Trivia Questions for Kids

Kids are always fascinated by interesting facts and trivia. To keep the enthusiasm levels up and rising, here are some free trivia questions for kids and children.
The curious souls that they are, puzzles and quizzes are things which never cease to excite or enthuse kids and young children (and may I say, quite a few adults as well!). Almost always, they seem to be up for a quiz contest, and even more so, when a prize (or an ice-cream) is at stake! So for all you kids (adults are also welcome) who love trivia questions, here are a few trivia questions for the little masterminds.

What I will do is divide this article on trivia questions and answers for children into two parts. The first part will contain only a list of trivia questions for children. The second part will contain the respective answers to the trivia questions. Well, without wasting any more time, let the games begin!

The Questions
  1. Name all the seven dwarfs from the fairy tale 'Snow White'.
  2. What city is the Palace of Versailles nearest to?
  3. Who composed the Minute Waltz?
  4. Who founded the first public library in the US?
  5. In what year was Alaska sold to the US?
  6. Who is the only athlete to win the Olympic marathon twice and in successive Olympic games?
  7. Which athlete has won the maximum number of gold medals at a single Olympics, and how many?
  8. Who was the 16th president of the United States?
  9. Who was the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10 at the Olympics?
  10. What was Mickey Mouse's original name?
  11. In what year did the Titanic sink?
  12. When was the first atomic bomb dropped?
  13. What is the common name for calcium carbonate?
  14. Name the four main characters from the cartoon series 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'.
  15. What is the capital of Hawaii?
  16. What is the name of the actor who plays the character of Harry Potter in the movie series?
  17. Who discovered rubber?
  18. Where did the Olympic Games originate?
  19. Who is known as the Father of the Modern Olympics?
  20. Who invented the telephone?
  21. Who was the first actor to have played the role of James Bond in the movie series?
  22. Which was the country that first made the use of paper money?
  23. Which is the highest mountain in Africa?
  24. The Statue of Liberty was gifted to the United States by which country?
  25. Name the five characters in Enid Blyton's 'Famous Five'.
  26. Where did the game of badminton originate?
  27. Who was the inventor of the light bulb?
  28. What is the name of the Greek God of music?
  29. Who painted the Mona Lisa?
  30. What is the antonym of the word 'synonym'?
So are you curious to know how you fared? Well, here are the answers!

The Answers
  1. Sleepy, Sneezy, Happy, Grumpy, Doc, Dopey and Bashful.
  2. Paris
  3. Frederic Chopin
  4. Benjamin Franklin
  5. In the year 1867
  6. Abebe Bikila
  7. Michael Phelps. He won 8 gold medals at the Beijing 2008 Olympic games.
  8. Abraham Lincoln
  9. Nadia Comaneci
  10. Mortimer Mouse
  11. In the year 1912
  12. It was dropped on August 6, 1945
  13. Chalk
  14. Donatello, Leonardo, Raphael and Michael Angelo
  15. Honolulu
  16. Daniel Radcliffe
  17. Charles Macintosh
  18. Greece
  19. Pierre de Coubertin
  20. Alexander Graham Bell
  21. Sean Connery
  22. China
  23. Mount Kilimanjaro
  24. France
  25. Georgina, Julian, Anne, Dick and Timothy the dog.
  26. It originated in the British era in the Indian city of Pune (or Poona, as it was known back then)
  27. Thomas Edison
  28. Apollo
  29. Leonardo Da Vinci
  30. Of course, it is 'antonym' itself!
Well, I hope you have enjoyed these trivia questions. Throw them one at a time, and let the little minds do some working!
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