87 Trivia Questions For Kids

Reviewed by Sabrina Liu, Author·Updated Sep 2026·11 min read

Eighty-seven kids' trivia questions with answers, grouped by age from 5 to 13 — animals, space, geography and science, easy enough to keep going and hard enough to count.

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1What is the largest mammal in the world?
2How many legs does a spider have?
3What is the capital of France?
4What gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere?
5Who wrote 'Harry Potter'?
6What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
7What planet is known as the Red Planet?
8What is the largest planet in our solar system?
9How many continents are there?
10What is the smallest bone in the human body?
11What is the main ingredient in guacamole?
12What is the largest ocean on Earth?
13Who painted the Mona Lisa?
14What is the longest river in the world?
15What is the tallest mountain in the world?
16What is the name of the toy cowboy in Toy Story?
17What is the chemical symbol for gold?
18Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
19What is the largest country in the world?
20How many teeth does an adult human have?
21What is the fastest land animal?
22What is the main ingredient in sushi?
23Who invented the telephone?
24What is the capital of Egypt?
25What element does 'O' represent on the periodic table?
26Who is the author of 'The Cat in the Hat'?
27What is the freezing point of water in Fahrenheit?
28What is the largest desert in the world?
29What is the most spoken language in the world?
30Who was the first President of the United States?
31What is the capital of Japan?
32What is the largest bird in the world?
33What is the name of the fairy in Peter Pan?
34What is the smallest country in the world?
35What are the primary colors?
36What is the currency of Japan?
37Who discovered gravity?
38What is the capital of Italy?
39What organ pumps blood through the body?
40What is the longest snake in the world?
41What is the hottest planet in our solar system?
42Who wrote 'Romeo and Juliet'?
43What is the name of the largest ocean on Earth?
44What is the name of the first book in the 'Harry Potter' series?
45Who was the first man to walk on the moon?
46What is the capital of Australia?
47What is the name of the bear in 'The Jungle Book'?
48What is the largest island in the world?
49What is the name of the world's largest coral reef?
50What is the name of the longest river in Asia?
51What is the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space?
52Who was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
53What is the capital of Canada?
54What is the chemical symbol for water?
55What is the largest mammal found on land?
56What is the tallest building in the world?
57What is the name of the largest volcano in the world?
58Who was the famous British nurse known as 'The Lady with the Lamp'?
59What is the name of the first president of South Africa after the end of apartheid?
60What is the name of the largest continent?
61What is the name of the world's largest rainforest?
62What is the name of the layer of the Earth's atmosphere that absorbs most of the Sun's UV radiation?
63What is the name of the only mammal capable of true flight?
64What is the name of the ship that carried the Pilgrims to America in 1620?
65What is the name of the largest artery in the human body?
66What is the name of the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
67What is the name of the longest wall in the world?
68What is the name of the organ that produces insulin?
69What is the name of the currency used in the United Kingdom?
70What is the name of the fictional British spy with the code number 007?
71What is the name of the largest moon of Saturn?
72What is the name of the process by which plants make their food using sunlight?
73What is the name of the largest gland in the human body?
74What is the name of the biggest island in the Mediterranean Sea?
75What is the name of the first artificial heart recipient?
76What is the name of the deepest part of the world's oceans?
77What is the name of the line that divides the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres?
78What is the name of the largest freshwater lake in the world?
79What is the name of the brightest star in the night sky?
80What is the name of the first emperor of Rome?
81What is the name of the largest dinosaur ever discovered?
82What is the name of the structure that separates the left and right sides of the heart?
83What is the name of the phobia that involves an irrational fear of spiders?
84What is the name of the currency used in China?
85What is the name of the tallest waterfall in the world?
86What is the name of the scientist who developed the theory of relativity?
87What is the name of the largest known star?