Childcare Quiz

1. What was the most popular boy’s name in the UK in 2010?

a) Wayneb) Jackc) Joshuad) Williame) Herbertf) James

2. In which position should a baby sleep?

a) Backb) Frontc) Sided) Sitting upe) Upside-down

3. How many milk teeth does a child normally have?a) 16b)20c) 24d)28e) 32

4. What is a baby’s first poo made up of?

a) Milkb)Hairc) Chocolated)It’s mum’s last dinner before it

was born

5. What is the American word for “dummy”?a) Pacifierb)Diaperc) Faucetd)Suckere) Dummy

6. Which is normally used first when introducing a baby to solid food?

a) Peanut butterb) Eggsc) Rice cereald) Carrotse) Chocolate

7. By the age of one year, most babies can do which one of these?a) Walk holding on to the furnitureb)Quadratic equationsc) Brush their own teethd)Swim without helpe) Use four or five word sentences

8. What is swaddling?

a) The way a woman walks when she is 8 month’s pregnant

b) The term used for introducing solid foods to a baby’s diet

c) A form of massage used to calm the baby before sleep

d) Wrapping a baby tightly in a blanket to make it feel secure

Answers

1. What was the most popular boy’s name in the UK in 2010?

a) Wayneb) Jackc) Joshuad) Williame) Herbertf) James

2. In which position should a baby sleep?

a) Backb) Frontc) Sided) Sitting upe) Upside-down

3. How many milk teeth does a child normally have?a) 16b)20c) 24d)28e) 32

4. What is a baby’s first poo made up of?

a) Milkb)Hairc) Chocolated)It’s mum’s last dinner before it

was born

5. What is the American word for “dummy”?a) Pacifierb)Diaperc) Faucetd)Suckere) Dummy

6. Which is normally used first when introducing a baby to solid food?

a) Peanut butterb) Eggsc) Rice cereald) Carrotse) Chocolate

7. By the age of one year, most babies can do which one of these?a) Walk holding on to the furnitureb)Quadratic equationsc) Brush their own teethd)Swim without helpe) Use four or five word sentences

8. What is swaddling?

a) The way a woman walks when she is 8 month’s pregnant

b) The term used for introducing solid foods to a baby’s diet

c) A form of massage used to calm the baby before sleep

d) Wrapping a baby tightly in a blanket to make it feel secure