Fun Trivia Questions and Answers

Animals, food, music, games and surprising facts: a family-friendly trivia list with answers.

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Here are 36 fun trivia questions with answers, grouped by theme. They are family-friendly and work well for quiz nights, classroom brain breaks or road trips.

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Animals Questions

  1. How many legs does a spider have?Answer: Eight
  2. What is a group of lions called?Answer: A pride
  3. Which is the only mammal that can truly fly?Answer: The bat
  4. Which bird is the fastest animal on Earth when diving?Answer: The peregrine falcon
  5. How many legs does a crab have, including its claws?Answer: Ten
  6. What colour is a polar bear's skin under its fur?Answer: Black
  7. Do most wild penguins live in the Northern or Southern Hemisphere?Answer: The Southern Hemisphere
  8. What is a baby kangaroo called?Answer: A joey

Food Questions

  1. What is the main ingredient in guacamole?Answer: Avocado
  2. What is the main ingredient of hummus?Answer: Chickpeas
  3. Which nut is used to make marzipan?Answer: Almonds
  4. Which spice is often called the most expensive in the world by weight?Answer: Saffron
  5. Botanically speaking, is a banana a berry?Answer: Yes, bananas are classed as berries
  6. Which fruit carries its seeds on the outside?Answer: The strawberry
  7. Popcorn is made from a special type of which grain?Answer: Corn (maize)
  8. In which country did the Margherita pizza originate?Answer: Italy

Music and Art Questions

  1. How many keys does a standard piano have?Answer: 88
  2. How many strings does a standard guitar have?Answer: Six
  3. How many lines are there in a musical staff?Answer: Five
  4. Which famous composer kept writing music after losing his hearing?Answer: Ludwig van Beethoven
  5. What are the three primary colours of light?Answer: Red, green and blue
  6. Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?Answer: Michelangelo

Games and Sports Questions

  1. On a standard die, what do opposite faces always add up to?Answer: Seven
  2. In chess, which piece can only move diagonally?Answer: The bishop
  3. How many players from one basketball team are on the court at once?Answer: Five
  4. In which sport does the score "love" mean zero?Answer: Tennis
  5. In which sport can you score a hole-in-one?Answer: Golf
  6. How many squares are on a chessboard?Answer: 64

Surprising Facts Questions

  1. Which planet has a day that is longer than its year?Answer: Venus
  2. Does sound travel faster through water or through air?Answer: Through water
  3. Is a bolt of lightning hotter or cooler than the surface of the Sun?Answer: Hotter
  4. How many teeth does a typical adult human have, including wisdom teeth?Answer: 32
  5. How many minutes are in a day?Answer: 1,440
  6. Why can the Eiffel Tower be slightly taller in summer?Answer: Its iron expands in the heat
  7. How many hearts does an octopus have?Answer: Three
  8. Which is the largest animal ever known to have lived?Answer: The blue whale

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