Succession Trivia
Succession trivia dives into the Emmy-winning HBO drama created by Jesse Armstrong, where the Roy familyâs battle for control of Waystar Royco turns boardroom maneuvering into riveting television. From Logan Royâs ruthless grip on power to the showâs barbed humor and standout performances, itâs a rich subject for fans who want to test how closely they followed every betrayal, alliance, and meltdown.
Easy Succession Trivia
13 questions
These easy Succession trivia questions are great for beginners and kids around age 12 and under.
Question 1
On what date did Succession premiere on HBO?
Answer: June 3, 2018
Succession first premiered on HBO on June 3, 2018.
Question 2
Who created Succession?
Answer: Jesse Armstrong
The series was created by Jesse Armstrong.
Question 3
How many seasons did Succession run for?
Answer: four seasons
Succession ran for four seasons.
Question 4
When did the series finale of Succession air?
Answer: May 28, 2023
The final episode aired on May 28, 2023.
Question 5
Which actor plays Logan Roy?
Answer: Brian Cox
Brian Cox portrays Logan Roy in the series.
Question 6
Who plays Kendall Roy on Succession?
Answer: Jeremy Strong
Jeremy Strong plays Kendall Roy.
Question 7
Which actress portrays Shiv Roy?
Answer: Sarah Snook
Sarah Snook plays Shiv Roy.
Question 8
Who is the actor behind Roman Roy?
Answer: Kieran Culkin
Roman Roy is played by Kieran Culkin.
Question 9
Which actor plays Connor Roy?
Answer: Alan Ruck
Alan Ruck portrays Connor Roy.
Question 10
Succession mainly follows which family?
Answer: the Roy family
The series centers on the Roy family.
Question 11
What is the name of the media conglomerate controlled by the Roys?
Answer: Waystar Royco
The Roy family controls Waystar Royco.
Question 12
Who is the patriarch of the Roy family?
Answer: Logan Roy
Logan Roy is identified is the family's patriarch.
Question 13
Who plays Greg Hirsch?
Answer: Nicholas Braun
Greg Hirsch is played by Nicholas Braun.
Succession Family Trivia
12 questions
These family Succession trivia questions are built for mixed-age game nights, classrooms, and groups.
Question 1
Which Roy sibling is Logan Roy's eldest son?
- A.Kendall Roy
- B.Roman Roy
- C.Greg Hirsch
- D.Connor Roy
Answer: Connor Roy
Connor Roy is identified is Logan Roy's eldest son.
Question 2
Logan Roy's second son is who?
- A.Kendall Roy
- B.Connor Roy
- C.Roman Roy
- D.Tom Wambsgans
Answer: Kendall Roy
Kendall Roy is Logan Roy's second son.
Question 3
Among Logan Roy's sons, who is the youngest?
- A.Roman Roy
- B.Connor Roy
- C.Kendall Roy
- D.Greg Hirsch
Answer: Roman Roy
Roman Roy is Logan Roy's youngest son.
Question 4
Which Roy sibling is Logan Roy's only daughter?
- A.Willa Ferreyra
- B.Rava Roy
- C.Shiv Roy
- D.Marcia Roy
Answer: Shiv Roy
Shiv Roy is Logan Roy's only daughter.
Question 5
During most of the series, who is Logan Roy's wife?
- A.Willa Ferreyra
- B.Marcia Roy
- C.Lady Caroline Collingwood
- D.Rava Roy
Answer: Marcia Roy
Marcia Roy is Logan Roy's wife during most of the series.
Question 6
Who is Shiv Roy's husband on Succession?
- A.Connor Roy
- B.Tom Wambsgans
- C.Greg Hirsch
- D.Frank Vernon
Answer: Tom Wambsgans
Tom Wambsgans is Shiv Roy's husband.
Question 7
What is Greg Hirsch's family relationship to Logan Roy?
Answer: great-nephew
Greg Hirsch is Logan Roy's great-nephew.
Question 8
Who is Logan Roy's older brother?
- A.Tom Wambsgans
- B.Connor Roy
- C.Ewan Roy
- D.Frank Vernon
Answer: Ewan Roy
Ewan Roy is Logan Roy's older brother.
Question 9
Which actor plays Ewan Roy?
Answer: James Cromwell
James Cromwell plays Ewan Roy.
Question 10
Who plays Lady Caroline Collingwood?
Answer: Harriet Walter
Harriet Walter plays Lady Caroline Collingwood.
Question 11
Kendall, Shiv, and Roman share which mother?
Answer: Lady Caroline Collingwood
Lady Caroline Collingwood is the mother of Kendall, Shiv, and Roman.
Question 12
True or false: Connor Roy has the same mother as Kendall, Shiv, and Roman.?
