1.
When newborn babies cry they produce tears. True or False?
Correct Answer
B. False
Explanation
A baby’s tear ducts are not fully developed until about one month old.
2.
What percentage of babies actually arrive on their due date?
Correct Answer
B. 3-4%
3.
Babies are born without which body part?
Correct Answer
A. Kneecaps
4.
What is the first sense a baby develops?
Correct Answer
A. Hearing
5.
How many bones is a baby born with?
Correct Answer
D. 300
Explanation
Typical babies are born with 300 bones. As they grow some of these bones
fuse together before ending up as an adult with 206 bones.
6.
How much bigger does the uterus get during pregnancy?
Correct Answer
D. 500 times bigger
7.
Babies poop and pee a lot! How many diapers does an average baby go through in one year?
Correct Answer
A. 2,500 to 3,000
Explanation
In the first month babies go through about 10-12 diapers per day and as they grow this number decreases to an average of 8 per day.
8.
According to the old nursery rhyme, children born on what day of the week are 'fair of face'?
Correct Answer
A. Monday
9.
How many people does the average child share his/her birthday with?
Correct Answer
C. 9 Million
10.
All babies are born with blue eyes. True or False?
Correct Answer
B. False
11.
According to the old nursery rhyme, children born on what day of the week are 'full of grace'?
Correct Answer
B. Tuesday
12.
When born, what size is a baby's head in relation to the rest of his/her body?
Correct Answer
B. One quarter the size
13.
Who was the original Gerber Baby?
Correct Answer
C. Ann Turner
14.
What color was used for boys in the 1900's?
Correct Answer
A. Pink
15.
What is the typical cost of raising a child in the United States for the first year of life (not including medical costs)?
Correct Answer
B. $7,000
16.
How often is a baby born?
Correct Answer
C. Every three seconds
17.
Babies recognize their mother's voice at birth; how long before they recognize their father's?
Correct Answer
B. Two weeks
18.
A baby's head accounts for how much of his/her body weight?
Correct Answer
A. 20%
19.
When does a baby get his/her fingerprints?
Correct Answer
A. As a 3 month fetus
20.
What unique physical ability can a baby do up until seven months that adults are unable to duplicate?
Correct Answer
C. Breathe and swallow simultaneously
Explanation
Thanks to the location of their larynx in the nasal cavity, babies under three months old are able to drink while breathing.
21.
Most babies are weighed in pounds, but the lightest surviving baby was how light?
Correct Answer
B. 9.17 ounces
Explanation
Born in the U.S.A. in 2004, Rumasia Rahman weighed only 9.17 ounces.
22.
How much did the heaviest baby weigh at birth?
Correct Answer
A. 22 pounds, 8 ounces
Explanation
Weighing in at 22 pounds, 8 ounces, the heaviest baby was a boy born in Italy in 1955.
23.
You’ve heard of twins, but what is largest group of surviving children from one birth called?
Correct Answer
D. Octuplets
Explanation
In 2009, Nadya Suleman, or “Octomom,” gave birth to octuplets and all eight survived.
24.
The oldest woman to give birth defied the norm by becoming a mother at what age?
Correct Answer
C. 72 years old
Explanation
Daljindur Kaur of India gave birth to baby boy, Arman, in 2016 when she was believed to be 72 years old. The new mother claims to be 70, but the clinic where she underwent IVF had her age listed as 72.
25.
One woman gave birth to this largest number of children in her lifetime?
Correct Answer
A. 69 children
Explanation
In the 1700's, a Russian peasant woman gave birth to 16 sets of twins, 7 sets
of triplets and 4 sets of quadruplets for a grand total of 69 children
26.
Newborns can recognize mom’s face while snuggling, but how far away can they see clearly?
Correct Answer
C. 8 to 12 inches
Explanation
Newborns can see clearly about 8 to12 inches away from their own face
because babies are born nearsighted.
27.
How long does the average newborn sleep each day?
Correct Answer
C. 15 to 16 hours
Explanation
Newborns sleep around 15 to 16 hours per day, which includes naps.
28.
It could be gas or something funny, but babies are able to smile intentionally at what age?
Correct Answer
B. Around 5 weeks
Explanation
All those times your newborn appears to be smile may just be involuntary movements. It’s not until around five weeks that babies start to intentionally smile.
29.
Babies seem to grow every minute, at what age do they double their birth weight?
Correct Answer
C. About 5 months
Explanation
Typical babies gain five to seven ounces per week and double their weight at birth around five months.
30.
When do a developing fetus’ genitals form?
Correct Answer
B. About 9 weeks after conception
Explanation
Generally during the 11th week of pregnancy, or about 9 weeks after
conception external genitalia start to form.
31.
Baby’s sex can be seen with an ultrasound at what stage of pregnancy?
Correct Answer
C. 18 to 20 weeks
Explanation
Usually gender can be seen in an ultrasound around 18-20 weeks into pregnancy, but other factors like baby’s position can affect results.
32.
You may not be able to hear it, but a fetus’ heartbeat starts at this stage of pregnancy
Correct Answer
B. Between 3 and 4 weeks after conception
Explanation
The heart of a typical fetus begins forming around 3 weeks after conception and starts pumping blood around 4 weeks after conception.
33.
Teething newborns aren’t common, about how many babies are born with some chompers?
Correct Answer
C. 1 in 2,000
Explanation
Approximately 1 in 2,000 babies are born with one or more teeth. Typically, the first tooth emerges around four to seven months after birth.
34.
What is the record for the most teeth a baby has ever been born with?
Correct Answer
D. 12 teeth
Explanation
Sean Keaney of the UK was born with 12 teeth in 1990.
35.
Babies on the move start out by beginning to crawl around what age?
Correct Answer
C. 7 to 10 months
Explanation
Babies around the age of 7 to 10 months start to get mobile in a variety of ways including bottom shuffling, slithering, and crawling.
36.
Once they start, they don’t stop! Look for baby’s first real words at what age?
Correct Answer
B. 4 to 6 months
Explanation
Although babies can start to say simple words like “Mama” or “Dada” at 4 to 6 months old, they don’t yet equate proper meaning to them