🗂️ The 10 best trivia categories for kids
A good category is one the six-year-old and the twelve-year-old can both shout at. These ten are ranked by that: how many people at a mixed table get a fair go. Each one opens a ready round.
AnimalsOurs
Every child has a favourite animal, and the questions scale perfectly: "How many legs does a spider have?" for the little ones, "Which mammal can fly?" for the older ones.
SpaceOurs
Big numbers and strange facts (a day on Venus is longer than its year) make the whole table gasp, and NASA checks every answer for you.
The human bodyOurs
Everyone at the table owns one. Bones, teeth and the heart give easy questions; the brain and the blood give hard ones.
The oceanOurs
Whales, octopuses and the deepest trench on Earth: a category with wonder built in, and a good one for younger players.
DinosaursOurs
The category where the seven-year-old beats the grown-ups. Keep names to the famous ones so nobody is shut out.
FoodOurs
Where does popcorn come from? What is guacamole made of? Everyone eats, so everyone has a guess.
US states and capitalsOurs
Good for ages nine and up, and a round that pays off on the next road trip.
WeatherOurs
Rainbows, lightning and snowflakes: questions a child can check by looking out of the window.
Words and meaningsOurs
The quiet reader's category. Three choices make it a fair game rather than a spelling test.
World geographyOurs
Continents, oceans and famous places. Start with the easy ones (the largest ocean) before the hard ones (the longest river in Africa).
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