Answer: False
Connor Roy has a different mother than Kendall, Shiv, and Roman.
Fun Succession Trivia
13 questions
These fun Succession trivia questions highlight surprising moments and playful facts for game-night groups.
Question 1
Who directed the pilot episode of Succession, setting the tone for all that boardroom venom to come?
- A.Jesse Armstrong
- B.Mark Mylod
- C.Nicholas Britell
- D.Adam McKay directed the pilot episode.
Answer: Adam McKay directed the pilot episode.
The pilot episode was directed by Adam McKay.
Question 2
That instantly recognizable Succession main title theme was composed by whom?
- A.Hans Zimmer
- B.Ramin Djawadi
- C.Alexandre Desplat
- D.Nicholas Britell
Answer: The main title theme was composed by Nicholas Britell.
Nicholas Britell composed the show's main title theme.
Question 3
What is the title of Successionâs season 1 finale?
- A.Nobody Is Ever Missing
- B.This Is Not for Tears
- C.All the Bells Say
- D.With Open Eyes
Answer: The season 1 finale is titled "Nobody Is Ever Missing."
Season 1 ends with the episode titled "Nobody Is Ever Missing.".
Question 4
Which episode title closes out season 2 of Succession?
- A.This Is Not for Tears
- B.Nobody Is Ever Missing
- C.Church and State
- D.Tailgate Party
Answer: The season 2 finale is titled "This Is Not for Tears."
The season 2 finale carries the title "This Is Not for Tears.".
Question 5
If you were making a playlist of Roy family disasters, which title belongs to the season 3 finale?
- A.Bells Say
- B.With Open Eyes
- C.America Decides
- D.Safe Room
Answer: The season 3 finale is titled "All the Bells Say."
Season 3 concludes with "All the Bells Say.".
Question 6
What is the title of the series finale of Succession?
- A.Connor's Wedding
- B.With Open Eyes
- C.All the Bells Say
- D.Nobody Is Ever Missing
Answer: The series finale is titled "With Open Eyes."
The final episode of the series is titled "With Open Eyes.".
Question 7
In which episode does the company attempt a vote of no confidence against Logan Roy?
- A.Safe Room
- B.Argestes
- C.America Decides
- D.Which Side Are You On?
Answer: The vote of no confidence against Logan Roy happens in "Which Side Are You On?"
"Which Side Are You On?" features the vote of no confidence against Logan.
Question 8
Which Succession episode is forever associated with the nightmare-inducing phrase "Boar on the Floor"?
- A.Safe Room
- B.Tern Haven
- C.Hunting
- D.Prague
Answer: "Boar on the Floor" appears in the episode "Hunting."
The notorious game called Boar on the Floor takes place in "Hunting.".
Question 9
At what episode does Succession head to a high-profile media retreat?
- A.Argestes
- B.Austerlitz
- C.Tailgate Party
- D.Lion in the Meadow
Answer: The high-profile media retreat is in "Argestes."
"Argestes" is set around a high-profile media retreat.
Question 10
Which episode title sounds least glamorous but actually includes a shareholder crisis for Waystar?
- A.Safe Room
- B.Church and State
- C.Which Side Are You On?
- D.Retired Janitors
Answer: The shareholder crisis for Waystar occurs in "Retired Janitors of Idaho."
"Retired Janitors of Idaho" includes the shareholder crisis storyline.
Question 11
Which episode centers on Kendall Royâs lavish 40th birthday party?
- A.Prague
- B.America Decides
- C.Connor's Wedding
- D.Too Much Birthday
Answer: Kendall's lavish 40th birthday party is the focus of "Too Much Birthday."
"Too Much Birthday" centers on Kendall Roy's 40th birthday party.
Question 12
In which episode does Logan Roy die?
- A.All the Bells Say
- B.Connor's Wedding
- C.Church and State
- D.With Open Eyes
Answer: Logan Roy dies in "Connor's Wedding."
The episode "Connor's Wedding" contains Logan Roy's death.
Question 13
Which episode is set during an election night gathering at Shiv and Tomâs apartment?
- A.America Decides
- B.Argestes
- C.Safe Room
- D.Tailgate Party
Answer: That gathering takes place in "Tailgate Party."
"Tailgate Party" is set during an election night gathering at Shiv and Tom's apartment.
Funny Succession Trivia
13 questions
These funny Succession trivia questions highlight playful moments, odd facts, and inside jokes.
Question 1
What nickname does Roman Roy keep using for Greg Hirsch, as if Greg were a breakfast item with a trust fund?
Answer: Greg the Egg
Roman repeatedly calls Greg Hirsch "Greg the Egg.".
Question 2
Fans gave Tom Wambsgans and Greg Hirsch what gloriously awful duo name?
