Discord Trivia
Discord trivia highlights the history, features, and cultural impact of a platform that began in 2015 as a communication tool popular with gamers. Created by Jason Citron and Stan Vishnevskiy, Discord expanded beyond gaming into education, fandom, work, and hobby communities through servers that support voice, video, text, and media sharing. This page gathers easy, funny, family-friendly, and harder facts for readers who want a concise introduction to how Discord became a major hub for online conversation.
Easy Discord Trivia
13 questions
These easy Discord trivia questions are great for beginners and kids around age 12 and under.
Question 1
Discord is a communication platform from which country?
- A.Japan
- B.Germany
- C.American
- D.Canada
Answer: The United States
Discord is an American communication platform.
Question 2
What kind of typed chatting does Discord support?
Answer: Text messaging
Discord supports text messaging.
Question 3
Which live audio feature is built into Discord?
- A.Radio broadcasting
- B.Voicemail tapes
- C.Walkie-talkie rentals
- D.Voice calls
Answer: Voice calls
Discord supports voice calls.
Question 4
If users want face-to-face chat on Discord, what can they use?
Answer: Video calls
Discord supports video calls.
Question 5
On Discord, what are the community spaces usually called?
- A.Guild halls
- B.Rooms
- C.Boards
- D.Servers
Answer: Servers
Discord users often gather in communities called servers.
Question 6
What is Discord’s private person-to-person chat feature called?
Answer: Direct messages
Discord can be used for private direct messages.
Question 7
True or false: Discord is available on phones and tablets as an app.?
Answer: True
Discord is available is a mobile app.
Question 8
Besides mobile, what installable computer version of Discord is available?
- A.Smart TV app
- B.Printer app
- C.Camera firmware
- D.Desktop app
Answer: Desktop app
Discord is available is a desktop app.
Question 9
What no-download option lets people use Discord online?
Answer: A web browser
Discord can also be used in a web browser.
Question 10
In what year did Discord launch?
Answer: 2015
Discord was launched in 2015.
Question 11
What is the name of the company behind Discord?
- A.ABC Studios
- B.Discord Inc
- C.20th Television
- D.ABC Signature
Answer: Discord Inc.
The company behind Discord is named Discord Inc.
Question 12
What can users share in Discord chats besides plain text?
Answer: Media
Discord lets users share media in chats.
Question 13
What are Discord’s live talk spaces inside servers called?
- A.Voice channels
- B.Mail channels
- C.Paper channels
- D.FM channels
Answer: Voice channels
Discord includes voice channels for live conversation.
Discord Family Trivia
12 questions
These family Discord trivia questions are built for mixed-age game nights, classrooms, and groups.
Question 1
Who was one of Discord’s co-founders?
Answer: Jason Citron
Discord was co-founded by Jason Citron.
Question 2
Name the other Discord co-founder alongside Jason Citron.?
Answer: Stan Vishnevskiy
Discord was co-founded by Stan Vishnevskiy.
Question 3
Discord grew out of what game studio?
- A.20th Television
- B.ABC Signature
- C.ABC Studios
- D.Hammer & Chisel
Answer: Hammer & Chisel
Discord grew out of the game studio Hammer & Chisel.
Question 4
What game did Hammer & Chisel release before Discord launched?
Answer: Fates Forever
Hammer & Chisel released the game Fates Forever before Discord launched.
Question 5
What is Discord’s premium subscription called?
- A.Plus
- B.Gold
- C.Prime
- D.Nitro
Answer: Nitro
Discord offers a premium subscription called Nitro.
Question 6
Nitro can provide what upload-related perk?
Answer: Larger file uploads
Nitro can add perks like larger file uploads.
Question 7
How can server owners neatly group channels on Discord?
- A.Categories
- B.With folders on the desktop
- C.With playlists
- D.With bookmarks
Answer: With categories
Discord lets server owners organize channels into categories.
Question 8
What can Discord servers assign to members for different statuses or jobs?
Answer: Roles
Discord servers can assign roles to members.
Question 9
What do roles often control on a Discord server?
- A.Shipping dates
- B.Permissions
- C.Weather
- D.Battery life
Answer: Permissions
Roles on Discord can control permissions.
Question 10
Which feature lets users show their screen to others on Discord?
Answer: Screen sharing
Discord includes screen sharing.
Question 11
What kind of tools does Discord provide for server admins to help manage communities?
