Question Block
Question Block artwork from New Super Mario Bros.
First Game	Super Mario Bros. (1985)
Appearances	Super Mario series Mario Party series Paper Mario series
Found	Various
Effects	Releases an item Releases a Coin

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 on the box, use a Koopa Troopa's shell to hit it, or Ground Pound on it to reveal the contents.

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 released 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

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Super Paper Mario

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Paper Mario: Sticker Star

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Gallery

A Question Block as it appears in Paper Mario

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Items from ? Blocks

• Mushrooms (If Mario or Luigi are Small Mario/Luigi)
• Fire Flower (If Mario or Luigi are Super Mario/Luigi)
• Ice Flower (If Mario or Luigi are Super Mario/Luigi)
• coins
• Stars
• Mini Mushrooms
• Mega Mushrooms
• Boos (NSMB series only)
• Blue Switches
• Red Switches
• Vines
• Cape Feather
• Super Leaf
• Poison Mushroom
• Gold Flower(New Super Mario Bros 2)
• Gold Mushroom (NSMB2)
• Poison Mushroom