40 Fun Facts About Trivia for 4 Year Olds

Which Disney queen with icy magic powers sings Let It Go in the film Frozen?

Elsa was first planned as the story's villain, until the writers turned her into the heroine Anna's older sister.

Which huge white animal hunts seals in the Arctic and is the largest meat-eater living on land?

Polar bear fur only looks white: the skin underneath is black, and the long outer hairs are see-through and hollow.

Which plant-eating dinosaur had three horns on its face and a large bony frill behind its head?

Triceratops means three-horned face in Greek, and it was one of the very last dinosaurs alive before they died out.

Which tiny twinkling lights fill the sky on a clear night and are really faraway suns?

Stars look tiny only because they are so far away, and the nearest one to Earth is the Sun.

Which wooden puppet from an Italian story has a nose that grows longer whenever he tells a lie?

Pinocchio was dreamed up by the Italian writer Carlo Collodi, and in the tale he is carved by a poor man named Geppetto.

Which playful sea animal breathes air through a blowhole and finds fish by making clicking sounds?

Dolphin clicks bounce off things in the water and come back as echoes, telling the animal the shape and size of what lies ahead.

Which tall yellow Sesame Street character is covered in feathers and lives in a large nest?

Big Bird stands eight feet two inches tall, and he can roller skate, dance, write poetry and even ride a unicycle.

Which part of a storm is the loud rumbling boom that follows a flash of lightning?

Thunder is made when a lightning bolt suddenly heats the air around it, so the air swells outward in a rush.

Which tall desert animal has one or two humps on its back and can go days without a drink?

Camel humps are filled with fat, not water, and that stored fat keeps the animal going when food is hard to find.

In the film Finding Nemo, which kind of orange-and-white striped fish are Nemo and his dad Marlin?

Clownfish live safely among the stinging arms of sea anemones, protected by a slimy coat that stops them being stung.

Which pink farm animal with a flat snout oinks and rolls in mud to keep cool?

A pig does not sweat to cool down, so rolling in mud is how it loses heat, and the mud may guard against sunburn too.

Which black-and-white animal from the mountains of China eats almost nothing but bamboo?

A panda has a special thumb on each front foot that helps it hold bamboo stalks steady while it eats.

Which slow garden creature carries a coiled shell on its back and glides along on slime?

Snail mouths hold thousands of tiny tooth-like points on a ribbon that works like a file, rasping food into small pieces.

Which ocean fish is famous for rows of sharp teeth that are replaced again and again?

Shark skeletons contain no bone at all: they are made of cartilage, which is lighter and saves the animal energy.

Which tree-climbing animal with a long bushy tail hides nuts to eat when food is scarce?

Squirrel stashes are usually tucked under fallen leaves, inside hollow trees or underground.

Which wriggly, leaf-munching creature turns into a chrysalis and comes out as a butterfly?

Caterpillar bodies grow so quickly that most kinds shed their skin four or five times before they are fully grown.

What is a baby dog called, an animal that is born with its eyes tightly shut?

A puppy can smell from the moment it is born, even though it cannot yet open its eyes.

Which food do hens lay in a nest, ready for people to boil, fry or scramble?

Eggs from hens are not always white or brown: a few breeds, such as the Araucana from Chile, lay blue ones.

Which season of the year brings blossom to the trees and days that grow longer and warmer?

Spring in the northern half of the world is autumn in the southern half, so the seasons swap when you cross the equator.

Which invisible part of the weather lifts kites into the sky and makes flags flap?

Wind is simply air on the move, and it is strong enough to push sailing ships across whole oceans.

Which pink, bendy muscle inside your mouth helps you taste food, swallow and speak?

The tongue feels bumpy on top because its taste buds sit inside lots of tiny bumps called papillae.

Which small round fruit grows in bunches on a vine and is dried to make raisins?

Grapes are really a kind of berry, and besides being dried they are pressed into juice and cooked into jam.

Which heavy summer fruit has a thick striped rind and sweet, juicy red flesh inside?

Watermelon is about 91 percent water, and in dry parts of Africa people and animals rely on the fruit for a drink.

Which round Italian dish has a baked dough base topped with tomato and melted cheese?

Pizza is an old word: its earliest known use is in a document written in the year 997 in the Italian town of Gaeta.

Which cold, sweet treat is scooped into a cone and melts quickly on a hot day?

Ice cream is made from frozen milk or cream, and the cone you can eat only became popular in the early 1900s.

Which musical instrument has a long row of black and white keys that you press with your fingers?

Piano keys work little felt-covered hammers that hit strings hidden inside, and most of the instruments have 88 keys.

Which colorful wax sticks do children use for drawing and coloring in pictures?

Crayons are made mostly of paraffin wax, and a chemist invented washable ones after people complained about stained walls.

Which folding canopy on a stick do people open above their heads to stay dry in the rain?

Umbrella comes from the Latin word for shade, because the first ones were made to keep off the sun, not the rain.

On which October holiday do children dress up in costumes and go trick-or-treating for candy?

Halloween lanterns were carved from turnips in Ireland and Scotland until families who moved to America switched to the softer pumpkin.

Which cartoon team of rescue dogs is led by a boy named Ryder in Adventure Bay?

PAW Patrol gives each dog a real emergency job to copy, such as firefighter, police officer or aircraft pilot.

Which long road vehicle carries lots of passengers and picks them up at stops along a route?

Bus is short for omnibus, a Latin word meaning for all, and the first ones in the 1820s were pulled by horses.

Which flying machine has two wings, takes off from a runway and carries passengers between airports?

The first airplane was invented and flown in 1903 by two American brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright.

Which construction machine scoops up earth with a bucket on the end of a long jointed arm?

Excavator cabs sit on a platform that can spin all the way around, which is why builders nickname the machine a 360.

Which helper listens to your heartbeat with a stethoscope when you feel sick or need a checkup?

Doctor visits changed in 1816, when a Frenchman named René Laennec invented the stethoscope for listening inside the body.

Which explorer wears a bulky spacesuit and rides a rocket to work high above the Earth?

Astronaut is the name most countries use, but space travelers who fly for Russia are called cosmonauts instead.

Which day of the week comes straight after Friday and begins the weekend?

Saturday was named by the ancient Romans after their god Saturn, who also shares his name with a planet.

How many days are there in one whole week, counting from Monday through Sunday?

Seven days make one week, which adds up to exactly 168 hours or 10,080 minutes.

Which color on a traffic light tells drivers and cyclists that they may go?

Green and red traffic signals first lit up in London in 1868, outside the Houses of Parliament, and an amber warning light came later.

Which fairy-tale princess bites a poisoned apple given to her by a jealous queen in disguise?

Snow White was written down in Germany by the Brothers Grimm, and Walt Disney picked her story for America's first animated feature film.

Which marmalade-loving storybook character from Peru is named after a London railway station?

Paddington was created by Michael Bond, who lived near the station and had bought a lonely teddy for his wife one Christmas Eve.