For kindergarteners and 1st graders make sure the questions have simple one-word answers.

Here are 10 basic GK questions for kids between 3 and 6 years.

1. What colour starts with the letter “G”?

Answer: Green

2. What comes after the number 5?

Answer: The number 6

3. During which festival does Santa come to visit?

Answer: Christmas

4. How many fingers do you have in one hand?

Answer: 5 fingers

5. What do you drink that comes from a cow?

Answer: Milk

6. When is the time for bed?

Answer: Night time.

7. What part of your body lets you see?

Answer: The eyes

8. What animal goes “Moo”?

Answer: Cow

9. Can you name a word that starts with the letter “C”?

Answer: Car

10. What colour are apples?

Answer: Red

GK Question and Answers for Class 2nd and 3rd

Standard Kids (Age – 4 to 8 Years)

Kids from the 2nd and 3rd grade can be more communicative, so you can work on asking
them questions that have sentence long answers.

Here are some fun kids gk quiz questions for kids aged between 4 and 8 years. Be sure they
frame sentences while answering, as this will improve their speaking ability.

1. What city is the statue of liberty in?

Answer: The statue of liberty is in New York City

2. Name the first 3 planets in our solar system?

Answer: The first 3 planets in our solar system are mercury, venus, and earth.

3. What is 5 x 5?
Answer: 5 times 5 is 25.

4. Name any reptile?

Answer: A lizard is a reptile.

5. Seoul is the capital of which country?

Answer: Seoul is the capital of South Korea.

6. Name 3 countries on the continent of Africa?

Answer: Senegal, Ghana, and Nigeria are the three countries located on the continent of
Africa.

7. Which country are the Giza Pyramids in?

Answer: The Giza Pyramids are in Egypt.

8. Which jungle is the most dense in the world?

Answer: The Amazon is the densest jungle in the world.

9. What language do the people of Japan speak?

Answer: The people of Japan speak Japanese.

10. Who was Albert Einstein?

Answer: Albert Einstein was a famous scientist.

GK Question and Answers for Class 4th, 5th, and 6th
Standard Children (Age – 9 to 12 Years)

Simple GK questions for kids between 9 and 12 years of age may make them lose interest.
To keep their interest intact, make the quiz more competitive, fun, and challenging.

So, you know your kids at this age want to be challenged. Here are 15 such questions that
you can ask them:

1. Who was the first Prime Minister of India?

Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India.

2. How many Cricket world cups does India have?

Answer: India has two cricket world cups.

3. Name 3 root vegetables?

Answer: Beets, carrots, and radish are root vegetables.

4. What colour symbolises peace?

Answer: The colour white symbolises peace.

5. Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?

Answer: William Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet.

6. What crop is famously grown in the region of Darjeeling?

Answer: The region of Darjeeling is known to grow Tea leaves.

7. What islands are a part of the country of India?

Answer: The Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep Islands belong to India.

8. Who was George Washington?

Answer: George Washington was the first president of the United States of America.

9. Which president of the USA is responsible for the Emancipation Proclamation?

Answer: Abraham Lincoln is responsible for the Emancipation Proclamation.

10. Which African nation is famous for chocolate?

Answer: The nation of Ghana is world famous for chocolate.

11. What is King Arthur’s sword called?

Answer: King Arthur’s sword was called Excalibur.

12. Who is the founder of Microsoft?

Answer: Bill Gates is the founder of Microsoft.

13. Which country does the company Sony come from?

Answer: Sony comes from the nation of Japan.

14. In which direction does the sun rise?

Answer: The sun rises from the east.

15. Who was Margaret Thatcher?

Answer: Margaret Thatcher was a former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

These were some interesting and challenging quiz questions for your kids. However,
remember not to force your kids to answer questions if they are not in the mood, and don’t
punish them for incorrect responses. Make the quiz fun and entertaining. Developing the
general knowledge of your child is important in order to enhance his logic smartness. To
enhance his other intelligence spheres, you can get him activity boxes that will keep him
mentally engaged in a fun and effective way.

Also Read: Engaging and Interesting Trivia Questions & Answers for Kids

General Knowledge Quiz

Simple general knowledge quizzes with questions, answers & facts for kids, teenagers,
students and small children. Answer to these general knowledge quiz for kids are given
below!

