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Baby shower gamesBaby facts: true or false?

Baby facts: true or false?

A free printable true or false baby shower quiz with 15 surprising facts about babies, and an answer sheet that explains each one.

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  • 10 minutes
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Baby facts
True or false? Circle your answer
Name
1.
Babies are born with more bones than adults.TrueFalse
2.
Newborns can see clearly across a room.TrueFalse
3.
Most babies arrive on their due date.TrueFalse
4.
Newborns can recognise their mum’s voice.TrueFalse
5.
A baby’s heart beats faster than an adult’s.TrueFalse
6.
All babies are born with blue eyes.TrueFalse
7.
Baby teeth start forming before birth.TrueFalse
8.
Babies are born with fingerprints.TrueFalse
9.
Newborns usually cry without tears for the first few weeks.TrueFalse
10.
It’s normal for newborns to lose a little weight in their first days.TrueFalse
11.
Newborns can sleep for up to 16 hours a day.TrueFalse
12.
Babies are born knowing how to swim.TrueFalse
13.
Babies can taste sweetness from birth.TrueFalse
14.
A newborn’s head is about a quarter of its body length.TrueFalse
15.
Babies should be given water from birth.TrueFalse
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Baby facts
True or false? Circle your answer
Name
1.
Babies are born with more bones than adults.TrueFalse
2.
Newborns can see clearly across a room.TrueFalse
3.
Most babies arrive on their due date.TrueFalse
4.
Newborns can recognise their mum’s voice.TrueFalse
5.
A baby’s heart beats faster than an adult’s.TrueFalse
6.
All babies are born with blue eyes.TrueFalse
7.
Baby teeth start forming before birth.TrueFalse
8.
Babies are born with fingerprints.TrueFalse
9.
Newborns usually cry without tears for the first few weeks.TrueFalse
10.
It’s normal for newborns to lose a little weight in their first days.TrueFalse
11.
Newborns can sleep for up to 16 hours a day.TrueFalse
12.
Babies are born knowing how to swim.TrueFalse
13.
Babies can taste sweetness from birth.TrueFalse
14.
A newborn’s head is about a quarter of its body length.TrueFalse
15.
Babies should be given water from birth.TrueFalse
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Answers
Baby facts
1.
Babies are born with more bones than adults.
True. About 300, which fuse to 206 as they grow.
2.
Newborns can see clearly across a room.
False. They see best at about 20 to 30cm, around the distance to your face.
3.
Most babies arrive on their due date.
False. Only about 1 in 20 do.
4.
Newborns can recognise their mum’s voice.
True. They’ve been hearing it in the womb.
5.
A baby’s heart beats faster than an adult’s.
True. Around 120 to 160 beats a minute.
6.
All babies are born with blue eyes.
False. Many are born with brown eyes, and colour can change in the first year.
7.
Baby teeth start forming before birth.
True. The tooth buds form in the womb.
8.
Babies are born with fingerprints.
True. They form months before birth.
9.
Newborns usually cry without tears for the first few weeks.
True. Their tear ducts are still developing.
10.
It’s normal for newborns to lose a little weight in their first days.
True. Most are back to birth weight by about two weeks.
11.
Newborns can sleep for up to 16 hours a day.
True. Though only in short stretches!
12.
Babies are born knowing how to swim.
False. They hold their breath by reflex underwater, but can’t swim.
13.
Babies can taste sweetness from birth.
True. And they prefer it.
14.
A newborn’s head is about a quarter of its body length.
True. An adult’s is about an eighth.
15.
Babies should be given water from birth.
False. Breast milk or formula is all they need for around six months.
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How to play

  1. 1Guests circle True or False for each fact.
  2. 2Read out the answers and the little explanations. One point each.
  3. 3Most points wins.

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