A Song of Ice and Fire Trivia
A Song of Ice and Fire trivia draws on George R. R. Martinâs epic fantasy novel series, which began with A Game of Thrones in 1996 and grew into one of the genreâs most influential modern franchises. Expect a mix of accessible facts, surprising details, and tougher lore spanning the booksâ major families, shifting alliances, and expansive world of Westeros and beyond.
Easy A Song of Ice and Fire Trivia
11 questions
These easy A Song of Ice and Fire trivia questions are great for beginners and kids around age 12 and under.
Question 1
A Song of Ice and Fire is part of what genre?
Answer: fantasy
The series belongs to the fantasy genre.
Question 2
Which continent holds most of the storyâs action?
- A.Essos
- B.Sothoryos
- C.Ulthos
- D.Westeros
Answer: Westeros
Most of the major plotlinesâlike the Stark-Lannister conflict and the court scenes in Kingâs Landingâtake place in Westeros. Essos is also important, but it is not the main setting.
Question 3
Which castle serves as House Starkâs seat?
- A.Storm's End
- B.Winterfell
- C.Casterly Rock
- D.Highgarden
Answer: Winterfell
Winterfell is the ancestral stronghold of House Stark in the North. Casterly Rock belongs to House Lannister, while Highgarden and Stormâs End belong to other great houses.
Question 4
What is Eddard Starkâs familiar nickname?
- A.Robb Stark
- B.Benjen Stark
- C.Brynden Tully
- D.Ned Stark
Answer: Ned Stark
Eddard Stark is almost always called Ned Stark in A Song of Ice and Fire and related adaptation discussions.
Question 5
What is the name of the giant fortification in the far North?
Answer: the Wall
The Wall is a giant fortification in the far North.
Question 6
Which group is tasked with guarding the Wall?
Answer: Night's Watch
The Night's Watch guards the Wall.
Question 7
Who is known as the Mother of Dragons?
Answer: Daenerys Targaryen
Daenerys Targaryen is known is the Mother of Dragons.
Question 8
What is House Lannister's seat?
- A.Dragonstone
- B.Casterly Rock
- C.Winterfell
- D.Highgarden
Answer: Casterly Rock
Casterly Rock is the ancestral seat of House Lannister in A Song of Ice and Fire, the Westerlands stronghold tied to the familyâs power.
Question 9
What city serves as the capital of the Seven Kingdoms?
Answer: King's Landing
King's Landing is the capital of the Seven Kingdoms.
Question 10
What is the name of the royal seat of the realm?
Answer: Iron Throne
The Iron Throne is the royal seat of the realm.
Question 11
Which Lannister is Tywin Lannister's son?
Answer: Tyrion Lannister
Tyrion Lannister is Tywin Lannister's son.
A Song of Ice and Fire Family Trivia
12 questions
These family A Song of Ice and Fire trivia questions are built for mixed-age game nights, classrooms, and groups.
Question 1
Who is Arya Stark's elder sister?
Answer: Sansa Stark
Sansa Stark is the older sister of Arya Stark.
Question 2
Which Stark child is Eddard Stark's eldest legitimate son?
Answer: Robb Stark
Robb Stark is identified is Eddard Stark's eldest legitimate son.
Question 3
Among Eddard and Catelyn Starkâs children, who is the youngest?
- A.Bran Stark
- B.Arya Stark
- C.Sansa Stark
- D.Rickon Stark
Answer: Rickon Stark
Rickon is the youngest of Ned and Catelyn Starkâs children in A Song of Ice and Fire. The question is about the Stark family lineup, not the Astapor or Blackwater scenes referenced elsewhere in the source block.
Question 4
What is Catelyn Stark's maiden house name?
- A.Arryn
- B.Tyrell
- C.Greyjoy
- D.Tully
Answer: Tully
Catelyn is born Catelyn Tully before marrying into House Stark. This is her family name, not a title or location.
Question 5
Which lord is the father of Catelyn, Lysa, and Edmure?
- A.Rickard Stark
- B.Jon Arryn
- C.Tywin Lannister
- D.Hoster Tully
Answer: Hoster Tully
Hoster Tully is the head of House Tully and the father of Catelyn, Lysa, and Edmure in A Song of Ice and Fire.
Question 6
Who does Robin Arryn call his mother?
- A.Margaery Tyrell
- B.Lysa Arryn
- C.Catelyn Stark
- D.Cersei Lannister
Answer: Lysa Arryn
Robin Arryn is the son of Lysa Arryn, whom he calls his mother. The relationship is central to the Vale storyline.
Question 7
Who is the father of Cersei, Jaime, and Tyrion Lannister?
Answer: Tywin Lannister
Tywin Lannister is the father of Cersei, Jaime, and Tyrion.
Question 8
Who is publicly presented as Joffrey's mother?
