Grandparents quiz our 6 year old on capitals every video call. She gets most wrong, and they blame the IB

mint_compass_282630 Apr 2026

My parents in Kerala call every evening, and my father has started a little quiz. Capital of Rajasthan, who wrote the national anthem, how many states. She enjoys it and gets most of them wrong. He has concluded that her school 'teaches nothing'. Her class is doing a unit on water this term, and she can explain the water cycle better than I can. Should I make a small effort with general knowledge at home, or let my father keep quizzing and her keep enjoying it?

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fern_piano_581930 Apr 2026
Our son's grandparents do the same, also from Kerala. We turned it round: he asks them a question back about whatever he did in school that week. They lose more often than they'd like to admit, and the comments about the school stopped.
- mint_compass_282630 Apr 2026
  That's brilliant. My father is going to hate losing to the water cycle. Trying it tomorrow.
- amber_wave_764830 Apr 2026
  Replying to @mint_compass_2826
  Ha, we're in Alwal too and my mother does this with ours. Questions back is a good idea. Our daughter learnt her capitals from a map shower curtain, if you want something low effort.