Seven days of questions and answers

Minecraft Trivia Answers Archive

Review earlier daily rounds, reveal the correct answer, and use the short explanation to learn the fact behind each question. Page 2 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. Which passive mob can be ridden with a saddle and guided with a carrot on a stick?

    Answer: Pig

    Pigs can be saddled and controlled using a carrot on a stick, though they cannot jump and are slower than horses.

  2. What is the primary purpose of Crying Obsidian found in Nether portal ruins and bastion remnants?

    Answer: Crafting respawn anchors

    Crying Obsidian is used alongside gold blocks to craft a Respawn Anchor, which allows players to set their spawn point in the Nether.

  3. What do striders drop when killed in the Nether?

    Answer: String

    Striders are passive Nether mobs that drop string upon death and can be ridden across lava seas using a warped fungus on a stick.

  4. What does a Fermented Spider Eye do when added to a Potion of Swiftness in the brewing stand?

    Answer: Reverses it into a Potion of Slowness

    A Fermented Spider Eye inverts or corrupts a potion's effect, so combining it with Swiftness produces a Potion of Slowness, which reduces movement speed.

  5. Which villager trading level comes immediately after Apprentice?

    Answer: Journeyman

    Villager trading levels progress from Novice to Apprentice, Journeyman, Expert, and then Master.

Daily round

  1. Which mob generally becomes neutral toward players when the surrounding light is bright enough?

    Answer: Spider

    Spiders generally remain neutral in bright light unless already provoked, while darkness can make them hostile.

  2. Which passive mob follows a player who is holding wheat?

    Answer: Sheep

    Sheep are attracted to players holding wheat, which is also used to breed them.

  3. Which crop grows from seeds commonly obtained by breaking grass?

    Answer: Wheat

    Wheat seeds commonly drop when grass is broken and can be planted on farmland to grow wheat.

  4. Which effect from eating a raw pufferfish can reduce health but will not deal the final half-heart of damage?

    Answer: Poison

    A raw pufferfish inflicts Poison among other effects, and Poison stops dealing damage at half a heart.

  5. Which passive mob can be sheared for wool and also provides mutton when killed?

    Answer: Sheep

    Sheep are the only mob that yields both wool (when sheared) and mutton (when killed), making them a versatile resource for players.

Daily round

  1. Which boots enchantment temporarily turns nearby water into frosted ice while its wearer walks?

    Answer: Frost Walker

    Frost Walker creates temporary frosted ice on water near the boots of the moving wearer.

  2. What is the primary food source obtainable from pigs?

    Answer: Raw Porkchop

    Pigs drop raw porkchops when killed, which can be cooked in a furnace or on a campfire for better hunger restoration.

  3. Which large floating hostile mob in the Nether launches explosive fireballs?

    Answer: Ghast

    Ghasts are large floating mobs found throughout the Nether that launch explosive fireballs at players from a distance.

  4. Which witch drop can convert a regular potion into a splash potion?

    Answer: Gunpowder

    Gunpowder can be brewed into a regular potion to convert it into a throwable splash potion.

  5. What unique drop does the Wither Skeleton provide that is needed to summon the Wither boss?

    Answer: Wither Skeleton Skull

    Wither skeletons have a rare chance to drop their skull, and three skulls placed on soul sand in a T-shape are needed to summon the Wither.

Daily round

  1. Which neutral mob can defend villagers by attacking nearby threats?

    Answer: Iron Golem

    Iron golems patrol villages and attack many hostile mobs that threaten villagers.

  2. Which status effect reduces the melee attack damage dealt by an affected entity?

    Answer: Weakness

    Weakness reduces the melee attack damage dealt by an affected player or mob.

  3. Which status effect deals ongoing damage and can reduce an affected entity's health to zero?

    Answer: Wither

    The Wither status effect deals ongoing damage over time to any entity affected by it, distinct from poison because it can reduce health below half a heart.

  4. What does a repeater do to a redstone signal passing through it?

    Answer: Amplifies it back to strength 15 and adds a delay

    A redstone repeater boosts any incoming signal back to full strength of 15 and introduces a configurable delay of one to four ticks.

  5. What crafting ingredient is required to make a compass?

    Answer: Redstone Dust

    A compass is crafted with four iron ingots around one piece of redstone dust, with the redstone sitting at the center of the crafting grid.

Daily round

  1. What effect does the Swift Sneak enchantment on leggings grant the player?

    Answer: Faster walking while sneaking

    Swift Sneak increases the player's movement speed while sneaking, making it invaluable for traversing the dangerous sculk-filled corridors of Ancient Cities without triggering traps.

  2. Which block provides a redstone signal whose strength corresponds to the time of day in the game world?

    Answer: Daylight Detector

    A Daylight Detector outputs a redstone signal that increases during daytime and decreases at night, and it can be inverted by right-clicking to detect darkness instead.

  3. Which of these materials can be used to craft a bucket?

    Answer: Three iron ingots

    A bucket is crafted from three iron ingots arranged in a V-shape on the crafting table, giving players the ability to carry water, lava, milk, and other fluids.

  4. Which curse makes an equipped item disappear instead of dropping when its owner dies?

    Answer: Curse of Vanishing

    The Curse of Vanishing is a negative enchantment that causes an item to disappear when the player dies instead of dropping on the ground, making it the opposite of what most players want.

  5. Which sequence starts the process of curing a zombie villager?

    Answer: Apply Weakness, then feed it a golden apple

    A zombie villager begins curing after it receives the Weakness effect and is then fed a golden apple.

Daily round

  1. Which underground Overworld structure is characterized by wooden supports, rails, and chest minecarts?

    Answer: Mineshaft

    Mineshafts form underground networks with wooden supports, rail segments, and minecarts that can contain loot chests.

  2. Which village site is commonly marked by a bell and used as a gathering place?

    Answer: The meeting point

    A bell marks a village meeting point where villagers gather, and villagers also ring it during a raid.

  3. Which block is immune to explosions caused by creepers and TNT?

    Answer: Bedrock

    Bedrock cannot be destroyed by any explosion or tool in normal gameplay, making it the only block listed here with complete explosion immunity.

  4. Which food item is crafted by placing a gold ingot around a regular apple in the crafting grid?

    Answer: Golden Apple

    A golden apple is made by surrounding an apple with eight gold ingots and provides absorption and regeneration when eaten.

  5. Which Nether structure contains Blaze spawners and naturally spawning Blazes?

    Answer: Nether Fortress

    Nether Fortresses contain Blaze spawners and fortress areas where Blazes naturally spawn.

Daily round

  1. Which interface can arrange nine matching ingots to craft a compact storage block?

    Answer: Crafting Grid

    Using the standard crafting grid, players can place nine ingots or other items in a square to compress them into a storage block, and placing that block in any crafting grid decomposes it back into nine units.

  2. Which passive mob can be ridden with a saddle and guided with a carrot on a stick?

    Answer: Pig

    Pigs can be saddled and controlled using a carrot on a stick, though they cannot jump and are slower than horses.

  3. Which mob drops gunpowder, a key ingredient for crafting TNT?

    Answer: Creeper

    Creepers drop gunpowder upon death, which is essential for crafting TNT and fire charges.

  4. What does Glowstone Dust usually do when brewed into a compatible potion?

    Answer: Raises the effect to a stronger level while shortening its duration

    Glowstone Dust strengthens compatible potion effects, generally trading some duration for a higher effect level.

  5. Which plant must be placed underwater in order to grow?

    Answer: Kelp

    Kelp is an aquatic plant that is placed and grows underwater, unlike the other listed crops.