80 free First and Second Grade trivia questions with answers — trivia quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
75 free First and Second Grade trivia questions with answers. This is trivia for first graders and second graders, which means every question is about something a six- to eight-year-old has met at school, at home or in a picture book: how many legs a spider has, which planet is the Red Planet, what a caterpillar turns into, why the Three Little Pigs' brick house survived, and what colour a school bus is. Nothing needs reading skills beyond an early chapter book, and a grown-up can read the questions aloud for the youngest players. The set works as a rainy-day family game, a classroom warm-up, a car-ride quiz or a birthday party round. Questions get gently harder as you go, so early ones are for the first grader and the last few will make second graders (and a few parents) think. Every answer has been checked against a reference source, and each question shows a short explanation after you answer so kids learn a little something even when they miss.
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Q 01How many legs does a spider have?
Eight
That is two more than an insect, and each leg has seven separate parts.
Q 02How many legs does an insect such as an ant or a beetle have?
Six
Insects also have three body parts, a head, a thorax and an abdomen, and a pair of antennae.
Q 03What does a caterpillar turn into?
A butterfly
It happens inside a chrysalis, and the whole life cycle from egg to adult has four stages.
Q 04A tadpole grows up to become what animal?
A frog
Tadpoles have tails and gills like a fish, and lose both as they change.
Q 05What is the tallest animal in the world?
Giraffe
Males even fight by swinging their long necks at each other, which is called necking.
Q 06What is the fastest land animal?
Cheetah
It can run at over 90 kilometres per hour, thanks to long legs and a bendy spine.
Q 07What is the biggest animal that has ever lived?
The blue whale
It can be about 30 metres long, longer than two school buses, and it is bigger than any dinosaur.
Q 08What is the largest animal that lives on land?
Elephant
Its long trunk can grab objects and carry food and water to its mouth.
Q 09A baby kangaroo, called a joey, grows up inside its mother's what?
Pouch
The pouch is called a marsupium, and kangaroos come from Australia and New Guinea.
Q 10Which bird cannot fly but is a great swimmer?
Penguin
Its wings have become flippers, and almost all penguins live in the Southern Hemisphere.
Q 11Which of these animals is a mammal that can truly fly?
Bat
A bat's wing is really a hand with very long fingers covered by thin skin.
Q 12What do giant pandas mostly eat?
Bamboo
A panda has an extra thumb-like bone on its paw that helps it hold the stalks.
Q 13A polar bear has white fur, but what colour is its skin underneath?
Black
The dark skin and a thick layer of fat help keep it warm in the Arctic.
Q 14Which sea creature has three hearts?
Q 21Which planet has big, bright rings around it?
Saturn
The rings are made mostly of pieces of ice, and it is the second-biggest planet in the Solar System.
Q 22What is the largest planet in our Solar System?
Jupiter
More than 1,300 Earths could fit inside it.
Q 23How many planets are in our Solar System?
Eight
Earth is the third one out from the Sun.
Q 24The Sun is actually a giant what?
Octopus
One heart pumps blood around the body and the other two pump it through the gills.
Q 15A group of lions is called a what?
Pride
The male lion is the one with the big mane around its head and shoulders.
Q 16What is a baby horse called?
Foal
A foal can stand up and run within hours of being born.
Q 17What is a baby sheep called?
Lamb
A grown-up female sheep is a ewe and a male is a ram.
Q 18Which animal is known for being very slow and hanging upside down in trees?
Sloth
Its name literally means laziness, and it lives in the rainforests of Central and South America.
Q 19What does a camel store in its hump?
Fat
A dromedary camel has one hump and a Bactrian camel has two.
Q 20Which planet is called the Red Planet?
Mars
It looks orange-red because of the rusty dust that covers it.
Star
It sits at the centre of the Solar System and everything else goes around it.
Q 25Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?
Neil Armstrong
He landed with Buzz Aldrin in 1969 while Michael Collins circled overhead in the command ship.
Q 26How many sides does a triangle have?
Three
It also has three corners, and its name comes from 'tri', meaning three.
Q 27A shape with six sides is called a what?
Hexagon
Honeycomb cells are this shape, and its name comes from the Greek word for six.
Q 28How many things are in a dozen?
Twelve
Eggs and doughnuts are often sold by the dozen.
Q 29How many letters are in the English alphabet?
26
Five of them, A, E, I, O and U, are vowels.
Q 30How many colours are in a rainbow, according to the famous Roy G. Biv list?
Seven
People remember the order with the made-up name Roy G. Biv.