Question Block

The Question Block (also known as a Mystery Block, Prize Block, or ? Block) is a recurring item in the Mario series. It is a block which, when hit, released an item such as a Super Mushroom or a coin. Mario can either jump into the box, use a Koopa Troopa's shell to hit it, or in some games, even Ground Pound on it to reveal the contents. It can be use as a platform to stand above. It looks like a Yellow Block but with a question mark (?).

Appearances

Paper Mario series

Paper Mario

Question Blocks first appear in Paper Mario after the veranda collapses. The first Question Block that Mario encounters is unable to be hit when he first comes across it. After finding the hammer, Mario is able to hit the block. The first block that Mario encounters releases a coin.

In addition to coins, Question Blocks may dispel items such as Sleepy Sheep or others which can be used during battle.

As well as regular Question Blocks, there are also Red Question Blocks which appear in Paper Mario. The first Red Question Block that Mario encounters is on Goomba Road and it releases a Close Call badge.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

They appear and function the same as its predecessor.

Super Paper Mario

Question Blocks function like in the Platforming series.

Paper Mario: Sticker Star

Question Blocks appear in many places and always release a Sticker. In some stages like Ice Flow and Shy Guy Jungle, you can press Y button to place sticker inside a red box. They will multiply, upgrade and if you placed a sticker like Flashy Infinijump, it downgrades. The Flashy Infinijump can be obtained by placing the Flashy Clone Jump sticker, but sometimes it has no effect.

Super Mario Galaxy and Super Mario Galaxy 2

In these two games, Question Blocks work differently. They disappear after becoming empty and can't be hit with a ground pound. They also only release coins.

Super Mario 64 DS

In Super Mario 64 DS, there are red Question Blocks which release either a Power Flower or a feather (which turns Mario into Wing Mario). It only releases a feather when playing as Mario.

New Super Mario Bros.

Aside from the regular Question Blocks, red Questions Blocks can be found in this game. They have spikes on either the top or bottom and repeatedly rotate 180 degrees. They can be found in World 6-3.

Mario Party series

In Mario Party, They only appear in Coin Block Blitz, where players have to hit it to gain coins.

There is a tissue box in Super Mario Party that resembles the ? Block.

Gallery

Items from ? Blocks

• Mushrooms (If Mario or Luigi are small Mario/Luigi)
• Fire Flower (If Mario or Luigi are Super or small Mario/Luigi)
• Ice Flower (If Mario or Luigi are Super or small Mario/Luigi)
• Coins
• Stars
• Mini Mushrooms
• Mega Mushrooms
• Power Flowers
• Blue Switches
• Red Switches
• P Switches
• ? Switches
• Vines
• Cape Feather
• Super Leaf
• Poison Mushroom (Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels and Super Mario 3D Land)
• Gold Flower (New Super Mario Bros. 2)
• Gold Mushroom (New Super Mario Bros. 2)
• Any item in Super Mario Maker

Trivia

• Nowadays, question blocks are also called "lucky" blocks, due to a Minecraft mod which steals the texture of the question block.

Characters
Mario (Superball Mario) • Princess Daisy
Locations
Birabuto Kingdom • Muda Kingdom • Easton Kingdom • Chai Kingdom • Sarasaland
Levels
World 1-1 • World 1-2 • World 1-3 • World 2-1 • World 2-2 • World 2-3 • World 3-1 • World 3-2 • World 3-3 • World 4-1 • World 4-2 • World 4-3
Enemies
Batadon • Bombshell Koopa • Bullet Biff • Bunbun • Chicken • Chikako • Fly • Ganchan • Gao • Gunion • Goombo • Honen . Kumo • Mekabon • Nyololin • Pionpi • Piranha Plant • Pompon Flower • Roketon • Roto-disc • Suu • Tokotoko • Torion • Yurarin • Yurarin Boo
Bosses
King Totomesu • Dragonzamasu • Tamao • Hiyoihoi • Biokinton • Tatanga
Items and Objects
Mushroom • Superball Flower • Superball • Star • 1-Up Heart • Coin • Mystery Block • Marine Pop • Sky Pop • Pagosu

