The Halloween quiz has arrived!
The Quiz Box
Get Unlimited £9.99/mo
Menu

Kids

Animal quiz for kids

Thirty animal questions for children of about 6 to 11, in five rounds, from puppies and lambs to the fastest bird in the world.

Free version · this page

A shortened quiz, to play solo

30 questions to play on your own, online. Type your answers and get your score at the end. No PDFs and no group play.

Start playing Game-show mode

Questions
30
Rounds
5
Difficulty
Easy to hard

Round 01 / Pets & farm

Pets and the farm

  1. What is a baby dog called?

    Show answer Hide answer

    A puppy

    Also accept: Puppy, Pup

  2. What is a baby sheep called?

    Show answer Hide answer

    A lamb

    Also accept: Lamb

  3. Which farm animal gives us wool?

    Show answer Hide answer

    Sheep

    Also accept: A sheep, The sheep

  4. What is a male chicken called?

    Show answer Hide answer

    A cockerel

    Also accept: Cockerel, Rooster, A rooster, Cock

  5. What is a baby horse called?

    Show answer Hide answer

    A foal

    Also accept: Foal

  6. What is a female fox called?

    Show answer Hide answer

    A vixen

    Also accept: Vixen

Round 02 / Wild animals

In the wild

  1. Which is the tallest animal in the world?

    Show answer Hide answer

    The giraffe

    Also accept: Giraffe, A giraffe

  2. Which big cat has a shaggy mane around its head?

    Show answer Hide answer

    The lion

    Also accept: Lion, A lion, Male lion

  3. What do giant pandas mostly eat?

    Show answer Hide answer

    Bamboo

  4. What is the largest animal that lives on land?

    Show answer Hide answer

    The African elephant

    Also accept: Elephant, The elephant, An elephant, African elephant, African bush elephant

  5. What do koalas mostly eat?

    Show answer Hide answer

    Eucalyptus leaves

    Also accept: Eucalyptus, Gum leaves, Leaves

  6. Which animal is famous for building dams across rivers?

    Show answer Hide answer

    The beaver

    Also accept: Beaver, A beaver, Beavers

Round 03 / Sea creatures

Under the sea

  1. How many hearts does an octopus have?

    Show answer Hide answer

    Three

    Also accept: 3

  2. Which sea creature usually has five arms and is shaped like a star?

    Show answer Hide answer

    A starfish

    Also accept: Starfish, Sea star, A sea star

  3. Is a dolphin a fish, a mammal or a reptile?

    Show answer Hide answer

    A mammal

    Also accept: Mammal

    Dolphins breathe air and feed their babies milk.

  4. What is the biggest fish in the sea?

    Show answer Hide answer

    The whale shark

    Also accept: Whale shark, A whale shark

    The blue whale is bigger, but it's a mammal, not a fish.

  5. Which black and white whale is also known as the killer whale?

    Show answer Hide answer

    The orca

    Also accept: Orca, An orca

  6. Which way does a crab usually walk?

    Show answer Hide answer

    Sideways

    Also accept: Sideway, To the side

Round 04 / Birds & minibeasts

Birds and minibeasts

  1. Which is the biggest bird in the world?

    Show answer Hide answer

    The ostrich

    Also accept: Ostrich, An ostrich

  2. Which bird is famous for hooting at night?

    Show answer Hide answer

    The owl

    Also accept: Owl, An owl, Owls

  3. How many legs does an insect have?

    Show answer Hide answer

    Six

    Also accept: 6

  4. What pattern does a ladybird have on its back?

    Show answer Hide answer

    Spots

    Also accept: Black spots, Dots, Spotted

  5. Which tiny bird can hover in the air and even fly backwards?

    Show answer Hide answer

    The hummingbird

    Also accept: Hummingbird, A hummingbird

  6. What is a baby frog called?

    Show answer Hide answer

    A tadpole

    Also accept: Tadpole

Round 05 / Amazing animals

Amazing animals

  1. Which prickly animal rolls into a ball when it's frightened?

    Show answer Hide answer

    The hedgehog

    Also accept: Hedgehog, A hedgehog

  2. Which very slow animal spends its life hanging from branches in the rainforests of Central and South America?

    Show answer Hide answer

    The sloth

    Also accept: Sloth, A sloth

  3. Which small, slimy animal carries its home on its back?

    Show answer Hide answer

    The snail

    Also accept: Snail, A snail

  4. Which lizard is famous for changing colour?

    Show answer Hide answer

    The chameleon

    Also accept: Chameleon, A chameleon

  5. Which is the fastest bird in the world?

    Show answer Hide answer

    The peregrine falcon

    Also accept: Peregrine falcon, Peregrine, A peregrine falcon

    It can pass 200 miles an hour when it dives.

  6. Which is the only mammal that can truly fly?

    Show answer Hide answer

    The bat

    Also accept: Bat, A bat, Bats

    Flying squirrels and sugar gliders only glide.

Solo is free. Playing with a group? That’s the full quiz.

Free version · this page

A shortened quiz, solo only

30 questions to play on your own, online

  • 30 questions, marked for you
  • Your score, answers and explanations at the end
  • No PDFs: nothing to print or hand round
  • No group hosting or live game room
  • No team answer sheets or tie-breakers
  • Anyone can look these questions up

Quiz Box Unlimited

Every quiz. One price.

  • All 24 quiz packs (1,680 questions) to download, plus every new one
  • Host them online: players join on their phones with a QR code or link
  • Play any quiz solo, game-show style
  • Cancel any time

£9.99/month

or £79.99 a year (save £39.89)

Get Unlimited

Spotted a mistake, or got a question you'd like to see? Tell us

How to run it

  1. Let players act out the animal as a clue when someone is stuck.
  2. Play it in the car: no pens needed, and the driver can keep score.
  3. The octopus and whale shark questions catch grown-ups out too, so let them have a go.