🦊 Trivia for 10-year-olds

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One round pitched at ages 9 to 11: three space questions, three state capitals, three about the body and a riddle. Hard enough to feel like a quiz, not so hard that a fourth-grader gives up halfway.

🦊 Middle round: ages 9–11 (grades 3–5)

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1.Who was the first American woman to fly in space?
- A Peggy Whitson
- B Sally Ride
- C Eileen Collins
2.What is the capital of Indiana?
- A Santa Fe
- B Indianapolis
- C Boston
3.How many bones does a grown-up's body have?
- A 106
- B 206
- C 406
4.Which planet is the hottest in our solar system?
- A Mercury
- B Mars
- C Venus
5.What is the capital of Nebraska?
- A Lincoln
- B Honolulu
- C Harrisburg
6.What happens to the pupils of your eyes in bright light?
- A they get bigger
- B they get smaller
- C they change color
7.Which planet is tipped so far over that it seems to spin on its side?
- A Saturn
- B Neptune
- C Uranus
8.What is the capital of Michigan?
- A Helena
- B Baton Rouge
- C Lansing
9.How many chambers, or rooms, does the human heart have?
- A four
- B six
- C two
10.You wear me on your feet, and I come in pairs. What am I?
- A 🧢 A hat
- B 👟 Shoes
- C 🧣 A scarf

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B: Sally Ride. She flew on the space shuttle in 1983 and later became a physics professor. Source: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
B: Indianapolis. Indianapolis is the capital of Indiana, where its state government meets. Source: USA.gov, Indiana
B: 206. A baby starts with about 300 bones, and some of them grow together. Source: KidsHealth (Nemours)
C: Venus. Mercury is closer to the Sun, but Venus's thick air traps heat. Source: NASA Science
A: Lincoln. Lincoln is the capital of Nebraska, where its state government meets. Source: USA.gov, Nebraska
B: they get smaller. The pupil is really an opening that lets light into your eye. Source: KidsHealth (Nemours)
C: Uranus. Its tilt makes it roll around the Sun like a ball. Source: NASA Science
C: Lansing. Lansing is the capital of Michigan, where its state government meets. Source: USA.gov, Michigan
A: four. The top two are the atria and the bottom two are the ventricles. Source: KidsHealth (Nemours)
B: 👟 Shoes. A riddle: every clue fits only one of the three. a Peabody riddle

For the host

Ten-year-olds like to keep score. Split the room into two teams and give a point for each right first answer.

Read each question and its three answers aloud, or press ▶ Play and Peabody reads them; a tap shows the answer, a line about it and where it comes from.
On a phone, pass it round: one question per team, a star for each right answer. On a laptop or a TV, press 📺 Big screen.
On paper, print the cards, one answer sheet per team and the key on its own page.

Where these questions come from

Each question was written by Peabody in its own words and checked against one page, named under its answer. The pages we used for these rounds:

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