Super Mario Quiz Questions With Answers: 36 Trivia

These Super Mario quiz questions with answers are for anyone who has ever stomped a Goomba. We split 36 questions into three rounds: Easy for players who know the famous faces, Medium for fans who have played the 3D games, and Hard for people who remember the strange corners of Mario history. Each answer is in bold with a short fact. Use the list to test yourself, run a family game night, or warm up before a real match.

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Easy Super Mario quiz questions

1. What colour are Mario's overalls in most modern games?
   Answer: Blue
   He pairs them with a red shirt and his red cap.

2. What is the name of the spooky game where Luigi hunts ghosts with a vacuum?
   Answer: Luigi's Mansion
   It was a launch title for the GameCube in 2001.

3. Which series turns Mario and friends into a digital board game?
   Answer: Mario Party
   Players roll dice, play minigames and race to collect stars.

4. What does Mario grab at the end of most levels in the original Super Mario Bros.?
   Answer: A flagpole
   Grabbing it higher up gives more points.

5. Which giant ape was Mario's very first enemy?
   Answer: Donkey Kong
   Mario first appeared in the 1981 arcade game named after him.

6. What do question mark blocks usually hold?
   Answer: Coins or power-ups
   Hit them from below to see what is inside.

7. What kind of creature is Yoshi?
   Answer: A dinosaur
   He can swallow enemies with his long tongue.

8. Which tall, thin rival in a purple cap teams up with Wario?
   Answer: Waluigi
   He first appeared in Mario Tennis on the Nintendo 64.

9. What do Mario and Luigi often climb into to travel underground?
   Answer: Green warp pipes
   Some of them hide secret coin rooms.

10. What colour are the spots on Toad's mushroom cap?
    Answer: Red
    His white cap with red spots is one of the best-known designs in gaming.

11. What was the name of the animated Mario film released in 2023?
    Answer: The Super Mario Bros. Movie
    It was made by Illumination with Nintendo.

12. Which biting plant pops out of pipes?
    Answer: Piranha Plant
    Wait for it to hide before you jump over the pipe.

Medium Super Mario quiz questions

13. What is the name of the castle that works as the hub of Super Mario 64?
    Answer: Peach's Castle
    Mario jumps into paintings on its walls to enter the courses.

14. In which game does Mario visit New Donk City?
    Answer: Super Mario Odyssey
    Its festival is where Pauline sings Jump Up, Super Star!

15. What is the name of the hat-shaped airship Mario flies in Super Mario Odyssey?
    Answer: The Odyssey
    You power it up by collecting Power Moons.

16. On which console did Super Mario Galaxy first come out?
    Answer: Wii
    It was released in 2007.

17. What are the small star creatures that Rosalina looks after called?
    Answer: Lumas
    One of them gives Mario his spin attack.

18. Which angry stone block slams down from the ceiling?
    Answer: Thwomp
    It rises slowly again after each crash.

19. What are the skeleton Koopas that fall apart and rebuild themselves called?
    Answer: Dry Bones
    Stomping them only knocks them down for a few seconds.

20. Which chained, barking ball with big teeth lunges at Mario?
    Answer: Chain Chomp
    Miyamoto based it on a dog he remembered from childhood.

21. In which game did Bowser Jr. make his first appearance?
    Answer: Super Mario Sunshine
    He spent the game pretending to be "Shadow Mario".

22. Which Mario Kart item flies to the racer in first place?
    Answer: The Spiny Shell
    Most players simply call it the blue shell.

23. Which Mario RPG series makes every character look flat like a cut-out?
    Answer: Paper Mario
    The first game came out on the Nintendo 64.

24. In Super Mario Bros. Wonder, which item makes each level change in surprising ways?
    Answer: The Wonder Flower
    Touch one and pipes, enemies or the whole stage can transform.

Hard Super Mario quiz questions

25. In which year did Super Mario 64 come out in Japan?
    Answer: 1996
    It launched alongside the Nintendo 64 console.

26. What was Mario called in the original Donkey Kong arcade game?
    Answer: Jumpman
    He was renamed Mario soon after.

27. Which company made Super Mario RPG together with Nintendo?
    Answer: Square
    The studio was already famous for Final Fantasy.

28. Which villain leads the Smithy Gang in Super Mario RPG?
    Answer: Smithy
    His army of weapons takes over the Star Road.

29. Which Koopaling is named after a famous composer?
    Answer: Ludwig von Koopa
    His name comes from Ludwig van Beethoven.

30. What is Mario's planet-shaped base called in Super Mario Galaxy 2?
    Answer: Starship Mario
    It even looks like Mario's head.

31. Which game introduced the Propeller Mushroom?
    Answer: New Super Mario Bros. Wii
    It launches Mario high into the air with a shake of the Wii Remote.

32. In Super Mario Bros. 3, which green boot can Mario hop around in?
    Answer: Kuribo's Shoe
    It is also known as Goomba's Shoe and only appears in one level.

33. Who created Mario?
    Answer: Shigeru Miyamoto
    He also created The Legend of Zelda.

34. What is the main town of Isle Delfino in Super Mario Sunshine called?
    Answer: Delfino Plaza
    Mario returns to it between every level.

35. In which early Mario game could Western players first control Princess Peach?
    Answer: Super Mario Bros. 2
    She can float in the air for a short time.

36. What was the very first Mario Kart game called?
    Answer: Super Mario Kart
    It came out on the Super Nintendo in 1992.

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FAQ

Are these Super Mario quiz questions good for kids?

Yes. The Easy round sticks to the characters and items most kids already know, like Luigi, Yoshi, Toad and warp pipes. The Medium and Hard rounds are there for older players and long-time fans.

Are these questions good for a Mario trivia night?

Yes. Read one round at a time, give each team 30 seconds per question, and save the Hard round for the final. For a built-in timer and scoreboard, play the live quiz on your phones instead.

How does the live Super Mario quiz work?

You and one opponent answer the same 7 questions with 10 seconds each. Faster correct answers score more points, and question 7 counts double, so a match is never over until the last question. You earn XP, raise your Super Mario level and climb the leagues and leaderboards as you play.