Characters	Protagonists	Captain Toad • Captain Toadette
	Antagonists	Wingo
Levels	Episode 1	Plucky Pass Beginnings • Walleye Tumble Temple • Touchstone Trouble • Mushroom Mesa • Double Cherry Palace • Shy Guy Heights • Spinwheel Library • Mine Cart Tunnel Throwdown • Spinwheel Bullet Bill Base • The King of Pyropuff Peak • Piranha Creeper Cove • Briny Bowl Swimming Hole • Turnip Cannon Jungle • Pop-Up Prairie Town • Drop-Road Dash • Bizarre Doors of Boo Mansion • Blizzard on the Star Express • Wingo's Watchtower
	Episode 2	Chute Scoot Slopes • Stumper Sneakaround • Mine Cart Sunset Rundown • Sinister Street Signs • Floaty Fun Water Park • Drift-Along Canyon • Sliding Slab Shuffle • Spooky Specters at Shadow Manor • Draggadon's Revenge • Spinwheel Cog Ruins • Windup Stairs • Up 'n' Down Terrace • Clear Pipe Puzzleplex • Midnight in the Wandering Woods • Double Cherry Spires • Bullet Bill's Touchy Trials • Spinwheel Sky Fort • Battle Tower Blitz
	Episode 3	Rolling Inferno • Seesaw Sizzle • Beep Block Sky Plaza • Pickax Cave Plummet • Stumpy Springs Sanctuary • Biddybud Snow Stroll • Cagey Condor Caper • Up 'n' Down Desert • Mine Cart Ruins Rumble • Multi-Vator Mayhem • Flip Panel Footpath • Rock Block Badlands • Secret of the Golden Realm • Shy Guy Shadow Den • Razzle-Dazzle Slider • Poison Canal Cannon Run • Fright Train Fight • No Sleep at Magikoopa Keep • Retro Ramp-Up • Twisty-Turny Planet • Ghost Gallery Gambit • Touchstone Turmoil • Color Crate Carousel • Trick-Track Hall • Deep-Space Gyromajig • Magma Road Marathon • Scalding Scaffold Sinkhole • Wingo's Whackdown
	Bonus levels	Super Bell Hill • Conkdor Canyon • Shadow-Play Alley • Clear Pipe Cruise • Toad Brigade to Mushroom Mesa! • Toad Brigade to Trick-Track Hall! • Toad Brigade to Bullet Bill Base! • Toad Brigade to Magikoopa Keep! • Mummy-Me on Flip Panel Footpath • Mummy-Me on Drop-Road Dash • Mummy-Me at Pyropuff Peak • Episode 1 Prologue • Episode 2 Prologue • Episode 3 Prologue • Mummy-Me Maze Forever • Coins Galore • More Coins Galore • Even More Coins Galore
Bosses	Main Bosses	Wingo • Draggadon
Enemies	Enemies	Ant Trooper • Bullet Bill • Cat Goomba • Conkdor • Flaptor • Piranha Plant • Shy Guy • Walleye
Miscellaneous	Items and Objects	1-Up Mushroom • ? Block • Beep Block • Boost Pad • Brick Block • Cannon • Cart • Clear Pipe • Coin • Coin Stack • Donut Block • Double Cherry • Flip Panel • Gold Mushroom • Invincibility Mushroom • Key • Ladder • Mystery Box • P-Switch • Pluck Patch • Potted Piranha Plant • POW Block • Power Star • Stamp • Super Gem • Super Mushroom • Super Pickax • Turnip • Warp Pipe • Spinwheel • Turnip Cannon

