Ready to have a little fun in the classroom? We’ve put together this list of trivia questions for kids to boost the energy in the room and break the monotony. It’s broken down by grade level, but you know your kids best. Review all of the questions to see which ones your students will enjoy the most.
Trivia Questions for Kids in Lower Elementary
How many legs does a spider have?
Eight
What is something you hit with a hammer?
A nail
If you freeze water, what do you get?
Ice
What is the color of an emerald?
Green
What color are the stars on the American flag?
White
What do caterpillars turn into?
Butterflies
How many sides does a triangle have?
Three
How many teeth does an adult human have?
Where does the president of the United States live while in office?
The White House
Which state is famous for Hollywood?
California
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What is a brontosaurus?
A dinosaur
How many colors are there in a rainbow?
Seven
Who does Alice follow into a hole in Wonderland?
The White Rabbit
How many sides does an octagon have?
Eight
What color is a ruby?
Red
Which month has 28 days?
All of them
Raisins come from which fruit?
Grapes
How many days are there in a year?
365
What is another name for the 4th of July holiday?
Independence Day
What do you call a baby goat?
A kid
How many arms does an octopus have?
Eight
How many arms does a starfish have?
Five
Where do polar bears live?
The Arctic
What do bees make?
Honey
What’s a lucky object that you can find in the grass?
A four-leaf clover
What do you call a house made of snow?
An igloo
What is the shape of a stop sign?
Octagon
How many days are in a week?
Seven
What do you use to write on a chalkboard?
Chalk
What color are the leaves in autumn?
Red, orange, yellow, and brown
What kind of animal is a penguin?
A bird
What do we call a baby cow?
A calf
Trivia Questions for Kids in Upper Elementary
How many planets are in our solar system?
Which ocean is off the California coast?
The Pacific
How many zeros are there in a million?
Six
How many pairs of wings do bees have?
Where is the Great Pyramid of Giza?
Egypt
What is a doe?
A female deer
What is a group of lions called?
A pride
Which is the fastest land animal?
The cheetah
In which capital city of Europe would you find the Eiffel Tower?
Paris
Which planet in our solar system is known for having rings?
Saturn
Why do things fall when you drop them?
Because of gravity
What are animals that eat both meat and plants called?
Omnivores
Where did the Olympic Games originate?
Greece
What animal is the symbol of America?
Bald eagle
What does the white dove symbolize?
Peace
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
What is the world’s largest land animal?
Which bird has the largest wingspan?
In which country is the Great Barrier Reef?
What is aurora borealis commonly known as?
What is the largest mammal in the world?
Who was the first man to step on the moon?
Which scientist invented the light bulb?
Thomas Edison (but it’s more complicated than that!)
What building is on the back of the $20 bill?
What color is a giraffe’s tongue?
Which planet is closest to the sun?
How many continents are there?
Seven
What is the largest desert in the world?
What is the smallest prime number?
What is the freezing point of water in Fahrenheit?
What does a barometer measure?
How many legs does a crab have?
What’s the highest mountain in the world?
Mount Everest, but Mauna Kea is the tallest
What type of animal is a dolphin?
How many hours are there in two days?
48 hours
What is the capital city of Japan?
Tokyo
Trivia Questions for Kids in Middle School
Who wrote Hamlet?
Where is the Taj Mahal?
What is the world’s largest ocean?
Which was the first country to use paper money?
Who wrote a famous diary while hiding from Nazis in Amsterdam?
In which year did the Titanic sink?
What are the Wright brothers famous for?
Who discovered gravity?
What holiday celebrates the end of slavery in the United States?
What is the most widely spoken language in Brazil?
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
What is the first letter of the Greek alphabet?
How many milligrams make a gram?
What color is chlorophyll?
In which city is the Notre Dame cathedral?
What color is the middle stripe of the French flag?
White
What is the national sport of Japan?
In which galaxy do we live?
Which metal is heavier, silver or gold?
How many chambers are there in the human heart?
What is the tallest building in the United States?
What is the longest bone in the human body?
True or false: There is gravity on the moon.***
True, but it’s one sixth the gravity we experience on Earth.
What is the largest city in the world by population?
Which classical composer was deaf?
What is the capital of Canada?
Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
What is the chemical symbol for gold?
How many strings does a standard guitar have?
What is the powerhouse of the cell?
What’s the main gas in the air we breathe?
What’s the hardest natural substance on Earth?
Diamond, but that is changing…
Trivia Questions for Kids in High School
How many elements are in the periodic table?
What is the hardest substance in the human body?
Name the smallest country in the world.
What is the chemical symbol for table salt?
Where can you find the Petronas Towers?
What was the first planet to be discovered using the telescope?
Which athlete has appeared on Wheaties cereal boxes more than any other?
Which planet has the most gravity?
Who named the Pacific Ocean?
Which volcano destroyed the city of Pompeii in AD 79?
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize (in 1903)?
What is the largest internal organ in the human body?
What is the rarest M&M color?
What is the fastest-flying bird in the world?
In which year did World War II start?
What is the national sport of the United Kingdom?
Which Dutch painter cut off a part of his ear?
Which is the rarest blood type in humans?
Name the top three causes of death in the United States. ***
Heart disease, cancer, and accidents
What is another word for a lexicon?
What is the speed of light?
300,000 km per second / 186,000 miles per second
Which country has won the most FIFA World Cups?
Which is the tallest building in the world?
How long did it take to build the Great Wall of China?
In which hand is the Statue of Liberty’s torch?
Who wrote The Odyssey?
What is the Pythagorean theorem used for?
Calculating the sides of a right triangle
What is the second-largest country in the world by land area?
What gas do plants absorb from the air?
What is the capital city of South Korea?
What are your favorite trivia questions for kids? Share in the comments below! Plus, check out these funny school jokes too!
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