Grade 6 Fun Quiz: 30 Easy GK Questions and Answers!
Fun Quiz for Grade 6 – 30 Easy GK Questions with Answers! FREE USA 6th grade trivia: Washington 1st President, 1776 Independence, 8 planets, blue whale largest mammal, 206 bones, Pacific biggest ocean, Rhode Island smallest state. Ideal classrooms, homeschool review, family trivia nights! Average score 25/30—can you beat it?
History and Presidents Questions with Answers
1. Who was first U.S. President?
A) Abraham Lincoln
B) George Washington
C) Thomas Jefferson
D) John Adams
Answer: B) George Washington
Explanation: Father of America! Led Revolutionary War, served 1789-1797. Cherry tree legend (fake but cute!).
2. What year U.S. independence?
A) 1775
B) 1776
C) 1789
D) 1812
Answer: B) 1776
Explanation: July 4th! Declaration signed Philadelphia. Fireworks, BBQ tradition started. Freedom day!
3. Civil War fought over?
A) Taxes
B) Slavery
C) Land
D) Religion
Answer: B) Slavery
Explanation: North (Union) vs South (Confederacy) 1861-65. Lincoln freed slaves 1863 Emancipation. 620K died.
4. Who said “I Have a Dream”?
A) George Washington
B) MLK Jr.
C) Lincoln
D) Rosa Parks
Answer: B) MLK Jr.
Explanation: 1963 March on Washington speech. Civil rights legend. Holiday honors him January.
5. World War II ended?
A) 1944
B) 1945
C) 1946
D) 1947
Answer: B) 1945
Explanation: VE Day Europe May 8, VJ Day Japan Sept 2. USA D-Day Normandy June 6 1944.
6. First man on Moon?
A) Buzz Aldrin
B) Neil Armstrong
C) John Glenn
D) Alan Shepard
Answer: B) Neil Armstrong
Explanation: 1969 Apollo 11 “one small step”. 12 total walkers. Shepard golfed on Moon!
7. Lincoln assassinated?
A) 1864
B) 1865
C) 1866
D) 1867
Answer: B) 1865
Explanation: Ford’s Theatre April 14. John Wilkes Booth shot him. Civil War just ended.
8. Wright Brothers flew?
A) 1902
B) 1903
C) 1904
D) 1905
Answer: B) 1903
Explanation: Kitty Hawk NC 12 seconds! Airplane age began. Orville + Wilbur pioneers.
9. Pearl Harbor attacked?
A) Dec 6 1941
B) Dec 7 1941
C) Dec 8 1941
D) Dec 9 1941
Answer: B) Dec 7 1941
Explanation: Japan surprise attack 2,400 killed. FDR “day of infamy”. USA WWII entry.
113 original colonies?
A) True
B) False
Answer: A) True
Explanation: USA started 13 British colonies East Coast. Today 50 states total!
Science and Animals Questions and Answers
How many planets Solar System?
A) 7
B) 8
C) 9
D) 10
Answer: B) 8
Explanation: Pluto dwarf planet 2006. Mercury to Neptune order. Earth 3rd rock!
Water boils at?
A) 100°C
B) 212°F
C) Both
D) None
Answer: C) Both
Explanation: Metric 100°C, USA Fahrenheit 212°F. Freezing 0°C/32°F. Science universal!
Largest mammal ocean?
A) Shark
B) Dolphin
C) Blue whale
D) Elephant seal
Answer: C) Blue whale
Explanation: 100ft long, 200 tons! Bigger dinosaurs. Eats krill tiny shrimp.
Human body bones?
A) 106
B) 206
C) 306
D) 270
Answer: B) 206
Explanation: Babies born 270 fuse growing. Longest femur thigh bone. Stronger steel!
Only even prime number?
A) 2
B) 4
C) 6
D) 8
Answer: A) 2
Explanation: Prime divisible 1 + itself only. 2 smallest + only even one. Math magic!
Rainbow colors?
A) 6
B) 7
C) 8
D) 5
Answer: B) 7
Explanation: ROYGBIV! Red orange yellow green blue indigo violet. Sunlight splits drops.
Earth rotates once?
A) 12 hours
B) 24 hours
C) 365 days
D) 1 year
Answer: B) 24 hours
Explanation: Day-night cycle. Sun rises East sets West. One spin = one day!
Photosynthesis needs?
A) Oxygen
B) Sunlight
C) Nitrogen
D) CO2 only
Answer: B) Sunlight
Explanation: Plants make food sunlight + CO2 + water = sugar + oxygen. Green chlorophyll magic!
Sea cow animal?
A) Dolphin
B) Manatee
C) Seal
D) Walrus
Answer: B) Manatee
Explanation: Grass-eating gentle giants Florida waters. Slow swimmers look like cows!
Heart pumps?
A) Oxygen
B) Blood
C) Water
D) Air
Answer: B) Blood
Explanation: Circulatory system! Red blood oxygen, blue returns CO2. Beat 100K times daily.
Geography & More Important Questions with Answers
Largest ocean world?
A) Atlantic
B) Indian
C) Pacific
D) Arctic
Answer: C) Pacific
Explanation: Covers 1/3 Earth! Mariana Trench deepest point. USA West Coast views.
Smallest U.S. state?
A) Delaware
B) Rhode Island
C) Hawaii
D) Connecticut
Answer: B) Rhode Island
Explanation: “Little Rhody” 1,214 sq miles. Providence capital. Big personality small package!
Mount Everest borders?
A) India-China
B) Nepal-China
C) India-Nepal
D) Tibet-India
Answer: B) Nepal-China
Explanation: 29,032ft highest Earth. Hillary + Norgay first summit 1953.
Longest U.S. river?
A) Mississippi
B) Missouri
C) Colorado
D) Rio Grande
Answer: B) Missouri
Explanation: 2,341 miles! Starts Montana ends Mississippi. Lewis & Clark explored.
Capital California?
A) Los Angeles
B) San Francisco
C) Sacramento
D) San Diego
Answer: C) Sacramento
Explanation: Inland farming capital. Gold Rush history. Hollywood confuses everyone!
How many U.S. states?
A) 48
B) 50
C) 52
D) 49
Answer: B) 50
Explanation: 48 continental + Alaska + Hawaii. Stars on flag match states.
Stop sign shape?
A) Circle
B) Triangle
C) Octagon
D) Square
Answer: C) Octagon
Explanation: 8 sides universal STOP! Red white reflective. Safety first!
English letters?
A) 24
B) 26
C) 28
D) 30
Answer: B) 26
Explanation: A-Z standard. Vowels 5, consonants 21. Alphabet song teaches kids!
Honey never spoils?
A) True
B) False
Answer: A) True
Explanation: Bacteria can’t grow! 3,000-year-old Egyptian honey still good. Nature’s preservative.
Dr. Seuss: “I do not like green eggs and…?”
A) Spam
B) Beans
C) Ham
D) Jam
Answer: C) Ham
Explanation: Classic kids book! Sam-I-Am pesters. Teaches trying new foods fun way.
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