Characters	Protagonists	Mario • Luigi • Princess Peach • Rosalina
	Antagonists	Bowser • Bowser Jr.
	Other Characters	Luma • Polari • Lumalee • Lumacomète • Toad Brigade • Ray • Gearmos • Guppy • Cosmic Mario • Cosmic Luigi • Boards • Queen Bee • Bees • Coach • Penguru • Penguins • Spooky Speedster
Enemies	Enemies	Amp • Banzai Bill • Bat • Bolt Beam • Black Hole • Blooper • Bob-omb • Bomb Boo • Bomp • Boo • Bullet Bill • Burner • Cataquack • Cheep Cheep • Chomp Pup • Chomp • Clam • Cluckboom • Crabber • Dry Bones • Fire Bar • Fire Cannon • Fish Bone • Flipbug • Goomba • Goombeetle • Grand Goomba • Gringill • Ground Urchin • Ice Bat • Jack O' Goomba • Jammyfish • Jellyfish • Koopa Troopa • Lava Bubble • Li'l Brr • Li'l Cinder • Magikoopa • Mandibug • Mechakoopa • Mobile Sentry Beam • Monty • Octoguy • Octoomba • Octopus • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Pokey Head • Ring Beam • Porcupuffer • Prickly Piranha Plant • Sentry Beam • Sentry Garage • Slurple • Spangler • Spiky Topman • Spoing • Spring • Spring Topman • Starbag • Thorny Flower • Thwomp • Topmini • Torpedo Ted • Tox Box • Tweester • Undergrunt • Urchin • Water Shooter • Wiggler
Bosses	Main Bosses	Dino Piranha • King Kaliente • Bugaboom • Megaleg • Kamella • Tarantox • Topmaniac • Bouldergeist • Major Burrows • Baron Brrr • Undergrunt Gunner • Kingfin • Fiery Dino Piranha • Bowser Jr. • Bowser
Galaxies	Gate	Gateway Galaxy • Boo's Boneyard Galaxy
	Terrace	Good Egg Galaxy • Honeyhive Galaxy • Loopdeeloop Galaxy • Flipswitch Galaxy • Sweet Sweet Galaxy • Bowser Jr.'s Robot Reactor
	Fountain	Space Junk Galaxy • Battlerock Galaxy • Rolling Green Galaxy • Hurry-Scurry Galaxy • Sling Pod Galaxy • Bowser's Star Reactor
	Kitchen	Beach Bowl Galaxy • Ghostly Galaxy • Bubble Breeze Galaxy • Buoy Base Galaxy • Drip Drop Galaxy • Bowser Jr.'s Airship Armada
	Bedroom	Gusty Garden Galaxy • Freezeflame Galaxy • Dusty Dune Galaxy • Honeyclimb Galaxy • Bigmouth Galaxy • Bowser's Dark Matter Plant
	Engine Room	Gold Leaf Galaxy • Sea Slide Galaxy • Toy Time Galaxy • Bonefin Galaxy • Sand Spiral Galaxy • Bowser Jr.'s Lava Reactor
	Garden	Deep Dark Galaxy • Dreadnought Galaxy • Melty Molten Galaxy • Matter Splatter Galaxy • Snow Cap Galaxy
	Comet Observatory	Bowser's Galaxy Reactor
	Planet of Trials	Rolling Gizmo Galaxy • Bubble Blast Galaxy • Loopdeeswoop Galaxy • Grand Finale Galaxy
Miscellaneous	Items and objects	? Coin • Question Block • 1-Up Mushroom • Beacon • Bee Mushroom • Boo Mushroom • Brick Block • Coin • Crate • Crystal • Fire Flower • Flip Switch • Floating Mine • Golden Treasure Chest • Ground-Pound Switch • Grand Star • Green Power Star • Ice Flower • Koopa Shell • Launch Star • Life Mushroom • Power Star • Pull Star • Purple Coin • Rainbow Note • Rainbow Star • Red Power Star • Red Star • Silver Star • Sling Star • Space Junk • Springboard • Spring Mushroom • Star Ball • Star Bit • Star Chip • Star Crystal • Stone Wheel • Treasure Chest • Warp Pipe
	Mini-games	Bob-omb Blasting • Bubble Blowing • Manta Ray Surfing • Star Ball Rolling
	Other	Comet Observatory • Starbit Festival

