75 Funny Trivia Questions for Kids

1. Which desert animal can live its whole life without drinking water?

2. What is a baby puffin called?

3. Which big cat can't roar but can purr and chirp like a bird?

4. Do ostriches really bury their heads in the sand?

5. Bottlenose dolphins use a special whistle that works like what?

6. Which animal has the thickest fur of any animal?

7. Frogs use which body part to help push food down when they swallow?

8. Hippos spend lots of time in rivers, but what can't they really do?

9. Which living bird lays the biggest eggs?

10. Which flavor can a cat NOT taste?

11. Hippos make a reddish goo on their skin. What does it work like?

12. Which fish can puff itself up like a spiky balloon?

13. Why do pigs love rolling around in mud?

14. Dogs sweat mostly through which part of their body?

15. Which furry mammal with a duck-like bill lays eggs?

16. How many eyes does a honeybee have?

17. Which smiley salamander can grow back a lost leg?

18. Your body is more than half made of what?

19. Why do astronauts' faces look puffy when they first get to space?

20. Which of these does a jellyfish NOT have?

21. Which of these frogs survives being frozen during an Alaskan winter?

22. Where do emperor penguin dads keep their egg warm all winter?

23. A shark's skeleton is made of the same bendy stuff as which part of you?

24. Watermelons are close cousins of which vegetable?

25. Where are a cricket's ears?

26. Which sea animal has eyes as big as dinner plates?

27. Why do your fingers get wrinkly in the bath?

28. What is one big reason you blink?

29. What are the tiny bumps all over your tongue called?

30. Which animal sleeps hanging upside down?

31. What is another name for your belly button?

32. Eyebrows help keep what out of your eyes?

33. The word pineapple first meant what?

34. The word croissant means what in French?

35. Some people sneeze when they look at what?

36. Is it true that each part of your tongue tastes only one flavor?

37. Hamburgers are named after a city in which country?

38. Almond trees are close cousins of which fruit tree?

39. The fuzzy brown kiwi fruit got its name from what?

40. To a plant scientist, a tomato is a what?

41. Jupiter's biggest moon, Ganymede, is even bigger than which planet?

42. Why do your ears pop on an airplane?

43. If you leave a green bell pepper on the plant longer, what color does it often turn?

44. What is a doohickey?

45. Apples belong to the same plant family as which flower?

46. The spicy heat of chili peppers is measured on a scale named after whom?

47. What are the holes in Swiss cheese called?

48. Which came first in English: orange the fruit or orange the color?

49. The name orangutan comes from Malay words meaning what?

50. The word dinosaur comes from words that mean what?

51. The word porcupine comes from old words that mean what?

52. The word octopus comes from Greek words that mean what?

53. If you feel discombobulated, how do you feel?

54. If someone tells you to skedaddle, what should you do?

55. The name aardvark comes from Afrikaans words meaning what?

56. If your toys are higgledy-piggledy, what are they like?

57. If you have the collywobbles, how does your tummy feel?

58. What does gobbledygook mean?

59. If you do something lickety-split, how do you do it?

60. If a grandparent mollycoddles you, what are they doing?

61. If something is gargantuan, how big is it?

62. If someone bamboozles you, what did they do?

63. If you guffaw, what are you doing?

64. Which planet has the fastest winds in our solar system?

65. The dwarf planet Pluto has a giant light-colored patch shaped like what?

66. What color is a sunset on Mars?

67. On the Moon, how much would you weigh compared to on Earth?

68. How do astronauts on the space station keep from floating around while they sleep?

69. Why can't you hear sounds in outer space?

70. What do astronauts often use instead of bread for space sandwiches?

71. On which planet would you weigh the most?

72. How many moons does Mars have?

73. On hot summer days, the Eiffel Tower gets a tiny bit what?

74. Which two planets have no moons at all?

75. Every year, which way does our Moon slowly move?