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100 Family Quiz Questions for Ages 5 to 80

By 6 November 202610 min read
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100 family quiz questions with answers in 10 mixed-age rounds. Easy starters for children, harder finishes for adults and simple ways to play.

How do you run a quiz for ages 5 to 80?

These 100 family quiz questions come in 10 rounds, each with easy starters for children and trickier finishes for grown-ups. Play in mixed-age teams, read the questions aloud and give everyone time to confer. Answers are collected after all the questions, so you can keep them out of sight. Pick a round or play a shorter selection.

You need a question reader, paper and a pen. Start anywhere.

  • Give the youngest first refusal on the first 2 questions in each round, then let the team help.
  • Use the last 2 as shared team challenges.
  • Allow about 30 seconds per question, with longer for a good discussion.
  • Award 1 point per correct answer. Clues cost nothing, and passing is fine.

For a whole evening, pair a short quiz with our family game night ideas.

Round 1: Can you name these animals?

1. Which carries a shell: a garden snail or an earthworm?

2. How many legs does a spider usually have?

3. How many legs does an adult insect have?

4. What is a young frog called before it grows legs?

5. Is a dolphin a fish or a mammal?

6. What is the largest living animal?

7. How many arms does an octopus have?

8. Which animal group includes spiders and mites?

9. What colour is an octopus's blood?

10. How many hearts does an octopus have?

Round 2: How far does your space knowledge go?

11. Is the Sun a star or a planet?

12. Which circles Earth: the Moon or Neptune?

13. How many planets are in our solar system?

14. Which planet is closest to the Sun?

15. Which is the largest planet in our solar system?

16. What is the name of our galaxy?

17. Is Pluto classed as a planet or a dwarf planet?

18. Does a light year measure time or distance?

19. The main asteroid belt lies between which two planets?

20. What is a cloud of gas and dust in space called?

Round 3: What's happening outside the window?

21. What falls from clouds as drops of water?

22. What colourful arc can appear when sunshine meets raindrops?

23. What is the rumbling sound in a thunderstorm?

24. What is the bright electrical flash in a thunderstorm?

25. What falls in flakes made of ice crystals?

26. What is a cloud at ground level called?

27. Which instrument measures temperature?

28. Which weather word describes how much water vapour the air contains?

29. What are thin, wispy clouds called?

30. What is the study of weather called?

Round 4: How well do you know the United Kingdom?

31. Which creature appears on the Welsh flag?

32. What is England's capital city?

33. What is Scotland's capital city?

34. What is Wales's capital city?

35. What is Northern Ireland's capital city?

36. How many countries make up the United Kingdom?

37. Which channel separates England from France?

38. Which river runs beside the Houses of Parliament?

39. Which three countries form Great Britain?

40. Cymraeg is the name of which language?

Round 5: What do you know about plants and food?

41. Acorns grow on which trees: oak or apple?

42. Which plant parts absorb water from soil: roots or petals?

43. Which sweet food is made from cacao beans?

44. Which pigment gives leaves their green colour?

45. What process lets plants make food using light?

46. Which gas do plants absorb when making food in sunlight?

47. Which gas do plants release when making food in sunlight?

48. Vanilla comes from which flowering plant family?

49. What process moves water into roots across cell membranes?

50. What are the tiny gas-exchange pores in leaves called?

Round 6: Can you settle these sporting scores?

51. Which sport uses a bat, a ball and wickets?

52. What is the football player in goal called?

53. In a standard tennis game, what does 'love' mean?

54. What score marks your first point in a standard tennis game?

55. What is the tennis score called when both players have 40?

56. What is a football team's maximum number of players on the pitch?

57. How many stumps make up a cricket wicket?

58. How many valid balls make a standard cricket over?

59. In standard tennis scoring, what follows winning a point at deuce?

60. How long is a standard adult cricket pitch, in yards?

Round 7: Can you name the instrument or musical term?

61. Which do you hit with a beater: a drum or a flute?

62. Does a violin have strings or piano keys?

63. Which instrument family includes the trumpet?

64. Is a flute a woodwind or string instrument?

65. How many strings does a standard violin have?

66. How many quavers equal one crotchet?

67. What is the musical term for speed?

68. Which woodwind instrument is also called the English horn?

69. What term means plucking strings with your fingers?

70. What term tells string players to use their bow?

Round 8: How do your shapes and numbers add up?

71. How many sides does a triangle have?

72. How many sides does a square have?

73. What is a five-sided polygon called?

74. What is a six-sided polygon called?

75. What is an eight-sided polygon called?

76. How many degrees are in a right angle?

77. How many faces does a cube have?

78. How many degrees are in a full turn?

79. What is an angle smaller than 90 degrees called?

80. What is the only even prime number?

Round 9: Can you untangle these words?

81. What is the opposite of hot?

82. One dog, two what?

83. How many syllables are in 'cat'?

84. In 'a book', is 'book' a noun or a verb?

85. In 'we jump', is 'jump' a verb or a noun?

86. In 'a blue door', which word is the adjective?

87. What are words with similar meanings called?

88. What are 'hear' and 'here': homophones or antonyms?

89. What do we call the history of a word?

90. What term describes a word that reads the same backwards?

Round 10: What do London's bells and buildings reveal?