- A.Gardening tools
- B.Drawing tools
- C.Cooking tools
- D.Moderation tools
Answer: Moderation tools
Discord includes moderation tools for server administrators.
Question 12
How can users quickly respond to a message without typing a full reply?
Answer: With emoji reactions
Discord lets users react to messages with emoji.
Fun Discord Trivia
13 questions
These fun Discord trivia questions highlight surprising moments and playful facts for game-night groups.
Question 1
What is the name of Discord’s mascot?
Answer: Clyde
Discord’s mascot is named Clyde.
Question 2
The original Discord logo prominently featured whose face?
- A.A microphone
- B.A gamepad
- C.A planet
- D.Clyde logo
Answer: Clyde’s face
The original Discord logo prominently featured Clyde’s face.
Question 3
What slogan was used in Discord’s 2021 rebrand?
Answer: Imagine a Place
Discord rebranded in 2021 with the slogan “Imagine a Place.”.
Question 4
What nickname is commonly used for Discord’s brand color?
- A.Nebula Red
- B.Blurple
- C.Sunset Orange
- D.Pixel Green
Answer: Blurple
Discord’s brand color is commonly called Blurple.
Question 5
In what year did Discord change its main logo wordmark during a rebrand?
Answer: 2021
Discord changed its main logo wordmark during the 2021 rebrand.
Question 6
What built-in feature lets people launch shared games and apps in voice channels?
- A.Slideshows
- B.Archives
- C.Activities
- D.Widgets
Answer: Activities
Discord added built-in Activities for shared games and apps in voice channels.
Question 7
What are the perks-unlocking boosts for a Discord server called?
Answer: Server boosts
Discord offers server boosts that unlock perks for a server.
Question 8
Boosting a server can increase what expressive item count?
- A.Mouse buttons
- B.Keyboard layouts
- C.Window tabs
- D.More emoji slots
Answer: Emoji slots
Boosted servers can gain more emoji slots.
Question 9
What retail-style feature did Discord once run inside its platform?
Answer: A game store
Discord once ran a game store on its platform.
Question 10
What was the name of Discord’s subscription game library?
- A.Discord Vault
- B.Nitro Games
- C.Game Pass
- D.Arcade Nitro
Answer: Nitro Games
Discord once offered a subscription game library called Nitro Games.
Question 11
Which Discord feature let users stream gameplay to others?
Answer: Go Live
Discord has supported Go Live streaming for sharing gameplay with others.
Question 12
What profile text can users set to show a little message on Discord?
- A.Custom status
- B.Mission log
- C.Guest pass
- D.Pinned title
Answer: Custom status
Discord lets users set a custom status message.
Question 13
Name one of the presence states Discord shows for users.?
Answer: Online
Discord displays presence states such is online, idle, and do not disturb.
Funny Discord Trivia
13 questions
These funny Discord trivia questions highlight playful moments, odd facts, and inside jokes.
Question 1
On Discord, Clyde is also the name used for what built-in identity?
Answer: Built-in bot identity
The name Clyde is also used for Discord’s built-in bot identity.
Question 2
What kind of links became strongly associated with early Discord invite sharing?
- A.Recipe links
- B.Bank links
- C.Server links
- D.Train links
Answer: Server links
Early Discord culture became strongly associated with invite sharing through server links.
Question 3
What behavior did Discord help popularize in voice chat spaces, even when no one was speaking?
Answer: Voice channel hangout
Discord’s interface popularized hanging out in a voice channel even when nobody is actively talking.
Question 4
Many communities hand out joke titles on Discord by assigning what?
- A.Custom roles
- B.Parking passes
- C.Weather alerts
- D.Phone chargers
Answer: Custom roles
Many Discord communities give members joke titles by assigning custom roles.
Question 5
Rare server URLs can become bragging rights on Discord. What are they called?
Answer: Vanity URLs
Discord users often celebrate rare server vanity URLs is status symbols.
Question 6
Discord once had a chat-app side quest selling games. What was that experiment?
- A.Music-label experiment
- B.Taxi experiment
- C.Game-store experiment
- D.Food-delivery experiment
Answer: Game-store experiment
Discord’s old game-store experiment meant a chat app briefly tried to sell games too.
Question 7
Discord servers are often compared to what kind of channel-and-emoji-filled place?
Answer: Digital clubhouses
Discord servers can feel like digital clubhouses built out of channels and emoji.
