Back to School Trivia: Kids vs. Parents | Backseat Trivia Rumble
Get ready for the ultimate back-to-school trivia showdown! In this episode of Backseat Trivia Rumble, the kids race through first-day-of-school essentials — alarm clocks, hall passes, and pre-first-day butterflies — while the parents battle a nostalgic 90s and 2000s round covering Trapper Keepers, Lisa Frank, and mall shopping trips. It's a fun family trivia game built for car rides and road trips, with three rounds and 30 questions that turn any drive into a family game night on wheels.
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Backseat Trivia Rumble - Episode 85 7-27-2026
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[00:00:00] All right, and welcome back to Backseat Trivia Rumble. I hope the snacks are open and the volume is up, because we've got a heavyweight battle today. In the backseat, the Butterfly Belly Squad and the New Shoe Shufflers. In the front seat, the First Day Photo Paparazzi and the Countdown Calendar Commanders.
Three rounds, 30 questions. Drivers, eyes on the road. Kids, eyes on the prize. Let's get ready to rumble with the first kids round. Question one, what do you set the night before school so you wake up on time? And the answer is an alarm clock. Question two: What color are the small sticky notes many kids use to flag pages in their [00:01:00] books?
And the answer is yellow. Question three: What piece of paper does your teacher give you that lists all of your classes for the day? And the answer is a schedule. Question four: What do you use to mark off the days until school starts? And the answer is a calendar. Question five. What's the nickname for the fluttery, nervous feeling you get in your stomach before the first day of school?
And the answer is butterflies. Question six: Where do you wait outside in the morning to catch your ride to school?
And the answer is the bus stop. Question seven: What might you wear on your shirt on the first day so new [00:02:00] classmates can learn your name? And the answer is a name tag. Question eight: What do you fill up and bring with you to stay hydrated during the school day? And the answer is a water bottle. Question nine: What's it called when your teacher checks who's present by calling out everyone's name?
And the answer is roll call. Question 10: What do older students get assigned to store their books and coats in at school?
And the answer is a locker All right, parents, are you ready for round two? Today we're digging into the old school rituals and shopping trip chaos of getting kids ready for that first bell. Kids, let's sit back and watch [00:03:00] those parents do their work. Question one: What was the name of the wildly popular three-ring binder brand covered in colorful designs and plastic sleeves that almost every 90s kid carried?
And the answer is a Trapper Keeper. Question two: What artist's colorful, psychedelic designs covered folders and backpacks that were a must-have for '90s kids? And the answer is Lisa Frank. Question three: In the 2000s, what school supply item became a trendy status symbol coming in flavors like watermelon or bubblegum?
And the answer is scented markers. Question four: What do many parents hold their kid up next to for a photo decorated with their grade and the school year written on it?
And the answer is [00:04:00] a chalkboard or a whiteboard sign. Question five, what accessory did kids in the '90s and 2000s hang from their backpack zippers to personalize them?
And the answer is key chains. Question six. Before online shopping took over, where did most families go to buy back-to-school clothes and shoes? And the answer is the mall. Question seven. What tool did parents use to print sticky name labels for lunchbox folders and jackets? And the answer is a label maker.
Question eight. What backpack brand became a status symbol in the '90s and 2000s known for its spinning logo tag?
And the answer is Jansport. Question nine. What's the official term for the day when [00:05:00] a photographer visits school to take individual portraits for the yearbook?
And the answer is picture day. Question 10. What small metal device do middle and high schoolers need to open their assigned locker?
And the answer is a combination lock We've got two rounds in the books and it's on to the rumble round. This round is all about the back to school countdown. First to shout out the answer is the winner. Question one, what large yellow vehicle do most kids ride to get to school in the morning? And the answer is a school bus.
Question two: What large piece of furniture do you sit at all day in your classroom, usually paired with a chair? And the answer is a desk. [00:06:00] Question three: What do many kids pick out the night before to wear on day one? And the answer is a new outfit. Question four: Where do younger kids store their coats and backpacks inside the classroom?
And the answer is a cubby. Question five. What do you walk through to get from one classroom to another? And the answer is the hallway. Question six: What small object do you hang your coat on inside your cubby? And the answer is a hook. Question seven. What paper slip do you need to leave class and walk through the hallway?
And the answer is a hall pass. Question eight, [00:07:00] what's the specific name for the day when the summer ends and you head back to school And the answer is the first day of school.
Question nine: What large decorated sign do many teachers hang outside their door on day one? And the answer is a welcome sign. And the final question: What's the name of the meal you eat with your friends in the cafeteria in the middle of the school day? And the answer is lunch [00:08:00]