The Question Block (also known as a Mystery Block , Prize Block , or ? Block ) is a recurring item in the Mario seriesKoopa 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 (?).
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 and star bits.
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.
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.
The ? Block appear as a Special building with bo rarity in Super Mario Run shop for 100 coins . If the player places the ? Block in the Mushroom Kingdom, the player can touch the ? Block. The ? Block may contain coins or Rally Tickets .
A Question Block as it appears in 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.
Paper Mario . The first Red Question Block that Mario encounters is on Goomba Road and it releases a Close Call badge.
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They appear and function the same as its predecessor.
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Question Blocks function like in the Platforming series.
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.
In Mario Party Coin Block Blitz , where players have to hit it to gain coins.
There is a tissue box in Super Mario Party
Items from ? Blocks Statistics
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Type
Special
Rarity
-★
Coins
100
Acquisition
Shop
Description
A mysterious block that could hold anything inside. Touch it to find out what it contains.
Super Smash Bros. 4
? Block
How many times do you think you and Mario have punched ? Blocks? What if we added up the numbers for the entire world? If you were walking down the street and suddenly found a ? Block just floating there, would you jump up and punch it like Mario? How many times do you think you've made Mario hit a ? Block? How many times do you think everyone in the world's done it...? If you saw one just floating in mid-air while you were walking down the street one day, what would you do? Would you jump up and hit it?
Trivia Nowadays, question blocks are also called "lucky" blocks, due to a Minecraft mod which steals the texture of the question block. Gallery
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Bob-omb Battlefield • Whomp's Fortress • Jolly Roger Bay • Cool, Cool Mountain • Goomboss Battle • Bowser in the Dark World
Courtyard
Big Boo's Haunt • Big Boo Battle
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Hazy Maze Cave • Lethal Lava Land • Shifting Sand Land • Dire, Dire Docks • Bowser in the Fire Sea
Second Floor
Chief Chilly Challenge • Snowman's Land • Wet-Dry World • Tall, Tall Mountain • Tiny-Huge Island
Third Floor
Tick Tock Clock • Rainbow Ride • Bowser in the Sky
Stars
Bob-omb Battlefield
Big Bob-omb on the the Summit • Footrace with Koopa the Quick • Shoot to the Island in the Sky (N64) • 5 Silver Stars (DS) • Big Bob-omb's Revenge (DS) • Find the 8 Red Coins • Mario Wings to the Sky • Behind Chain Chomp's Gate (N64)/Behind Chain-Chomp's Gate (DS)
Whomp's Fortress
Chip Off Whomp's Block • To The Top Of The Fortress • Shoot into the Wild Blue • Red Coins on the Floating Isle • Fall onto the Caged Island • Blast Away the Wall • Switch Star of the Fortress (DS)
Jolly Roger Bay
Plunder in the Sunken Ship • Can the Eel Come Out to Play? • Treasure in the the Ocean Cave • Red Coins on the Ship Afloat • Blast to the Stone Pillar • Through the Jet Stream • Switch Star of the Bay (DS)
Cool, Cool Mountain
Slip Slidin' Away • Lil' Penguin Lost • Big Penguin Race • Frosty Slide for 8 Red Coins • Snowman's Lost His Head • Wall Kicks Will Work (N64)/Mario's Super Wall Kick (DS) • Switch Star of Cool, Cool Mountain (DS)
Big Boo's Haunt
Go on a Ghost Hunt • Ride Big Boo's Merry Go Round • Secret of the Haunted Books • Seek the 8 Red Coins • Big Boo's Balcony • Eye to Eye in the Secret Room • Switch Star of the Basement
Hazy Maze Cave
Swimming Beast in the Cavern • Elevate for 8 Red Coins • Metal-Head Mario Can Move! (N64)/Metal-Head Wario Can Move (DS) • Navigating the Toxic Maze • A-Maze-Ing Emergency Exit • Watch for Rolling Rocks • Underground Switch Star
Lethal Lava Land
Boil the Big Bully • Bully the Bullies • 8-Coin Puzzle with 15 Pieces • Red-Hot Log Rolling • Hot-Foot-it into the Volcano • Elevator Tour In the Volcano (N64)/Inside the Volcano • Flaming Silver Stars (DS)
Shifting Sand Land
In the Talons of the Big Bird • Shining Atop the Pyramid • Inside the Ancient Pyramid • Stand Tall On the Four Pillars • Free Flying For 8 Red Coins (5th Star, N64) (7th Star, DS) • Tox Box Switch Star (DS) • Pyramid Puzzle
Dire, Dire Docks
Board Bowser's Sub • Chests in the Current • Pole-Jumping for Red Coins • Through the Jet Stream • The Manta Ray's Reward (5th Star, N64) (7th Star, DS) • Koopa Surfin' Switch Star (DS) • Collect the Caps... (N64)/Inside the Cage (DS)
Snowman's Land
Snowman's Big Head • Chill with the Bully • In the Deep Freeze (N64) • Yoshi's Ice Sculpture (DS) • Whirl from the Freezing Pond • Shell Shreddin' for Red Coins (N64) • Snowman's Silver Star (DS) • Into the Igloo • Red Coins in the House (DS)
Wet-Dry World
Shocking Arrow Lifts! • Top o' the Town • Secrets in the Shallows and Sky (N64)/5 Secrets in the Shallows and Sky (DS) • Express Elevator--Hurry Up! • Go to Town for Red Coins (N64)/Go to Town for the Red Coins (DS) • Quick Race Through Downtown! • Soaked Silver Stars (DS)
Tall, Tall Mountain
Scale the Mountain • Mystery of the Monkey Cage • Scary 'Shrooms, Red Coins • Mysterious Mountainside • Breathtaking View from Bridge (Star 5, N64)/Breathtaking View from the Bridge (Star 7, DS) • Blast to the Lonely Mushroom (Star 6, N64) (Star 5, DS) • 5 Secrets of the Mountain
Tiny-Huge Island
Pluck the Piranha Flower • The Tip Top of the Huge Island • Rematch with Koopa the Quick • Five Itty Bitty Secrets (N64) • Klepto the Condor • Wiggler's Red Coins • Make Wiggler Squirm • Switch Star of the Island (DS)
Tick Tock Clock
Roll into the Cage (N64) • Luigi in the Cage (DS) • The Pit and the Pendulums (N64) • The Pendulum Switch Star (DS) • Get a Hand • Stomp on the Thwomp •Timed Jumps on Moving Bars • Stop Time for Red Coins • Tick Tock Silver Stars
Rainbow Ride
Cruiser Crossing the Rainbow • The Big House in the Sky • Coins Amassed in a Maze • Swingin' in the Breeze • Tricky Triangles! • Somewhere over the Rainbow • Switch Star of the Manor
Items and Objects
Items
Power Flower • Vanish Cap • Metal Cap • Key • Power Star • Koopa Shell • Silver Star • Wing Cap
Objects
Mario's Cap • Luigi Cap • Wario Cap • ! Block • Star Switch • Red Switch • Cannon • Coin • Red Coin • Blue Coin • Bowser Key
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
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.
