80 free Family trivia questions with answers — trivia quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
This family trivia quiz is built to be played online together: on the sofa, at the dinner table, on a video call with grandparents, or passed around the car on a long drive. It is trivia for families in the plain sense: 72 kid friendly trivia questions on animals, space, geography, the human body, food, sport, music and family movies, and every one of them is safe for children while still being fun for adults. The early questions are pitched so that a nine-year-old can get them; the middle ones give teenagers a chance to show off; and a handful near the end will make the adults think. Play it as one long round on family trivia night, or split it into teams and race for the highest score at family game night. Nothing here is a trick question, and each answer comes with a short explanation so everyone learns something. Every answer was checked against encyclopaedia entries and other primary references before publishing, so you can settle the arguments and get straight to the next question.
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Q 01Which is the largest planet in our Solar System?
Jupiter
You could fit about 1,300 Earths inside it.
Q 02What is the fastest land animal?
The cheetah
It can hit 58 to 65 mph, thanks to a flexible spine and long legs.
Q 03Which is the tallest animal alive today?
The giraffe
It is also the largest ruminant, chewing its cud like a cow.
Q 04Which is the largest and deepest ocean?
The Pacific
It covers more of the planet than all the land put together.
Q 05How many legs does a spider have?
8
Each leg has seven separate parts, and some spiders use their webs as giant ears.
Q 06What is the capital city of Australia?
Canberra
It was purpose-built as a compromise between rivals Sydney and Melbourne.
Q 07Which planet is nicknamed the Red Planet?
Mars
The colour comes from rusty iron minerals in its dust.
Q 08What is the hardest natural material?
Diamond
Its carbon atoms are packed more tightly than in any other known substance.
Q 09How many strings does a standard guitar have?
6
A twelve-string guitar doubles each of them up in pairs.
Q 10Which bird lays the largest eggs of any living land animal?
The ostrich
It is also the heaviest bird, weighing up to 320 pounds.
Q 11What is the largest animal that has ever lived?
The blue whale
It can reach around 100 feet long and weigh up to 200 tonnes.
Q 12What is the smallest country in the world?
Vatican City
It covers 109 acres and has fewer than 900 residents.
Q 13How many bones does an adult human have?
206
Babies start with about 270, but many fuse together as they grow.
Q 14Bees make honey mainly from what?
Q 21What is the largest hot desert in the world?
The Sahara
Only the frozen deserts of Antarctica and the Arctic are bigger.
Q 22The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States from which country?
France
Its iron framework was built by Gustave Eiffel, of tower fame.
Q 23Which planet is famous for its bright system of rings?
Saturn
The rings are mostly ice, and the planet has well over 200 known moons.
Q 24Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?
Flower nectar
They can also use honeydew, the sugary secretions of aphids.
Q 15Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci
He was probably painting a Florentine lady called Lisa del Giocondo in 1503.
Q 16How many keys does a full-size piano have?
88
That is 52 white and 36 black keys, spanning just over seven octaves.
Q 17Which 1995 film was the first feature made entirely with computer animation?
Toy Story
It was also Pixar's first feature, with Tom Hanks and Tim Allen as Woody and Buzz.
Q 18Which sport is played with a shuttlecock?
Badminton
A smashed shuttlecock is one of the fastest-moving objects in any racquet sport.
Q 19How many rings are on the Olympic flag?
5
They stand for the inhabited continents, with the Americas counted as one.
Q 20In which city were the first modern Olympic Games held in 1896?
Athens
They were organised by the brand-new International Olympic Committee, founded by Pierre de Coubertin.
Neil Armstrong
He and Buzz Aldrin spent two and a half hours outside the lunar module in July 1969.
Q 25How many days are there in a leap year?
366
The extra day keeps the calendar lined up with the seasons.
Q 26What is the currency of Japan?
The yen
Its symbol is ¥ and its code is JPY.
Q 27In Frozen, what is the name of Elsa's younger sister?
Anna
She sets off with Kristoff, Sven the reindeer and Olaf the snowman to find her.
Q 28Koalas eat almost nothing but the leaves of which tree?
Eucalyptus
The leaves are so low in energy that koalas sleep most of the day.
Q 29What colour is an emerald?
Green
The colour comes from tiny traces of chromium or vanadium in the mineral beryl.
Q 30How many permanent (adult) teeth do humans usually have?
32
Children have 20 baby teeth first, all of which are replaced.