Baby Shower Trivia
Test your knowledge of general baby trivia!
- 1.When newborn babies cry they produce tears. True or False?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.What percentage of babies actually arrive on their due date?
- A.
Less than 2%
- B.
3-4%
- C.
10%
- D.
25%
- 3.Babies are born without which body part?
- A.
Kneecaps
- B.
Elbows
- C.
Tailbone
- D.
Shoulder Blades
- 4.What is the first sense a baby develops?
- A.
Hearing
- B.
Taste
- C.
Smell
- D.
Touch
- 5.How many bones is a baby born with?
- A.
200
- B.
206
- C.
250
- D.
300
- 6.How much bigger does the uterus get during pregnancy?
- A.
200 times bigger
- B.
300 times bigger
- C.
400 times bigger
- D.
500 times bigger
- 7.Babies poop and pee a lot! How many diapers does an average baby go through in one year?
- A.
2,500 to 3,000
- B.
1,500 to 2,000
- C.
3,500 to 4,000
- D.
4,000 to 5,000
- 8.According to the old nursery rhyme, children born on what day of the week are 'fair of face'?
- A.
Monday
- B.
Tuesday
- C.
Thursday
- D.
Saturday
- 9.How many people does the average child share his/her birthday with?
- A.
2 Billion
- B.
225 Million
- C.
9 Million
- D.
1 Million
- 10.All babies are born with blue eyes. True or False?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.According to the old nursery rhyme, children born on what day of the week are 'full of grace'?
- A.
Monday
- B.
Tuesday
- C.
Thursday
- D.
Saturday
- 12.When born, what size is a baby's head in relation to the rest of his/her body?
- A.
One eighth the size
- B.
One quarter the size
- C.
Half the size
- D.
Twice the size
- 13.Who was the original Gerber Baby?
- A.
Shirley Temple
- B.
Judy Garland
- C.
Ann Turner
- D.
Mr. Clean
- 14.What color was used for boys in the 1900's?
- A.
Pink
- B.
Blue
- C.
Yellow
- D.
Green
- 15.What is the typical cost of raising a child in the United States for the first year of life (not including medical costs)?
- A.
$2,000
- B.
$7,000
- C.
$10,000
- D.
$15,000
- 16.How often is a baby born?
- A.
Every minute
- B.
Every thirty seconds
- C.
Every three seconds
- D.
Every second
- 17.Babies recognize their mother's voice at birth; how long before they recognize their father's?
- A.
One week
- B.
Two weeks
- C.
One month
- D.
Never
- 18.A baby's head accounts for how much of his/her body weight?
- A.
20%
- B.
50%
- C.
70%
- D.
90%
- 19.When does a baby get his/her fingerprints?
- A.
As a 3 month fetus
- B.
As a 6 month fetus
- C.
At or shortly after birth
- D.
6 months from birth
- 20.What unique physical ability can a baby do up until seven months that adults are unable to duplicate?
- A.
Cross their eyes while sticking out their tongue
- B.
Lick their elbow
- C.
Breathe and swallow simultaneously
- D.
Sneeze with their eyes open
- E.
Curl up into a ball and suck its thumb
- 21.Most babies are weighed in pounds, but the lightest surviving baby was how light?
- A.
6.5 ounces
- B.
9.17 ounces
- C.
12.3 ounces
- D.
14.2 ounces
- 22.How much did the heaviest baby weigh at birth?
- A.
22 pounds, 8 ounces
- B.
14 pounds, 6 ounces
- C.
16 pounds
- D.
20 pounds, 1 ounce
- 23.You’ve heard of twins, but what is largest group of surviving children from one birth called?
- A.
Quintuplets
- B.
Sextuplets
- C.
Septuplets
- D.
Octuplets
- 24.The oldest woman to give birth defied the norm by becoming a mother at what age?
- A.
54 years old
- B.
60 years old
- C.
72 years old
- D.
40 years old
- 25.One woman gave birth to this largest number of children in her lifetime?
- A.
69 children
- B.
24 children
- C.
32 children
- D.
47 children
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