Answer: Disgusting Brothers
Tom and Greg are often referred to by fans is the "Disgusting Brothers.".
Question 3
When Logan Roy wants to end a conversation with all the warmth of a slammed vault door, what catchphrase does he use?
Answer: Fuck off
Logan Roy's blunt catchphrase is "Fuck off.".
Question 4
In one of Tom's more normal workplace chats, he tells Greg that he did what?
Answer: swallowed his own load
Tom once tells Greg that he swallowed his own load.
Question 5
Connor Roy enters presidential politics as what kind of candidate?
- A.independent write-in only candidate
- B.major-party nominee
- C.running mate
- D.third-party candidate
Answer: third-party candidate
Connor launches a presidential campaign is a third-party candidate.
Question 6
Willa Ferreyra's profession is not "patient fiancée." What creative job does she do?
Answer: playwright
Willa Ferreyra works is a playwright.
Question 7
Before Greg was fumbling through corporate terror, where does he work at the start of the series?
Answer: a Waystar amusement park
Cousin Greg starts the series working at a Waystar amusement park.
Question 8
Roman accidentally sends Logan which deeply career-limiting item?
Answer: a picture of his genitals
Roman sends Logan a picture of his genitals by mistake.
Question 9
During season 2 office horseplay, Tom turns Greg into target practice with what object?
- A.rolled-up reports
- B.water bottles
- C.tennis balls
- D.printer cartridges
Answer: water bottles
Tom pelts Greg with water bottles during office horseplay in season 2.
Question 10
Roman and Gerri keep their flirtation alive through what kind of messages?
Answer: explicit messages
Roman and Gerri conduct a secret flirtation through explicit messages.
Question 11
Which Kendall performance proves that filial devotion can, in fact, rhyme?
Answer: L to the OG
Kendall performs the rap tribute "L to the OG" for Logan.
Question 12
Tom's prison chatter includes a dessert-sounding item with a deeply alarming name. What is it called?
Answer: loony cake
Tom jokes about the prison food item called a "loony cake.".
Question 13
Finish Greg's memorably tangled line: "If it is to be said..."?
- A.so it be, so it is
- B.then let it stand
- C.so we proceed
- D.it shall be done
Answer: so it be, so it is
Greg uses the phrase "If it is to be said, so it be, so it is.".
Hard Succession Trivia
14 questions
These hard Succession trivia questions are for expert fans who want a real challenge.
Question 1
What is the name of Waystar Roycoâs news division?
Answer: ATN
Waystar Roycoâs in-house news arm is ATN.
Question 2
In the pilot, Logan Roy is sidelined by what specific medical event?
- A.A heart attack
- B.A stroke caused by a clot
- C.An aneurysm
- D.cerebral hemorrhage
Answer: A cerebral hemorrhage
The pilot episode establishes the succession crisis after Logan suffers a cerebral hemorrhage.
Question 3
Kendallâs season 1 takeover attempt is backed by Stewy Hosseini and which other power player?
- A.Lukas Matsson
- B.Josh Aaronson
- C.Lawrence Yee
- D.Sandy Furness
Answer: Sandy Furness
Stewy and Sandy Furness are the crucial outside forces behind Kendallâs attempted takeover in season 1.
Question 4
Which actor portrays Sandy Furness on Succession?
Answer: Larry Pine
Sandy Furness is played by Larry Pine.
Question 5
Sandi Furness is played by what actor?
Answer: Hope Davis
Hope Davis portrays Sandi Furness.
Question 6
Who plays Nan Pierce, the grande dame of the Pierce family orbit?
Answer: Jean Smart
Nan Pierce is portrayed by Jean Smart.
Question 7
The Pierce family company is better known by what three-letter name?
Answer: PGM
The Pierce media company is called PGM.
Question 8
Which actor appears as investor Josh Aaronson?
Answer: Adrien Brody
Josh Aaronson is played by Adrien Brody.
Question 9
Name the actor who plays tech mogul Lukas Matsson.?
Answer: Alexander SkarsgÄrd
Lukas Matsson is portrayed by Alexander SkarsgÄrd.
Question 10
Lukas Matsson is the founder of which company?
Answer: GoJo
Matsson is the founder of GoJo.
Question 11
Which actor plays the presidential candidate Jeryd Mencken?
Answer: Justin Kirk
Jeryd Mencken is portrayed by Justin Kirk.
Question 12
Kerry Castellabate is played by whom?
Answer: Zoe Winters
Zoe Winters plays Kerry Castellabate.
Question 13
Which actor portrays Karl Muller?
Answer: David Rasche
Karl Muller is played by David Rasche.
Question 14
Who plays Hugo Baker, Waystarâs communications operator with a gift for bad-news energy?
Answer: Fisher Stevens
Hugo Baker is portrayed by Fisher Stevens.
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