Week 8 Trivia

Week 8 Trivia

Ages 5–9 · 5 minutes · Science, Geography

How tall was the biggest Lego tower? Build your Trivia knowledge!

How tall was the biggest Lego tower? Build your Trivia knowledge!

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Standards alignment

Common Core State Standards

  • SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
  • D2.Geo.6.K-2 — Individually and with others, students… Identify some cultural and environmental characteristics of specific places.

Alabama

  • SS10.1.8.3 — Using vocabulary associated with geographical features, including _river, lake, ocean,_ and _mountain_

Alaska

  • SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

Arizona

  • Relative scales allow objects and events to be compared and described (e.g., bigger and smaller; hotter and colder; faster and slower).
  • E2 — The Earth and our solar system are a very small part of one of many galaxies within the Universe.
  • 2.G1.1 — Use and construct maps, graphs, and other geographic representations of familiar and unfamiliar places in the world; and locate physical and human features. • Key physical features include but are not limited to seven continents, oceans, lakes, rivers, mountain ranges, coasts, seas, and deserts • Key human features include but are not limited to equator, hemispheres, North and South Pole, cities, states, countries, regions, and landmarks

Arkansas

  • World in Spatial Terms • Geographic Skills
  • C.1.1.4 — Describe state and national symbols and patriotic songs: • American flag • Flag etiquette • Star Spangled Banner • Recitation of Pledge of Allegiance • “Arkansas” by Eva Ware Barnett • White-Tailed Deer • Milk • Square Dance • Diamond

Colorado

  • P.MD.A.2 — Compare or order up to five objects based on their measurable attributes, such as height or weight.

Connecticut

  • SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
  • Water is found in the ocean, rivers, lakes, and ponds. Water exists as solid ice and in liquid form.

Delaware

  • SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
  • G.1.4-5a — Students will demonstrate development of mental maps of Delaware and of the United States which include the relative location and characteristics of major physical features, political divisions, and human settlements. Grade 4

Florida

  • SS.3.G.2.5 — Identify natural and man-made landmarks in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
  • SC.5.E.5.3 — Distinguish among the following objects of the Solar System -- Sun, planets, moons, asteroids, comets -- and identify Earth's position in it.
  • SS.5.G.1.3 — Identify major United States physical features on a map of North America.

Hawaii

  • Water is found in the ocean, rivers, lakes, and ponds. Water exists as solid ice and in liquid form.
  • SS.2.3.13.4 — Describe major geographic features of places using maps, photos, and other geographic representations

Idaho

  • K.RS.DR.2 — Listen to a series of texts organized around a variety of conceptually related topics to build knowledge about the world.
  • 2-ESS-2.3 — Students who demonstrate understanding can: Obtain information to identify where water is found on Earth and that it can be solid or liquid.

Illinois

  • ESS2.C-P1 — Water is found in the ocean, rivers, lakes, and ponds. Water exists as solid ice and in liquid form.

Indiana

  • 3.G.2 — Label a map of the Midwest, identifying states, major rivers, lakes, and the Great Lakes. (E)

Iowa

  • 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.

Kentucky

  • Water is found in the ocean, rivers, lakes, and ponds. Water exists as solid ice and in liquid form.

Louisiana

  • 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.
  • SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

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.2.2.b — 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.

Michigan

  • 4–G1.0.3 — Use geographic tools and technologies, stories, songs, and pictures to answer geographic questions about the United States.

Minnesota

  • 0.3.2.3.1 — Identify the physical and human characteristics of places, including real and imagined places. For example: Physical characteristics—landforms (Rocky Mountains, Mount Everest), ecosystems (forest), bodies of water (Hudson Bay, Indian Ocean, Amazon River), soil, vegetation, weather and climate. Human characteristics—structures (Great Wall of China, Eiffel Tower), bridges (Golden Gate Bridge), canals (Erie Canal), cities, political boundaries, population distribution, settlement patterns, language, ethnicity, nationality, religious beliefs.
  • 4.3.2.3.1 — Locate and identify the physical and human characteristics of places in the United States, and also Canada or Mexico. For example: Physical characteristics—landforms (Rocky Mountains), ecosystems (forest), bodies of water (Mississippi River, Hudson Bay), soil, vegetation, weather and climate. Human characteristics— structures (Statue of Liberty), bridges (Golden Gate Bridge), canals (Erie Canal), cities, political boundaries, population distribution, settlement patterns, language, ethnicity, nationality, religious beliefs.

