Got bored kids?
Parents and teachers know how hard it can be to keep children engaged and learning at the same time. When attention spans shrink and restlessness grows, finding activities that both entertain and educate feels like searching for a needle in a haystack.
This collection of 207 trivia questions for kids solves that problem. These questions will spark curiosity, start giggles, and sneak in learning without kids even noticing.
From science facts to silly history tidbits, these questions work great for classroom activities, family game nights, or long car rides. Keep reading to find the perfect brain teasers for the young minds in your life!
How to Creatively Use Trivia Questions?
Trivia questions can transform ordinary moments into fun learning opportunities. You can mix them into daily routines or use them as special activities when kids need mental stimulation.
These questions help build knowledge while creating lasting memories through play. Use them during meals, on car trips, or as quick brain breaks between tasks.
They’re perfect for building critical thinking skills without feeling like work.
- Turn questions into a points-based family competition.
- Create a scavenger hunt with trivia clues leading to prizes.
- Use as morning warm-ups before school or homework.
- Add movement by having kids jump or spin when answering.
- Make custom trivia cards for different subjects or interests.
Basic and Easy Trivia Questions for Kids
1. What is the capital of Australia?
Canberra
2. Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci
3. What planet is known as the Red Planet?
Mars
4. How many continents are there on Earth?
Seven
5. Who wrote the play “Romeo and Juliet”?
William Shakespeare
6. What is the chemical symbol for gold?
Au
7. In which country would you find the Great Pyramid of Giza?
Egypt
8. What is the fastest land animal?
Cheetah
9. How many legs does a spider have?
Eight
10. What year did the Titanic sink?
1912
11. What is the largest ocean on Earth?
Pacific Ocean
12. Who discovered penicillin?
Alexander Fleming
13. What gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere?
Carbon dioxide
14. What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
Diamond
15. Which planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
16. Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
17. How many sides does a hexagon have?
Six
18. What is the main ingredient in guacamole?
Avocado
19. Which animal is known as the king of the jungle?
Lion
20. What is the tallest mountain in the world?
Mount Everest
21. What is the smallest prime number?
2
22. Who is the author of the “Harry Potter” series?
J.K. Rowling
23. What is the longest river in the world?
Nile River
24. What color do you get when you mix red and blue?
Purple
25. What is the name of the toy cowboy in Toy Story?
Woody
26. How many degrees are in a right angle?
90
27. What element does “O” represent on the periodic table?
Oxygen
28. Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
29. What’s the name of the fairy in Peter Pan?
Tinker Bell
30. Which country invented pizza?
Italy
31. What is the largest mammal in the world?
Blue whale
32. How many colors are in a rainbow?
Seven
33. In which sport would you perform a slam dunk?
Basketball
34. What is the capital of Japan?
Tokyo
35. Which bird is often associated with delivering babies?
Stork
36. What is the square root of 64?
8
37. Which US state is famous for Hollywood?
California
38. What is the boiling point of water in Celsius?
100
39. Who sang “Thriller”?
Michael Jackson
40. What is the main language spoken in Brazil?
Portuguese
41. What is the currency of the United Kingdom?
Pound sterling
42. Which insect produces honey?
Bee
43. What is the tallest building in the world (as of 2025)?
Burj Khalifa
44. What do you call a baby goat?
Kid
45. What is the freezing point of water in Fahrenheit?
32
46. Which animal is on the logo of the WWF?
Panda
47. What is the name of the wizarding school Harry Potter attends?
Hogwarts
48. What is the main ingredient in sushi?
Rice
49. What is the name of the galaxy we live in?
Milky Way
50. How many strings does a standard guitar have?
Six
51. What color is the sky on a clear, sunny day?
Blue
52. How many months are there in a year?
12
53. Which fruit is typically associated with keeping doctors away?
Apple
54. What animal is known for its ability to change color?
Chameleon
55. What’s the name of the famous mouse from Disney?
Mickey Mouse
56. Which planet is known for its rings?
Saturn
57. What shape is a stop sign?
Octagon
58. How many days are there in a leap year?
366
59. Which is the tallest animal in the world?
Giraffe
60. What is the name of the red fruit often mistaken for a vegetable?
Tomato
61. What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
62. Who painted the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo
63. What is the only planet that rotates on its side?
Uranus
64. What is the smallest country in the world?
Vatican City
65. Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
66. What is the most common blood type in humans?
O positive
67. What is the tallest mountain in North America?
Denali (formerly Mount McKinley)
68. Which animal can be found in the “Land Down Under” and is known for jumping?
Kangaroo
69. Which country is home to the Eiffel Tower?
France
70. What is the capital of Spain?
Madrid
Intermediate-Level Trivia Questions for Kids
71. Who was the 16th President of the United States?
Abraham Lincoln
72. What is the rarest blood type in the world?
Rh-null
73. Which element has the atomic number 79?
Gold
74. What year did World War I start?
1914
75. What is the longest-running Broadway musical of all time?
The Phantom of the Opera
76. In Greek mythology, who was the god of the sea?
Poseidon
77. Who developed the theory of general relativity?
Albert Einstein
78. What language is primarily spoken in Iran?
Persian (Farsi)
79. In which year did the Berlin Wall fall?
1989
80. Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia Earhart
81. What is the oldest university in the world?
University of al-Qarawiyyin (Morocco)
