75 Trivia Questions for Families

1. Which flying insect makes its own light to signal on summer nights?

2. What do we call animals that eat only plants?

3. Which spotted big cat often carries its meal up into a tree?

4. What are the balls of ice that sometimes fall from thunderstorm clouds called?

5. How many colors are traditionally named in a rainbow?

6. What do you call a mountain that can erupt with hot lava?

7. What do you call a scientist who studies and forecasts the weather?

8. What can you count on a tree stump to estimate how old the tree was?

9. Which kind of cloud is puffy and white, like a cotton ball?

10. About how many times a minute does a resting adult's heart usually beat?

11. What do you get when you churn cream long enough?

12. What are dried plums called?

13. What is the thin, round flatbread used to wrap tacos and burritos called?

14. A head of garlic is made up of smaller pieces called what?

15. In which Italian city did pizza first become a popular food?

16. Which vegetable is chopped and fermented to make sauerkraut?

17. Which bright yellow spice gives many curry dishes their golden color?

18. What is the streak of light people call a 'shooting star'?

19. What are the darker, cooler patches that appear on the Sun called?

20. Which country is famous for its tulip fields and old windmills?

21. In which sport do players hit a feathered shuttlecock over a net?

22. How many cards are in a standard deck, not counting jokers?

23. What is the main language spoken in Brazil?

24. In American checkers on an 8-by-8 board, how many pieces does each player start with?

25. In checkers, what does a piece become when it reaches the far side of the board?

26. How many players from each team are on a basketball court at once?

27. Which ocean lies between Africa and Australia?

28. What is a baby pig called?

29. Which masked animal with a ringed tail often dabbles its food in water?

30. Silk thread comes from the cocoons of which creature?

31. How many humps does a dromedary camel have?

32. Which bird is famous for laying its eggs in other birds' nests?

33. Which farm animal is sheared to give us most of the world's wool?

34. What is a group of wolves called?

35. Which animal uses its long, sticky tongue to slurp up ants and termites?

36. What is a baby cat called?

37. How many wings does a honeybee have?

38. Which bird is famous for hooting at night and turning its head far around?

39. Which rainforest bird of Central and South America has a giant, rainbow-colored bill?

40. What do you call the place where a river flows into the sea?

41. Which part of a hurricane is calm, with light winds and sometimes blue sky?

42. What is a young tree called?

43. Which sea creature makes pearls?

44. What is the tallest kind of tree in the world?

45. When water drops form on the outside of a cold glass, what is that called?

46. Young sunflowers turn their heads during the day to follow what?

47. What is melted rock called while it is still underground?

48. What is the hard outer layer of Earth, the one we live on, called?

49. What does a paleontologist study?

50. What are the two openings at the bottom of your nose called?

51. What are the tiny openings in your skin that let sweat out called?

52. How many lungs do you have?

53. Roughly how much of an adult's body is made of water?

54. How many bones are in a typical adult human skeleton?

55. Which fruit is traditionally used to make marmalade?

56. Which drink is made by soaking dried leaves in hot water?

57. Which tangy dairy food is made by adding helpful bacteria to milk?

58. Most dried Italian pasta is made from which type of grain?

59. What is the tall white hat worn by many chefs called?

60. Which group of seven bright stars looks like a big ladle or spoon?

61. Which bright planet is often called the Evening Star?

62. What is a space traveler from Russia traditionally called?

63. Which NASA rover landed on Mars in February 2021, carrying a small helicopter?

64. What is the brightest star in the night sky?

65. What is the Moon phase when its sunlit half faces away from Earth?

66. Which soccer player is allowed to use their hands during play?

67. How many pieces does each player start with in chess?

68. What is the capital city of Spain?

69. How many squares are on a tic-tac-toe grid?

70. In which sport can a batter hit a home run?

71. Which sport is played on ice with sticks and a puck?

72. Which month has the fewest days?

73. The city of Rio de Janeiro is in which country?

74. Which country is the traditional home of sumo wrestling?

75. In which sport do players bump, set and spike a ball over a high net?