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 7 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. 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. 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.

  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 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.

Daily round

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  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. 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 brewing ingredient is used to turn an Awkward Potion into a Potion of Swiftness?

    Answer: Sugar

    Sugar is the base ingredient for the Swiftness potion, which increases the player's walking and sprinting speed when consumed.

Daily round

  1. What utility block allows a player to repair items and combine enchantments at the cost of experience levels?

    Answer: Anvil

    An Anvil lets players repair tools and combine enchantments from two items into one, with the cost increasing based on the enchantment levels involved.

  2. Which tool material has the lowest durability of all standard tiers?

    Answer: Gold

    Gold tools have the lowest durability of the four standard material tiers, breaking far faster than even wooden tools despite mining certain blocks faster.

  3. What does a grindstone do when you place two of the same enchanted tool in its slots?

    Answer: Returns some experience and produces a basic unenchanted tool

    Placing two identical enchanted items in a grindstone merges them into one non-enchanted version and returns experience points to the player based on the removed enchantments.

  4. What does the Wither effect do to an entity it is applied to?

    Answer: Drains health and turns hearts black

    The Wither status effect deals ongoing damage and tints the affected entity's health bar black, similar to poison but capable of killing.

  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 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.

  2. What happens when you use bone meal on a grass block?

    Answer: Tall grass and flowers grow on nearby dirt blocks

    Applying bone meal to a grass block causes tall grass, ferns, and various flowers to sprout on nearby dirt blocks within a small radius.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  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 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. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

Daily round

  1. 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.

  2. What item do Endermen drop when killed?

    Answer: Ender Pearl

    Endermen have a chance to drop ender pearls, which players use to craft eyes of ender and teleport.

  3. 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.

  4. What block must be placed on the ground to create a railway that minecarts can ride on?

    Answer: Rail

    Rails are the standard track blocks that minecarts follow, and they can be placed sequentially to build connected railway systems across any terrain.

  5. Which base effect does a Potion of the Turtle Master grant?

    Answer: Slowness and resistance simultaneously

    The Turtle Master potion simultaneously applies Slowness and Resistance, making the player much slower but also greatly reducing incoming damage from all sources.

Daily round

  1. 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.

  2. Which of these blocks can only be found inside a stronghold and is essential for locating the End portal?

    Answer: An end portal frame

    End portal frames are blocks that appear only in the portal room of a stronghold, and Eyes of Ender must be placed into them to activate the portal to the End.

  3. 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.

  4. Which hostile mob can transform into a Drowned after remaining submerged in water?

    Answer: Zombie

    A Zombie that remains submerged begins converting and eventually becomes a Drowned.

  5. 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.