Week 2 Trivia

Ages 5–9 · 4 minutes · Science, Geography

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Standards alignment

Common Core State Standards

L.1.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).

Alabama

ELA21.2.15 — Utilize new academic, content-specific, grade-level vocabulary, making connections to previously learned words and relating new words to background knowledge.
SS10.3.2.1 — Using vocabulary associated with geographical features of Earth, including _hill, plateau, valley, peninsula, island, isthmus, ice cap_, and _glacier_
ELA21.1.12 — Ask and answer questions about unfamiliar words and phrases in discussions and/or text.

Alaska

SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
SL.2.3 — Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to clarify comprehension, gather additional information, or deepen understanding of a topic or issue.

Arizona

1.SL.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
1.L.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).
1.L.6 — Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using frequently occurring conjunctions to signal simple relationships (e.g., because).
K.P2U1.1 — Investigate how senses can detect light, sound, and vibrations even when they come from far away; use the collected evidence to develop and support an explanation.

Arkansas

4.RC.4.RF — Build general and academic vocabulary and background knowledge of age and grade-appropriate topics through discussion, reading, and writing.

California

SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
L.1.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).
L.K.6 — Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.

Colorado

LS1.D — Information Processing: Animals have body parts that capture and convey different kinds of information needed for growth and survival - for example, eyes for light, ears for sounds, and skin for temperature or touch. Animals respond to these inputs with behaviors that help them survive (e.g., find food, run from a predator). Plants also respond to some external inputs (e.g., turn leaves toward the sun).
RWC20-GR.1-S.1-GLE.1-EO.b — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
RWC20-GR.K-S.2-GLE.1-EO.b.i — Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.

Connecticut

SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
L.1.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).

Delaware

SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
L.1.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).
SL.2.3 — Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to clarify comprehension, gather additional information, or deepen understanding of a topic or issue.

Florida

SS.3.G.2.5 — Identify natural and man-made landmarks in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
ELA.2.V.1.3 — Identify and use context clues, word relationships, reference materials, and/or background knowledge to determine the meaning of unknown words.

Georgia

ELAGSE1SL2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
ELAGSEKSL2 — Confirm understanding of written texts read aloud or information presented orally or through media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood.
ELAGSE1L5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).

Hawaii

1.L.5b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).
4-LS1-2 — Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to the information in different ways.
SS.2.3.13.4 — Describe major geographic features of places using maps, photos, and other geographic representations

Idaho

Different sense receptors are specialized for particular kinds of information, which may be then processed by the animal’s brain. Animals are able to use their perceptions and memories to guide their actions. (4-LS-1.2)
2.RS.DR.2 — Read or listen to a series of texts organized around a variety of conceptually related topics to build knowledge about the world. (These texts should be at a range of complexity levels so students can read the texts independently, with peers, or with modest support.)

Illinois

L.1.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).
SL.3.3 — Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and detail.

Indiana

K.CC.3 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media. (E)

Iowa

L.1.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).
SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about the main topic and key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
SL.K.2 — Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood.

Kansas

RI.2.11 — Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on Grade 2 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a variety of strategies.

Kentucky

L.1.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).
L.1.5.a — Sort words into categories to classify relationships and to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent.
L.2.4.f — Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe.

Louisiana

SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
2.21 — Describe geographic features and physical characteristics of places in the United States and the world, including mountains, hills, plains, deserts, coasts, islands, peninsulas, lakes, oceans, and rivers.
L.1.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).
3.6 — Identify and describe national historical figures, celebrations, and symbols. a. Describe the achievements of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, Sacagawea, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Sitting Bull, George Washington Carver, Susan B. Anthony, Mabel Ping-Hua Lee, Theodore Roosevelt, the Wright Brothers, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Alexander Graham Bell, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Jackie Robinson, Sally Ride, Katherine Johnson, and Mae Jemison. b. Describe the significance of state and nationally designated holidays, including New Year’s Day, the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., Inauguration Day, Washington’s Birthday, Mardi Gras, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day. c. Describe the history of American symbols, including the Liberty Bell, U.S. flag (etiquette, customs pertaining to the display and use of the flag), bald eagle, national anthem, Uncle Sam, Statue of Liberty, The Pledge of Allegiance, and the national motto “In God We Trust.” d. Identify and describe man-made American monuments and landmarks including the Gateway Arch, the Golden Gate Bridge, Jefferson Memorial, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington D.C, Lincoln Memorial, Mount Rushmore, Pearl Harbor Museum, September 11 Memorial and Museum, Statue of liberty, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, U.S. Capitol, Washington Monument, and the White House. e. Identify and describe natural American landmarks, including the Grand Canyon, Mississippi River, Monument Valley, Niagara Falls, Rocky Mountains, Smoky Mountains, and Yellowstone National Park.

