70 Fun Facts About Trivia for 5 Year Olds

What sound does a duck make?

Only the female mallard makes the loud classic quack; the males make a softer, raspier sound.

What is a baby cat called?

Kittens are born with their eyes closed and open them after about a week.

What is a baby cow called?

A calf can stand up and walk within about an hour of being born.

What is a baby horse called?

A boy foal is a colt and a girl foal is a filly, and they can run on the day they are born.

Where does a mother kangaroo carry her baby?

A newborn kangaroo is about the size of a jelly bean and crawls into the pouch all by itself.

A zebra's coat is which two colors?

No two zebras have exactly the same pattern, a bit like fingerprints.

What color are grown-up flamingos?

Baby flamingos are gray, and they turn pink from the tiny shrimp and algae they eat.

Which big cat has a mane of thick hair around its head?

Only the daddy lions grow a mane; the mummies do not have one.

How many legs does a snake have?

Snakes have no legs at all, so they wiggle their whole body to move along.

What do fish use to breathe under the water?

The gills are the slits on the sides of a fish's head, and they take air out of the water.

What is an elephant's long nose called?

An elephant uses its trunk to drink, to pick things up and even to give itself a shower.

What does a caterpillar grow up to be?

First it wraps itself up in a hard case, and when it comes out it has wings.

Which farm animal gives us wool for warm sweaters?

A farmer gives the sheep a haircut called shearing, and the wool grows right back.

Which farm animal gives us the milk we drink?

A dairy cow can make more than 20 litres of milk in a single day.

Which farm bird lays the eggs we eat for breakfast?

One hen can lay about 300 eggs a year, almost one every day.

Which insects make honey?

Bees collect sweet nectar from flowers and store it in wax honeycomb inside their hive.

Bread is made mostly from which ingredient?

Flour is made by grinding up wheat grains, and yeast makes the bread puff up in the oven.

What color are strawberries when they are ripe?

Strawberries are the only fruit that wears its seeds on the outside.

What color are carrots usually?

Long ago carrots were purple and white; the orange ones were grown by Dutch farmers.

What color is broccoli?

The part you eat is actually a bunch of tiny flower buds that have not opened yet.

How does a lemon taste?

Lemons are so sour that people add lots of sugar to make lemonade.

What color is the inside of a watermelon?

The black seeds inside are ripe, and the white ones are not.

How does sea water taste?

There is so much salt in the sea that if you took it all out it would cover the land in a thick layer.

Snow is made of tiny crystals of what?

Every snowflake has six sides, and no two look exactly the same.

Which season is the coldest?

In winter the days are short and the nights are long, and some animals sleep right through it.

In which season do leaves turn red and gold and drop off the trees?

Fall is also called autumn, and it is when squirrels hide nuts for the winter.

Where does rain fall from?

Clouds are made of tiny drops of water; when the drops get big and heavy, they fall as rain.

A rainbow appears when sunlight shines through what?

Rainbows are really full circles, but the ground hides the bottom half.

Owls do most of their hunting at what time?

Owls fly almost silently, so the mice they hunt cannot hear them coming.

How many sides does a triangle have?

A slice of pizza and a rooftop are both shaped like triangles.

How many sides does a square have?

All four sides of a square are exactly the same length, like a cracker or a window pane.

How many wheels does a tricycle have?

The word starts with tri, which means three, just like triangle.

How many wheels does a bicycle have?

Bi means two, so a bicycle has two wheels, one behind the other.

How many fingers are on one hand, counting the thumb?

Two hands together give you ten fingers, which is why we count in tens.

How many days are in a week?

Five of them are school days and two of them are the weekend.

Which two days make up the weekend?

In some countries the weekend is Friday and Saturday instead.

What shape is a stop sign?

An octagon has eight sides, so a stop sign has eight corners.

If you mix red paint and blue paint, what color do you get?

Red and yellow make orange, and yellow and blue make green.

Which body part do you hear with?

Your ears also help you keep your balance so you do not fall over.

A dentist takes care of which part of you?

Kids have 20 baby teeth, and the dentist checks them to keep them clean and strong.

What do firefighters mostly spray on a fire to put it out?

Fire trucks carry a big tank of water and long hoses to reach the flames.

What do trains run along?

The engine at the front pulls all the other carriages behind it.

What does a boat travel on?

Boats float because they push water out of the way, and the water pushes back up.

What kind of animal is Peppa, from the TV show?

Peppa lives with Mummy Pig, Daddy Pig and her little brother George, and she loves jumping in muddy puddles.

What is the name of Bluey's little sister?

Bluey and Bingo are Blue Heeler puppies, and their mum and dad are called Chilli and Bandit.

Who is the boy who leads the pups in Paw Patrol?

Ryder is ten years old, and he calls the pups to the Lookout whenever someone needs help.

Which Sesame Street character is a furry red monster with a squeaky voice?

Elmo is three and a half years old, and he likes to talk about himself by name.

What color is Cookie Monster?

His favourite cookies are chocolate chip, but he will eat almost anything.

What kind of animal is Winnie-the-Pooh?

Pooh was named after a real bear called Winnie that lived at London Zoo.

In Frozen, what can Elsa make with her magic?

Elsa builds a whole palace out of ice on the mountain and brings the snowman Olaf to life.

What kind of vehicle is Lightning McQueen?

He is red with the number 95 painted on his side.

What kind of fish is Nemo?

Nemo has one fin smaller than the other, and he lives with his dad in a sea anemone.

In The Three Little Pigs, what was the house the wolf could NOT blow down made of?

The first two houses blew right down, but the brick house was too strong for all the wolf's huffing and puffing.

How many bears live in the house that Goldilocks walks into?

She tries their porridge, their chairs and their beds before the bears come home.

What does Cinderella leave behind when she runs from the ball?

The prince tries the slipper on every girl in the kingdom until he finds the one it fits.

Which animal does Little Red Riding Hood meet on the way to Grandma's house?

The wolf runs ahead, dresses up in Grandma's nightcap and waits in her bed.

Jack climbs a huge beanstalk up into the sky. Who lives up there?

Jack finds a hen that lays golden eggs and a harp that plays by itself, and runs off with both.

Humpty Dumpty, who sat on a wall, is usually drawn as what?

The rhyme never actually says he is an egg, but that is how nearly every picture book shows him.

What color are pumpkins usually?

People carve faces into them at Halloween and put a light inside to make a jack-o'-lantern.

Which of these do people decorate with lights and baubles at Christmas?

Fir, spruce and pine trees stay green all winter, which is why they were chosen.

Which animals pull Santa's sleigh?

Santa's elves make the toys, and the flying reindeer deliver them on Christmas Eve.

What color is Rudolph's shiny nose?

His glowing nose lights the way for Santa's sleigh on foggy nights.

What is a baby dog called?

Puppies are tiny when they are born and need their mothers, but they grow fast and soon start to walk.

A tadpole grows up to become which animal?

Tadpoles live in water and breathe with gills, then grow legs and lungs as they change into frogs.

Which animal is the tallest in the world?

Giraffes live in Africa and use their long necks to munch leaves from the tops of trees.

Penguins are birds, but what can they NOT do?

Instead of wings for flying, penguins have flippers that make them brilliant swimmers.

How many legs does a spider have?

That is two more than an insect, and spiders can also spin silk to make webs.

Which is the biggest animal that has ever lived?

A blue whale can be as long as three school buses and lives in the ocean.

What is the Sun?

It sits in the middle of our Solar System and gives Earth the light and warmth that living things need.

How many arms does an octopus have?

An octopus has a soft body with no bones, so it can squeeze through tiny gaps.