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Thirty questions for roughly 6 to 11 year olds, in five rounds. Grown-ups read, kids shout, answers stay hidden until the arguing’s done.

Questions
30
Rounds
5
Difficulty
Easy to hard

Round 01 / Animals

Animals

  1. What is a baby kangaroo called?

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    A joey

    Also accept: Joey

  2. What do caterpillars turn into?

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    Butterflies

    Also accept: Moths

    Or moths, depending on the caterpillar.

  3. How many arms does an octopus have?

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    Eight

    Also accept: 8

  4. What is the largest animal that has ever lived?

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    The blue whale

    Also accept: Blue whale

    It's bigger than any dinosaur we know about.

  5. What is the fastest land animal?

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    The cheetah

    Also accept: Cheetah

  6. What is a group of lions called?

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    A pride

    Also accept: Pride

Round 02 / Science & Nature

Space and science

  1. What colour do you get if you mix blue and yellow paint?

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    Green

  2. How many planets are there in our solar system?

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    Eight

    Also accept: 8

    Pluto used to count, until 2006.

  3. Which part of a plant grows under the ground and drinks up water?

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    The roots

    Also accept: Roots

  4. What is the biggest planet in our solar system?

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    Jupiter

  5. What force pulls everything down towards the ground?

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    Gravity

  6. How many teeth does a grown-up usually have?

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    32

    That includes four wisdom teeth. Children have 20 baby teeth.

Round 03 / Geography

Around the world

  1. In which country are the pyramids of Giza?

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    Egypt

  2. What is the coldest continent on Earth?

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    Antarctica

  3. What is the capital city of Scotland?

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    Edinburgh

  4. On which continent is Brazil?

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    South America

  5. What three colours are on the flag of Wales?

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    Red, white and green

    The red dragon stands on a white and green background.

  6. How many continents are there?

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    Seven

    Also accept: 7

Round 04 / Books & films

Books and films

  1. In "Frozen", what is the name of Elsa's sister?

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    Anna

  2. Which girl follows a white rabbit down a hole into Wonderland?

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    Alice

  3. In "The Gruffalo", which small animal takes a stroll through the deep dark wood?

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    A mouse

    Also accept: Mouse

  4. What kind of animal is Peppa Pig's best friend Suzy?

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    A sheep

    Also accept: Sheep

    She's Suzy Sheep.

  5. In "Finding Nemo", what kind of fish is Nemo?

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    A clownfish

    Also accept: Clownfish, Clown fish

  6. Which bear from darkest Peru loves marmalade sandwiches?

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    Paddington

    Also accept: Paddington Bear

Round 05 / Numbers & words

Numbers and words

  1. Which month comes straight after March?

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    April

  2. What is half of 50?

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    25

  3. What is 7 times 8?

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    56

  4. What is 100 take away 37?

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    63

  5. What do we call a word that means the same as another word?

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    A synonym

    Also accept: Synonym

    "Big" and "large" are synonyms.

  6. How many months of the year have 28 days?

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    All twelve

    Also accept: 12, All of them

    Every month has at least 28 days. February is the only one with just 28 (or 29).

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30 questions to play or host

  • Every question and answer on this page
  • Play along with automatic marking
  • Present on screen, copy or print
  • No host pack or team answer sheets
  • No picture round or tie-breakers
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How to run it

  1. Read the question, then count to five out loud before anyone can answer. It stops the fastest shouter winning everything.
  2. Play in pairs of a younger and an older child. Everyone gets a turn at being the one who knows.
  3. Give a point for a good guess on the hard ones. Being nearly right counts at this age.
  4. The last question in the final round is a trick question. Save it for the end.