7th Grade Trivia Questions & Learning Games

Grade 7 ยท ages 12โ€“13. 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.

๐Ÿ”ข Numbers: Grade 7 fun facts

  • โž– A negative number times a negative number is positive.
  • ๐Ÿฅง ฯ€ (pi) is about 3.14. A circle's circumference is ฯ€ ร— diameter.
  • ๐Ÿ“ˆ In a proportion, the ratio stays the same: if 2 pens cost $3, 4 pens cost $6.
  • ๐Ÿ”ฃ To simplify, combine like terms: 2x + 3x = 5x.
  • ๐Ÿท๏ธ A discount takes a percentage off: 20% off $50 saves $10.

๐Ÿ”ฌ Science: Grade 7 fun facts

  • ๐Ÿงช The periodic table lists every known element, each with its own symbol.
  • ๐Ÿ”‹ Energy can't be created or destroyed, only changed from one form to another.
  • ๐Ÿฆ  Bacteria are single-celled living things. Some cause illness, but many are helpful.
  • ๐Ÿ”ญ A light-year is the distance light travels in a year. It's not a measure of time.
  • โš–๏ธ Mass is how much matter something has. Weight is the pull of gravity on it.

๐ŸŒ Our World: Grade 7 fun facts

  • ๐ŸŒ‹ The 'Ring of Fire' is a zone of volcanoes and earthquakes.
  • ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil is the largest country in South America.
  • ๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ Lines of longitude run from pole to pole. 0ยฐ runs through Greenwich in London.
  • ๐Ÿž๏ธ A delta forms where a river drops its sand and mud as it flows into the sea.
  • ๐ŸŒ€ Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones are the same kind of storm with different names.

๐Ÿ“š Words: Grade 7 fun facts

  • ๐Ÿ“ Hyperbole is deliberate exaggeration: 'I've told you a million times!'
  • ๐Ÿ” 'Their', 'there' and 'they're' sound alike but mean different things.
  • ๐ŸŽฌ The climax is the most exciting turning point of a story.
  • ๐Ÿงฉ Root words carry meaning. 'Bio' means life, as in biology and biography.
  • ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Active: 'The dog chased the ball.' Passive: 'The ball was chased by the dog.'

๐Ÿฆ Animals & Nature: Grade 7 fun facts

  • ๐ŸŒฟ Plant cells have cell walls and chloroplasts. Animal cells don't.
  • ๐Ÿงฌ You inherit traits like eye colour from your parents through your genes.
  • ๐Ÿฆ• Birds are the living descendants of dinosaurs.
  • ๐ŸŒณ Biodiversity means the variety of life in a place.
  • ๐Ÿ™ An octopus has three hearts and blue blood.

๐Ÿฐ Stories from History: Grade 7 fun facts

  • ๐Ÿฏ Samurai were warriors in old Japan.
  • ๐ŸŽ Genghis Khan founded the Mongol Empire in the 1200s.
  • ๐ŸŽจ The Renaissance was a rebirth of art and learning that began in Italy.
  • ๐Ÿ•Œ In 1453, the Ottoman Empire captured Constantinople.
  • ๐Ÿงญ Marco Polo travelled from Venice to China in the 1200s.

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