82. In which country would you find the ancient city of Petra?
Jordan
83. What is the only U.S. state that begins with the letter “P”?
Pennsylvania
84. Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie
85. What is the capital of Mongolia?
Ulaanbaatar
86. Which country was formerly known as Ceylon?
Sri Lanka
87. Who is the composer of the famous “Symphony No. 9” (Ode to Joy)?
Ludwig van Beethoven
88. What is the largest desert in the world (excluding polar deserts)?
Sahara Desert
89. Which famous scientist developed the first successful polio vaccine?
Jonas Salk
90. Which is the longest river in South America?
Amazon River
91. What was the first man-made object to reach space?
V-2 rocket
92. Which is the only country to have hosted the Olympics three times?
United States
93. What language has the most native speakers in the world?
Mandarin Chinese
94. Who was the first person to receive two Nobel Prizes?
Marie Curie
95. In which country was the first printed book, the Gutenberg Bible, created?
Germany
96. What ancient civilization is credited with inventing the wheel?
Sumerians
97. What is the largest species of shark?
Whale Shark
98. What is the second-smallest country in the world by area?
Monaco
99. Who is the only actor to have won three Academy Awards for Best Actor?
Daniel Day-Lewis
100. What is the name of the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth?
Sputnik 1
101. What is the smallest country in the world by land area?
Vatican City
102. How many bones does a shark have?
Zero
103. What’s the name of the longest river in South America?
Amazon River
104. Who invented the light bulb?
Thomas Edison
105. What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
Diamond
106. Which planet has the most moons?
Saturn
107. What language has the most native speakers in the world?
Mandarin Chinese
108. What is the only continent with no reptiles or snakes?
Antarctica
109. How many legs does a lobster have?
Ten
110. What is the capital of New Zealand?
Wellington
111. What’s the main gas found in the air we breathe?
Nitrogen
112. What type of animal is a Komodo dragon?
Lizard
113. What number is represented by the Roman numeral “D”?
500
114. Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo
115. How many chambers are there in the human heart?
Four
116. What organ in the human body produces insulin?
Pancreas
117. What’s the fastest land animal in the world?
Cheetah
118. Which bird is known for mimicking human speech?
Parrot
119. What is the chemical formula for water?
H₂O
120. How many stripes are on the American flag?
Thirteen
121. What’s the largest internal organ in the human body?
Liver
122. What’s the tallest mountain in the world above sea level?
Mount Everest
123. Which planet rotates on its side?
Uranus
124. In what year did the Titanic sink?
1912
125. What do you call an animal that eats only plants?
Herbivore
126. How many degrees are in a right angle?
90
127. What is the square root of 144?
12
128. What does a paleontologist study?
Fossils
129. What do bees collect and use to make honey?
Nectar
130. What’s the term for animals that are active at night?
Nocturnal
131. What is the name of the biggest ocean on Earth?
Pacific Ocean
132. What’s the process by which plants make their food?
Photosynthesis
133. Who is the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
Roald Dahl
134. What is the main ingredient in traditional Japanese miso soup?
Soybean paste
135. How many zeros are there in one million?
Six
136. What’s the only planet not named after a god?
Earth
137. Which element has the chemical symbol “O”?
Oxygen
138. What natural phenomenon is measured by the Richter scale?
Earthquakes
139. What’s the name of the fairy in Peter Pan?
Tinker Bell
140. How many hearts does an octopus have?
Three
Mind-Bending Hard Trivia Questions for Kids
141. Who invented the first practical telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
142. What is the name of the theory that suggests that the universe is expanding?
The Big Bang Theory
143. Who was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes?
Marie Curie
144. What is the capital city of New Zealand?
Wellington
145. Which chemical element has the atomic number 79?
Gold
146. In which year did World War I begin?
1914
147. What’s the largest moon of Saturn?
Titan
148. Who discovered the electron?
J.J. Thomson
149. What was the first man-made object to reach space?
V-2 Rocket
150. Who was the first human to walk on the Moon?
Neil Armstrong
