Quizzes for 8-10 year olds with answers

Age 8 True or false: This is the flag of South Korea.

False. It's Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia's flag is never flown at half-mast because it carries a religious statement.

Age 8 True or false: This is the flag of Cuba.

True. It's Cuba. Cuba is home to the bee hummingbird, the smallest bird in the world.

Japan. Greater Tokyo is home to more than 30 million people.

Brazil. Brasília was built from scratch and opened as the capital in 1960.

Mount Kilimanjaro. Kilimanjaro is Africa's highest mountain. Its highest point is Uhuru Peak, and uhuru means freedom in Swahili.

Dakar. Senegal's Lake Retba is famous for its bright pink water.

Age 9 Which country's flag is this?

• Iraq
• Iran
• China
• Thailand

Iran. Nowruz, the Persian New Year celebrated in Iran, begins on the first day of spring.

Age 10 True or false: This is the flag of Uruguay.

False. It's Peru. Machu Picchu, in Peru, was built by the Inca in the 1400s.

Bucharest. Romania's Palace of the Parliament is one of the heaviest buildings in the world.

Great Pyramid → Parthenon → Christ the Redeemer. Oldest first: Great Pyramid (about 2560 BC), Parthenon (about 440 BC), Christ the Redeemer (1931).

Skull. Your skull is made of more than 20 bones joined together.

Soil → Roots → Stem → Leaves → Air. Most of the water a plant takes in escapes into the air through tiny holes in its leaves.

True. Argentinosaurus is one of the largest land animals ever found, longer than two buses end to end.

False. Shooting stars are bits of space dust burning up as they zoom into our air.

True. Mercury is a metal. Mercury is a true metal. It shines and carries electricity. It just happens to be liquid.

Giant southern lizard. Giga means giant and notos means south. It was found in South America.

Hatchling. Snakes flick their tongues to collect smells from the air.

Fluorine. Fluoride helps teeth resist decay. Fluorine itself is a pale yellow gas that reacts with almost anything.

Triassic. The first dinosaurs appeared in the Triassic, more than 230 million years ago.

Photosynthesis. Photosynthesis happens mostly in the leaves, using sunlight, water and carbon dioxide.

Roman conquest of Britain begins (AD 43) → Columbus reaches the Americas (1492) → Second World War begins (1939). The Second World War began in 1939. Britain and France declared war on Germany in September 1939, two days after Germany invaded Poland.

False. Great Fire of London: 1666. First people on the Moon: 1969. The Great Fire of London broke out in 1666. It started in a bakery on Pudding Lane and burned for four days.

True. Work starts on Hadrian's Wall: AD 122. First World War begins: 1914. The First World War began in 1914. It lasted more than four years and drew in countries from around the world.

Battle of Hastings. The Battle of Hastings was fought in 1066, 837 years before the Wright brothers made the first powered aeroplane flight.

Vikings raid Lindisfarne. The Vikings raided Lindisfarne in AD 793, 1,119 years before the Titanic sank.

True. Vesuvius buries Pompeii: AD 79. First World War fighting ends: 1918. Vesuvius buried Pompeii in AD 79. The ash kept the Roman town so well preserved that you can still walk its streets today.

16th century (the 1500s). Henry VIII became king in 1509, which is in the 16th century.

False. Battle of Waterloo: 1815. Second World War ends: 1945. The Battle of Waterloo was fought in 1815. The Duke of Wellington and his allies finally beat Napoleon, in what is now Belgium.

13th century (the 1200s). Magna Carta was first sealed in 1215, which is in the 13th century.

19th century (the 1800s). Victoria became queen in 1837, which is in the 19th century.

18. Count in twos 9 times: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18.

120. Count in tens 12 times: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120.

8. 2 × 4 is double 4: 8.

39. Tens, then ones: 20 + 10 = 30, 3 + 6 = 9, so 30 + 9 = 39.

590. The ones digit is 6. 5 or more rounds up, so 586 becomes 590.

8. Go through the 10 times table: 10 × 8 = 80.

6. Go through the 6 times table: 6 × 6 = 36.

5,000. The 5 is in the thousands place, so its value is 5,000.

6,017 → 6,071 → 6,107 → 6,170. Compare the thousands first, then the hundreds, then the tens.

12.85. Line up the decimal points: 8.90 + 3.95 = 12.85.

strength. Strength comes from strong: swap the o for e and add th.

It's. It's is short for it is or it has.

your. Your means belonging to you.

thought. Thought is though plus t, but the t changes the sound.

believe. Never believe a lie: there's a lie hiding in believe.

caught. Caught, taught and daughter all use augh.

height. Height is spelt like weight, but it rhymes with bite.

Who's. Who's is short for who is or who has.

dictionary. Dictionary is diction plus ary. Diction is the way you say words.

sincerely. Sincerely is sincere plus ly. Keep the e.