Which is the heavier metal of these two? Gold or Silver?

Answer: Gold

Which is the most common non-contagious disease in the world?

Answer: Tooth Decay – A very common disease

Which is the coldest location in the earth?

Answer: East Antarctica

Which is the hottest place in the earth?

Answer: Ethiopia

Which is the animal referred as the ship of the desert?

Answer: Camel
Which is the nearest star to planet earth?
Answer: Sun

Which is the least populated country in the world?

Answer: Vatican City

Which is the oldest democracy / parliamentary in the world?

Answer: Britain

Which is the fastest animal on the land?

Answer: Cheetah

What differentiates a male lion from a female lion?

Answer: Mane

Which is the most sensitive organ in our body?

Answer: Skin

Which is the principal source of energy for earth?

Answer: Sun

What are the two holes in the nose called?

Answer: Nostrils

What is the standard taste of the water?

Answer: Water has no taste

Which is the longest river on the earth?

Answer: Nile

Questions for Kids General Knowledge Quiz

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1.Where does the president of the United States of America live?
2.What is the largest brass instrument in an orchestra?
3.Which country does parmesan cheese come from?
4.What is the name of the highest Mountain in Africa?
5.What type of tree do dates grow on?
6.What are the colours of the five Olympic rings?
7.How many holes are there in a standard ten pin bowling ball?
8.What letter is located between letter E and T on a computer keyboard?
9.How many cards are there in a complete pack of cards?
 10. Who was leader of the Romans when they invaded Britain in 55 and 54BC?

11. Can you pick out the adjective in the following sentence: The friendly dog barked
for most of the day?
12. What is the only US state that starts with the letter 'P'?
13. What is the largest island in the Mediterranean sea?
14. What is the most popular sport throughout the world?
15. Is hot air lighter or heavier than cold air?

1.At the White House

2.The tuba
3.Italy
4.Mount Kilimanjaro
5.Palm trees
6.Red, blue, black, yellow and green
7.Three (3)
8.R
9.Fifty-two (52)
10. Julius Caesar

11. Friendly
12. Pennsylvania
13. Sicily
14. Football (soccer)
15. Lighter

ome sample questions

Question: What does UPS stand for?
Answer: Uninterrupted Power Supply

Question: Name the four metropolitan cities of India

Answer: Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi

Question: Name the birthplace of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

Answer: Cuttack in Odisha

Question: What is the boiling point of water?

Answer: 100 degree is the boiling point of water.

Question: Narendra Modi was the Chief Minister of which states?

Answer: Gujarat

Question: Which state has taken up Sanskrit as an official language?

Answer: Uttarakhand

Question: Name the first female Indian Astronaut

Answer: Kalpana Chawla

Question: Who was the first Indian to go to space?

Answer: Rakesh Sharma

Question: Who was India’s longest serving Prime Minister?

Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
Question: Which is the smallest continent?
Answer: Australia

Question: Who invented the telephone?

Answer: Alexander Graham Bell

Question: Which acid is found in lemon?

Answer: Citric Acid

Question: What is India’s form of Governance?

Answer: Democracy

Question: How many states does India have?

Answer: 29

Question: Who was the first Indian Woman to climb Mount Everest?
Answer: Bachendri Pal
Question: ‘Madhubani’, a style of folk paintings, is popular in which of the
following states in India?

Answer: Bihar

Question: Australia lies between which two oceans?

Answer: The Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean

Question: Name the 14th President of India

Answer: Ram Nath Kovind

Question: Which Indian woman was the first to win the Nobel Prize?

Answer: Mother Teresa

Question: Who was the inventor of the light bulb?

Answer: Thomas Edison

Question: Who is the Finance Minister of India?

Answer: Arun Jaitley

Question: What is the national game of USA?

Answer: Baseball

Question: What is the full form of NEWS?

Answer: North East West South

Question: What is the full form of AM and PM?

Answer: Ante Meridiem and After Midday

Question: Who is the Vice President of India?

