Free sample quiz games

• Halloween facts: On what date is Halloween? (October 31); What vegetable is carved into a jack-o'-lantern in North America? (A pumpkin); Jack-o'-lanterns were first carved from which vegetable in Ireland and Scotland? (Turnips); Halloween grew out of which ancient Celtic festival? (Samhain); What is the day after Halloween called in the Christian calendar? (All Saints' Day)
• Spooky animals: What is the only mammal that can truly fly? (The bat); How many legs does a spider have? (Eight); What is a group of crows called? (A murder); Which nocturnal bird can turn its head about 270 degrees? (The owl); What do vampire bats feed on? (Blood)
• Pumpkins: What colour are most pumpkins? (Orange); Do pumpkins grow on a vine or on a tree? (On a vine); Botanically, is a pumpkin a fruit or a vegetable? (A fruit); Pumpkins belong to which plant family, shared with cucumbers and melons? (The gourd family (Cucurbitaceae)); Which US state grows the most pumpkins? (Illinois)
• Monsters in books: Who wrote the novel Frankenstein? (Mary Shelley); In which country is Count Dracula's castle in the novel Dracula? (Transylvania (Romania)); Who wrote Dracula? (Bram Stoker); In Frankenstein, what is the scientist's first name? (Victor); Which author wrote The Legend of Sleepy Hollow? (Washington Irving)

Survey round: Name a popular Halloween costume – Witch (30), Ghost (25), Vampire (20), Superhero (15), Pirate (10)

• The holiday: In which month is US Thanksgiving? (November); On which day of the week is US Thanksgiving? (Thursday); Which Thursday of November is US Thanksgiving? (The fourth Thursday); Which president proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day in 1863? (Abraham Lincoln); In which month does Canada celebrate Thanksgiving? (October)
• The 1621 harvest: What was the name of the Pilgrims' ship? (The Mayflower); In which year did the Mayflower arrive? (1620); Which Native American people shared the 1621 harvest feast? (The Wampanoag); In which present-day US state is Plymouth? (Massachusetts); Who was the Wampanoag leader at the 1621 feast? (Massasoit)
• Food: Which bird is the usual centrepiece? (Turkey); Which red berry is made into a sauce? (Cranberry); What pie is made from an orange squash? (Pumpkin pie); What is the bread-based dish cooked inside or beside the turkey? (Stuffing (dressing)); Mashed potatoes are often served with what sauce made from meat juices? (Gravy)
• Parade: Which New York store holds a famous Thanksgiving Day parade? (Macy's); In which city is the Macy's parade? (New York City); What are the giant floating characters in the parade? (Balloons); In which year was the first Macy's parade? (1924); Who arrives at the end of the parade? (Santa Claus)

Survey round: Name a food on the Thanksgiving table – Turkey (35), Mashed potatoes (20), Stuffing (18), Pumpkin pie (15), Cranberry sauce (12)

• Christmas: On what date is Christmas Day? (December 25); What colour is Rudolph's nose? (Red); In the song, how many days of Christmas are there? (Twelve); Prince Albert, who made the Christmas tree popular in Britain, was born in which country? (Germany); Who wrote A Christmas Carol? (Charles Dickens)
• Hanukkah & more: For how many nights is Hanukkah celebrated? (Eight); What is the candle holder used at Hanukkah called? (A menorah (hanukkiah)); What spinning top is played with at Hanukkah? (A dreidel); Kwanzaa begins on which date? (December 26); How many principles does Kwanzaa celebrate? (Seven)
• New Year: On what date is New Year's Eve? (December 31); In which city does a ball drop in Times Square? (New York City); What Scottish song is sung at midnight? (Auld Lang Syne); What do the Scots call New Year's Eve? (Hogmanay); Which Pacific country's Line Islands are the first inhabited place to reach the new year? (Kiribati)
• Winter science: At what temperature in Celsius does water freeze? (0 °C); At what temperature in Fahrenheit does water freeze? (32 °F); How many sides does a snowflake usually have? (Six); What is the shortest day of the year called? (The winter solstice); In the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice falls around which date? (December 21 or 22)

Survey round: Name something you put on a Christmas tree – Lights (30), Star (25), Ornaments (22), Tinsel (13), Angel (10)

