50 free January Trivia for Kids trivia questions with answers — trivia quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
25 free January Trivia for Kids questions with answers. Twenty-five easy January questions written for kids aged about 8 to 12. They cover the month itself, from the two-faced Roman god Janus who gives January its name to why it is the coldest month up north and summer down under. There are questions on New Year's Day traditions around the world, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the garnet birthstone, snowflakes and animals that hibernate. Kids can also learn about famous people born in January, like Benjamin Franklin, Betty White, Mozart, Lewis Carroll and Winnie-the-Pooh's creator A. A. Milne, plus big January moments such as Alaska becoming a state, the launch of Wikipedia and the very first iPhone. Nothing is scary or too hard, and every question has a short, friendly explanation. Every answer was checked against Wikipedia, and the sentence that proves it is shown under each explanation, so teachers and parents can trust it.
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Q 01January is which month of the year?
The first
It kicks off the calendar, and the first day is New Year's Day.
Q 02How many days does January have?
31
It is one of the long months, along with March, May, July, August, October and December.
Q 03January is named after Janus, a Roman god famous for having what?
Two faces
He was the god of beginnings and doorways, so one face could look back at the old year and one forward to the new.
Q 04What is the first day of January called?
New Year's Day
Many people make New Year's resolutions on it, promising to do better in the year ahead.
Q 05In New York City, a giant glowing ball drops at midnight on New Year's Eve in which famous place?
Times Square
Huge crowds gather to count down the last seconds of the old year.
Q 06In Spain, people traditionally eat twelve of what at midnight on New Year's Eve, one for each chime?
Grapes
Each grape is a wish for good luck in one month of the new year.
Q 07In Japan, the New Year holiday, Shogatsu, is celebrated starting on which day?
January 1
Families visit shrines and eat special foods to welcome the year.
Q 08The idea of starting the year on 1 January comes from a calendar reform by which Roman leader?
Julius Caesar
His Julian calendar was introduced in 46 BC.
Q 09Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a US holiday held on the third Monday of which month?
January
It honours the civil rights leader who dreamed of a fairer country.
Q 10January's birthstone is the garnet, which is usually what colour?
Deep red
Its name comes from an old word meaning dark red.
Q 11In the Northern Hemisphere, January is usually the ___ month of the year.
coldest
At the same time it is one of the warmest months down in the Southern Hemisphere.
Q 12While children in the north bundle up in January, children in Australia are enjoying which season?
Summer
The seasons are flipped on opposite sides of the world.
Q 13Benjamin Franklin, born in January 1706, is said to have flown a kite in a storm to study what?
Lightning
He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and also invented bifocal glasses.
Which beloved actress, born on 17 January 1922, played Rose on The Golden Girls?
Q 21Chinese New Year begins a period of celebrations that ends with which event?
The Lantern Festival
Each year is linked to one of twelve animals, like the rat, dragon or rabbit.
Q 22Australia Day, celebrated on 26 January, marks the 1788 arrival of which group of ships?
The First Fleet
It is Australia's national day, held in the middle of the Australian summer.
Q 23The very first Winter Olympic Games were held in January 1924 in which country?
France
They took place in the alpine town of Chamonix.
Betty White
She kept acting into her late nineties and was one of America's most loved comedians.
Q 15A. A. Milne, born in January 1882, created which honey-loving bear?
Winnie-the-Pooh
The cuddly bear and his friends live in the Hundred Acre Wood.
Q 16Lewis Carroll, born in January 1832, wrote about a girl who falls down a rabbit hole. What is her name?
Alice
Her adventures happen in a strange place called Wonderland.
Q 17Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, born in January 1756, was famous as a child for doing what?
Composing music
He was a musical prodigy who wrote his first pieces when he was very young.
Q 18Alaska became the 49th US state in January of which year?
1959
It is the largest US state by area, bigger than Texas, California and Montana combined.
Q 19Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, was launched in January of which year?
2001
It grew into one of the most visited websites in the world.
Q 20Steve Jobs first showed off the iPhone to the world in January 2007. What company did he lead?
Apple
He called it a 'revolution' for mobile phones.
Q 24Snowflakes, common in January, almost always have how many sides or points?
Six
The six-fold pattern comes from the way ice crystals grow.
Q 25Some animals sleep deeply through cold winter months. What is this called?
Hibernation
Bears and groundhogs slow their bodies right down to save energy until spring.
Q 26The Saxons called January 'Wulf-monath'. What does that name mean?
Wolf month
The emperor Charlemagne had his own name for it too: Wintarmanoth, the winter or cold month.
Q 27In the Southern Hemisphere, January is the same season as which month in the north?
July
That is why January is usually the warmest month in places like Australia and South Africa.
Q 28Which flower is January's birth flower?
Carnation
The tiny white snowdrop is sometimes named as a January flower too.
Q 29Which zodiac sign begins on January 20?
Aquarius
People born earlier in the month, up to January 19, are Capricorns.
Q 30How many months did the very first Roman calendar have before January and February were added?
Ten
Winter simply had no months at all; King Numa Pompilius is said to have added the missing two around 713 BC.