100+ Best Trivia Questions for Kids with Answers

Trivia Questions for Kids : Your general knowledge trivia round can be made up of questions about more generalist subjects such as news and current affairs, which can be followed by themed sections on specific topics, such as geography, music and movies.

Trivia Questions for Kids

Stratus, cirrus, cumulus and nimbus are types of what?
Answer: Clouds

What are the only two U.S. states that can grow coffee commercially?
Answer: Hawaii and California

What letter is not included in any of the 50 U.S. state names?
Answer: The letter Q

What does a thermometer measure?
Answer: Temperature

During a thunderstorm, which comes first: lightning or thunder?
Answer: Both. They occur at approximately the same time. However, if we\’re at a distance from a storm, we see lightning before we hear thunder because light travels much faster than sound.

What is a haboob?
Answer: A type of sandstorm

What color is at the top of the rainbow?
Answer: Red. Bonus points! Name all seven colors. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.

What color are the stars in the American flag?
Answer: White

What color are zebras\’ strips when they are first born?
Answer: Brown

What is the most popular color of car?
Answer: White. Bonus! What is the second most popular color? Silver.

Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Answer: Michelangelo

Which is the oldest religion in the world?
Answer: Hinduism dating back to 2300 BCE

Which country started the tradition of the Olympics?
Answer: Greece

Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
Answer: Britain

How many paintings did Van Gogh sell during his lifetime?
Answer: Only one!

Who led the Vikings to Greenland for settlement?
Answer: Erik the Red

Which is the only country to share coastline with both the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf?
Answer: Saudi Arabia

In which year did World War II start?
Answer: 1939

Who gave the iconic speech “I Have a Dream”?
Answer: Martin Luther King

Name the world’s largest island that is not a continent.
Answer: Greenland

In which city would you find the Statue of Liberty?
Answer: New York City

What planet is known for having rings?
Answer: Saturn

What is the name of the fictional British spy who likes his martinis “shaken, not stirred”?
Answer: James Bond

What mythical creature is said to breathe fire and often guards treasure?
Answer: Dragon

Which fruit is known as the “king of fruits” and is famous for its strong smell?
Answer: Durian

What is the main ingredient in traditional Italian pizza dough?
Answer: Flour

Which country is home to the kangaroo?
Answer: Australia

What is the name of the galaxy that contains our Solar System?
Answer: Milky Way

Who wrote “The Cat in the Hat”?
Answer: Dr. Seuss

What is the chemical symbol for water?
Answer: H2O

Which sea animal has eight legs?
Answer: Octopus.

What is the most popular pet in the U.S.?
Answer: Dogs.

What do you call a group of fish?
Answer: A school.

What kind of animal can talk?
Answer: Parrot.

What do you call a baby kangaroo?
Answer: A joey.

What does a panda eat?
Answer: Bamboo.

What is the world’s largest animal?
Answer: Blue whale.

What do you call an animal that sleeps during the day and is awake at night?
Answer: Nocturnal.

Which land animal runs the fastest?
Answer: Cheetah.

Which ocean animal is most intelligent?
Answer: Dolphins.

Kids Trivia Questions

Who said \”An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind\”?
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

Who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird?
Answer: Harper Lee

Who was the first female prime minister of the United Kingdom?
Answer: A home in England

Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic?
Answer: Amelia Earhart

What is the waterfall located on the border of Canada and the United States?
Answer: Niagara Falls

What is the address of the White House?
Answer: The White House

What famous German composer lost his hearing?
Answer: Ludwig van Beethoven

What is the name of the Greek goddess of love?
Answer: Aphrodite

What is the name of the novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald about the 1920s in West Egg?
Answer: The Great Gatsby

In what language does \”ni hao\” mean \”hello\”?
Answer: Chinese (Mandarin)

Name the animal with the largest eyes?
Answer: Giant Squid

How many sides are there in Octagon?
Answer: Eight

In how many years Olympics are held?
Answer: Four

How many players are there in a netball game?
Answer: Seven

Name the Disney character who flies sitting on a carpet.
Answer: Aladdin

When is Valentine’s day celebrated?
Answer: 14th of February

Why did Jack and Jill go up the hill?
Answer: They went to fetch a pail of water.

Name the coldest place in the world.
Answer: Antarctica

Which is the largest bone on the human body?
Answer: Thigh Bone

Name the bird which can mimic humans.
Answer: Parrot

What is America\’s least favorite pizza topping?
Answer: Anchovies.

In what game is \”love\” a score?
Answer: Tennis.

Whose porridge does Goldilocks eat?
Answer: The three bears.

What did the wolf disguise himself as in the story of \”Little Red Riding Hood?\”
Answer: A grandmother.

What do the initials SUV stand for in the automotive world?
Answer: Sports utility vehicle.

What is the shape of a stop sign?
Answer: Octagon.

In bowling, how many pins are set up at the beginning of each frame?
Answer: 10.

What is the name of the tree that grows cocoa beans?
Answer: Cacao tree.

What is the capital city of France?
Answer: Paris.

What is the tallest mountain in the world?
Answer: Mt. Everest

In what movie will you find characters who are looking for a brain, a heart, and courage?
Answer: The Wizard of Oz

What movie is Princess Fiona from?
Answer: Shrek

What is the largest continent?
Answer: Asia

What temperature does water freeze at?
Answer: 32 degrees Fahrenheit

How many Great Lakes are there?
Answer: Five

What is the imaginary line called that connects the North and South Pole?
Answer: Prime Meridian

What kind of tree do prunes come from?
Answer: A plum tree

What gulf is located to the south of Florida?
Answer: The Gulf of Mexico

What is the hardest natural substance?
Answer: A diamond

Which state was the 50th state to join the union?
Answer: Hawaii

What is the name of the vehicle that travels underwater?
Answer: Submarine

What is the term for the amount of energy needed to keep the body functioning while at rest?
Answer: Basal Metabolic Rate or BMR

What is the name of the organ responsible for pumping blood throughout the body?
Answer: Heart

What is the name of the nutrient that helps build and repair body tissues?
Answer: Protein

What is the term for the process by which food is broken down in the body to release energy?
Answer: Digestion

What is the name of the substance found in dairy products that helps build strong bones and teeth?
Answer: Calcium

What is the name of the vehicle that travels on tracks and is powered by electricity?
Answer: Train

What is the term for the vehicle used to carry astronauts to space?
Answer: Spacecraft

What is the vehicle\’s name that flies in the Earth’s atmosphere and is used for transportation?
Answer: Airplane

What is the term for a vehicle used to transport goods by road?
Answer: Truck

Trivia Question: What is a group of lions called?
Answer: A pride

How many books are there in the Harry Potter series?
Answer: 7

In the nursery rhyme Baa baa black sheep how many bags of wool did the sheep have?
Answer: 3

In Goldilocks, what kind of food were the bears letting cool off?
Answer: Porridge

In the famous Aesop fable, which two animals race each other?
Answer: The tortoise and the hare

In Jack and The Beanstalk, how many magic beans did Jack trade for the cow?
Answer: 5

How tall is Thumbelina?
Answer: 1 inch

What color is the rabbit that Alice meets in Alice in Wonderland?
Answer: White

What color is the Cat in the hat’s umbrella?
Answer: Blue

How many books did Dr. Seuss write and illustrate himself?
Answer: 44

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