• Space: What is the closest star to Earth? (The Sun); Which planet is known as the Red Planet? (Mars); What is the largest planet in our solar system? (Jupiter); Which planet is closest to the Sun? (Mercury); How many planets are in our solar system? (Eight)
• The human body: What organ pumps blood around the body? (The heart); How many bones are in the adult human body? (206); What is the largest organ of the human body? (The skin); Which gas do our lungs take in that the body needs? (Oxygen); What part of the blood carries oxygen? (Red blood cells (haemoglobin))
• Matter: What are the three common states of matter? (Solid, liquid and gas); At sea level, at what Celsius temperature does water boil? (100 °C); What is the chemical formula for water? (H₂O); What is the chemical symbol for gold? (Au); What is the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere? (Nitrogen)
• Living things: What do plants need from the Sun to make food? (Light (energy)); What is the process plants use to make food called? (Photosynthesis); What do we call an animal that eats only plants? (A herbivore); What is the young of a frog called? (A tadpole); Which gas do plants take in for photosynthesis? (Carbon dioxide)

Survey round: Name a planet in our solar system – Mars (25), Jupiter (22), Saturn (20), Earth (18), Venus (15)

• Times tables: What is 6 × 7? (42); What is 8 × 8? (64); What is 9 × 12? (108); What is 7 × 13? (91); What is 15 × 15? (225)
• Shapes: How many sides does a triangle have? (Three); How many sides does a hexagon have? (Six); What do the angles in a triangle add up to? (180 degrees); What is a polygon with eight sides called? (An octagon); How many faces does a cube have? (Six)
• Fractions: What is half of 50? (25); What is 1/4 as a decimal? (0.25); What is 3/4 of 20? (15); Simplify 6/8. (3/4); What is 1/2 + 1/3? (5/6)
• Numbers: What is the smallest prime number? (2); How many zeros are in one million? (Six); What is the Roman numeral for 10? (X); What is the square root of 81? (9); To two decimal places, what is pi? (3.14)

Survey round: Name a shape – Circle (30), Square (25), Triangle (22), Rectangle (13), Star (10)

• Continents: How many continents are there? (Seven); Which is the largest continent by area? (Asia); On which continent is Egypt? (Africa); Which continent is the coldest? (Antarctica); On which continent is Brazil? (South America)
• Capitals: What is the capital of France? (Paris); What is the capital of Japan? (Tokyo); What is the capital of Canada? (Ottawa); What is the capital of Australia? (Canberra); What is the capital of Kenya? (Nairobi)
• Oceans & rivers: What is the largest ocean? (The Pacific Ocean); Which ocean lies between Europe and North America? (The Atlantic Ocean); Which long river flows through Egypt? (The Nile); Which river carries the most water in the world? (The Amazon); How many named oceans does the United States recognise? (Five: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern and Arctic)
• Landmarks: In which city is the Eiffel Tower? (Paris); In which country is the Great Wall? (China); What is the highest mountain above sea level? (Mount Everest); In which country are the pyramids of Giza? (Egypt); In which US state is the Grand Canyon? (Arizona)

Survey round: Name a country in Europe – France (26), Germany (22), Italy (20), Spain (18), United Kingdom (14)

• Grammar: What kind of word is “run” in “I run fast”? (A verb); What kind of word describes a noun? (An adjective); What is the plural of “mouse”? (Mice); What is the past tense of “go”? (Went); What punctuation mark ends a question? (A question mark)
• Opposites: What is the opposite of “hot”? (Cold); What is the opposite of “ancient”? (Modern); What is the opposite of “generous”? (Mean / selfish); What do we call words with opposite meanings? (Antonyms); What do we call words with the same meaning? (Synonyms)
• Books: Who wrote the Harry Potter books? (J.K. Rowling); In Charlotte's Web, what kind of animal is Charlotte? (A spider); Who wrote Romeo and Juliet? (William Shakespeare); Which author created the Cat in the Hat? (Dr. Seuss); In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, what is Dorothy's dog called? (Toto)
• Word play: What do you call a word that reads the same backwards, like “level”? (A palindrome); How many vowels are in the English alphabet (not counting Y)? (Five); How many letters are in the English alphabet? (26); What is a word that sounds like another but is spelled differently, like “sea” and “see”? (A homophone); What is the comparative form of “good”? (Better)

Survey round: Name a fairy tale – Cinderella (28), Snow White (22), Little Red Riding Hood (20), Jack and the Beanstalk (16), Goldilocks (14)