Characters	Protagonists	Mario • Princess Peach • Luigi • Twink • Star Spirits (Eldstar, Mamar, Skolar, Muskular, Misstar, Klevar, Kalmar)
	Antagonists	Bowser • Kammy Koopa • Koopa Troop • Jr. Troopa
	Partners	Goombario • Kooper • Bombette • Parakarry • Lady Bow • Watt • Sushie • Lakilester
	Other Characters	Albino Dino • Audience • Bootler • Bruce • Bubble Plant • Chanterelle • Chet Rippo • Chuck Quizmo • Club 64 Bartender • Dane T. • DJ Toad • Fearsome 5 • Fice T. • Fishmael • Flight • Franky • Frost T. • Gooma • Goomama • Goombaria • Goompa • Goompapa • Gourmet Guy • Guard Door • Harry T. • Herbert • Herringway • Igor • King Mousta • Kooper's mother • Kolorado • Kolorado's Wife • Koopa Koot • Koover • Lakilulu • Lily • Little Mouser • Little T. • Luigi • Madam Merlar • Master Poet • Mayor Penguin • Mayor Penguin's Wife • Merle • Merlee • Merlon • Merlow • Merluvlee • Minh T. • Mini T. • Moustafa • Mort T. • Mr. E • Mr. Hammer • Muss T. • Nomadimouse • Oaklie • Penguin Patrol • Petunia • Posie • Postmaster • Raphael the Raven • Rip Cheato • Rosie • Rowf • Rhuff • Russ T. • Sashimie • Spiky John • Spiky Tom • Stanley • Sun • Tayce T. • Three Beautiful Sisters • Toad in the Desert • Toad Minister • Tolielip • Trading Event Toad • Vanna T. • Village Leader • Watt's mother • Whacka • Whale • Wise Wisterwood • Yakkey
	Species	Baby Yoshi • Bellbell Plant • Boo • Bub-ulb • Bulb Bush • Bumpty • Candy Cane • Cymbal Bush • Doogan • Dryite • Heart Plant • Human • Li'l Oink • Munchlesia • Nomadimouse • Raven • Snowman • Spinning Flower • Star Kid • Toad • Trumpet Plant • Yoshi
Locations	Areas	Boo's Mansion • Boo's Shop • Bowser's Castle • Cloudy Climb • Club 64 • Crystal Palace • Dry Dry Desert • Dry Dry Outpost • Dry Dry Railroad • Dry Dry Ruins • Flower Fields • Forever Forest • Goomba King's Fortress • Goomba Road • Goomba Village • Gusty Gulch • Harry's Shop • Item Shop • Jade Jungle • Koopa Bros. Fortress • Koopa Village • Koopa's Shop • Lavalava Island • Li'l-Oink Farm • Little Mouser's Shop • Mario's House • Mt. Lavalava • Mt. Rugged • Peach's Bedroom • Peach's Castle • Playroom • Pleasant Path • Post Office • Shiver City • Shiver Mountain • Shiver Region • Shiver Shop • Shiver Snowfield • Shooting Star Summit • Shroom Grocery • Shy Guy's Toy Box • Starborn Valley • Star Haven • Star Haven Shop • Star Way • Storehouse • Sun Tower • Toad House • Toad Town • Toad Town Dojo • Toad Town Tunnels • Tubba Blubba's Castle • Windy Mill • Yoshi's Cabana • Yoshi's Village
Bosses	Main/Recurring Bosses	Bowser • Kammy Koopa • Jr. Troopa
	Chapter Bosses	Goomba King • Bowser??? • Koopa Bros. (Red Ninjakoopa, Black Ninjakoopa, Yellow Ninjakoopa, Green Ninjakoopa) • Tutankoopa • Tubba Blubba/Tubba Blubba's Heart • General Guy • Lava Piranha/Lava Bud • Huff N. Puff • Crystal King/Crystal Bit • Bowser
