50 family trivia questions with answers

Tap or highlight to reveal nothing — the answers are right there in gold, so the quizmaster can read straight down the list. Scoring idea: one point per question, kids' questions count double for adults who steal them.

• Kids (ages 6–9)
• Everyone
• Hard mode
• How to run a quiz night
• FAQ

Kids' round (ages 6–9)

1. How many legs does a spider have? — Eight
2. What colour do you get when you mix blue and yellow? — Green
3. Which planet is called the Red Planet? — Mars
4. How many days are in a week? — Seven
5. What is the largest ocean on Earth? — The Pacific Ocean
6. What do bees make? — Honey
7. Which is the tallest animal in the world? — The giraffe
8. How many sides does a triangle have? — Three
9. What do we call water when it freezes? — Ice
10. Which is the biggest planet in our solar system? — Jupiter
11. What does a caterpillar turn into? — A butterfly (or a moth)
12. How many continents are there? — Seven
13. What is the fastest land animal? — The cheetah
14. Which gas do we need to breathe to stay alive? — Oxygen
15. Which season comes after winter? — Spring

Everyone round

16. What is the capital city of Australia? — Canberra
17. What is the hardest natural substance? — Diamond
18. How many bones are in the adult human body? — 206
19. What is the longest river in South America? — The Amazon
20. What is the chemical formula H₂O better known as? — Water
21. What is the smallest country in the world? — Vatican City
22. How many strings does a standard guitar have? — Six
23. Which metal is liquid at room temperature? — Mercury
24. What is the largest animal that has ever lived? — The blue whale
25. On which continent is the Sahara Desert? — Africa
26. How many players does each soccer team have on the pitch? — Eleven
27. Which organ pumps blood around the body? — The heart
28. At what temperature does water boil at sea level, in Celsius? — 100 °C
29. What is the tallest mountain above sea level? — Mount Everest
30. How many minutes are there in a day? — 1,440
31. What is the currency of Japan? — The yen
32. Which ocean lies between Africa and Australia? — The Indian Ocean
33. What is a baby kangaroo called? — A joey
34. What is the chemical symbol for gold? — Au
35. How many hearts does an octopus have? — Three

Hard mode

36. What is the only mammal capable of true, sustained flight? — The bat
37. Which element has the atomic number 1? — Hydrogen
38. In which country is Machu Picchu? — Peru
39. How many time zones does Russia span? — Eleven
40. What is the largest internal organ in the human body? — The liver
41. What is the deepest known point in the world's oceans called? — The Mariana Trench (Challenger Deep)
42. How many keys are on a standard full-size piano? — 88
43. What is the capital city of Canada? — Ottawa
44. Which blood type is known as the universal donor? — O negative
45. What is the square root of 144? — 12
46. Which planet rotates on its side? — Uranus
47. How many chambers does the human heart have? — Four
48. Which country has the most natural lakes? — Canada
49. What is the longest bone in the human body? — The femur (thigh bone)
50. What is the world's largest coral reef system? — The Great Barrier Reef

How to run a family quiz night

• Rounds of ten. Attention lasts about ten questions. Three rounds with a snack break is a perfect night.
• Handicap the grown-ups. Adults answer the kids' round with their non-dominant hand, or only after a five-second delay.
• Teams beat solo for little ones. Pair a young child with an older sibling or grandparent.
• Steals. If a team misses, the next team may answer for one point. Keeps everyone listening.
• Let the kids be quizmaster for one round. Reading the questions aloud is sneaky literacy practice.