Quiz Questions for Kids: 18 Fun Questions With Answers

A children’s quiz works when the questions are answerable but not babyish. Aim for things a child has genuinely met — at school, in a book, on a screen — rather than things adults assume children know.

Animals and nature

1. What sound does a duck make? — Quack
2. How many legs does an insect have? — Six
3. What do caterpillars turn into? — Butterflies
4. Which animal has a long trunk? — The elephant
5. What do we call a baby cat? — A kitten
6. Where do fish live? — In water

Numbers and colours

1. What colour do you get mixing red and yellow? — Orange
2. How many fingers are on two hands? — Ten
3. What comes after nine? — Ten
4. How many wheels does a bicycle have? — Two
5. What shape has four equal sides? — A square
6. What colour is the sky on a clear day? — Blue

The world around us

1. How many days are in a week? — Seven
2. What do plants need to grow, besides water? — Sunlight
3. Which meal do we eat in the morning? — Breakfast
4. What do we use to write on paper? — A pen or pencil
5. Which season brings snow in cold countries? — Winter
6. What do bees make? — Honey

Keep a children’s round to three short blocks of six. Attention, not difficulty, is the thing that ends a kids’ quiz early.