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 4 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. Which enchantment, exclusive to crossbows, causes arrows to pierce through multiple entities?

    Answer: Piercing

    Piercing lets arrows fired from a crossbow pass through multiple entities, with higher levels allowing more targets to be pierced.

  2. Which item normally points toward the world spawn point when held?

    Answer: Compass

    A standard compass points toward the world's spawn point when used in the Overworld.

  3. 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.

  4. What do villagers use as currency when trading with the player?

    Answer: Emeralds

    Villagers exclusively use emeralds as their trading currency, and players both buy and sell goods for emeralds.

  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. What material is produced when Ancient Debris is smelted?

    Answer: Netherite Scrap

    Smelting Ancient Debris in a furnace or blast furnace produces Netherite Scrap.

  2. Which item commonly boosts an Elytra wearer forward during a glide?

    Answer: Firework Rocket

    Using a Firework Rocket during an Elytra glide provides a forward boost that can extend the flight.

  3. Which climbable block can be extended upward while the player remains near its base?

    Answer: Scaffolding

    Scaffolding can be climbed and extended upward by placing additional scaffolding against the lower part of the stack.

  4. In which dimension does Ancient Debris generate naturally?

    Answer: The Nether

    Ancient Debris generates naturally inside Nether terrain and is the source material for Netherite Scrap.

  5. Which biome is known for mycelium-covered terrain and naturally spawning mooshrooms?

    Answer: No hostile mobs spawn there naturally

    Mushroom Fields feature mycelium across the surface and are the natural home of mooshrooms.

Daily round

  1. Which tool is crafted from one iron ingot and one flint and can ignite a Nether portal frame?

    Answer: Flint and Steel

    Flint and Steel is crafted from an iron ingot and a piece of flint and can ignite the inside of an obsidian portal frame.

  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 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.

  4. Which neutral mob becomes hostile if you look directly at its face?

    Answer: Enderman

    Endermen turn hostile when a player places their crosshair directly on the mob's upper body or face, provoking an attack.

  5. Which food item is obtained by fishing and can be cooked for better saturation?

    Answer: Cod

    Raw cod is caught through fishing and can be cooked into cooked cod, which provides more hunger and saturation when eaten.

Daily round

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. What does smelting sand in a furnace produce?

    Answer: Glass

    Smelting a sand block in a furnace yields a glass block, which is transparent and can be broken by hand without tools.

  5. What effect does sleeping in a bed during a thunderstorm have?

    Answer: It advances time to dawn like normal sleep

    Sleeping in a bed during a thunderstorm skips the night and moves time to dawn the same way it does on a clear night, also ending the storm.

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. What does the Mending enchantment do when the player gains experience?

    Answer: Repairs the enchanted item using collected XP orbs

    Mending channels experience orbs directly into repairing the enchanted item, making it one of the most valuable enchantments for keeping gear in good condition without an anvil.

  3. What dimension features a biome composed entirely of crimson or warped nylium and massive fungi?

    Answer: The Nether

    The Nether's crimson and warped forests feature nylium surfaces and towering fungi unique to that dimension.

  4. 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.

  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.

Daily round

  1. Which object atop an obsidian spike heals the Ender Dragon until it is destroyed?

    Answer: End Crystal

    End Crystals on the obsidian spikes restore the Ender Dragon's health until players destroy them.

  2. Which Nether biome contains crimson nylium, weeping vines, and large crimson fungi?

    Answer: Crimson Forest

    The Crimson Forest is the biome characterized by huge crimson fungi, weeping vines, and a dense, warm-colored atmosphere throughout both Java and Bedrock editions.

  3. Which of these biomes is classified as a cold biome and can generate snow-covered terrain?

    Answer: Taiga

    The Taiga biome is a cold biome where snow layers and snowfall can appear, and it is the only one among these options classified as cold.

  4. 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.

  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 listed full block is visually transparent?

    Answer: Glass

    Glass is transparent and lets players see through it, while cobblestone, dirt, and sandstone are opaque.

  2. Which of these blocks conducts a redstone signal and can also act as a wire?

    Answer: Redstone Dust

    Redstone Dust is the primary wiring component in redstone circuits, carrying a signal strength that weakens by one for every block traveled from the source.

  3. 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.

  4. What village role does a lectern provide as a job-site block?

    Answer: It allows an unemployed villager to become a librarian

    A lectern is the librarian job-site block, so an eligible unemployed villager can claim it and become a librarian.

  5. What must a player build and light on fire to travel to the Nether?

    Answer: Nether Portal

    A Nether portal is constructed from obsidian blocks in a rectangular frame and activated with flint and steel or a fire charge.