- A.Catelyn Stark
- B.Dany Targaryen
- C.Cersei Lannister
- D.Margaery Tyrell
Answer: Cersei Lannister
In the court-facing story around Joffreyâs parentage, Cersei is the queen named is his mother. The public version hides the Jaime-Cersei secret Bran witnesses in the tower scene.
Question 9
Who is Joffrey Baratheon's younger sister?
Answer: Myrcella Baratheon
Myrcella Baratheon is Joffrey's younger sister.
Question 10
Which younger brother belongs to Joffrey Baratheon's family line?
Answer: Tommen Baratheon
Tommen Baratheon is the younger brother of Joffrey Baratheon.
Question 11
Who is Daenerys Targaryenâs older brother?
- A.Viserys Targaryen
- B.Rhaegar Targaryen
- C.Aegon Targaryen
- D.Jorah Mormont
Answer: Viserys Targaryen
Viserys is Daenerysâs older brother in A Song of Ice and Fire. He is the brother she first travels with before the Astapor command-switch scene.
Question 12
Who is the elderly Targaryen maester at Castle Black?
- A.Maester Pycelle
- B.Alliser Thorne
- C.Maester Aemon
- D.Maester Luwin
Answer: Maester Aemon
Maester Aemon serves at Castle Black is the aged Targaryen maester in the Nightâs Watch. The question asks for the role-name tied to that setting.
Fun A Song of Ice and Fire Trivia
13 questions
These fun A Song of Ice and Fire trivia questions highlight surprising moments and playful facts for game-night groups.
Question 1
If House Stark had a weather app alert, what would it probably say every day?
- A.Growing Strong
- B.Ours is the Fury
- C.Winter is Coming
- D.Fire and Blood
Answer: Winter is Coming.
The official words of House Stark are "Winter is Coming.".
Question 2
What is House Lannisterâs official motto?
- A.Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken
- B.Hear Me Roar
- C.A Lannister Always Pays
- D.Winter Is Coming
Answer: Hear Me Roar
House Lannisterâs words are âHear Me Roar,â not the fan-quoted debt line. The clue points to the Lannister house motto, a separate phrase from their famous reputation.
Question 3
Which house slogan basically says, "Weâre not here to do gardening"?
- A.Ours is the Fury
- B.We Do Not Sow
- C.Growing Strong
- D.Family, Duty, Honor
Answer: We Do Not Sow.
House Greyjoy's words are "We Do Not Sow.".
Question 4
Which Baratheon motto is "Ours is the Fury"?
- A.House Lannister
- B.House Targaryen
- C.House Baratheon
- D.House Stark
Answer: House Baratheon
"Ours is the Fury" is the words of House Baratheon, whose banner is tied to the stormlands. It fits the franchiseâs famous house motto lane.
Question 5
Which great house keeps its priorities beautifully organized as family first, duty second, honor third?
Answer: House Tully
The words "Family, Duty, Honor" belong to House Tully.
Question 6
Which house motto is âUnbowed, Unbent, Unbrokenâ?
- A.House Lannister
- B.House Tyrell
- C.House Martell
- D.House Stark
Answer: House Martell
House Martell of Dorne uses âUnbowed, Unbent, Unbrokenâ is its motto. It is one of the franchiseâs best-known house words.
Question 7
What follows âWe should start back,â in the first novelâs prologue?
- A.Cersei's Walk of Atonement
- B.Ned's execution
- C.the Red Wedding
- D.Bran's fall from the tower
Answer: Bran's fall from the tower
The opening line leads into the tower mystery, where Bran is pushed after seeing Jaime and Cersei together. That fall is the next key beat tied to the first novelâs opening scene.
Question 8
Complete House Arrynâs lofty motto: "As High as _____."?
Answer: Honor
House Arryn's words are "As High is Honor.".
Question 9
At Astapor, what does Daenerys command the Unsullied to do?
- A.seize the throne
- B.defend Meereen
- C.kill the masters
- D.burn the ships
Answer: kill the masters
In the Astapor command-switch scene, Daenerys frees the Unsullied and orders them to kill the masters of Astapor.
Question 10
What is Jon Snowâs direwolf named in the early novels?
- A.Ghost
- B.Nymeria
- C.Summer
- D.Shaggydog
Answer: Ghost
Ghost is Jon Snowâs direwolf in A Song of Ice and Fire, one of the pups found near Winterfell at the start of the story.
Question 11
Which direwolf name did Arya Stark choose, giving her companion a queenly edge?
Answer: Nymeria
Arya Stark names her direwolf Nymeria.
Question 12
Sansa Starkâs direwolf has a name fit for a courtly introduction. What is it?
- A.Summer
- B.Grey Wind
- C.Lady
- D.Nymeria
Answer: Lady
Sansa Stark's direwolf is Lady.
Question 13
Which seasonal name belongs to Bran Starkâs direwolf?
Answer: Summer
Bran Stark's direwolf is Summer.
Funny A Song of Ice and Fire Trivia
10 questions
These funny A Song of Ice and Fire trivia questions highlight playful moments, odd facts, and inside jokes.
