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Elementary School Trivia Questions and Answers

40 easy questions with answers from elementary school: space, nature, animals, the human body, maps and numbers.

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Round 1

  1. How many planets are in our solar system?

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    8

    Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006. Source

  2. What is a group of stars that makes a pattern in the night sky called?

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    A constellation

    Astronomers recognize 88 of them. Source

  3. Which planet is called the Red Planet?

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    Mars

    Its dust is rich in iron oxide: rust. Source

  4. Which is the largest ocean?

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    The Pacific

    It covers about a third of the Earth's surface. Source

  5. Which tool measures temperature?

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    A thermometer

    A barometer measures air pressure. Source

  6. At what temperature does water freeze?

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    0 °C

    Ice floats because it's lighter than liquid water. Source

  7. What do we call solid, liquid and gas?

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    States of matter

    Ice, liquid water and steam are water in all three. Source

  8. How many legs does a spider have?

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    8

    Insects have 6, so spiders aren't insects. Source

  9. What do bees make from the nectar of flowers?

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    Honey

    They store it in wax cells in the hive. Source

  10. A tadpole grows up to become what?

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    A frog

    It loses its tail and grows legs. Source

Round 2

  1. Which color do you get by mixing blue and yellow paint?

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    Green

    Red and blue make purple; red and yellow make orange. Source

  2. Which organ pumps blood around the body?

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    The heart

    It beats about 100,000 times a day. Source

  3. Which organs do we breathe with?

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    The lungs

    The right lung is a little bigger than the left. Source

  4. How many senses are traditionally counted?

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    5

    Sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch. Source

  5. Which of these is one of the three traditional primary colors of paint?

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    Blue

    The other two are red and yellow. Source

  6. How many colors are traditionally counted in a rainbow?

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    7

    Isaac Newton chose seven. Source

  7. Which bird cannot fly but is the fastest runner of all birds?

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    The ostrich

    It lives on the open plains of Africa. Source

  8. Which animal is often called the king of the jungle?

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    The lion

    Lions actually live mostly in grasslands. Source

  9. What is half of 50?

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    25

    25 + 25 = 50. Source

  10. Which shape has four equal sides and four right angles?

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    A square

    A rhombus has four equal sides, but its angles needn't be right angles. Source

Round 3

  1. What is the longest river in Africa?

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    The Nile

    It flows north into the Mediterranean Sea. Source

  2. Which mountain is the tallest above sea level?

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    Mount Everest

    It's on the border of Nepal and China. Source

  3. Which is the largest country in the world by area?

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    Russia

    It spans 11 time zones. Source

  4. What is the largest hot desert in the world?

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    The Sahara

    Antarctica, a cold desert, is even bigger. Source

  5. How long does it take the Earth to go once around the Sun?

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    About a year

    About 365¼ days, which is why we have leap years. Source

  6. What causes day and night?

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    The Earth spinning

    One full turn takes about 24 hours. Source

  7. Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?

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    Neil Armstrong

    He stepped out on July 20, 1969; Buzz Aldrin followed. Source

  8. Why do plants need sunlight?

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    To make their food

    This is called photosynthesis. Source

  9. What do mammals feed their babies?

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    Milk

    Whales and bats are mammals too. Source

  10. Which animal carries its baby in a pouch?

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    The kangaroo

    The baby stays in the pouch for months. Source

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Round 4

  1. Which is the fastest land animal?

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    The cheetah

    It can sprint at around 100 km/h. Source

  2. Which is the largest land animal?

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    The African elephant

    An adult male can weigh 6 tonnes. Source

  3. Which is the tallest animal?

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    The giraffe

    Its neck has seven bones, as ours does. Source

  4. A magnet pulls on things made of which material?

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    Iron

    Nickel and cobalt are magnetic too. Source

  5. Sound cannot travel through which of these?

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    Empty space

    Sound needs something to travel through, so space is silent. Source

  6. How many years are there in a century?

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    100

    A millennium is 1,000 years. Source

  7. What is 6 × 7?

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    42

    It's also 7 × 6. Source

  8. On a compass, which direction is opposite north?

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    South

    East is opposite west. Source

  9. Which dinosaur's name means 'tyrant lizard king'?

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    Tyrannosaurus rex

    It lived about 66 million years ago. Source

  10. What is it called when liquid water turns into vapor?

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    Evaporation

    Condensation is the opposite: vapor turning into drops. Source

Answer key

Round 1

  1. 8
  2. A constellation
  3. Mars
  4. The Pacific
  5. A thermometer
  6. 0 °C
  7. States of matter
  8. 8
  9. Honey
  10. A frog

Round 2

  1. Green
  2. The heart
  3. The lungs
  4. 5
  5. Blue
  6. 7
  7. The ostrich
  8. The lion
  9. 25
  10. A square

Round 3

  1. The Nile
  2. Mount Everest
  3. Russia
  4. The Sahara
  5. About a year
  6. The Earth spinning
  7. Neil Armstrong
  8. To make their food
  9. Milk
  10. The kangaroo

Round 4

  1. The cheetah
  2. The African elephant
  3. The giraffe
  4. Iron
  5. Empty space
  6. 100
  7. 42
  8. South
  9. Tyrannosaurus rex
  10. Evaporation

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Sources

  1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar System
  2. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constellation
  3. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars
  4. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific Ocean
  5. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermometer
  6. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice
  7. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State of matter
  8. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider
  9. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey
  10. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadpole
  11. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secondary color
  12. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart
  13. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lung
  14. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sense
  15. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary color
  16. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow
  17. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common ostrich
  18. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion
  19. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One half
  20. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square
  21. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nile
  22. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount Everest
  23. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia
  24. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahara
  25. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth's orbit
  26. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth's rotation
  27. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil Armstrong
  28. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photosynthesis
  29. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammal
  30. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo
  31. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheetah
  32. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African elephant
  33. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giraffe
  34. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnet
  35. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound
  36. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century
  37. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiplication table
  38. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal direction
  39. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrannosaurus
  40. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evaporation

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