100 Exciting 5th Grade Trivia Questions to Test Your Knowledge

Hey there, trivia champs! 🏆 Ready to stretch those brains, laugh a little, and learn a lot? This 5th grade trivia challenge is your ultimate adventure into the worlds of animals, space, history, food, sports, video games, and so much more. Think of it as a treasure hunt where every correct answer is like finding gold (or at least a giant slice of pizza 🍕).

Some questions are easy as pie, others might make you say “Wait, what?!”—but that’s the fun of it. Grab your friends, your family, or even challenge your teacher (yes, teachers can play too 👩‍🏫). Let’s see who’s got the sharpest brain, the fastest answers, and the silliest victory dance. Ready? Let’s roll into the trivia zone! 🎉

Amazing Animals 🐾

Q1. What’s the fastest land animal in the world?

Q2. How many legs does a spider have?

Q3. What animal is known as the “King of the Jungle”?

Q4. Which animal can live both in water and on land?

Q5. What is the largest mammal in the world?

Q6. What animal carries its baby in a pouch?

Q7. Which bird is a symbol of peace?

Q8. What do pandas mostly eat?

Q9. Which sea creature has eight arms?

Q10. What’s the tallest animal in the world?

Super Space 🚀

Q11. Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

Q12. What’s the name of the galaxy we live in?

Q13. What’s the closest star to Earth?

Q14. Which planet has rings around it?

Q15. What’s the biggest planet in our solar system?

Q16. How many planets are in our solar system?

Q17. Which planet is called the “Blue Planet”?

Q18. What is a group of stars that forms a pattern called?

Q19. What do astronauts wear in space to help them breathe?

Q20. What planet is famous for its giant red spot (a huge storm)?

Cool History 🏰

Q21. Who was the first president of the United States?

Q22. In which country did the pyramids get built?

Q23. What ship sank after hitting an iceberg in 1912?

Q24. Who was the first man to walk on the moon?

Q25. What year did Christopher Columbus sail to America?

Q26. What country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the U.S.?

Q27. Who was known as the “Maid of Orléans” in French history?

Q28. What city was the first capital of the United States?

Q29. What ancient wonder was in Babylon?

Q30. Who was the famous queen of ancient Egypt known for her beauty?

Fantastic Food 🍕

Q31. What fruit keeps the doctor away if you eat one every day?

Q32. Which vegetable is known for making people cry when cut?

Q33. What food is known as the “King of Fruits”?

Q34. What is the main ingredient in guacamole?

Q35. What kind of food is pepperoni usually found on?

Q36. What yellow fruit do monkeys love to eat?

Q37. What is the world’s most popular ice cream flavor?

Q38. What vegetable is also called “corn on the cob”?

Q39. What sweet treat is made by bees?

Q40. What food is often carved during Halloween?

Silly Science 🔬

Q41. What gas do humans need to breathe to stay alive?

Q42. Water freezes at how many degrees Celsius?

Q43. What part of your body helps you smell?

Q44. How many bones are in the adult human body?

Q45. What part of a plant carries water from the roots to the rest?

Q46. What gas do plants “breathe in” that humans breathe out?

Q47. What is H2O more commonly known as?

Q48. Which planet is the hottest in our solar system?

Q49. What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?

Q50. What part of your body controls everything you do?

Sports & Games 🏀

Q51. How many players are on a basketball team on the court?

Q52. In baseball, how many strikes make an out?

Q53. What sport uses a puck?

Q54. In soccer, what is the maximum number of goals a player can score in a single shot?

Q55. What sport is Serena Williams famous for?

Q56. What board game has hotels, houses, and fake money?

Q57. In chess, which piece can move any number of squares in any direction?

Q58. What video game features a battle royale with 100 players?

Q59. What sport is played at Wimbledon?

Q60. In bowling, what is it called when you knock down all the pins in one try?

Geography Around the World 🌍

Q61. What is the largest continent?

Q62. What is the capital city of France?

Q63. Which ocean is the largest?

Q64. What U.S. state is known as the “Sunshine State”?

Q65. Mount Everest is located in which mountain range?

Q66. Which country has the most people?

Q67. What is the smallest country in the world?

Q68. Which desert is the largest in the world?

Q69. What is the capital of Japan?

Q70. The Great Wall is in which country?

Wacky Words & Riddles 🤔

Q71. What word is spelled the same forward and backward?

Q72. What’s the longest word in the English language (hint: it’s silly)?

Q73. What do you call a word that means the opposite of another?

Q74. What’s a word that sounds the same but has a different meaning, like “pair” and “pear”?

Q75. What 5-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters?

Q76. What has hands but can’t clap?

Q77. What has keys but can’t open doors?

Q78. What has a face but no mouth, arms, or legs?

Q79. What goes up but never comes down?

Q80. What gets wetter the more it dries?

Just for Fun 🎉

Q81. Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?

Q82. What video game has blocks and Creepers?

Q83. What’s the name of Harry Potter’s school?

Q84. What color are Smurfs?

Q85. What movie features toys that come to life when people aren’t around?

Q86. Who is Mickey Mouse’s girlfriend?

Q87. What is the name of Elsa’s sister in Frozen?

Q88. Who is the famous plumber in red from Nintendo?

Q89. What’s the name of the cowboy in Toy Story?

Q90. What Pokémon is yellow with electric powers?

Brain Busters 🧩

Q91. If you have 10 apples and eat 4, how many are left?

Q92. What is half of 100?

Q93. How many sides does a hexagon have?

Q94. What is the square root of 81?

Q95. What number comes after 999?

Q96. How many minutes are in an hour?

Q97. How many days are in a leap year?

Q98. If you mix red and blue paint, what color do you get?

Q99. What is the Roman numeral for 50?

Q100. If you triple 3, what number do you get?

Great job, trivia champs! 🎉 Whether you got 10 right or all 100, you’ve shown that learning can be fun, exciting, and full of surprises—now go share your trivia superpowers with friends and family!