Trivia Quiz on Ceramics
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
A ready-made hobbies and arts quiz that you can use in virtual and in-person events (Zoom, Teams, YouTube Live, Twitch, conferences, meetings, classrooms, etc.)
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From kilns and kick wheels to crackle glazes and bone china, this ceramics quiz fires on all cylinders. Challenge your clay IQ in a fast, fun session for makers and admirers alike.
Spin up your knowledge of clay bodies, glazes, techniques, and pottery lore in this group-friendly ceramics trivia. It’s perfect for studio nights, art clubs, classrooms, maker meetups, or livestreams—play it with teams or individuals on Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, YouTube Live, Twitch, Kick, or in person. With 23 multiple-choice questions ranging from beginner to enthusiast, expect a balanced mix of craft basics (slip, bisque, crackle), iconic styles and patterns, tools of the trade, and a touch of history. Ideal for 2–8 teams (5–50 players), plan for 20–30 minutes with 15–25 seconds per question. Encourage creative team names, keep score between rounds, and add fun mini-challenges like "name that clay body" or pottery puns for bonus points. No studio experience needed—just curiosity and a love for the art of fired earth.
1. What are tiny cracks in the glaze of pottery
A) Crazing
B) Crackle
C) Craquelure
D) Glaze fractures
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2. Copeland, Mason, Dux and Bow all types of what
A) Pottery
B) Porcelain
C) Stoneware
D) Glassware
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3. What is pure china clay called?
A) Kaolin
B) Kaolinite
C) Ball clay
D) Porcelain clay
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4. What kind of clay can potters heat to a higher temperature earthenware or stoneware
A) Earthenware
B) Stoneware
C) Porcelain
D) Terracotta
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5. What is kaolin?
A) Bentonite clay
B) Ball clay
C) Porcelain clay
D) Pure china clay
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6. A Greek or Roman two handled jar
A) Amphora
B) Krater
C) Hydria
D) Oenochoe
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7. What is raku
A) Japanese pottery
B) A type of Japanese pottery glaze
C) A traditional Japanese tea ceremony technique
D) A style of Japanese wooden lacquerware
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8. What is liquid clay used in pottery
A) Slip
B) Glaze
C) Clay
D) Engobe
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9. Thomas Minton at Stoke on Trent created what in 1789
A) The Willow Pattern
B) The Flora Pattern
C) The Jasmine Pattern
D) The Butterfly Pattern
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10. What are terra cotta objects baked from
A) Stone
B) Brick
C) Clay
D) Wood
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11. What is Belleek
A) A city in Ireland
B) Type of Pottery
C) A traditional Irish music instrument
D) A brand of teacups
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12. Fired unglazed pottery
A) Stoneware
B) Bisque
C) Glazed ware
D) Terracotta
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13. What profession makes regular use of vibrators
A) Potters - remove air from clay
B) Concrete workers - remove air from poured concrete
C) Ceramic tile installers - remove air from adhesive during tiling
D) Glassblowers - remove air from molten glass
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14. In pottery, what is crackle
A) A type of clay body used for pottery
B) A tool used to trim pottery
C) A glaze that forms a glassy surface without cracks
D) Tiny cracks in the glaze
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15. What is pure china clay
A) Bentonite
B) Illite
C) Montmorillonite
D) Kaolin
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16. What was Spode the first to make in 1797, by adding bone ash to hard paste porcelain
A) Soft-paste porcelain
B) Delftware
C) Bone china
D) Queen's ware
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17. What is liquid clay used in pottery called?
A) Glaze
B) Engobe
C) Terra sigillata
D) Slip
E) Clay slurry
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18. On German pottery, which factory's mark was from 1724 a pair of crossed swords
A) KPM Berlin
B) Meissen
C) Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory
D) Dresden Porcelain Factory
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19. What craft uses a kiln and a kick wheel
A) Glassblowing
B) Woodworking
C) Sculpting
D) Pottery
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20. Which connects Delft, Sevres, Wedgwood, Chelsea
A) Stoneware
B) Earthenware
C) Glass
D) Porcelain
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21. What is the combination of fine clay and sand for making pottery
A) Terracotta
B) Stoneware
C) Earthenware
D) Porcelain
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22. What is kaolin
A) A type of cement
B) Pure china clay
C) A natural pigment
D) A mineral used for glassmaking
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23. If you're involved in firing, throwing, and glazing, what do you do
A) Sculpting
B) Glassblowing
C) Basket weaving
D) Pottery
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