Mississippi

  • E.1.9B.1 — Locate, classify, and describe bodies of water (oceans, rivers, lakes, and ponds) on the Earth’s surface using maps, globes, or other media.

Missouri

  • 4.EG.5.B.a — Name and locate specific regions, states, capitals, river systems and mountain ranges in the United States based on historical or current topics.
  • 2.EG.5.C.a — Identify and describe physical characteristics of the world.

Montana

  • K.MD.A.2 — Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common, to see which object has "more of"/"less of" the attribute, and describe the difference. For example, directly compare the heights of two children and describe one child as taller/shorter.

Nebraska

  • SS 1.3.2.a — Identify and differentiate between physical features on maps, globes, graphics, and in the physical world.

Nevada

  • Water is found in the ocean, rivers, lakes, and ponds. Water exists as solid ice and in liquid form.

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)

New Jersey

  • 6.1.2.Geo.HE.3 — Identify cultural and environmental characteristics of different regions in New Jersey and the United States.

New Mexico

  • Water is found in the ocean, rivers, lakes, and ponds. Water exists as solid ice and in liquid form.
  • 1.18 — Use a variety of maps to locate specific places and identify major landforms, bodies of water, and other places of significance around the United States.

New York

  • Water is found in the ocean, rivers, lakes, and ponds. Water exists as solid ice and in liquid form.
  • 2-ESS2-3 — Obtain information to identify where water is found on Earth and that it can be solid or liquid.

North Carolina

  • SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
  • ESS.3.1.1 — Use models to recognize that the Earth is part of a system called the solar system that includes the sun (a star), planets, and many moons, and that the Earth is the third planet from the sun.
  • ESS.3.2.1 — Use models to compare Earth's saltwater and freshwater features (including oceans, seas, rivers, lakes, ponds, streams, and glaciers).

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).
  • 5.ESS.1 — The solar system includes the sun and all celestial bodies that orbit the sun. Each planet in the solar system has unique characteristics.
  • 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.

Oklahoma

  • Water is found in the ocean, rivers, lakes, and ponds. (2.ESS2.3)

Oregon

  • 1.SL.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
  • 2.SL.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.

Pennsylvania

  • 7.1.3.B — Identify and locate places and regions.
  • 7.2.3.A — Identify the physical characteristics of places and regions.
  • CC.1.5.3.C — Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate detail.

Rhode Island

  • SS3.1.2 — United States geography and environment Explain the geography of the United States and its neighbors
  • SS3.4.1 — Geography and environment of the Midwest Explain the geography and environment of the Midwestern region of the United States

South Carolina

  • 3.1.3.PR — Identify the spatial hierarchy of political and physical geographic features. This indicator prompts students to inquire about spatial hierarchies (i.e. scale) to understand connections between Earth's systems. Political features include cities, states, and countries. Physical features include forests, mountains, oceans, and rivers.
  • ELA.1.C.9.1 — Listen to others to ask and answer questions 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.
  • 3.G.1.2 — Locate the seven continents, four oceans, and major physical features and regions of the United States on a map or globe

Tennessee

  • 3.11 — Identify major physical features of the U.S., including: • Rivers—Colorado, Mississippi, Ohio, Rio Grande • Mountains—Alaska Range, Appalachian, Rockies • Bodies of Water—Great Lakes, Gulf of Mexico • Desert— Great Basin • Landforms—Grand Canyon, Great Plains

Texas

  • 2.4A — identify major landforms and bodies of water, including each of the seven continents and each of the oceans, on maps and globes; and

Utah

  • 2.SL.2 — Speak clearly and audibly while asking and answering questions about a topic and key details.

Vermont

  • D2.Geo.6.K-2 — Individually and with others, students… Identify some cultural and environmental characteristics of specific places.
  • Water is found in the ocean, rivers, lakes, and ponds. Water exists as solid ice and in liquid form.

Virginia

  • 2.11.b — The student will apply history and social science skills to develop geographic mapping skills using world maps and globes by identifying major rivers, mountain ranges, lakes, and other physical features in the United States.
  • 4.5.b — Planets have characteristics and a specific order in the solar system.

Washington

  • SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
  • SSS2.2.2 — Identify facts and concepts associated with a supporting question.

Wisconsin

  • ELA.1.SL.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

Wyoming

  • 2-ESS2-3 — Obtain information to identify where water is found on Earth and that it can be solid or liquid.