150+ Trivia Team Names That'll Intimidate the Competition

Your trivia team name is your first move in the psychological warfare of pub quiz night. A great name intimidates opponents before the first question is even asked, gets laughs from the host, and becomes part of your team's identity.

We've compiled 150+ battle-tested trivia team names across every category—from groan-worthy puns to pop culture references to names that make the host pause before reading them aloud. Plus, we'll share the formula for creating your own legendary name.

Why Your Team Name Matters More Than You Think

A mediocre name like "Team 7" or "The Brainiacs" is forgettable. But a killer name does three things:

Creates memorable presence: When the host reads scores and your name gets genuine laughs, you're not just another team—you're THE team everyone remembers.

Builds team identity: A shared name creates cohesion. Inside jokes about the name become part of your team's culture.

Psychological edge: When "Quiz Khalifa" or "The Spanish Inquisition (Nobody Expected Us)" is announced as the leader, it's demoralizing for teams with boring names. You own the room.

The Anatomy of a Great Trivia Team Name

Before we dive into the list, understand what makes a name work:

• Clever, not obscure: References should be recognizable to most people. Deep cuts fall flat.
• Easy to say aloud: The host will read it multiple times. Tongue-twisters get mumbled or skipped.
• Appropriate for your venue: Family breweries need PG names. Dive bars can handle edgier content.
• Original (locally): Check your venue's past winners. Don't recycle their names.
• Reflects your personality: Pick a name that matches your team's vibe—cocky, nerdy, silly, whatever.

150+ Trivia Team Names by Category

Funny & Punny Names

• Quiz Khalifa
• Quizteama Aguilera
• The Spanish Inquisition (Nobody Expected Us)
• We Thought This Was Speed Dating
• My Drinking Team Has a Trivia Problem
• Alcoholics Anonymous (But Not That Anonymous)
• Quiz on Your Face
• Don't Stop Believing (In Wikipedia)
• Game of Phones
• I Wish This Was a Keg Stand
• Ctrl+Alt+Defeat
• The Smartinis
• Trivia Newton-John
• Multiple Scoregasms
• We're Here for the Beer

Pop Culture & Entertainment References

• The Quizard of Oz
• Risky Quizness
• Victorious Secret
• The Sherlock Ohms
• Game of Throws (We Bomb)
• Stranger Drinks
• The Wire... We're On It
• Dumbledore's Army (Trivia Division)
• The Big Bang Theory Rejects
• All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Monday
• Not Pennys Boat (LOST fans will get it)
• I Drink and I Know Things
• The Mandalorians (This Is the Way to Win)
• Ted Lasso's Believe Squad
• The Good Place Points
• The Last of Us (Still Standing)

Clever & Witty Names

• Cognitive Dissidents
• The Synapse Collectors
• Infinite Monkeys, Finite Typewriters
• The Prefrontal Cortexans
• Occam's Blazers
• Schrodinger's Cats (We're Both Winning and Losing)
• The Dunning-Kruger Effect
• E=MC Hammered
• The Axis of Trivia
• Our Answers Are Hypotheses
• The Uncertainty Principles
• Ctrl+F This
• The Algorithm
• Peer-Reviewed and Approved
• The Probability Curve

Self-Deprecating Names

• We're Not Last (Yet)
• The Participation Trophy Winners
• Educated Guesses
• Googlers Anonymous
• The Overly Confident Idiots
• We Peaked in High School
• Ask Your Mother
• The Also-Rans
• Second Place Is First Loser
• The Mediocre Minds
• We're Here, We're Unclear, Get Used to It
• I'll Take Guessing for $200
• The Functionally Illiterate
• Our Team Name Is Longer Than Our Attention Span
• We Tried

Food & Drink Puns

• Tequila Mockingbird
• Pita Pan and the Lost Boys
• 50 Shades of Grain (for breweries)
• Whiskey Business
• Life of Rye
• Brew Crew
• The Beer Necessities
• Game of Scones
• Forrest Gump Shrimp Co.
• Lord of the Fries
• The Bread Zeppelins
• Nacho Average Team
• The Brew Tang Clan
• Cereal Killers
• The Eggs-perts

Music References

• The Rolling Phones
• Rage Against the Trivia Machine
• The Notorious P.U.B.
• Trivia Spears
• AC/Decibels
• The Answers Are Correct (Blink-182 reference)
• And the Answer Is...
• The Knowledge Association
• Trivia Swift's Squad
• The Foo Fighters (Against Ignorance)
• Kendrick LaAnswer
• The Answers Were Correct
• Radiohead Case
• Quizness Time (Flight of the Conchords)
• The White Answers

