line that keeps shifting?
Yoshi
Yoshi throws two bouncing balls in basketball, but one of them is a decoy that scores nothing even if it drops through the basket.
Q 13In the Mario Sports Mix party game Feed Petey, what do players throw into Petey Piranha's open mouth?
Fruit
Fruit scores by type: a watermelon is worth fifty points, a red apple thirty and an orange ten, and nothing counts unless the plant's mouth is open.
Q 21Which Mario enemies burst out of broken crates on the Ghoulish Galleon court in Mario Sports Mix?
Dry Bones
Dry Bones stun anyone who touches them, though a quick player can hide behind one as a shield while the ship tilts from side to side.
Q 22Which Final Fantasy character disguises himself as an opponent and steals the trophy in Mario Sports Mix?
Ninja
Ninja leaps onto a flying ship with the trophy, so the players must chase him into space and beat the Final Fantasy team in the real final.
Q 23Which Final Fantasy creature has a Mario Sports Mix Speed rating that runs past the top of the scale?
Cactuar
Cactuar is so quick that its speed bar is drawn in red, but it skids when it changes direction and has bottom marks for Power and Technique.
Q 14Which item in Mario Sports Mix shrinks any player it touches, slowing them down and blocking most of their moves?
Mini Mushroom
The Mini Mushroom works as it did in New Super Mario Bros., and it is lobbed onto the court to sit in one spot until somebody runs into it.
Q 15What do players run across on a Mario Sports Mix court to collect an item such as a Red Shell?
? Panels
Items are now held in reserve instead of in the player's hands. The ? Panels themselves return from the studio's previous Mario sports game.
Q 16Mario Sports Mix tournaments borrow three cup names from Mario Kart, so which cup is the second one players face?
Flower Cup
The Flower Cup is the middle tournament of three, each lasting three rounds, and winning its third round opens a new court for that sport.
Q 17Which rare item in Mario Sports Mix is most likely to go to the losing team and switches itself on at once?
Super Star
The Super Star makes its holder invincible and powers up the ball, which flies straight through defenders and homes in on the goal.
Q 18In the Mario Sports Mix story, what coloured objects fall from the sky with sports gear sealed inside?
Crystals
Crystals in red, green, yellow and blue each hold one sport's ball or puck, and the best team in each sport's tournaments wins one as a prize.
Q 19Which Final Fantasy monster is the boss players must fight after winning all four sports in Mario Sports Mix?
Behemoth
Behemoth is fought with moves from all four sports at once, and beating it unlocks a tougher tournament that ends against a stronger Behemoth King.
Q 20Which earlier Mario sports title, also featuring Final Fantasy guests, is Mario Sports Mix an indirect follow-up to?
Hoops 3-on-3
Hoops 3-on-3 came from the same studio and the same director, Shin Azuma, and many courts here are based on its basketball arenas.
Q 24Which Final Fantasy creature in Mario Sports Mix makes the ball vanish in mid-flight and reappear somewhere else?
Moogle
Moogle joins the roster as soon as the first cup of any sport is won, and it pairs very weak power with a top technique rating.
Q 25Which Final Fantasy spellcaster in Mario Sports Mix uses lightning to shrink nearby opponents before shooting?
Black Mage
Black Mage is also the only player who skips the hockey stick, hitting the puck with his magical staff instead.
Q 26Which of the five character types in Mario Sports Mix do Peach, Daisy and Waluigi all belong to?
Technical
Technical characters trade muscle for accuracy, and all three carry a full five-out-of-five Technique rating that helps them aim their shots.
Q 27What does Diddy Kong throw in his Mario Sports Mix special shot to stun any defender it hits?
A banana boomerang
A banana boomerang swings out in a wide curve before the ball or puck follows. Diddy Kong backs it with a top Speed rating but the lowest possible Power.
Q 28Which Mario Sports Mix party game has players knock opponents off the stage, taking points from them?
Smash Skate
Smash Skate is fought with hockey sticks on stages of its own, among them Sherbet Sea and Fire Mountain, and a wobbling player can shake the controller to stay on.
Q 29Which Mario Sports Mix court is known for its constantly rotating turntables?
Western Junction
Western Junction warns of each train with a railroad crossing signal, and any player standing on the tracks when it arrives is knocked away.
Q 30At which annual games trade show did Reggie Fils-Aimé first present Mario Sports Mix to the public?
E3
E3 2010 was where he claimed that none of the four sports had appeared in a Mario sports title before, although three of them already had in some form.