Maine

SL.2.1.a — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
SL.2.K.a — Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details to seek help if something is not understood.
L.6.4.a — Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal precise actions, emotions, or states of being (e.g., quizzed, whined, stammered) and that are basic to a particular topic (e.g., wildlife, conservation, and endangered when discussing animal preservation).

Maryland

SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
DCI.LS1.D.3-5.1 — Different sense receptors are specialized for particular kinds of information, which may be then processed by the animal’s brain. Animals are able to use their perceptions and memories to guide their actions.
L.1.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).

Massachusetts

1-LS1-1 — Use evidence to explain that (a) different animals use their body parts and senses in different ways to see, hear, grasp objects, protect themselves, move from place to place, and seek, find, and take in food, water, and air, and (b) plants have roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits that are used to take in water, air, and other nutrients, and produce food for the plant.
L.1.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).

Michigan

L.1.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).
1–G1.0.3 — Distinguish between landmasses and bodies of water using maps and globes.
4–G1.0.3 — Use geographic tools and technologies, stories, songs, and pictures to answer geographic questions about the United States.

Minnesota

1.1.8.2 — Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary and phrases in informational text.
2.3.1.1.3 — Use maps, photos or other geographic tools to identify and locate major landmarks or major physical features of the United States. For example: Physical features—the Atlantic Coast, Rocky Mountains, Mississippi River, Lake Superior. Landmarks—Statue of Liberty, Angel Island, Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse Memorial.

Mississippi

L.2.1.4 — Construct a scientific argument for classifying vertebrates that have unusual characteristics, such as bats, penguins, snakes, salamanders, dolphins, and duck-billed platypuses (i.e., bats have wings yet they are mammals).
SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
L.3.6 — Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g., After dinner that night we went looking for them).

Missouri

2.R.1.B.h — using conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases

Montana

SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
CCRA.L.6 — Acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when encountering an unknown term important to comprehension or expression.
L.1.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).
SL.3.3 — Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and detail.

Nebraska

Different sense receptors are specialized for particular kinds of information, which may be then processed by the animal’s brain. Animals are able to use their perceptions and memories to guide their actions.
LA.2.V.2.a — Ask and answer questions about key words and phrases to determine their meaning.
SS 1.3.2.a — Identify and differentiate between physical features on maps, globes, graphics, and in the physical world.

Nevada

SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
L.1.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).

New Hampshire

SS.GE.2.1.3 — Identify major physical and human features in the United States and on Earth, e.g., cities, oceans, or continents. (Themes: C: People, Places and Environment, G: Science, Technology, and Society)
L.1.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).
SS.GE.2.2.1 — Explore the physical and human characteristics of place, e.g., roads, schools or mountains. (Themes: C: People, Places and Environment, E: Cultural Development, Interaction, and Change, G: Science, Technology, and Society)
SL.3.3 — Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and detail.

New Jersey

L.1.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).
SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

New Mexico

K.10 — Identify the local, state, and national symbols (e.g., flag, bird, song).
SL.3.3 — Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and detail.
4-LS1-2 — Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to the information in different ways.

New York

1L5b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).
1SL2 — Develop and answer questions about key details in diverse texts and formats.
E.3.2 — Geography requires the development and application of the skills of asking and answering geographic questions; analyzing theories of geography; and acquiring, organizing, and analyzing geographic information. (Adapted from: The National Geography Standards, 1994: Geography for Life)
KL4 — Explore and use new vocabulary and multiple-meaning words and phrases in authentic experiences, including, but not limited to the following:

North Carolina

SL.3.3 — Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and detail.

North Dakota

5.C.4 — Use grade-appropriate, conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases.

