27 Intricate Nerd Trivia Questions and Answers

Reviewed by Stefanie Zaldarriaga, Author·Updated Mar 2025·3 min read

1What was the first programmable computer, and who invented it?
2What element has the atomic number 42, and why is it significant in science fiction?
3Which company first introduced the computer mouse to the public?
4What is the highest-grossing arcade game of all time?
5Which comic book holds the record for the most expensive ever sold?
6Who is credited with coining the term "cyberspace"?
7What is the name of the unsolved mathematical problem concerning prime numbers that has a $1 million prize?
8What is the name of the paradox where a group of people in a room can have a higher than 50% chance of sharing a birthday?
9What is the smallest number that can be expressed as the sum of two cubes in two different ways?
10What was the first video game to feature a fully realized 3D world?
11Which game is often cited as the first example of a "roguelike" game?
12What is the highest-selling single video game of all time?
13What is the most distant object humans have ever sent into space?
14What is the only moon in the Solar System with a dense atmosphere?
15Which planet in our Solar System has the most moons?
16What is the name of the library in Jorge Luis Borges' story where every possible combination of letters and symbols exists?
17Which philosopher wrote the famous work "Meditations on First Philosophy"?
18What is the term for a word that is the same spelled forward and backward?
19What is the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space, and by which country?
20Which movie is the highest-grossing animated film of all time?
21What was the first video ever uploaded on YouTube?
22What is the only number that is both the sum and product of three consecutive positive integers?
23Which game is credited with popularizing the first-person shooter (FPS) genre?
24What was the first console to feature a CD-ROM drive?
25Which planet in our Solar System rotates on its side?
26Which dystopian novel features a totalitarian regime that uses the slogan "War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength"?
27Which philosophical concept argues that entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity?