40 Baseball Trivia Questions for Kids

1. Which baseball player throws each pitch toward the batter?

2. Who receives pitches behind home plate in baseball?

3. Which baseball position usually plays between second and third base?

4. How many outfield positions are there in standard baseball?

5. What is a substitute who takes another baseball player’s turn at bat called?

6. Which baseball substitute replaces someone already on base?

7. In baseball, which pair of players is called the battery?

8. What is a baseball official who calls balls and strikes called?

9. How many sides does baseball’s home plate have?

10. What is the raised area from which a baseball pitcher throws called?

11. What is the marked area where a baseball hitter stands called?

12. What is the large fair playing area beyond baseball’s infield called?

13. Where do baseball relief pitchers warm up before entering a game?

14. What is the team bench area beside a baseball field often called?

15. On a baseball field that has one, what is the next batter’s warm-up circle called?

16. In baseball, do the foul lines themselves count as fair or foul territory?

17. Which piece of baseball equipment does a batter swing?

18. What protective equipment does a baseball batter wear on their head?

19. A baseball player throws with the right hand; which hand usually wears the fielding glove?

20. Which special glove does a baseball catcher use to receive pitches?

21. What material covers a traditional regulation baseball?

22. In tee-ball, what holds the ball still for the batter to hit?

23. How many called balls give a baseball batter a walk?

24. What is a baseball hit worth one base called?

25. A baseball batter earns a clean two-base hit; what is it called?

26. What is a baseball hit worth three bases called?

27. How many runs score on a baseball grand slam?

28. Which baseball count is called a full count?

29. What does bases loaded mean in baseball?

30. Which team bats in the top half of a baseball inning?

31. How many outs end a team’s half-inning in baseball?

32. A baseball fielder catches a fair fly ball before it touches the ground; what happens to the batter?

33. In baseball, which action can tag out a runner away from a base while the ball is live?

34. How can a baseball fielder holding the ball retire a forced runner?

35. What baseball play records two outs in one continuous action?

36. What is tapping a baseball with a held-out bat instead of a full swing called?

37. What is a baseball hit that rolls or bounces along the ground called?

38. What is a baseball batted high into the air called?

39. In baseball, what must a runner do before advancing after a caught fly ball?

40. Which baseball pitch is slower but made to look like a fastball?