Ohio

SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented in various media and other formats (e.g., orally).
K.LS.2 — Living things have physical traits and behaviors, which influence their survival.
L.2.6 — Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using adjectives and adverbs to describe (e.g., When other kids are happy that makes me happy).
K.LS.1 — Living things have specific characteristics and traits.

Oklahoma

Animals have body parts that capture and convey different kinds of information needed for growth and survival. (1.LS1.1)
Different animals use their body parts in different ways to see, hear, grasp objects, protect themselves, move from place to place, and seek, find, and take in food, water, and air. (1.LS1.1)

Oregon

3.SL.3 — Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and detail.

Pennsylvania

7.1.3.B — Identify and locate places and regions.
CC.1.5.3.C — Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate detail.
Different sense receptors are specialized for particular kinds of information, which may be then processed by the animal’s brain. Animals are able to use their perceptions and memories to guide their actions.

Rhode Island

SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
4-LS1-2 — Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to the information in different ways.
SS3.5.2 — States in the Southwest Explain the states that make up the Southwestern region including their admittance to the United States and their identities
SS3.5.4 — The Southwestern region today Argue how the geography and environment of the Southwestern region contributed to its social, cultural, and economic development

South Carolina

ELA.1.C.9.1 — Listen to others to ask and answer questions on a topic.
ELA.K.C.9.1 — Ask and answer questions in conversation on a topic.

South Dakota

1.SL.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud, information presented orally, or through other media.
4.L.6 — Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal precise actions, emotions, or states of being (e.g., quizzed, whined, stammered) and that are basic to a particular topic (e.g., wildlife, conservation, and endangered when discussing animal preservation).

Tennessee

3.03 — Examine major physical features on globes and maps, including: • Basin • Desert • Ocean • Sea • Bay • Gulf • Peninsula • Strait • Canal • Island • Plain • Stream • Canyon • Isthmus • Plateau • Valley • Delta • Mountain • River
2.LS1.2 — Obtain and communicate information to classify animals (vertebrates-mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, fish, invertebrates-insects) based on their physical characteristics.

Texas

2.11D — identify symbols such as state and national birds and flowers and Uncle Sam; and
K.13B — identify the different structures that animals have that allow them to interact with their environment such as seeing, hearing, moving, and grasping objects;
K.1A — listen actively and ask questions to understand information and answer questions using multi-word responses;

Utah

2.SL.2 — Speak clearly and audibly while asking and answering questions about a topic and key details.
K.2.3.b — Recognize state and national symbols (e.g., state and national flags, bald eagle, seagull, Statue of Liberty).

Vermont

D2.Geo.6.K-2 — Individually and with others, students… Identify some cultural and environmental characteristics of specific places.
L.1.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).

Virginia

2.RV.1.A — Discuss meanings of new words or phrases acquired through conversations and literature.
2.RV.1.B — Use vocabulary across content areas.
1.RV.1.A — Discuss meanings of words in context from a variety of texts.
1.RV.1.D — Use vocabulary across content areas.

Washington

L.1.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).
SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
G2.2.1 — Identify some common and unique cultural and environmental characteristics of specific places.

Washington, D.C.

SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
SL.2.3 — Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to clarify comprehension, gather additional information, or deepen understanding of a topic or issue.
2.4 — Identify and locate the seven continents and five oceans using maps, and describe major geographic features around the world.
L.3.6 — Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic, and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal spatial and temporal relationships (e.g., After dinner that night we went looking for them).

West Virginia

SS.3.18 — Recognize, define and illustrate world geographic features (e.g., peninsulas, islands, mountains, canyons, plateaus, mesas, harbors, gulfs, rivers, deserts, forests, valleys and plains).
ELA.1.40.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).

Wisconsin

Animals sense and communicate information and respond to inputs with behaviors that help them grow and survive.
ELA.1.SL.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
ELA.K.L.3.a — Ask and answer questions about unknown words.
SS.Geog1 — Wisconsin students will use geographic tools and ways of thinking to analyze the world

Wyoming

CCRA.L.6 — Acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when encountering an unknown term important to comprehension or expression.
SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
Animals sense and communicate information and respond to inputs with behaviors that help them grow and survive.
L.1.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).