The hard part of a family quiz is not the questions. It is making sure a nine-year-old and a grandparent can sit on the same team and both feel useful. The set below is built for that: a mix of questions children usually know, questions adults usually know, and a handful nobody knows.
The format that works best is two mixed-age teams rather than children-versus-adults. Put one child on each team and let them answer first.
Questions the children will get
Let the youngest answer these first.
What is the largest animal on Earth?
The blue whale
Which animal spins a web to catch its food?
The spider
Which animal has white fur and lives at the North Pole?
The polar bear
What is a baby chicken called?
A chick
Which bird is known for wisdom and hunts at night?
The owl
How many months are there in a year?
Twelve
What shape is the planet Earth, roughly?
A sphere
Which animal can close its ears and nose underwater?
The hippopotamus
Which animal’s tongue is sometimes longer than its body?
The chameleon
What is the capital of the UAE?
Abu Dhabi
Questions the adults will get
What is the largest island in the world?
Greenland
What is the closest star to Earth?
The Sun
How many bones are in an adult human body?
206
Which organ produces insulin?
The pancreas
What is the capital of North Korea?
Pyongyang
How many stars are on the flag of the United States?
50
Which Italian cheese is used on pizza and stretches when heated?
Mozzarella
Which Greek white cheese is used in Greek salad?
Feta
Which Spanish dish is a cold raw tomato soup?
Gazpacho
Which Thai dish is made of fried rice noodles with peanuts?
Pad Thai
Questions nobody will get
Award double points for these.
What is the smallest bone in the human body?
The stapes, in the ear
What is the official capital of Tanzania?
Dodoma
Which blood type is the universal donor?
O negative
What is the largest species of crocodile in the world?
The saltwater crocodile
Which insect can survive for weeks without its head?
The cockroach
What is the fastest muscle in the human body?
The eye muscles
Which largest moon orbits Saturn?
Titan
Who developed the injected polio vaccine?
Jonas Salk
Which French scientist developed the first rabies vaccine?
Louis Pasteur
Which Italian scientist improved the telescope and observed Jupiter’s moons?
Galileo Galilei
Frequently asked questions
How do I run a family quiz night that everyone enjoys?
Make the teams mixed-age rather than children against adults, let the youngest player answer first, and keep it to about 30 minutes. Long quizzes lose the children and the result stops mattering.
What age is a family quiz suitable for?
From around seven upwards, as long as roughly a third of the questions are ones children genuinely know. The first section on this page is written for exactly that.
How do I stop one person answering everything?
Give each team a rotating "answerer" — only that person may say the answer, and the role passes after every question. The rest of the team may whisper.
How many questions are enough?
Thirty is right for a family session. Any more and the youngest players drift away.
Is there an app for family quizzes in Arabic?
Jawabha runs in the browser with no app — over 16,000 Arabic questions across 170 categories, including a dedicated children’s category. Your first game is free.
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