7th Grade Trivia Questions & Learning Games
Grade 7 ยท ages 12โ13. Read a fun fact, answer a question and find out why, in six worlds from maths to history. Five questions a round, with stars to collect.
๐ข Numbers: Grade 7 fun facts
- โ A negative number times a negative number is positive.
- ๐ฅง ฯ (pi) is about 3.14. A circle's circumference is ฯ ร diameter.
- ๐ In a proportion, the ratio stays the same: if 2 pens cost $3, 4 pens cost $6.
- ๐ฃ To simplify, combine like terms: 2x + 3x = 5x.
- ๐ท๏ธ A discount takes a percentage off: 20% off $50 saves $10.
๐ฌ Science: Grade 7 fun facts
- ๐งช The periodic table lists every known element, each with its own symbol.
- ๐ Energy can't be created or destroyed, only changed from one form to another.
- ๐ฆ Bacteria are single-celled living things. Some cause illness, but many are helpful.
- ๐ญ A light-year is the distance light travels in a year. It's not a measure of time.
- โ๏ธ Mass is how much matter something has. Weight is the pull of gravity on it.
๐ Our World: Grade 7 fun facts
- ๐ The 'Ring of Fire' is a zone of volcanoes and earthquakes.
- ๐ง๐ท Brazil is the largest country in South America.
- ๐บ๏ธ Lines of longitude run from pole to pole. 0ยฐ runs through Greenwich in London.
- ๐๏ธ A delta forms where a river drops its sand and mud as it flows into the sea.
- ๐ Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones are the same kind of storm with different names.
๐ Words: Grade 7 fun facts
- ๐ Hyperbole is deliberate exaggeration: 'I've told you a million times!'
- ๐ 'Their', 'there' and 'they're' sound alike but mean different things.
- ๐ฌ The climax is the most exciting turning point of a story.
- ๐งฉ Root words carry meaning. 'Bio' means life, as in biology and biography.
- ๐ฃ๏ธ Active: 'The dog chased the ball.' Passive: 'The ball was chased by the dog.'
๐ฆ Animals & Nature: Grade 7 fun facts
- ๐ฟ Plant cells have cell walls and chloroplasts. Animal cells don't.
- ๐งฌ You inherit traits like eye colour from your parents through your genes.
- ๐ฆ Birds are the living descendants of dinosaurs.
- ๐ณ Biodiversity means the variety of life in a place.
- ๐ An octopus has three hearts and blue blood.
๐ฐ Stories from History: Grade 7 fun facts
- ๐ฏ Samurai were warriors in old Japan.
- ๐ Genghis Khan founded the Mongol Empire in the 1200s.
- ๐จ The Renaissance was a rebirth of art and learning that began in Italy.
- ๐ In 1453, the Ottoman Empire captured Constantinople.
- ๐งญ Marco Polo travelled from Venice to China in the 1200s.