1. What is the chemical symbol for gold?
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Answer: Au
Think you are smarter than your friends? Prove it. These 10 trivia questions are designed for pre-teens who want a real challenge. From world history to the human body, this round covers the kind of facts that make you the most interesting person at the lunch table.
1. What is the chemical symbol for gold?
Answer: Au
2. Which ancient civilization built the pyramids of Giza?
Answer: The ancient Egyptians
3. What is the smallest bone in the human body?
Answer: The stapes (in the ear)
4. What language is the most widely spoken in South America?
Answer: Portuguese (by population, due to Brazil)
5. What is the powerhouse of the cell?
Answer: The mitochondria
6. Which country has the longest coastline in the world?
Answer: Canada
7. What year did World War I begin?
Answer: 1914
8. What is the largest desert in the world?
Answer: Antarctica (a cold desert)
9. Who wrote the play Romeo and Juliet?
Answer: William Shakespeare
10. What does DNA stand for?
Answer: Deoxyribonucleic acid
Pre-teen trivia is where things start getting interesting. The questions are tougher, the facts are cooler, and the bragging rights are real. Whether it is science class material or random world facts, this is the kind of knowledge that sticks with you.
Trivia at this age is also a great way to figure out what you are into. Love the history questions? Maybe you are a future historian. Nailed the science ones? Future scientist alert. Every question tells you something about what catches your brain's attention.
Challenge yourself with a full interactive quiz — randomized questions, instant feedback, and a score at the end. It only takes a few minutes and it is way more fun than scrolling.