151. What is the capital of Mongolia?
Ulaanbaatar
152. Who painted the Persistence of Memory?
Salvador Dalí
153. In Greek mythology, who was the god of war?
Ares
154. What year did the Berlin Wall fall?
1989
155. Which bird can fly backward?
Hummingbird
156. What is the largest land animal in the world?
African Elephant
157. What is the name of the longest river in the world?
Nile River
158. What is the smallest country in the world?
Vatican City
159. What is the square root of 144?
12
160. Who is the author of 1984?
George Orwell
161. What is the tallest mountain in Africa?
Mount Kilimanjaro
162. What ancient city was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD?
Pompeii
163. What country was formerly known as Ceylon?
Sri Lanka
164. Who is known as the “Father of Modern Physics”?
Albert Einstein
165. What is the longest-running Broadway musical?
The Phantom of the Opera
166. Which language has the most native speakers?
Mandarin Chinese
167. Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia Earhart
168. What is the only planet that rotates on its side?
Uranus
169. Which country is the largest producer of coffee?
Brazil
170. Who developed the theory of evolution by natural selection?
Charles Darwin
171. Which scientist is credited with developing the first polio vaccine?
Jonas Salk
172. What is the name of the fictional island in The Lord of the Rings?
Middle-earth
173. Which planet is known as the “Red Planet”?
Mars
174. What is the largest continent by population?
Asia
175. Which U.S. state has the most volcanoes?
Alaska
176. What element has the chemical symbol “Fe”?
Iron
177. Who wrote “The Odyssey”?
Homer
178. What type of animal is a Komodo dragon?
Lizard
179. Who is considered the father of modern chemistry?
Antoine Lavoisier
180. In which country was the first man-made satellite, Sputnik 1, launched?
Soviet Union (Russia)
181. Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci
182. What is the longest-running animated TV series in history?
The Simpsons
183. What is the rarest blood type in the world?
Rh-null
184. Who is the founder of Microsoft?
Bill Gates
185. What is the capital of Finland?
Helsinki
186. What is the largest species of shark?
Whale Shark
187. What is the highest mountain in the solar system?
Olympus Mons on Mars
188. What’s the name of the first successful artificial heart transplant recipient?
Barney Clark
189. What is the only element that is a liquid at room temperature?
Mercury
190. Who was the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?
Toni Morrison
191. What is the smallest planet in our solar system?
Mercury
192. What is the name of the first successful manned mission to the Moon?
Apollo 11
193. Who is known as the Father of Modern Physics?
Albert Einstein
194. Which country is home to the Great Barrier Reef?
Australia
195. What is the second most spoken language in the world?
Spanish
196. Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
197. What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
Diamond
198. What is the highest-grossing film of all time (as of 2025)?
Avatar
199. What year did the Titanic sink?
1912
200. Who discovered penicillin?
Alexander Fleming
201. Who is the longest-reigning monarch in British history?
Queen Elizabeth II
202. What is the largest desert in the world (excluding polar deserts)?
Sahara Desert
203. What is the symbol for silver on the periodic table?
Ag
204. What type of animal is the fastest in the world?
Peregrine Falcon
205. Who is credited with the theory of relativity?
Albert Einstein
206. What was the first country to grant women the right to vote?
New Zealand
207. What is the capital of Iceland?
Reykjavik
The Final Thought
Trivia questions for kids do more than fill time. They build knowledge, spark curiosity, and create meaningful connections. Throughout this collection of 207 questions, we’ve seen how simple facts can turn into valuable learning moments.
So what does this mean for you?
These questions offer a painless way to educate while entertaining, making learning feel like play rather than work.
What’s next? Start small by adding a few questions to your daily routine. Notice which topics grab attention and which questions generate the most excitement. Adapt the difficulty as needed. Create your own questions based on topics your kids love.
Don’t forget to leave a comment sharing your experience or add your own favorite trivia questions below! Your input helps build our community of playful learners.