Question 1
If Westeros held a worst-best nickname contest, what nickname does Tyrion Lannister answer to?
Answer: Tyrion Lannister is nicknamed "the Imp."
Tyrion's well-known nickname is "the Imp.".
Question 2
Which blunt canine-themed nickname belongs to Sandor Clegane?
- A.the Hound
- B.the Mountain
- C.the Blackfish
- D.Damphair
Answer: Sandor Clegane is widely known as "the Hound."
Sandor Clegane is famously called "the Hound.".
Question 3
Sandor's brother Gregor gets a nickname with all the subtlety of a landslide. What is it?
Answer: Gregor Clegane is nicknamed "the Mountain."
Gregor Clegane's common nickname is "the Mountain.".
Question 4
Petyr Baelish somehow makes a small body part sound sinister. What is his common nickname?
Answer: Petyr Baelish is commonly called "Littlefinger."
Petyr Baelish is commonly known is "Littlefinger.".
Question 5
Which knight sounds like he should come with a side of soup and a loaf of bread: Davos Seaworth or Brynden Tully?
- A.the Spider
- B.Onion Knight
- C.the Blackfish
- D.the Usurper
Answer: Davos Seaworth is nicknamed "the Onion Knight."
Davos Seaworth's famous nickname is "the Onion Knight.".
Question 6
Brynden Tully's nickname suggests either a dangerous warrior or a very dramatic fishing story. What is it?
Answer: Brynden Tully is known as "the Blackfish."
Brynden Tully is called "the Blackfish.".
Question 7
Which warrior is known for his blue-dyed beard and mustache?
- A.Jorah Mormont
- B.Tormund Giantsbane
- C.Syrio Forel
- D.Daario Naharis
Answer: Daario Naharis
Daario Naharis is the flamboyant sellsword with blue-dyed facial hair in Daenerysâs storyline. The âneeds more blueâ joke points to his distinctive look.
Question 8
After winning a duel, which larger-than-life fighter celebrates in a spectacularly disgusting way by defecating on his defeated foe?
Answer: Strong Belwas celebrates a duel by defecating on his defeated foe.
That memorably revolting victory ritual belongs to Strong Belwas.
Question 9
Which Night's Watch brother at Castle Black is known for bleak sarcasm?
- A.Dolorous Edd
- B.Samwell Tarly
- C.Grenn
- D.Pyp
Answer: Dolorous Edd
Dolorous Edd is the Night's Watch brother famous for deadpan, gloomy jokes. Castle Black anchors the setting to the Watch context in the source material.
Question 10
Aeron Greyjoy's nickname sounds less like a warrior and more like an unfortunate hair day. What is it?
Answer: Aeron Greyjoy is nicknamed "Damphair."
Aeron Greyjoy is called "Damphair.".
Hard A Song of Ice and Fire Trivia
12 questions
These hard A Song of Ice and Fire trivia questions are for expert fans who want a real challenge.
Question 1
In what year was the first A Song of Ice and Fire novel published?
Answer: 1996
The first novel in the series was published in 1996.
Question 2
Which year marks the publication of A Feast for Crows?
- A.2005
- B.2003
- C.2007
- D.2011
Answer: 2005
A Feast for Crows was published in 2005.
Question 3
A Dance with Dragons reached publication in which year?
Answer: 2011
A Dance with Dragons was published in 2011.
Question 4
How many main-series A Song of Ice and Fire novels are currently published?
- A.Five novels
- B.Four novels
- C.Six novels
- D.Seven novels
Answer: Five novels
The currently published main series contains five novels.
Question 5
What cataclysm destroyed the Valyrian Freehold centuries before the novels begin?
Answer: The Doom of Valyria
The Valyrian Freehold was destroyed by the Doom of Valyria.
Question 6
What is House Dayneâs ancestral sword called?
- A.Ice
- B.Longclaw
- C.Needle
- D.Dawn
Answer: Dawn
Dawn is House Dayneâs legendary ancestral sword in A Song of Ice and Fire, famously tied to the Daynes of Starfall.
Question 7
Which ancestral Valyrian steel sword belongs to House Stark?
Answer: Ice
The ancestral Valyrian steel sword of House Stark is Ice.
Question 8
The Red Wedding occurs in which main-series novel?
Answer: A Storm of Swords
The Red Wedding takes place during A Storm of Swords.
Question 9
At the end of the Battle of the Blackwater, which side prevails?
Answer: The defenders of King's Landing
The Battle of the Blackwater ends with a victory for the defenders of King's Landing.
Question 10
Melisandre serves as a red priestess of which deity?
- A.The old gods
- B.The Drowned God
- C.R'hllor
- D.The Seven
Answer: R'hllor
Melisandre is a red priestess of R'hllor.
Question 11
In which Free City are the Faceless Men based?
Answer: Braavos
The Faceless Men are based in the Free City of Braavos.
Question 12
Where is the Citadel located?
Answer: Oldtown
The Citadel is located in Oldtown.
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