70+ Math Quiz Questions for Every Grade Level (+ Templates)

Quizzes and Games

AhaSlides Team 11 July, 2025 8 min read

Mathematics can be exciting, especially if you make it a quiz.

We have compiled a list of kids' trivia questions to provide them with a fun and informative math lesson.

These fun math quiz questions and games will entice your child to solve them. Stay with us till the end for a walk-through on how to organise it in the easiest way possible.

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Easy Math Quiz Questions

These math quiz questions also serve as excellent diagnostic tools, helping identify areas that need more attention while celebrating existing strengths. They are easy enough for the kids to solve while boosting numerical confidence and laying a solid foundation for more advanced mathematical concepts.

Kindergarten & Grade 1 (Ages 5-7)

1. Count the objects: How many apples are there if you have 3 red apples and 2 green apples?

Answer: 5 apples

2. What comes next? 2, 4, 6, 8, ___

Answer: 10

3. Which is bigger? 7 or 4?

Answer: 7

Grade 2 (Ages 7-8)

4. What is 15 + 7?

Answer: 22

5. If the clock shows 3:30, what time will it be in 30 minutes?

Answer: 4:00

6. Sarah has 24 stickers. She gives 8 to her friend. How many does she have left?

Answer: 16 stickers

Grade 3 (Ages 8-9)

7. What is 7 × 8?

Answer: 56

8. 48 ÷ 6 = ?

Answer: 8

9. What fraction of a pizza is left if you eat 2 slices out of 8?

Answer: 6/8 or 3/4

Grade 4 (Ages 9-10)

10. 246 × 3 = ?

Answer: 738

11. $4.50 + $2.75 = ?

Answer: $7.25

12. What is the area of a rectangle that is 6 units long and 4 units wide?

Answer: 24 square units

Grade 5 (Ages 10-11)

13. 2/3 × 1/4 = ?

Answer: 2/12 or 1/6

14. What is the volume of a cube with sides of 3 units?

Answer: 27 cubic units

15. If the pattern is 5, 8, 11, 14, what is the rule?

Answer: Add 3 each time

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General Knowledge Math Questions

Test your math intelligence with these mixtures of general knowledge math trivia.

1. A number that does not have a numeric of its own?

Answer: Zero

2. Name the only even prime number?

Answer: Two

3. What is the perimeter of a circle also called?

Answer: The Circumference

4. What is the actual net number after 7?

Answer: 11

5. 53 divided by four is equal to how much?

Answer: 13

6. What is Pi, a rational or irrational number?

Answer: Pi is an irrational number

7. Which is the most popular lucky number between 1-9?

Answer: Seven

8. How many seconds are there in one day?

Answer: 86,400 seconds

Answer: There are 1000 millimetres in just one litre

10. 9*N is equal to 108. What is N?

Answer: N = 12

11. An image that can also be seen in three dimensions?

Answer: A hologram

12. What comes before Quadrillion?

Answer: Trillion comes before the Quadrillion

13. Which number is considered a 'magical number'?

Answer: Nine

14. Which day is Pi Day?

Answer: March 14

15. Who invented the equals to '=" sign?

Answer: Robert Recorde

16. Initial name for Zero?

Answer: Cipher

17. Who were the first people to make use of Negative numbers?

Answer: The Chinese

Mathematical History Quiz

Since the beginning of time, math has been used, as shown by the ancient structures that still stand today. Let's look at this math quiz questions and answers about the wonders and history of mathematics to expand our knowledge.

1. Who is the father of Mathematics?

Answer: Archimedes

2. Who discovered Zero (0)?

Answer: Aryabhatta, AD 458

3. The average of the first 50 natural numbers?

Answer: 25.5

4. When is Pi Day?

Answer: March 14

5. Who wrote "Elements," one of the most influential mathematics textbooks ever?

Answer: Euclid

6. Who is the theorem a² + b² = c² named after?

Answer: Pythagoras

7.  Name the angles greater than 180 degrees but less than 360 degrees.

Answer: Reflex Angles

8. Who discovered the laws of the lever and pulley?

Answer: Archimedes

9. Who is the scientist who was born on Pi Day?

Answer: Albert Einstein

10. Who discovered Pythagoras' Theorem?

Answer: Pythagoras of Samos

11. Who discovered the Symbol Infinity"∞"?

Answer: John Wallis

12. Who is the father of Algebra?

Answer: Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi

13. What part of a Revolution have you turned through if you stand facing west and turn clockwise to face South?

Answer: ¾

14. Who discovered ∮ the Contour Integral sign?

Answer: Arnold Sommerfeld

15. Who discovered the Existential Quantifier ∃ (there exists)?

Answer: Giuseppe Peano

17. Where did the "Magic Square" originate?

Answer: Ancient China

18. Which film is inspired by Srinivasa Ramanujan?

Answer: The Man Who Knew Infinity

19. Who invented "∇" the Nabla symbol?

Answer: William Rowan Hamilton

Quick Fire Mental Math

These questions are designed for rapid-fire practice to build computational fluency.

