TL;DR: A multiple choice baby trivia quiz gives every guest four options instead of a blank line — so nobody freezes, everyone scores, and tallying is instant. Below are 20 ready-to-play questions with A/B/C/D options and verified answers, a host workflow, and scoring. Every fact is checked against pediatric and pregnancy sources. Run it on paper, or project a deck and let the room shout the letter — launch the whole afternoon's games from one screen, no printing.
Most "baby shower quiz" results hand you open-ended questions — a blank line where half the room blanks and scoring drags. Multiple choice fixes that by turning recall into recognition. Here's the ready-made set, plus why the format matters.
Key takeaways
- Four options beat a blank line. Recognition is easier than recall, so nobody is stranded with an empty card.
- Every answer below is verified against pediatric and pregnancy sources — no made-up "fun facts."
- Mix easy, medium, and surprising. Open with gimmes, end with the ones that make people gasp.
- Score is dead simple: one point per correct letter; most letters right wins.
Why multiple choice beats open-ended trivia
Open-ended trivia tests memory; multiple choice tests reasoning — and keeps the whole room in the game.
| Multiple choice | Open-ended |
|---|---|
| Everyone has a fighting chance — guess from four | Blank line; many cards come back empty |
| Scoring is instant — match the letter | Slower — you judge "close enough" answers |
| Great for big or mixed-knowledge crowds | Better for trivia buffs and small groups |
| Works on a screen — guests hold up A/B/C/D | Needs pens and paper for everyone |
The 20-question multiple choice quiz (with answers)
Read each question, give the four options, let guests circle or call out a letter, then reveal. The correct option is marked. Pick any 10–15 if you want a shorter round.
Round 1 — Easy openers
- How many weeks is a typical full-term pregnancy?
A) 32 B) 36 C) 40 ✓ D) 44 - How many trimesters are there in a pregnancy?
A) Two B) Three ✓ C) Four D) Five - What is the average length of a full-term newborn?
A) 12–14 inches B) 15–16 inches C) 19–20 inches ✓ D) 24–26 inches - What is a baby's very first stool called?
A) Colostrum B) Meconium ✓ C) Vernix D) Lanugo - Roughly how many diapers do newborns go through per day in the early weeks?
A) 2–3 B) 4–5 C) 8–12 ✓ D) 15–20
Round 2 — Medium
- About what percentage of babies are actually born on their due date?
A) About 5% ✓ B) About 25% C) About 50% D) About 80%
(Correct: A — about 5%.) - What is the waxy coating that protects a baby's skin in the womb?
A) Lanugo B) Vernix caseosa ✓ C) Meconium D) Amnion - The first milk a mother produces is called…
A) Foremilk B) Colostrum ✓ C) Hindmilk D) Vernix - What is the fine, soft hair some newborns are born covered in?
A) Vernix B) Lanugo ✓ C) Meconium D) Caul - A baby's sense of taste is…
A) Weaker than an adult's B) Stronger — babies have more taste buds than adults ✓ C) Exactly the same D) Absent at birth
Round 3 — The surprising ones
- Roughly how many bones is a baby born with?
A) 100 B) 206 C) About 300 ✓ D) 450
(Adults have 206 — many baby bones fuse as they grow.) - True or false: newborns are born with kneecaps made of bone.
A) True B) False — they're cartilage at birth ✓ - When do most babies start crying actual tears?
A) At birth B) Around 2–3 weeks old ✓ C) Around 6 months D) After their first birthday - Which sense is the most developed at birth?
A) Sight B) Hearing ✓ C) Taste D) Smell - How many hours a day does a typical newborn sleep?
A) 8–10 B) 11–12 C) 14–17 ✓ D) 20–22 - What organ does a baby develop first in the womb?
A) Brain B) Lungs C) Heart ✓ D) Stomach - A baby's stomach on day one is closest in size to a…
A) Grapefruit B) Lemon C) Cherry / marble ✓ D) Egg - What word describes a craving for non-food items during pregnancy?
A) Quickening B) Pica ✓ C) Lightening D) Linea nigra - What is the term for a baby's first movements felt by the parent?
A) Lightening B) Quickening ✓ C) Engagement D) Effacement - Which of these can a baby do in the womb?
A) Hiccup B) Taste C) Hear D) All of the above ✓
Host tip
Read the four options out loud slowly, then pause before the reveal so the room can commit to a letter. The little gasp on "babies have about 300 bones" or "kneecaps are cartilage" is the whole point — let it land before you confirm the answer.
How to run it
- Choose your length. 10 questions for a quick round, all 20 for the main event.
- Hand out answer cards (or any scrap). Lettered A–D cards are fastest — guests hold up their guess.
- Read, pause, reveal. One point per correct letter; tally as you go.
- Most points wins. Tie? Use the trickiest "surprising" question as a sudden-death tie-breaker.
What most hosts get wrong
The classic mistake is writing "fun facts" off the top of your head — a lot of viral baby trivia is simply wrong. Every answer above is checked against real sources: about 5% of babies arrive on the exact due date, newborns have around 300 bones versus 206 in adults, and their kneecaps are cartilage at birth. Make up answers and the one nurse in the room quietly knows — borrow verified questions instead.
The second mistake is making every question a stumper. A good quiz ramps: easy gimmes first, then the surprising ones for the payoff. Lead with stumpers and casual guests check out by question three.
Running it on Zoom or a big screen
Multiple choice is made for screens. Show one question and its four options, give the room a few seconds, then reveal the highlighted answer — no printing, no paper to collect. For a virtual shower, drop the letter options in chat and have guests type A/B/C/D; you keep score. BabyShowerShow has a ready-to-play baby facts deck with click-to-reveal answers (first three questions free) that does exactly this for the whole room at once.
FAQ
How many multiple choice questions should a baby shower quiz have?
Ten to fifteen for a single round; up to twenty if it's the main game. On a virtual shower, cap it at 12–16.
What's the difference from a "how well do you know mommy" quiz?
This one is general baby facts anyone can reason through. The personal version scores guests against the honoree's own answers — see how to run that quiz.
Can I mix multiple choice with open-ended trivia?
Yes — start with multiple choice to warm everyone up, then drop in a couple of open-ended stumpers as bonus points. For more open-ended sets, see our baby trivia questions and answers.
Bottom line
A multiple choice quiz is the most inclusive game on the shower list: four options means nobody freezes, scoring is instant, and a few verified surprises (300 bones, cartilage kneecaps, a 5% due-date hit rate) keep the room leaning in. Grab the 20 questions above, ramp easy to hard, score one point per letter — and to skip printing, run every game off one screen.
Related Reading
- 50 Baby Trivia Questions and Answers
- Baby Shower Trivia Questions Ranked Easy → Hard
- How Well Do You Know Mommy? Quiz
- Baby Shower Games for Work
Sources
- Medical News Today — average newborn length is 19–20 inches
- Better Health Channel — only about 5% of babies are born on the exact due date
- Cleveland Clinic — newborns have ~300 bones vs 206 in adults
- Healthline — babies are born with cartilage kneecaps that ossify by age 2–6
- The Bump — newborns typically begin crying tears around 2–3 weeks