Fun Trivia Questions

How many hearts does an octopus have?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Answer: 3. An octopus has three hearts: two pump blood through the gills and one pumps it around the body. Its blood is blue because it uses copper to carry oxygen.

Which is the only mammal capable of true, flapping flight?

• Flying squirrel
• Sugar glider
• Colugo
• Bat

Answer: Bat. Bats flap their wings to fly. Flying squirrels, sugar gliders and colugos can only glide from tree to tree using flaps of skin.

What colour is a polar bear's skin under its white fur?

• Black
• White
• Pink
• Grey

Answer: Black. Polar bears have black skin, which soaks up the sun's heat. Their fur hairs are actually hollow and see-through; they just look white.

Which food has been found unspoiled after thousands of years in ancient Egyptian tombs?

• Rice
• Honey
• Butter
• Bread

Answer: Honey. Honey is very low in water and slightly acidic, so bacteria cannot grow in it. Sealed honey can last for centuries.

What is the collective name for a group of flamingos?

• A parade
• A pride
• A flamboyance
• A blush

Answer: A flamboyance. A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance, fitting for such showy pink birds. A pride is a group of lions.

Botanically speaking, which of these is a berry?

• Strawberry
• Raspberry
• Cherry
• Banana

Answer: Banana. To a botanist, a berry grows from a single flower's ovary with seeds inside, and the banana fits. Strawberries and raspberries are not true berries, and a cherry is a stone fruit.

How many bones are there in an adult human body?

• 186
• 206
• 226
• 256

Answer: 206. Adults have 206 bones. Babies are born with around 300, but many fuse together as they grow.

What is a baby kangaroo called?

• Joey
• Kit
• Cub
• Calf

Answer: Joey. A baby kangaroo is a joey. It is born about the size of a jellybean and then grows inside its mother's pouch.

Which planet takes longer to spin once on its axis than to travel once around the Sun?

• Mercury
• Mars
• Venus
• Neptune

Answer: Venus. Venus takes about 243 Earth days to spin once but only about 225 Earth days to orbit the Sun. It also spins backwards compared with most planets.

What is the small dot over a lowercase 'i' or 'j' called?

• Tittle
• Jot
• Speck
• Pip

Answer: Tittle. That dot is called a tittle, from the Latin 'titulus'. The old phrase 'every jot and tittle' means every tiniest detail.

Why does the Eiffel Tower grow a little taller in summer?

• Workers add layers of paint
• Its iron expands in the heat
• The ground under it rises
• It is jacked up for tourists

Answer: Its iron expands in the heat. Metal expands when it gets hot, so on a hot summer day the iron tower stands a few centimetres taller than in winter. The sun can even make its top lean slightly away from the heated side.

Which number, spelled out in English, has exactly as many letters as its value?

• Three
• Four
• Five
• Seven

Answer: Four. F-O-U-R has four letters. 'Three' and 'seven' have five letters each and 'five' has four, so four is the only match.

What is the national animal of Scotland?

• Lion
• Red deer
• Golden eagle
• Unicorn

Answer: Unicorn. Scotland's national animal is the mythical unicorn, a symbol of purity and power that appears on its royal coat of arms.

Which planet is less dense than water, so it would float in a big enough bathtub?

• Jupiter
• Neptune
• Saturn
• Uranus

Answer: Saturn. Saturn is mostly hydrogen and helium, and its average density is only about 0.7 times that of water.

What is a group of crows called?

• A parliament
• A gaggle
• A pod
• A murder

Answer: A murder. A group of crows is a murder. A parliament is a group of owls, a gaggle is geese, and a pod is whales or dolphins.