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 6 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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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 arrangement creates a renewable water source that refills after one bucket is taken?

    Answer: A two-by-two basin with source water in opposing corners

    In a two-by-two basin, source water placed in opposing corners converts the remaining spaces into renewable source blocks.

  3. 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.

  4. What effect does the Regeneration status effect provide to the player?

    Answer: Gradual restoration of health over time

    Regeneration gradually restores a player's health over time, with higher tiers healing faster.

  5. 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.

Daily round

  1. 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.

  2. Which Nether mob drops Gold Nuggets upon death and is naturally hostile to Wither Skeletons?

    Answer: Piglin

    Piglins drop Gold Nuggets and will actively attack Wither Skeletons if they encounter them, making them useful allies when navigating Nether Fortresses.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Which of these blocks cannot be pushed by a piston?

    Answer: Obsidian

    Obsidian has a blast resistance so high that pistons are unable to move it, unlike the other listed blocks which can all be pushed.

Daily round

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Which undead Nether mob is usually neutral but causes nearby members of its group to retaliate when attacked?

    Answer: Zombified Piglin

    Zombified Piglins are normally neutral, but attacking one provokes nearby Zombified Piglins to retaliate.

  4. What is the primary drop from killing an Enderman in the Overworld?

    Answer: Ender Pearl

    Endermen drop Ender Pearls when killed, which can be thrown for teleportation or combined with Blaze Powder to craft Eyes of Ender.

  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. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  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. 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.

Daily round

  1. What effect does the Regeneration status effect provide to the player?

    Answer: Gradual restoration of health over time

    Regeneration gradually restores a player's health over time, with higher tiers healing faster.

  2. Which potion ingredient grants the Water Breathing effect?

    Answer: Pufferfish

    A Pufferfish brewed into an Awkward Potion produces the Water Breathing effect, preventing the player's oxygen bar from depleting while underwater.

  3. Which Overworld structure is a small cobblestone room containing a monster spawner and loot chests?

    Answer: Dungeon

    A dungeon is a small room made from cobblestone and mossy cobblestone with a monster spawner and loot chests.

  4. Which status effect comes from eating suspicious stew crafted with a poppy?

    Answer: Night vision

    Suspicious stew crafted with a poppy grants Night Vision for a short time.

  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. 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.

  2. How do you convert a zombie villager back into a regular villager?

    Answer: Feed it a golden apple after weakening it with splash potion of weakness

    Applying the Weakness effect to a zombie villager and then feeding it a golden apple starts the curing process, eventually turning it back into a villager.

  3. 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.

  4. Which Nether mob can be saddled and ridden across lava?

    Answer: Strider

    A saddled Strider can carry a player across lava and can be guided with a warped fungus on a stick.

  5. What does a comparator output when placed directly behind a full container like a chest?

    Answer: A signal based on how full the container is

    A comparator in measurement mode outputs a redstone signal proportional to how full the container behind it is, scaling from 0 for empty to 15 for completely full.

Daily round

  1. 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.

  2. Which potion effect allows a player to see in complete darkness?

    Answer: Night Vision

    The Night Vision effect illuminates the player's view even in areas with zero light level, such as caves or the ocean floor, without actually changing the light level of surrounding blocks.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.