91. Is Big Ben itself a bell or a bridge?

92. Did the Great Fire of London start in a bakery or a school?

93. Which tower houses Big Ben?

94. How many clock faces does Big Ben's tower have?

95. In which year was the Great Fire of London?

96. On which lane did the Great Fire begin?

97. Which king helped tackle the Great Fire?

98. What was the Great Fire baker's name?

99. Who designed the Monument with Christopher Wren?

100. Which musical note does Big Ben sound?

What are the answers?

Keep this part with the question reader until you're ready to mark. Accept an answer spoken aloud, a recognisable spelling or the equivalent name listed here. The linked answers lead to their sources, so you can settle a disagreement without a guessing contest.

Round 1: Animals, big and small

  1. Garden snail.
  2. 8.
  3. 6.
  4. Tadpole.
  5. Mammal.
  6. Blue whale.
  7. 8.
  8. Arachnids.
  9. Blue.
  10. 3.

Round 2: Space without a telescope

  1. Star.
  2. The Moon.
  3. 8.
  4. Mercury.
  5. Jupiter.
  6. The Milky Way.
  7. Dwarf planet.
  8. Distance.
  9. Mars and Jupiter.
  10. Nebula.

Round 3: Weather through the window

  1. Rain.
  2. Rainbow.
  3. Thunder.
  4. Lightning.
  5. Snow.
  6. Fog.
  7. Thermometer.
  8. Humidity.
  9. Cirrus.
  10. Meteorology.

Round 4: Around the United Kingdom

  1. Red dragon.
  2. London.
  3. Edinburgh.
  4. Cardiff.
  5. Belfast.
  6. 4.
  7. English Channel.
  8. Thames.
  9. England, Scotland and Wales.
  10. Welsh.

Round 5: Trees, treats and growing things

  1. Oak.
  2. Roots.
  3. Chocolate.
  4. Chlorophyll.
  5. Photosynthesis.
  6. Carbon dioxide.
  7. Oxygen.
  8. Orchids.
  9. Osmosis.
  10. Stomata.

Round 6: Bats, balls and scoreboards

  1. Cricket.
  2. Goalkeeper.
  3. Zero.
  4. 15.
  5. Deuce.
  6. 11.
  7. 3.
  8. 6.
  9. Advantage.
  10. 22.

Round 7: Music you can name

  1. Drum.
  2. Strings.
  3. Brass.
  4. Woodwind.
  5. 4.
  6. 2.
  7. Tempo.
  8. Cor anglais.
  9. Pizzicato.
  10. Arco.

Round 8: Shapes and number puzzles

  1. 3.
  2. 4.
  3. Pentagon.
  4. Hexagon.
  5. Octagon.
  6. 90.
  7. 6.
  8. 360.
  9. Acute angle.
  10. 2.

Round 9: Words worth puzzling over

  1. Cold.
  2. Dogs.
  3. 1.
  4. Noun.
  5. Verb.
  6. Blue.
  7. Synonyms.
  8. Homophones.
  9. Etymology.
  10. Palindrome.

Round 10: London's bells and burning history

  1. Bell.
  2. Bakery.
  3. Elizabeth Tower.
  4. 4.
  5. 1666.
  6. Pudding Lane.
  7. Charles II.
  8. Thomas Farriner.
  9. Robert Hooke.
  10. E.

Which rounds make a shorter family quiz?

Choose a route before you start, so nobody is waiting for an endlessly expanding quiz. These suggested selections all use the questions above; save the rest for another evening. Keep the score on one sheet, and tell everyone which question will be the last.

  • A quick starter: Ask the first 2 questions in each round for 20 questions. Read out any choices, and leave the harder questions for another day.
  • A mixed-age evening: Choose animals, space and music for 30 questions. Switch the team spokesperson after each round, and take a pause before marking.
  • A grandparent call: Choose the United Kingdom and words rounds for 20 questions. One household reads, the other keeps score. For another visit, try our games to play over a video call.

For a yoga break between rounds, explore our children's yoga mat. It has 15 numbered poses laser-engraved into the surface and is designed for ages 3 to 8.

What if someone doesn't fancy joining in?

Let them pass, watch or become the question reader. Offer a smaller job, such as choosing the next round or announcing the answers, without making participation the price of joining the family. If they say no, leave the invitation open and carry on without a running commentary.

If being put on the spot is the problem, let them whisper to a teammate. If they don't enjoy facts at all, let them invent a silly team name and leave the answers to everyone else. You don't need a performance from every person at the table, and you can stop before the questions run out.

Frequently asked questions

What are good family quiz questions for mixed ages?

Good family quiz questions give everyone a way in: recognisable animals, everyday weather, places, music and a few harder surprises. Pair younger children with adults, then let the child try the opening questions before the team discusses them. Use the difficult questions as shared puzzles, and allow passes without making a fuss.

How many questions should a family quiz have?

Start with 20 questions, then decide whether anyone wants another round. This collection has 100, but you don't need to finish it. For a longer game, choose three rounds for 30 questions and pause before marking. Agree the stopping point at the start so nobody feels trapped in an endless quiz.

Can children play if they cannot read yet?

Yes. Read each question aloud and let children answer by speaking, whispering to a teammate or nodding when you read their chosen answer. You can turn a harder question into a choice between two answers. Reading and spelling don't earn extra points here; the answer is what counts.

How do you stop adults taking over a family quiz?

Give the youngest player first refusal on the opening questions, then invite the team to help. Change who gives the final answer each round, and keep guesses quiet until that person is ready. If competition takes over, drop the team totals and collect correct answers together as one family.

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