Arithmetic Speed Drills

1. 47 + 38 = ?

Answer: 85

2. 100 - 67 = ?

Answer: 33

3. 12 × 15 = ?

Answer: 180

4. 144 ÷ 12 = ?

Answer: 12

5. 8 × 7 - 20 = ?

Answer: 36

Fraction Speed Drills

6. 1/4 + 1/3 = ?

Answer: 7/12

7. 3/4 - 1/2 = ?

Answer: 1/4

8. 2/3 × 3/4 = ?

Answer: 1/2

9. 1/2 ÷ 1/4 = ?

Answer: 2

Percentage Quick Calculations

10. What is 10% of 250?

Answer: 25

11. What is 25% of 80?

Answer: 20

12. What is 50% of 146?

Answer: 73

13. What is 1% of 3000?

Answer: 30

Number Patterns

Answer: 162

14. 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ___

Answer: 36 (perfect squares)

15. 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, ___

Answer: 13

16. 7, 12, 17, 22, ___

Answer: 27

17. 2, 6, 18, 54, ___

Answer: 162

Math Intelligence Test

These problems are designed for students who want to push their mathematical thinking to the next level.

1. A father is currently 4 times as old as his son. In 20 years, he will be twice as old as his son. How old are they now?

Answer: Son is 10, Father is 40

2. What is the smallest positive integer that is divisible by both 12 and 18?

Answer : 36

3. In how many ways can 5 people sit in a row?

Answer: 120 (formula: 5! = 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1)

4. How many ways can you choose 3 books from 8 books?

Answer: 56 (formula: C(8,3) = 8!/(3! × 5!))

5. Solve: 2x + 3y = 12 and x - y = 1

Answer: x = 3, y = 2

6. Solve: |2x - 1| < 5

Answer: 2 < x < 3

7. A farmer has 100 feet of fence. What dimensions of a rectangular pen will maximise the area?

Answer: 25 ft × 25 ft (square)

8. A balloon is being inflated. When the radius is 5 feet, it's increasing at 2 ft/min. How fast is the volume increasing?

Answer: 200π cubic feet per minute

9. Four prime numbers are arranged in ascending order. The sum of the first three is 385, while the last is 1001. The most significant prime number is—

(a) 11

(b) 13

(c) 17

(d) 9

Answer: B

10 The sum of terms equidistant from the beginning and end of an A.P. is equal to?

(a) The first term

(b) The second term

(c) The sum of the first and last terms

(d) Last term

Answer: C

11. All natural numbers and 0 are called the _______ numbers.

(a) whole

(b) prime

(c) integer

(d) rational

Answer: A

12. Which is the most significant five-digit number exactly divisible by 279?

(a) 99603

(b) 99882

(c) 99550

(d) None of these

Answer: B

13. If + means ÷, ÷ means –, – means x and x means +, then:

9 + 3 ÷ 5 – 3 x 7 = ?

(a) 5

(b) 15

(c) 25

(d) None of these

Answer : D

14. A tank can be filled by two pipes in 10 and 30 minutes, respectively, and a third pipe can empty in 20 minutes. How much time will the tank fill if three pipes are opened simultaneously?

(a) 10 min

(b) 8 min

(c) 7 min

(d) None of these

Answer : D

15 . Which of these numbers is not a square?

(a) 169

(b) 186

(c) 144

(d) 225

Answer: B

16. What is its name if a natural number has precisely two different divisors?

(a) Integer

(b) Prime number

(c) Composite number

(d) Perfect number

Answer: B

17. What shape are honeycomb cells?

(a) Triangles

(b) Pentagons

(c) Squares

(d) Hexagons

Answer : D

Moving Forward

Mathematics education continues to evolve, incorporating new technologies, pedagogical approaches, and understanding of how students learn. This question collection provides a foundation, but remember:

  • Adapt questions to your specific context and curriculum
  • Update regularly to reflect current standards and interests
  • Gather feedback from students and colleagues
  • Continue learning about effective mathematics instruction

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