110 fun trivia questions for kids (and answers)
Trivia questions for kids can be brain-bending fun for the whole family.
According to Laura Linn Knight, the author of “Break Free from Reactive Parenting,” asking kids thought-provoking questions is a great way to engage their critical-thinking skills.
“Put away distractions ... and make trivia a fun, playful and educational fit for whatever age your child is," Knight tells TODAY.com.
Ready to test your family’s knowledge?
Start with these kid-smart trivia questions — on history, geography, sports, science and more — to get everyone thinking deeply.
105 trivia questions for kids with answers
These stumpers fluctuate from easy to tricky.
Trivia Question: How many colors are in the rainbow?
Answer: Seven.
Trivia Question: Where is Big Ben located?
Answer: London, England.
Trivia Question: Where is the Eiffel Tower located?
Answer: Paris, France.
Trivia Question: Where is the Taj Mahal located?
Answer: Agra, India.
Trivia Question: What country is the Leaning Tower of Pisa in?
Answer: Italy.
Trivia Question: What country are the Great Pyramids of Giza located?
Answer: Egypt.
Trivia Question: Where is the Great Wall of China located?
Answer: Beijing, China.
Trivia Question: Where is the Golden Gate Bridge?
Answer: San Francisco, California.
Trivia Question: Where is the Acropolis?
Answer: Athens, Greece.
Trivia Question: What is the capital of the United States?
Answer: Washington, D.C.
Trivia Question: Where is the Great Barrier Reef?
Answer: Australia.
Trivia Question: Who gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States?
Answer: France.
Trivia Question: Where is Disney World located?
Answer: Orlando, Florida.
Trivia Question: In what city is Disneyland located?
Answer: Anaheim, California.
Trivia Question: Simone Biles is an athlete known for which sport?
Answer: Gymnastics.
Trivia Question: Michael Phelps is an athlete known for which sport?
Answer: Swimming.
Trivia Question: Mickey Mantle is an athlete known for which sport?
Answer: Baseball.
Trivia Question: Travis Kelce is an athlete known for which sport?
Answer: Football.
Trivia Question: What is a famous movie about a park with dinosaurs?
Answer: Jurassic Park.
Trivia Question: Does Peppa Pig have a sibling?
Answer: Yes, a brother named George.
Trivia Question: Who lives at Number 4 Privet Drive?
Answer: Harry Potter.
Trivia Question: Who is Simba's dad?
Answer: Mufasa.
Trivia Question: Do elephants have tails?
Answer: Yes.
Trivia Question: What is the largest bird?
Answer: Ostrich.
Trivia Question: What are the three main primary colors?
Answer: Red, blue and yellow.
Trivia Question: What ocean is between California and Hawaii?
Answer: The Pacific.
Trivia Question: Where does Winnie-the-Pooh live?
Answer: The Hundred Acre Wood forest.
Trivia Question: Which vegetable is believed to help you see better?
Answer: Carrots.
Trivia Question: Which U.S. state is the largest?
Answer: Alaska.
Trivia Question: Which U.S. state is the smallest?
Answer: Rhode Island.
Trivia Question: Which astrological sign is a lion?
Answer: Leo.
Trivia Question: What's the biggest human organ?
Answer: Skin.
Trivia Question: What is the 50th state?
Answer: Hawaii.
Trivia Question: Who is the cowboy in the movie "Toy Story"?
Answer: Woody.
Trivia Question: At what temperature Fahrenheit does water freeze?
Answer: 32 degrees.
Trivia Question: What is the tallest land animal?
Answer: Giraffe.
Trivia Question: Who is Mickey Mouse's girlfriend?
Answer: Minnie Mouse.
Trivia Question: What does a thermometer measure?
Answer: Temperature.
Trivia Question: How many planets are in our solar system?
Answer: Eight.
Trivia Question: How do raisins start?
Answer: As grapes.
Trivia Question: In what U.S. state is the Hollywood sign?
Answer: California.
Trivia Question: Where does the U.S. president live?
Answer: The White House.
Trivia Question: What type of fruit "keeps the doctor away"?
Answer: An apple a day.
Trivia Question: What do bees make?
Answer: Honey.
Trivia Question: What do you put on an envelope before mailing it?
Answer: A stamp.
Trivia Question: What is the yellow part of an egg called?
Answer: A yolk.
Trivia Question: What color is spinach?
Answer: Green.
Trivia Question: Where does Santa live?
Answer: The North Pole.
Trivia Question: What color are the spots on ladybugs?
Answer: Black.
Trivia Question: What is the base of guacamole?
Answer: Avocado.
Trivia Question: What is the largest continent?