	Mini Bosses	Red and Blue Goombas • Buzzar • Anti Guy • Blooper • Super Blooper • Electro Blooper • Spike??? • Kent C. Koopa • The Master • Monstar
Enemies	Enemies	Amazy Dayzee • Bandit • Bill Blaster • Bob-omb • Bombshell Bill • Bombshell Bill Blaster • Bony Beetle • Bullet Bill • Buzzy Beetle • Bzzap! • Cleft • Clubba • Crazee Dayzee • Dark Koopa • Dry Bones • Duplighost • Ember • Forest Fuzzy • Frost Piranha • Fuzzy • Gloomba • Goomba • Gray Magikoopa • Green Magikoopa • Groove Guy • Gulpit • Hammer Bros. • Hurt Plant • Hyper Cleft • Hyper Goomba • Hyper Paragoomba • Jungle Fuzzy • Koopatrol • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Lava Bubble • Magikoopa • M. Bush • Medi Guy • Monty Mole • Paragloomba • Paragoomba • Paratroopa • Piranha Plant • Pokey • Pokey Mummy • Putrid Piranha • Pyro Guy • Red Magikoopa • Ruff Puff • Shy Guy • Shy Squad • Shy Stack • Spear Guy • Spiked Gloomba • Spiked Goomba • Spike Top • Spiny • Spy Guy • Swooper • Swoopula • White Clubba • White Magikoopa • Yellow Magikoopa
Items	Regular Items	Apple • Blue Berry • Bubble Berry • Coconut • Dizzy Dial • Dried Fruit • Dried Shroom • Dusty Hammer • Egg • Fire Flower • Fright Jar • Goomnut • Honey Syrup • Iced Potato • Jammin' Jelly • Koopa Leaf • Lemon • Life Shroom • Lime • Maple Syrup • Melon • Mushroom • Mystery? • Pebble • POW Block • Red Berry • Repel Gel • Shooting Star • Sleepy Sheep • Snowman Doll • Stinky Herb • Stone Cap • Strange Leaf • Stop Watch • Super Shroom • Super Soda • Tasty Tonic • Thunder Bolt • Thunder Rage • Ultra Shroom • Volt Shroom • Whacka Bump • Yellow Berry
	Key Items	Artifact • Autograph • Blue Key • Boo's Portrait • Bucket • Butter • Calculator • Castle Key • Cleanser • Cookbook • Cream • Crystal Ball • Crystal Berry • Diamond Stone • Dictionary • Diploma • Dolly • Egg • Empty Wallet • Fertile Soil • First-Degree Card • Flour • Fortress Key • Fourth-Degree Card • Frying Pan • Glasses • Gold Credit • Jade Raven • Koopa Legends • Kooper's Shell • Letter • Lucky Star • Lunar Stone • Lyrics • Magical Bean • Magical Seed • Mailbag • Melody • Milk • Miracle Water • Mystery Note • Odd Key • Old Photo • Package • Palace Key • Prison Key • Pulse Stone • Pyramid Stone • Record • Red Jar • Red Key • Ruins Key • Salt • Scarf • Second-Degree Card • Silver Credit • Sneaky Parasol • Star Piece • Star Rod • Star Stone • Storeroom Key • Strawberry • Sugar • Tape • Third-Degree Card • Toy Train • Ultra Stone • Volcano Vase • Warehouse Key • Water • Water Stone • Weight • Yakkey