Answer: Venkaiah Naidu

Question: Name the lightest gas

Answer: Hydrogen
Question: Who wrote Panchatantra?
Answer: Vishnu Sharma

Question: Who was the first Indian to have won the Nobel Prize?
Answer: Rabindranath Tagore

Question: Name the region that has the oldest rocks

Answer: Aravalli

Question: Name the highest mountain peak of India

Answer: Mount Kanchenjunga

Question: Entomology is the science that studies

Answer: Insect

Question: How many layers are there in Earth’s atmosphere?

Answer: 5
Question: Name the biggest planet in our solar system

Answer: Jupiter

Question: Which is the largest plateau in the world?

Answer: Tibetan Plateau

Question: What is the order of the planets in the Solar System?

Answer: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

Question: Who invented the Television?

Answer: John Logie Baird

Question: Where is the Ajanta caves situated?

Answer: Maharashtra
Question: What is the name of India and Pakistan’s border?

Answer: Radcliffe Line

Question: What is the ratio of width to the length of National Flag of India?

Answer: 2:3

Question: Which gas commonly known as laughing gas

Answer: Nitrous oxide

Question: Gandhi Ji started the Dandi March in which year?

Answer: 1930

Question: What is the study of Universe known as?

Answer: Cosmology

Question: Why are the leaves of a plant so important?

Answer: They produce food for the plant through photosynthesis

Question: The famous Ganga Sagar Mela an annual fair is held in which state
of India?

Answer: West Bengal

Question: Who is considered the founder of the Sikh religion?

Answer: Guru Nanak

Question: Who was known as the Indian Napoleon?

Answer: Samudragupta

Question: Who gave the slogan Do or Die?

Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

Question: What is the distance between Earth and Sun?

Answer: 149.6 Million km

Question: Which is the largest country in the world based on the area?

Answer: Russia

Question: What is the most spoken language in the world?

Answer: Mandarin or Chinese

Question: Which is the longest river in the world?

Answer: Nile

Question: Which is the largest bone in the human body?

Answer: Femur, also known as the thighbone

Question: Which is the first biosphere reserve in India?

Answer: Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve

Question: Which is the largest freshwater lake in India?

Answer: Wular Lake

Question: What is the full form of HTTP?

Answer: Hypertext Transfer Protocol

Question: Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

Answer: Mars

Question: Place these shapes in order of how many sides they have—square,
triangle, octagon, and hexagon?

Answer: Triangle, square, hexagon, octagon

Question: Who discovered the theory of relativity?

Answer: Albert Einstein

Question: When is Hindi Diwas celebrated?

Answer: September 14th of every year

Question: What is the script for Hindi language?

Answer: Devanagari

Question: Who was the most sought-after social reformer after the end of
Sati?

Answer: Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Question: What is the name of our galaxy?

Answer: Milk Mekhela also known as the Milky Way

Question: What is the percentage of water on the floor of our planet?

Answer: 71 percent

Question: When is Earth Day celebrated?

Answer: April 22nd of each year

Question: Which is the longest and shortest river in India?

Answer: Brahmaputra and Tapi, respectively.

Question: Name the metals known to the people of Indus Valley Civilisation?

Answer: Copper, bronze, silver and gold

Question: Who was the first female Governor of an Indian State?

Answer: Sarojini Naidu

Question: Jhum cultivation is a method of cultivation which is used to be

practised in which state?

Answer: Nagaland

Question: Which planet is the coldest planet in our solar system?

Answer: Neptune
Question: Who was the first Muslim lady to rule the Delhi Throne?

Answer: Razia Sultana

Question: Where will you find the largest museum of India?

Answer: Chennai

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Q: Tired people need what?

A: Sleep

Q: If you freeze water, you get what?

A: Ice

Q: Thirsty people need what?

A: Water

Q: Things fall when you drop them because of what?

A: Gravity

Q: Which is the largest living land animal?

A: The African elephant

Q: Which ocean is off the California coast?

A: The Pacific Ocean
Q: What color are the stars on the United States of
America Flag?
A: White

Q: Who was the first President of the United States?

A: George Washington

Q: Eggs are great for what?

A: Baking or eating

Q: If something can stand up, they usually stand on their

what?
A: Feet

Q: What do many children ride on to get to school and

back?
A: A bus

Q: Who lives in a trash can on ‘Sesame Street’?

