General Knowledge Questions for Kids — True or False Challenge

How to use

Read each question aloud. Let children answer "True" or "False." Then press "Show answer" to reveal. For printable fun, use the Print button.

Short questions to read aloud. Great for ages 4–8.

Ask each statement. Kids answer "True" or "False." Click "Show Answers" to reveal.

1. Elephants can jump.

False — Elephants cannot jump.
2. Penguins can fly.

False — Penguins cannot fly.
3. Koalas are bears.

False — Koalas are marsupials.
4. Sharks have bones.

False — Sharks have cartilage.
5. Cows give us milk.

True — We get milk from cows.
6. Bats are mammals.

True — Bats are mammals.
7. Butterflies start as caterpillars.

True — They metamorphose from caterpillars.
8. Octopus have three hearts.

True — Octopuses have three hearts.

1. The Sun is a star.

True — The Sun is a star.
2. The Earth is flat.

False — Earth is round (approximately a sphere).
3. Water boils at 100°C (sea level).

True — At sea level water boils near 100°C.
4. The Moon is made of cheese.

False — The Moon is rocky.
5. Plants make their own food using sunlight.

True — This is called photosynthesis.
6. Sound can travel through space.

False — Space has no air to carry sound.
7. Lightning is hotter than the Sun's surface.

True — Lightning can be much hotter briefly.

1. Africa is the largest continent by area.

False — Asia is the largest.
2. The equator is an invisible line around the Earth.

True — It divides north and south.
3. Mount Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth.

True — Measured from sea level.
4. The Amazon is a large desert.

False — The Amazon is a rainforest.
5. Australia is both a country and a continent.

True — It is both.

1. Dinosaurs lived with humans.

False — Dinosaurs lived millions of years before humans.
2. The wheel is an old invention.

True — The wheel is an ancient tool.
3. The internet has always existed.

False — The internet is a recent invention.
4. The moon landing happened in 1969.

True — Apollo 11 landed on the moon in 1969.

A quick set of mixed true/false statements to play in a group.

1. A year has 12 months. —

True
2. The king is the strongest chess piece. —

False — The queen is the most powerful piece.
3. Lightning never strikes the same place twice. —

False — Lightning can strike the same place many times.
4. Leaves make food for the plant. —

True — Leaves use sunlight to make food.
5. Penguins live at the North Pole. —

False — Most penguins live in the Southern Hemisphere; none live at the North Pole.