Kids' GK Quiz: Fun Facts for Little Explorers: questions and answers
Study every question with its correct answer and explanation.
1. How many sides does a hexagon have?
- A. 5
- B. 6
- C. 7
- D. 8
Answer: 6
A hexagon has 6 sides — "hexa" means six. Bees build the cells of their honeycomb in this shape.
2. What colour do you get when you mix blue paint and yellow paint?
- A. Green
- B. Purple
- C. Orange
- D. Pink
Answer: Green
Blue and yellow paint mix to make green. Red and yellow make orange, and red and blue make purple.
3. Which animal is called the "ship of the desert"?
- A. Horse
- B. Elephant
- C. Camel
- D. Donkey
Answer: Camel
Camels can walk for days across hot sand carrying heavy loads, and they can go a long time without drinking water. Their humps store fat, not water.
4. How many legs does an insect, such as an ant or a bee, have?
- A. 4
- B. 8
- C. 10
- D. 6
Answer: 6
All insects have 6 legs and a body in three parts: head, thorax and abdomen. Spiders have 8 legs, so they are not insects.
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5. Which planet is famous for its big, bright rings that you can see through a small telescope?
- A. Mars
- B. Venus
- C. Mercury
- D. Saturn
Answer: Saturn
Saturn's rings are made of billions of pieces of ice and rock. Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune have rings too, but they are much fainter.
6. A caterpillar grows up to become which of these?
- A. A butterfly
- B. A bee
- C. A spider
- D. A beetle
Answer: A butterfly
A caterpillar wraps itself in a chrysalis and changes into a butterfly. This amazing change is called metamorphosis. (Some caterpillars become moths instead.)
7. Which part of your body pumps blood all around it?
- A. Lungs
- B. Heart
- C. Stomach
- D. Brain
Answer: Heart
Your heart is a strong muscle about the size of your fist. It beats all day and night to push blood around your body.
8. How many days are there in a leap year?
- A. 364
- B. 365
- C. 366
- D. 367
Answer: 366
A leap year has 366 days because February gets an extra day, the 29th. Leap years usually come once every 4 years.
9. What sweet food do bees make from the nectar of flowers?
- A. Milk
- B. Honey
- C. Jam
- D. Sugar
Answer: Honey
Bees collect nectar from flowers and turn it into honey inside their hive. They store it as food for times when few flowers are blooming, such as winter.
10. Which is the biggest continent in the world?
- A. Africa
- B. Europe
- C. Asia
- D. Antarctica
Answer: Asia
Asia is the largest continent both in size and in number of people. Bangladesh and India are both in Asia.