Answer: Asia.
Trivia Question: What is the fastest land animal?
Answer: Cheetah.
Trivia Question: What was the first animal to be cloned?
Answer: A sheep named Dolly.
Trivia Question: How many branches comprise the federal government of the United States?
Answer: Three — legislative, executive and judicial.
Trivia Question: Which planet in the solar system is the largest?
Answer: Jupiter.
Trivia Question: What is the Sunshine State?
Answer: Florida.
Trivia Question: What is the closest planet to the sun?
Answer: Mercury.
Trivia Question: What year did World War II start?
Answer: 1939.
Trivia Question: Who invented the telephone?
Answer: Alexander Graham Bell.
Trivia Question: Who invented the lightbulb?
Answer: Thomas Edison.
Trivia Question: What company invented the iPhone?
Answer: Apple.
Trivia Question: What sport does Serena Williams play?
Answer: Tennis.
Trivia Question: Who was the first president of the United States?
Answer: George Washington.
Trivia Question: Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Answer: Leonardo da Vinci.
Trivia Question: What year did the Titanic sink?
Answer: 1912.
Trivia Question: How many people are there in the world?
Answer: More than 8 billion.
Trivia Question: Who was the first person to visit the moon?
Answer: Neil Armstrong.
Trivia Question: What is a Honeycrisp?
Answer: A type of apple.
Trivia Question: What is a Porcini?
Answer: A type of mushroom.
Trivia Question: What is the smallest breed of dog?
Answer: Chihuahua.
Trivia Question: What body part do snakes use to smell?
Answer: With their tongue.
Trivia Question: What's the deepest known point in the ocean?
Answer: The Challenger Deep.
Trivia Question: What are the "five senses?"
Answer: Sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch.
Trivia Question: Why do things fall if you drop them?
Answer: Gravity.
Trivia Question: What kind of tree has acorns?
Answer: Oak tree.
Trivia Question: What do you create if you boil water?
Answer: Steam.
Trivia Question: If you freeze water, what do you get?
Answer: Ice.
Trivia Question: Who was the 16th president of the U.S.?
Answer: Abraham Lincoln.
Trivia Question: Are tomatoes fruits or vegetables?
Answer: Fruits.
Trivia Question: Where do the Flintstones live?
Answer: Bedrock.
Trivia Question: What is the only flying mammal?
Answer: Bats.
Trivia Question: Who is considered the world's fastest man?
Answer: Usain Bolt.
Trivia Question: How many inches are in a foot?
Answer: 12.
Trivia Question: How many feet are in a yard?
Answer: Three.
Trivia Question: How many feet are in a mile?
Answer: 5,280.
Trivia Question: How many legs does a spider have?
Answer: Eight.
Trivia Question: What is the most popular lucky number?
Answer: Seven.
Trivia Question: What is a century?
Answer: 100 years.
Trivia Question: A touchdown in football is how many points?
Answer: Six.
Trivia Question: What is a 90-degree angle called?
Answer: Right angle.
Trivia Question: What does Roman numeral “V” mean?
Answer: Five.
Trivia Question: What are pickles made from?
Answer: Cucumbers.
Trivia Question: Who is the main character in Disney's "Encanto?"
Answer: Mirabel.
Trivia Question: How many hours are in a day?
Answer: 24.
Trivia Question: How many minutes are in one hour?
Answer: 60.
Trivia Question: How many minutes are in a day?
Answer: 1,440.
Trivia Question: What is the "Sunflower State?"
Answer: Kansas.
Trivia Question: What is 5 x 5?
Answer: 25.
Trivia Question: If you double 100, what do you have?
Answer: 200.
Trivia Question: If there are nine pieces of candy and Amy eats three, how many are left?
Answer: Six.
Trivia Question: There are 38 pages in a book and Sam reads 14. How many pages does he have left to read?
Answer: 24.
Trivia Question: How many bones are in the human body?
Answer: 206.
Trivia Question: How many days are in a year?
Answer: 365.
Trivia Question: How many days are in a leap year?
Answer: 366.
Trivia Question: What is the "Lone Star State?"
Answer: Texas.
Trivia Question: What is the hottest place on Earth?
Answer: Death Valley, California.
Trivia Question: What is the federal holiday that celebrates the end of slavery in the United States?
Answer: Juneteenth (June 19)
Trivia Question: What animal can learn to talk?
Answer: Parrot.
Trivia Question: What country is known for its pizza?
Answer: Italy.
Trivia Question: What's the name of the Disney movie about a family in Columbia with magical powers?
Answer: “Encanto.”
This article was originally published on TODAY.com
