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6th Grade Trivia Questions

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the first person to step on the moon?

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Buzz Light Year

c)

Moon Man

d)

Apollo

2.

  What primary reason causes the Earth’s tides through gravitational pull?

a)

wind

b)

moon

c)

sun

d)

rain

3.

What are the holes in the Moon’s surface called?

a)

paths

b)

potholes

c)

craters

d)

None of the answers are correct.

4.

Which planet has a day that lasts almost 8 months on Earth?

a)

Venus

b)

Neptune

c)

Jupiter

d)

Saturn

5.

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

a)

Uranus

b)

Pluto

c)

Earth

d)

Jupiter

6.

What is the name of a group of stars that form an imaginary picture called?

a)

galaxy

b)

solar system

c)

constellation

d)

universe

7.

What is the fastest animal in the world?

a)

lion

b)

cheetah

c)

falcon

d)

eagle

8.

Which fish has no brain or heart?

a)

jellyfish

b)

tuna

c)

shrimp

d)

salmon

9.

Which amphibian never sleeps?

a)

salamanders

b)

toads

c)

newtz

d)

bullfrogs

10.

 Which animal’s fingerprints are identical to a human’s fingerprints?

a)

gorillas

b)

koala

c)

chimpanzees

d)

All three answers.

11.

About how many times can a hummingbird flap its wings per second?

a)

40

b)

60

c)

80

d)

100

12.

Which continent has the most countries?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

South America

13.

What is the longest river in the world?

a)

Nile

b)

Amazon

c)

Mississippi

d)

Missouri

14.

Which desert covers most of North America?

a)

Mojave

b)

Sonoran

c)

Great Basin

d)

Sahara

15.

Which is the largest rainforest in the world?

a)

Amazon

b)

Congo

c)

Southeast Asian

d)

New Guinea

16.

What is the tallest mountain in the world?

a)

Mt. McKinley

b)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

c)

Mt. Fuji

d)

 Mt. Everest

17.

How many Great Lakes are there?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

18.

 Which animal is recognized as the national bird of America?

a)

robin

b)

bald eagle

c)

owl

d)

sparrow

19.

How many feet are in a yard?

a)

3

b)

6

c)

9

d)

12

20.

What is the bottom number on a fraction called?

a)

numerator

b)

product

c)

factor

d)

denominator

21.

What is another name for the perimeter of a circle?

a)

radius

b)

angle

c)

circumference

d)

degrees

22.

What degree is a right triangle?

a)

60 degrees

b)

90 degrees

c)

120 degrees

d)

180 degrees

23.

How many pints are in a gallon?

a)

4

b)

8

c)

12

d)

16

24.

How many pints are in a quart?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

25.

Snow, rain, and sleet are examples of what?

a)

hail

b)

overcast

c)

pressure

d)

precipitation

26.

Cells are connected to make tissues, what do tissues make when there is a group of them?

a)

organs

b)

organ systems

c)

organisms

d)

systems

27.

During a storm, which travels faster, lightning or thunder?

a)

lightning

b)

thunder

c)

They travel at the same time.

d)

Neither answer is correct.

28.

Animals without a backbone are called?

a)

vertebrates

b)

invertebrates

c)

sponges

d)

nocturnal

29.

 What is the thinnest layer of the Earth?

a)

mantle

b)

inner core

c)

crust

d)

outer core

30.

Which animals only eat plants?

a)

omnivores

b)

carnivores

c)

herbivores

d)

All 3 answers.

31.

Kenya is located on which continent?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

South America

32.

What was the last name of the brothers who first successfully flew a motor airplane?

a)

Earhart

b)

Wright

c)

Yeager

d)

Apolo

33.

What was Humpty Dumpty sitting on before he fell?

a)

a fence

b)

a table

c)

a wall

d)

a chair

34.

In a solar eclipse, the sun is blocked by what?

a)

the stars

b)

the clouds

c)

a planet

d)

the moon

35.

Which country is directly to the south of the United States?

a)

Canada

b)

Mexico

c)

South America

d)

Gulf of Mexico

36.

Which country is known as the "Land Down Under"?

a)

Australia

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

North America

37.

How many stripes are there on the American flag?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

d)

13

38.

Excluding "Y", how many vowels are there?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

39.

Which superhero is called "The Man of Steel"?

a)

Iron Man

b)

Batman

c)

The Hulk

d)

Superman

40.

What is the National Anthem of the United States called?

a)

Born in the USA

b)

The Star Spangled Banner

c)

America the Beautiful

d)

God Bless America

41.

In the game of Monopoly, how much money do you collect for passing "Go"?

a)

$100.00

b)

$200.00

c)

$300.00

d)

$400.00

42.

Which United States President in on the penny?

a)

Washington

b)

Lincoln

c)

Hamilton

d)

Jackson

43.

Who attended a school by the name of Hogwarts?

a)

Harry Potter

b)

Dobby

c)

Hedwig

d)

Lord Voldemort

44.

How many quarts are in a gallon?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

45.

What is a baby bear called?

a)

calf

b)

pride

c)

school

d)

cub

46.

Which month has the least amount of days?

a)

January

b)

February

c)

August

d)

September

47.

What are dried grapes called?

a)

raisins

b)

dates

c)

plums

d)

kiwi

48.

How many kidneys does a human body usually have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

49.

What is the first element on the Periodic Table?

a)

helium

b)

oxygen

c)

nitrogen

d)

hydrogen

50.

In the story of The Three Little Pigs, The Big Bad Wolf could not blow down the house made of what?

a)

feathers

b)

sticks

c)

straw

d)

bricks