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 5 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. Which item, when equipped in the chest armor slot, allows the player to glide through the air?

    Answer: Elytra

    Elytra is a pair of wing-like items worn in the chestplate slot that enables gliding flight when the player jumps from a height or is launched by a firework rocket.

  2. Which hostile mob explodes after approaching the player and flashing white?

    Answer: Creeper

    Creepers silently approach players, hiss and flash white as a warning, then explode dealing area damage.

  3. Which redstone component can invert a signal by turning off when its attached block becomes powered?

    Answer: Redstone Torch

    A Redstone Torch turns off when the block it is attached to receives power, so it can act as a basic signal inverter.

  4. Which listed block listens for nearby vibrations and converts them into a redstone signal?

    Answer: Sculk Sensor

    A Sculk Sensor detects nearby vibration events, such as footsteps, and produces a redstone signal in response.

  5. Which item can raise a horse's temper and make a taming attempt more likely to succeed?

    Answer: An apple

    Feeding an apple raises a horse's temper, although the player still completes taming by repeatedly mounting the horse.

Daily round

  1. Which redstone component toggles between on and off and stays in that state after a player uses it?

    Answer: A lever

    A lever remains on or off after it is used, unlike a button that returns to its previous state after a short pulse.

  2. Which village building commonly includes a lectern as part of its generated layout?

    Answer: Library

    A generated village library commonly contains a lectern, the job-site block associated with librarians.

  3. Which dimension is accessed by throwing an eye of ender and locating a stronghold?

    Answer: The End

    The End dimension is reached by finding a stronghold using eyes of ender, then filling the end portal frame with remaining eyes.

  4. Which block found only in the End can be planted to grow a Chorus Tree?

    Answer: Chorus Flower

    A Chorus Flower is the topmost block of a Chorus Plant and can be planted on End Stone to grow a new Chorus Tree, providing a renewable source of Chorus Fruit.

  5. 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.

Daily round

  1. 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.

  2. What happens if a player eats a chorus fruit in the End dimension?

    Answer: The player is teleported to a random nearby location

    Eating a chorus fruit teleports the player to a random location within several blocks and restores a small amount of hunger.

  3. Which listed mob commonly spawns on the Overworld surface at night rather than from a structure-specific spawner?

    Answer: Spider

    Spiders commonly spawn in dark Overworld areas, while cave spiders, silverfish, and endermites have more specialized spawning conditions.

  4. 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.

  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. What do you need to craft a beacon pyramid beneath a beacon block?

    Answer: Iron, gold, diamond, emerald, or netherite blocks

    Beacon pyramids are built from mineral blocks of iron, gold, diamond, emerald, or netherite, and the material chosen does not affect the beacon's functionality.

  2. Which status effect hides the player's model from view?

    Answer: Invisibility

    Invisibility hides the player's model, although held or worn equipment can remain visible and mobs may still detect the player nearby.

  3. Which listed ore requires a stone pickaxe or better and drops raw iron when mined?

    Answer: Iron Ore

    Iron Ore drops raw iron only when mined with at least a stone pickaxe; anything weaker destroys the block without dropping it.

  4. What rare structure in the End contains Shulkers and valuable loot including Elytra?

    Answer: End Ship

    End Ships are small structures attached to some End Cities that house a Shulker-guarded item frame holding Elytra and a chest with enchanted gear and other treasures.

  5. 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.

Daily round

  1. What does a cow drop when killed, in addition to leather?

    Answer: Raw Beef

    Cows drop raw beef and leather when killed, and can also be milked with a bucket for a reliable food source.

  2. Which listed food restores the greatest amount of saturation when eaten?

    Answer: Golden Carrot

    Among the listed foods, a Golden Carrot restores the greatest amount of saturation.

  3. What material is produced when Ancient Debris is smelted?

    Answer: Netherite Scrap

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

  4. What effect does drinking milk remove from the player?

    Answer: All active status effects

    Drinking a bucket of milk clears every active status effect on the player, both positive and negative.

  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 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.

  2. 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.

  3. What does a note block produce when it receives a redstone signal?

    Answer: A musical tone that depends on the block beneath it

    A note block plays a musical tone whose instrument type is determined by the block directly beneath it, such as wood for bass and stone for drum sounds.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

Daily round

  1. What do Shulkers drop that is used to craft Shulker Boxes for portable storage?

    Answer: Shulker Shell

    Shulkers drop Shulker Shells when defeated, and two Shulker Shells combined with a chest at a crafting table produce a Shulker Box that retains its inventory when broken.

  2. Which status effect is granted by drinking a Potion of Swiftness?

    Answer: Speed

    The Speed status effect directly increases a player's walking speed and is obtained from potions, beacons, or commands.

  3. 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.

  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. 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.