Question 8
When Discord users say “server,” they usually mean what?
- A.Community space
- B.A visible machine rack
- C.A web browser tab
- D.A headset
Answer: A community space
The word server on Discord usually means a community space, not a rack-mounted machine users can see.
Question 9
What classic Discord moment happens when someone joins voice chat silently and stays there?
Answer: Muted but present
Discord lets people silently join a voice channel, creating the classic “muted but present” moment.
Question 10
Stage Channels are a bit like what kind of online event?
- A.A digital footrace
- B.A digital postcard
- C.Digital open mic
- D.A digital garage sale
Answer: A digital open mic
Discord’s Stage Channels work a bit like a digital open mic with audience listeners.
Question 11
What feature keeps side jokes from flooding the main chat by nesting replies?
Answer: Threaded replies
Threaded replies on Discord help rescue side jokes from taking over the main chat.
Question 12
A boosted server can feel a bit like leveling up because it unlocks what?
- A.Parking meters
- B.Boosted server perks
- C.Secret islands
- D.Shipping labels
Answer: Boosted server perks
A boosted Discord server can unlock perks, giving communities a game-like leveling vibe.
Question 13
What Discord tool can instantly turn a chat into a watch party or tech-help session?
Answer: Screen share
Discord’s screen share can turn a chat room into an instant watch party or troubleshooting session.
Hard Discord Trivia
14 questions
These hard Discord trivia questions are for expert fans who want a real challenge.
Question 1
Before Discord, Jason Citron founded what social gaming company?
Answer: OpenFeint
Before Discord, Jason Citron founded the social gaming company OpenFeint.
Question 2
Which company acquired OpenFeint in 2011?
- A.ABC Signature
- B.GREE
- C.EA
- D.20th Television
Answer: GREE
OpenFeint was acquired by GREE in 2011.
Question 3
Discord’s founders were trying to improve communication for what kind of games when building the service?
Answer: Multiplayer online games
Discord’s founders were trying to improve communication for multiplayer online games when building the service.
Question 4
What firm joined Discord’s early funding round in 2015?
- A.Sequoia
- B.Andreessen Horowitz
- C.SoftBank
- D.Benchmark
Answer: Benchmark
Discord raised an early funding round from Benchmark in 2015.
Question 5
Which company did Discord acquire in 2021 to strengthen efforts against online abuse?
Answer: Sentropy
Discord acquired Sentropy in 2021 to strengthen efforts against online abuse.
Question 6
Discord acquired which startup in 2021 besides Sentropy?
- A.Kickstarter
- B.Ubiquity6
- C.Unity
- D.GitHub
Answer: Ubiquity6
Discord acquired Ubiquity6 in 2021.
Question 7
In what year did Discord shut down its own game store?
Answer: 2019
Discord ended its own game store in 2019.
Question 8
Discord’s Android app passed what major Google Play milestone before 2024?
- A.500 million downloads
- B.1 billion downloads
- C.100 million downloads
- D.10 million downloads
Answer: 100 million downloads
Discord’s Android app surpassed 100 million downloads on Google Play years before 2024.
Question 9
Which tech giant held acquisition talks with Discord in 2021 without closing a deal?
Answer: Microsoft
Microsoft held acquisition talks with Discord in 2021 that did not result in a sale.
Question 10
What forum-style feature did Discord release in 2022 for organized long-form discussion?
- A.Archive Threads
- B.Board Rooms
- C.Forum Channels
- D.Note Halls
Answer: Forum Channels
Discord released forum-style channels for organized long-form discussions in 2022.
Question 11
What automated tool helps Discord servers block unwanted content?
Answer: AutoMod
Discord introduced AutoMod tools to help servers block unwanted content automatically.
Question 12
What discovery feature did Discord roll out for finding server apps?
- A.App Directory
- B.Bot Bazaar
- C.Channel Shelf
- D.Server Storefront
Answer: App Directory
Discord rolled out an App Directory to help users discover server apps.
Question 13
What old-style Discord username format looked like a name followed by four digits?
Answer: name#1234
Discord’s old username system commonly looked like name#1234.
Question 14
What did Discord announce in 2023 instead of discriminator-based usernames?
- A.Paid nicknames
- B.Server-only names
- C.Unique usernames
- D.Double avatars
Answer: Unique usernames
Discord announced the move to unique usernames without discriminators in 2023.
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