Trivia Team Names: Clever and Funny Names for Quiz Night

A great trivia team name makes the quizmaster smile when they read the scores. The best ones are short, a little nerdy and easy to say out loud. Here are clever, funny and themed ideas for your next quiz night. Part of our team names hub.

Top picks

• Quizzy Rascals – a play on “quizzical”
• Smarty Pints – a classic for pub quizzes
• Les Quizerables – a pun on Les Misérables
• Agatha Quiztie – for mystery fans
• The Know-It-Ales – for a pub quiz
• Trivia Newton John – a pun on the singer’s name
• Google Is Cheating – for honest teams
• Answer Me This

Clever trivia team names

• Quiz Khalifa
• The Fact Hunt
• Einstein’s Cousins
• Cereal Killers of Knowledge – only if your crowd likes dark humour
• Brainy Bunch
• Multiple Choice Champions
• The Usual Suspects
• Wise Quackers

Funny trivia team names

• We Thought There’d Be Food
• Here for the Snacks
• Tequila Mockingbird – a pun on To Kill a Mockingbird
• Let’s Get Quizzical
• Last Place Again
• Quizteama Aguilera
• The Guess Who
• Absolutely Not Cheating

Themed trivia team names

Going to a themed quiz? Match your team name to the theme for bonus laughs.

Harry Potter trivia team names

• Accio Answers
• Hogwarts Dropouts
• The Quizzard of Oz – mixes two stories, which quiz crowds love
• Expecto Points-tronum

Taylor Swift trivia team names

• We Are Never Ever Getting Points Together
• Shake It Off (The Wrong Answer)
• Fearless Guessers
• Blank Space on the Answer Sheet

These are fan puns and are not connected to the authors, artists or brands they mention.

How to choose a trivia team name

• Make it easy to say. The host will read it out loud many times.
• Keep it short. Score sheets have small boxes.
• Match the room. A family-friendly quiz needs a family-friendly name.
• Have a backup. Popular puns get taken; bring a second choice.

Questions people ask

What is a good trivia team name?

A short pun on a famous phrase, film or song works best, like “Smarty Pints” or “Les Quizerables”.

Should our team name change every week?

Some teams keep one name to build a reputation; others change it every week for fun. Both are fine.

What is a good name for a first-time trivia team?

Something modest and funny, like “Here for the Snacks” or “Last Place Again”, takes the pressure off.