A: Oscar the Grouch

Q: What color does the sky often appear to be when it

rains?
A: Gray

Q: What farm animal gives us milk to drink?

A: Cow or goat

Q: What does a teacher use to get chalk or marker off the

board?
A: An eraser
Q: What animal purrs and is known for chasing mice?
A: A cat

Q: In the nursery rhyme, ‘Jack and Jill’, what do Jack and

Jill go up the hill to fetch?
A: A pail of water

Q: What color are grass and leaves on trees?

A: Green

Q: What is it called when children go out to play during a

break at school?
A: Recess

Q: Where does the President of the United States live,

while in office?
A: The White House

Q: If you wanted to dig a hole, what tool would you use?

A: A shovel

ue of Liberty was gifted to the United States by which

country?
A: France

Q: Who improved the design of the modern-day

incandescent light bulb?
A: Thomas Edison

Q: Which was the country that first made the use of paper
money?
A: China
Q: Where did the Olympic Games originate?
A: Greece

Q: If you boil water, what do you get?

A: Steam

Q: Which fruit is the most popular and most consumed in

the world?
A: Bananas – more than 40 tons of bananas are consumed
annually.

Q: Which is the biggest spider in the world?

A: The tarantula. It lives in the Amazon basin.

Q: How many planets are in our solar system? Can you

name them all?
A: There are eight planets in our solar system. These are
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and
Neptune.

Q: Which is the smallest country in the world?

A: The Vatican, located in Rome.

Q: Ascorbic Acid is another name for which Vitamin? A, B

or C?
A: Vitamin C.

Q: Which U.S. President is Barack Obama?

A: 44th, 54th or 64th? The 44th President of the United
States
Q: Which singing voice is the highest pitch? Soprano,
tenor or baritone?
A: Soprano

Q: Does the word ‘clandestine’ mean noisy, secret or

colorful?
A: Secret

Q: In which year was the LEGO company founded? 1932,

1942 or 1952?
A: 1932

Q: Which is taller? The Eiffel Tower or The Statue of

Liberty?
A: The Eiffel Tower (320 metres tall) is taller than The
Statue of Liberty (93m tall)

Q: What was the last name of flight pioneers Orville and

Wilbur?
A: Wright

Q: Who is the only athlete to win the Olympic marathon

twice and in successive Olympic games?
A: Abebe Bikila

Q: Who was the 16th president of the United States?

A: Abraham Lincoln

Q: Where did the game of badminton originate?

A: It originated in the Indian city of Pune (or Poona, as it
was known back then).
Q: Who was the first actor to have played the role of
James Bond in the movie series?
A: Sir Sean Connery

Q: Which is the highest mountain in Africa?

A: Mount Kilimanjaro

Q: In which year was Alaska sold to the U.S.?

A: 1867

Q: Where do apricots originate from?

A: China. Alexander the Great imported them to Europe
over 2,000 years ago.

Q: Which beans did Mexicans once use as payment for

goods and services?
A: Mexicans used cocoa beans not only as food but also
used them as payment.

Q: Where is the highest building in the world?

A: In Dubai. It is 830m/2,722ft tall and has 163
floors/stories.

Q: Which is usually named as the most famous museum in

the world?
A: The ‘Louvre’ Museum in Paris/France is also the largest
museum in the world.

Q: In which sport might you ‘spike’ and ‘block’? Fencing,

volleyball or golf?
A: Volleyball
Q: What percentage of our body weight is water? 40%,
60% or 80%?
A: Approximately 60%

Q: A scientist who studies rocks is called a what?

A: A geologist

Q: About how long does it take the Moon to revolve the

Earth?
A: One month

Q: It is impossible for most people to do what to their

elbow?
A: Lick their own elbow

Q: What is the name of the outermost layer of skin?

A: Epidermis

Q: Of the six noble gases, which is the lightest?

A: Helium

Q: Which would be most attracted to a magnet? Copper,

iron or aluminum?
A: Iron

Q: This forms lava and igneous rocks and is found under

the Earth’s crust What is it?
A: Magma

Q: What are there about 700 of in the human body,

including biceps and triceps?
A: Muscles
Q: What could make Harry Potter invisible for a day?
A: Invisibility Cloak

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