Baby Trivia
The first of the five senses a baby develops in the womb.
What is hearing?
Safest sleep position for a newborn
What is on their back?
In many Western cultures, this party is held to celebrate a pending birth by presenting gifts to the parents-to-be.
What is a baby shower?
He sat on a wall and had a great fall.
Who is Humpty Dumpty?
It is the term for a baby bear, lion, or tiger.
What is a cub?
A baby's eye color can change over the first year of life due to the production of this pigment.
What is melanin?
Tummy time" is crucial because it helps babies develop the muscles in these three areas.
What are the neck, shoulders, and core?
During the Chinese New Year, it is a widespread tradition to gift babies and children these brightly colored envelopes filled with "lucky money."
What are red envelopes? (Acceptable: What are hongbao?)
In the rhyme "Hickory Dickory Dock," this rodent ran up the clock before it struck one.
What is a mouse?
This four-letter word is the name for a baby kangaroo.
What is a joey?
A typical, full-term human pregnancy is considered to last for this many weeks.
What is 40 weeks?
Excessive drooling, chewing on solid objects, and mild fussiness are classic signs of this painful developmental milestone.
What is teething?
In Nordic countries like Sweden, it is a common cultural practice to let babies do this outside in their strollers, even in freezing temperatures.
What is take a nap (or sleep)?
This duo went up the hill to fetch a pail of water.
Who are Jack and Jill?
It is the term for a baby cow, elephant, or whale.
What is a calf?
This vibrant hue is the first color a baby can recognize.
What is red?
For safe sleep, pediatric guidelines state a baby's crib should contain only a firm mattress and this specific type of bedding.
What is a fitted sheet?
Unlike in the U.S. where it is usually done later, it is a very common cultural tradition in Mexico for baby girls to have this cosmetic procedure done before they even leave the hospital.
What is getting their ears pierced?
According to the famous rhyme, this iconic British landmark is "falling down, falling down."
What is London Bridge?
Just like a human baby, a baby monkey or gorilla is formally referred to by this term.
What is an infant?
A human baby is born with this many bones, which eventually fuse together to form 206 adult bones.
What is 300?
This popular sleep training technique, named after a pediatrician, involves putting a baby to bed awake and checking on them at gradually increasing intervals of time.
What is the Ferber method?
In a traditional Hindu ceremony known as the "Mundan," a baby undergoes this specific grooming practice for the very first time to purify them and rid them of past-life negativity.
What is getting a haircut? (Acceptable: What is shaving their head?)
Though its origins are older, this incredibly repetitive song about an oceanic family going "doo doo doo doo doo doo" exploded into a modern nursery rhyme phenomenon.
What is "Baby Shark"?
This incredibly cute, eight-letter term is the official name for a baby puffin.
What is a puffling?