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123 free Super Mario trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
50 free Super Mario trivia questions with answers. From his humble beginnings as Jumpman in a 1981 arcade cabinet to his latest adventure in the Flower Kingdom, Mario is the most iconic character in gaming history. This quiz covers 40+ years of the franchise: classic games, beloved characters like Yoshi and Bowser, legendary power-ups, Koji Kondo's unforgettable music, the 2023 blockbuster movie, and deep cuts that will challenge even the most dedicated fans.
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Q 01Whom does Mario rescue in most mainline Super Mario games?
Princess Peach
Western releases originally called her Princess Toadstool; the Peach name became standard around the time of Super Mario 64.
Q 02What power-up makes Mario grow bigger in the original Super Mario Bros.?
Super Mushroom
The Super Mushroom (a red mushroom with white spots) transforms small Mario into Super Mario, doubling his size and allowing him to break bricks.
Q 03What is the name of Mario's dinosaur companion who first appeared in Super Mario World?
Yoshi
Yoshi is a green dinosaur who debuted in Super Mario World (1990) for the SNES. Mario can ride Yoshi, who can eat enemies with his long tongue.
Q 04What color is Luigi's hat and shirt?
Green
He began life in 1983's Mario Bros. as a straight palette swap of his brother, and only later grew a personality of his own.
Q 05What is the name of the main villain in the Super Mario series?
Bowser
Bowser's Japanese name Kuppa comes from gukbap, a Korean rice-and-soup dish; Miyamoto also considered naming him after yukhoe and bibimbap.
Q 06Which small brown enemies are the first you encounter in World 1-1 of Super Mario Bros.?
Goombas
Goombas, designed to resemble shiitake mushrooms, were added late in development; their walk was animated by flipping a single image back and forth to save memory.
Q 07Which company created Super Mario?
Nintendo
Mario has become the company's mascot, and games featuring him have sold hundreds of millions of copies across every Nintendo console.
Q 08What does Mario collect 100 of to earn an extra life?
Coins
Collecting 100 coins earns an extra life; the counter rolls back to zero after the 1-Up, and the rule has carried through most later Super Mario games.
Q 09What profession is Mario officially described as?
Plumber
Mario is a plumber. He started out as a carpenter because Donkey Kong is set on a construction site; the switch to plumber came with 1983's Mario Bros., set in sewers.
Q 10In Super Mario Bros., what happens when Mario touches a Super Star?
He becomes invincible
The Super Star (also called Starman) grants Mario temporary invincibility, allowing him to defeat enemies on contact. The effect is accompanied by a fast, iconic jingle.
Q 11In Super Mario Bros. 3, what flying vessels do the Koopalings use to invade the Mushroom World?
Airships
Airships end each of the first seven worlds; Mario boards one, reaches the Koopaling's cabin and recovers the magic wand stolen from that world's king.
Q 12Which actor voiced Mario in The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)?
Chris Pratt
The casting drew skepticism, but the film grossed about $1.36 billion, becoming the first video-game movie to pass the billion-dollar mark.
Q 13How many Power Stars does Mario need to face Bowser in the final battle of Super Mario 64?
70
70 Power Stars open the final door; until then the stairs loop forever, and their music resembles a Shepard scale, an auditory illusion of endless rising.
Q 21Which Mario Kart item homes in on the racer in first place?
Spiny Shell
The Spiny Shell, better known as the blue shell, debuted in Mario Kart 64 and races to hit whoever is in first place; Mario Kart 8's Super Horn was the first item able to destroy it.
Q 22What was Mario's original name when he first appeared in the 1981 arcade game Donkey Kong?
Jumpman
Miyamoto later said that if he had used a name like Mr. Video instead, the character would probably have faded away.
Q 23Which game introduced the Cape Feather power-up that lets Mario fly by running and jumping?
Super Mario World
The Cape Feather was introduced in Super Mario World (1990) for the SNES. It transforms Mario into Cape Mario, who can fly indefinitely after building up running speed and taking off.
Q 14What is the name of the ghost enemy in Super Mario that stops moving when Mario looks at it?
Boo
Boo debuted in Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988); it chases Mario when his back is turned but shyly covers its face and freezes when he looks at it.
Q 15In which game did Mario first appear?
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong (1981) had Mario climbing girders to rescue Pauline from the giant ape; the character was only given the name Mario later on.
Q 16Which mushroom-headed character tells Mario 'Thank you Mario! But our princess is in another castle!'?
Toad
The line has been ranked among the most repeated quotes in video games and inspired a 2008 song by The Mountain Goats and Kaki King.
Q 17What is the name of Mario's hat-shaped companion in Super Mario Odyssey?
Cappy
Cappy is a sentient hat from the Cap Kingdom who becomes Mario's companion in Super Mario Odyssey (2017). Mario can throw Cappy to capture and control enemies and objects.
Q 18Which item, introduced in 1988, turns Mario into Raccoon Mario, complete with tail and ears?
Super Leaf
The Super Leaf, introduced in Super Mario Bros. 3, turns Mario into Raccoon Mario; after a running start he can take off and then float gently down.
Q 19What is the name of the realm that Mario calls home in most Super Mario games?
Mushroom Kingdom
The Mushroom Kingdom, ruled by Princess Peach, is Mario's home; Sarasaland is Daisy's realm from Super Mario Land, and Hyrule belongs to the Zelda series.
Q 20Who composed the iconic main theme music for Super Mario Bros.?
Koji Kondo
Koji Kondo composed the legendary Super Mario Bros. theme ("Ground Theme") in 1985. It is one of the most recognizable pieces of video game music ever created and Kondo composed it at age 24.
Q 24Who created Mario and is widely regarded as one of the most influential video game designers ever?
Shigeru Miyamoto
More than a billion copies of games from franchises he created have been sold, including Zelda, Donkey Kong, Star Fox and Pikmin.
Q 25In Super Mario Galaxy, what celestial object serves as the hub world?
Comet Observatory
The Comet Observatory's six domes open onto most of the game's 42 galaxies, and Rosalina, the caretaker of the Lumas, lives aboard.
Q 26Which was the first Mario game to sell 60 million copies?
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for Switch passed 60 million copies in 2024, the first Mario game to do so; the original Super Mario Bros. sold about 40 million on the NES.
Q 27Who voiced Mario in video games from 1991 until 2023?
Charles Martinet
Charles Martinet improvised a warm Italian voice at his audition and voiced Mario for more than three decades, until Kevin Afghani took over with Super Mario Bros. Wonder in 2023.
Q 28In Super Mario Bros. 3, how many worlds are there?
8
Super Mario Bros. 3 has 8 worlds, each with its own theme, from Desert Land's pyramids to Giant Land, where enemies and obstacles are twice their normal size.
Q 29What ability does the Tanooki Suit give Mario that the regular Raccoon form doesn't?
The ability to turn into a statue
In Super Mario Bros. 3 it does everything Raccoon Mario can (fly, tail whip), and pressing down + B turns Mario into an invulnerable statue, a nod to tanuki folklore.
Q 30The Mario Kart series launched in 1992 on which console?
Super NES
Super Mario Kart (1992) launched on the Super NES with eight racers and Mode 7 pseudo-3D tracks; Super Circuit on the Game Boy Advance later returned to the same look.