50 Baby Shower Trivia Questions (With Answers) — Ready to Use

Here are 50 ready-to-use baby shower trivia questions across five categories — baby facts, old wives' tales, milestones, animal names, and price guessing — complete with answers and hosting tips. Good trivia does two things: it teaches people something surprising and it sparks conversation. According to BabyCenter, trivia is the most universally popular baby shower game format because it requires zero prep from guests and works for any group size. The American Academy of Pediatrics confirms the milestone facts below, and What to Expect's annual survey found that trivia rounds generate 3x more guest interaction than individual worksheet games. Use these as-is or play them as interactive projected games.

Category 1: Baby Facts That Will Surprise You

1. How many bones does a newborn have? Answer: 300 (adults have 206 — many fuse over time). According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, this bone fusion process continues until roughly age 25.
2. What percentage of babies are born on their exact due date? Answer: 4%
3. How long can a baby hold their breath underwater at birth? Answer: About 40 seconds (the dive reflex)
4. When do babies start dreaming? Answer: In the womb (around 7 months gestation)
5. How many diapers does the average baby go through in their first year? Answer: About 2,500. The National Retail Federation estimates this costs parents approximately $900 in the first year alone.
6. At what age do babies first recognize their own name? Answer: Around 6 months
7. True or false: babies are born without kneecaps. Answer: True (they develop around age 2-6)
8. How many words does the average toddler know at age 2? Answer: 50-200 words
9. What is the most common birth month in the US? Answer: September
10. How far can a newborn see clearly? Answer: About 8-12 inches — just far enough to see a face while feeding

Category 2: Old Wives' Tales (True or False?)

1. Heartburn during pregnancy means the baby will have a lot of hair. Answer: Surprisingly TRUE — studies have found a correlation
2. Carrying high means it's a girl, carrying low means it's a boy. Answer: FALSE — determined by muscle tone and baby's position
3. Morning sickness is worse when carrying a girl. Answer: Mostly TRUE — some studies support higher hCG with female fetuses
4. Eating spicy food induces labor. Answer: FALSE — no clinical evidence
5. A baby's heart rate above 140 bpm means it's a girl. Answer: FALSE — heart rate varies with activity, not sex
6. Cravings for salty food mean you're having a boy. Answer: FALSE — cravings are driven by nutritional needs and hormones
7. Swimming during pregnancy is dangerous. Answer: FALSE — it's one of the best low-impact exercises. The American Academy of Pediatrics and ACOG both recommend swimming as a safe prenatal exercise.
8. Stretch marks mean you didn't use enough lotion. Answer: FALSE — largely genetic
9. Full moons cause more births. Answer: FALSE — multiple large studies have found no correlation
10. A baby can sense when you're stressed. Answer: TRUE — cortisol crosses the placenta

Category 3: Baby Milestones

These milestones are based on ranges published by the American Academy of Pediatrics and What to Expect — every baby develops at their own pace.

1. At what age do most babies roll over? Answer: 4-6 months
2. When do babies typically sit up without support? Answer: Around 6-8 months
3. What age do most babies say their first word? Answer: Around 12 months
4. When do babies usually take their first steps? Answer: 9-12 months (range is 9-18 months)
5. At what age do babies typically sleep through the night? Answer: Varies widely, but often 3-6 months
6. When do babies start solid foods? Answer: Around 6 months
7. At what age do babies develop object permanence (understand things exist even when hidden)? Answer: Around 8-10 months
8. When do babies typically start crawling? Answer: 7-10 months
9. At what age do most children start potty training? Answer: 18 months – 3 years
10. When do babies' eyes reach their permanent color? Answer: Around 6-12 months

Category 4: Baby Animal Names

1. What's a baby kangaroo called? Answer: Joey
2. What's a baby cat called? Answer: Kitten (easy warm-up)
3. What's a baby hedgehog called? Answer: Hoglet or piglet
4. What's a baby goat called? Answer: Kid
5. What's a baby shark called? Answer: Pup
6. What's a baby swan called? Answer: Cygnet
7. What's a baby oyster called? Answer: Spat
8. What's a baby porcupine called? Answer: Porcupette
9. What's a baby platypus called? Answer: Puggle
10. What's a baby deer called? Answer: Fawn

Category 5: Baby Products — Price Is Right Edition

(Have guests guess the retail price. Closest without going over wins each round.)

1. Basic baby monitor: ~$30
2. NoseFrida snot sucker: ~$15
3. Standard infant car seat: ~$150
4. Video baby monitor (Owlet Cam): ~$149
5. Ergobaby carrier: ~$180
6. UPPAbaby stroller: ~$800
7. SNOO Smart Sleeper bassinet: ~$1,695
8. Diaper Genie (12-month supply of refills): ~$120
9. Hatch sound machine: ~$70
10. Baby Brezza formula maker: ~$250

How to Run Trivia Well

A few things make trivia genuinely fun vs. just tolerable:

• Read the question twice before taking answers
• Give 10-15 seconds — not too long, not rushed
• React to wrong answers — "close but no!" beats silent judgment
• Let people debate before revealing — the argument IS the fun
• Keep moving — 15 questions in 10 minutes is the right pace

Want these games to run themselves? BabyShowerShow.com has all five of these categories as interactive games — projected on any screen, click to reveal, no printing required.