30 questions · true or false · Updated October 28, 2026
True or False Questions for Kids
Animals, nature, the human body, space and everyday objects: here are 30 simple statements to judge true or false, made for kids aged 6 to 11. Every answer is explained in easy words, so children learn while having fun. For a birthday party, an after-school snack, a family game night or a remote quiz with the cousins.
Tip: read the statement out loud, let people buzz, then open the answer.
01The Sun is a star.Show the answer
True
Yes! The Sun is a star, just like the ones you see at night. It looks much bigger and brighter because it is much closer to us.
02A spider is an insect.Show the answer
False
Spiders aren’t insects: they have 8 legs, while insects have 6. Scientists put them in a group called arachnids.
03Penguins can fly through the sky.Show the answer
False
Penguins can’t fly in the air. Their wings work like flippers: underwater, they “fly” very fast to catch fish.
04Caterpillars turn into butterflies or moths.Show the answer
True
A caterpillar eats a lot, then becomes a chrysalis or wraps itself in a cocoon. Inside, its body changes completely, and out comes a butterfly or a moth!
05The Moon makes its own light.Show the answer
False
The Moon doesn’t make any light: it is lit up by the Sun and sends that light back to us. That’s why we see it shining at night.
06An octopus has three hearts.Show the answer
True
It’s true! An octopus has one main heart that pumps blood around its body, and two smaller hearts that push it through its gills. And its blood is blue!
07Dolphins have to come up to the surface to breathe.Show the answer
True
Dolphins aren’t fish but mammals, like us. They breathe air through a hole on top of their head, called a blowhole.
08The elephant is the biggest animal in the world.Show the answer
False
The biggest animal is the blue whale, which can be about 30 meters (100 feet) long! The elephant is the biggest animal living on land.
09The Earth goes around the Sun in about one year.Show the answer
True
It takes the Earth about 365 days to go all the way around the Sun: that’s what we call a year.
10Goldfish only have a three-second memory.Show the answer
False
That’s a myth! Scientists have shown that goldfish can remember things for months, such as a sound that means food is coming.
11A magnet attracts wood and plastic.Show the answer
False
Magnets mostly attract things made of iron or steel, like paper clips or nails. Wood, plastic, paper and glass aren’t attracted.
12Snails have teeth.Show the answer
True
A snail has a kind of tongue covered in thousands of tiny teeth, called a radula. It uses it like a grater to eat leaves.
13Under their fur, polar bears have white skin.Show the answer
False
Their skin is black! Their hairs are actually see-through, but they look white to us, which helps the bear blend in with the snow.
14Bees make honey from the nectar of flowers.Show the answer
True
Bees collect nectar, a sweet liquid made by flowers. Back at the hive, they turn it into honey and store it in little wax cells.
15Mars is nicknamed the “Red Planet”.Show the answer
True
Its ground is covered in dust that contains rust (iron oxide), which gives it its orange-red color.
16Koalas are a type of bear.Show the answer
False
Despite the nickname “koala bear”, koalas aren’t bears: they’re marsupials, like kangaroos. A baby koala grows in a pouch on its mother’s belly.
17A baby has more bones than a grown-up.Show the answer
True
A baby is born with nearly 300 bones! As we grow, some of them join together, so an adult has 206.
18A turtle can climb out of its shell.Show the answer
False
The shell is part of its skeleton: it’s joined to its backbone and ribs. So a turtle can never leave its shell, but it can hide inside!
19Cats can see in total darkness.Show the answer
False
Cats see very well when there’s only a little light, much better than we do. But in complete darkness, they can’t see anything either!
20Birds are descendants of dinosaurs.Show the answer
True
Scientists have discovered that birds descend from small feathered dinosaurs. So the sparrow in your garden is a distant cousin of T. rex!
21Your heart is about the size of your fist.Show the answer
True
Make a fist: your heart is about that size! It’s a muscle that beats all the time to pump blood around your body.
22Pencil “lead” is made of real lead.Show the answer
False
Despite its old name, pencil lead is made of graphite mixed with clay. There’s no lead in it at all.
23A starfish is a fish.Show the answer
False
A starfish isn’t a fish: it has no fins and no backbone. It’s a cousin of the sea urchin, and many starfish have five arms. That’s why scientists prefer to call it a “sea star”.
24A rainbow appears when sunlight shines on raindrops.Show the answer
True
Each raindrop splits sunlight into different colors. To see a rainbow, you need the Sun behind you and the rain in front of you.
25An owl can turn its head all the way around, 360 degrees.Show the answer
False
An owl can turn its head about 270 degrees, three-quarters of a full turn. That’s already amazing, but not a complete circle!
26Bats are the only mammals that can truly fly.Show the answer
True
Bats flap their wings to fly, like birds, but they’re mammals. Other animals, such as flying squirrels, can only glide.
27There are eight planets in our solar system.Show the answer
True
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Since 2006, Pluto has been classed as a dwarf planet.
28T. rex and the first humans lived at the same time.Show the answer
False
Big dinosaurs like T. rex died out about 66 million years ago, long before the first humans appeared. They never met!
29Hair and nails are made of the same material.Show the answer
True
Both are made of keratin, a tough material made by your body. It’s also found in birds' feathers and in the horns of some animals.
30All trees lose their leaves in autumn.Show the answer
False
Many trees lose their leaves, but others, like fir and pine trees, stay green all year round. They’re called evergreens.
Play these questions with the buzzer
In the same room, the host pulls these questions at random on the TV and everyone buzzes with their phone. Remotely, everyone can pick them on their turn in the group.
To play with the quiz buzzer, a grown-up is the host and reads each statement out loud. Kids buzz in on a phone or tablet, and the fastest one says “true” or “false”. If they get it wrong, the next player can answer: everyone gets a chance. Then read the explanation together. To decide who reads the next question, draw a random order.