Science & History Names

• Stephen Hawking's Brain Trust
• The Higgs Bosons
• The Quarks and Recreation
• Alexander the Guesswork
• The Napoleonic Complex
• We Have Chemistry
• The Periodic Drinkers
• Plato's Drinking Academy
• The Renaissance Fair
• Genghis Can
• The Roman Empire (It Never Fell)
• Darwin's Finches
• The Manhattan Projekt
• The Enlightenment (Now With Beer)
• Ask Jeeves (RIP)

Sports References

• Quiz on My Face (sports edition)
• The Drinking Team with a Trivia Problem
• Multiple Scoregasms
• Victorious Secret
• The Championship Chumps
• Belichick's Brain Trust
• The GOAT Herders
• March Sadness
• The Hail Mary Answers
• Game. Set. Drinks.
• The Buzzer Beaters
• The Home Run Hitters (Wrong Sport)
• The Fantasy League Champions
• Tom Brady's Older Brothers
• The Armchair Quarterbacks

Geography & Travel Names

• Where in the World Is Carmen San Diego?
• The Lost Tourists
• 50 States of Confusion
• The Jet Lagged
• Google Maps Failed Us
• The Mercator Projectors
• The Longitude Attitude
• No Man Is an Island (But We Are)
• The Continental Drifters
• Around the World in 80 Beers
• The Prime Meridian Team
• East? I Thought You Said Weast
• The Atlas Shrugged
• Tropic of Cancer (We're Terminal)
• The Northern Exposure

Meta & Self-Referential Names

• This Team Name Is a Question
• We're Better at Naming Teams Than Answering Questions
• The Team Name Section Is Worth More Points
• Sorry, What Was the Question?
• Our Team Name Is Our Best Answer
• We Spent More Time on This Name Than Studying
• The Obvious Answer
• Team [Venue Name] Regulars
• It's Always B
• The Multiple Choice Experts
• We Googled This Team Name
• The Process of Elimination
• Based on a True Story
• Citation Needed
• The Footnotes

How to Create Your Own Legendary Team Name

Don't love any of the above? Build your own using this proven formula:

Method 1: The Pun Swap

Take a famous phrase, title, or name and swap one word for a trivia-related term:

Formula: [Famous Phrase] -> [Same Phrase + Quiz/Trivia/Drink/Answer]

Examples:

• Risky Business -> Risky Quizness
• Tequila Sunrise -> Tequila Mockingbird
• Game of Thrones -> Game of Phones

Method 2: The Self-Aware Confession

Admit something embarrassing or self-deprecating:

Formula: We [Embarrassing Truth About Your Team]

Examples:

• We Peaked in High School
• We're Here for the Beer
• We Thought This Was Speed Dating

Method 3: The Pop Culture Mashup

Combine two unrelated pop culture references:

Formula: [Reference A] + [Reference B]

Examples:

• Game of Scones (Game of Thrones + baking)
• Dumbledore's Army (Trivia Division)
• The Brew Tang Clan (Wu-Tang + beer)

Method 4: The Clever Misdirect

Start with something that sounds serious, then subvert it:

Formula: [Serious Thing] (Subversive Clarification)

Examples:

• Alcoholics Anonymous (But Not That Anonymous)
• The Spanish Inquisition (Nobody Expected Us)
• I Drink and I Know Things

Testing Your Team Name

Before you commit, run these checks:

• The Bar Test: Say it out loud at conversation volume. Does it work?
• The Host Test: Can a slightly tipsy host pronounce it clearly?
• The Explanation Test: If someone asks "Why that name?" can you explain in one sentence?
• The Longevity Test: Will this still be funny in 6 months, or is it based on a fleeting meme?
• The Google Test: Search your venue + your proposed name. Has another team already used it?

Final Thoughts

Your team name is the first impression you make every single week. Make it count. Whether you go with a tested favorite from this list or craft your own masterpiece, choose something that makes you smile every time the host reads it aloud.

And remember: the best team name is the one that strikes fear into the hearts of "Team Awesome" and "The Quizzards" when you take first place for the third week in a row.

Once you've picked the perfect name, create your team on MyTriviaTeam to claim your unique team page URL and start tracking your legendary rise to trivia dominance.

Now go forth and dominate.