	Recipes	Apple Pie • Big Cookie • Bland Meal • Boiled Egg • Cake • Coco Pop • Deluxe Feast • Dizzy Dial • Egg Missile • Electro Pop • Fire Flower • Fire Pop • Fried Egg • Fried Shroom • Frozen Fries • Healthy Juice • Honey Shroom • Honey Super • Honey Ultra • Hot Shroom • Jelly Pop • Jelly Shroom • Jelly Super • Jelly Ultra • Kooky Cookie • Koopa Tea • Koopasta • Lemon Candy • Life Shroom • Lime Candy • Maple Shroom • Maple Super • Maple Ultra • Nutty Cake • Potato Salad • Shroom Cake • Shroom Steak • Sleepy Sheep • Spaghetti • Special Shake • Spicy Soup • Strange Cake • Super Soda • Sweet Shroom • Tasty Tonic • Thunder Rage • Volt Shroom • Yoshi Cookie • Yummy Meal
	Badges	All or Nothing • Attack FX A • Attack FX B • Attack FX C • Attack FX D • Attack FX E • Bump Attack • Chill Out • Close Call • D-Down Jump • D-Down Pound • Damage Dodge • Deep Focus • Defend Plus • Dizzy Attack • Dizzy Stomp • Dodge Master • Double Dip • Feeling Fine • Fire Shield • First Attack • Flower Finder • Flower Saver • FP Plus • Group Focus • Hammer Throw • Happy Flower • Happy Heart • Heart Finder • HP Drain • HP Plus • I Spy • Ice Power • Jump Charge • Last Stand • Lucky Day • Mega Jump • Mega Quake • Mega Rush • Mega Smash • Money Money • Multibounce • P-Down, D-Up • P-Up, D-Down • Pay-Off • Peekaboo • Power Bounce • Power Jump • Power Plus • Power Quake • Power Rush • Power Smash • Pretty Lucky • Quake Hammer • Quick Change • Refund • Runaway Pay • S. Jump Chg. • S. Smash Chg. • Shrink Stomp • Sleep Stomp • Slow Go • Smash Charge • Speedy Spin • Spike Shield • Spin Attack • Spin Smash • Triple Dip • Zap Tap
Techniques	Partner Moves	Headbonk • Tattle • Charge • Multibonk • Shell Toss • Power Shell • Dizzy Shell • Fire Shell • Sky Dive • Shell Shot • Air Lift • Air Raid • Body Slam • Bomb • Power Bomb • Mega Bomb • Smack • Outta Sight • Spook • Fan Smack • Electro Dash • Power Shock • Turbo Charge • Mega Shock • Belly Flop • Squirt • Water Block • Tidal Wave • Spiny Flip • Spiny Surge • Cloud Nine • Hurricane
	Special Moves	Refresh • Lullaby • Star Storm • Chill Out • Smooch • Time Out • Up & Away • Star Beam/Peach Beam
	Enemy/Boss Moves	Charge • Divide and Conquer
Miscellaneous	Object and Features	! Switch • ? Block • Badge • Blue Pipe • Blue Switch • Bowser's Diary • Brick Block • Bubble • Chomp Rock • Cracked Wall • Dock • Fire Bar • Floor Switch • Hidden Block • Jack-in-the-Box • Jump Pad • K64 • Koopa Clown Car • Lakitu's Cloud • Lever • Metal Block • Power Platform • Puff-Puff Machine • Recovery Block • Red ? Block • Save Block • Star Cruiser • Stilts • Stone Block • Super Block • Treasure Chest (Mysterious) • Toy Tank • Warp Pipe • Yellow Block
	Terms/Ailments	Badge Point • Danger • Dizzy • Electrified • Flower Point • Frozen • Heart Point • Immobilized • Injured • Invisible • No Skills • Peril • Poison • POW-Down • POW-Up • Sleep • Star Point • Star Power • Stone • Super Rank • Tiny • Ultra Rank
	Other	Soundtrack • Tattle List • Walkthrough