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Kids Trivia Answers Archive

Review earlier daily rounds, reveal the correct answer, and use the short explanation to learn the fact behind each question. Page 1 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. Nature explorer: Which tool makes a small object appear larger using a lens?

    Answer: magnifying glass

    A magnifying glass uses a convex lens to bend light and create a larger virtual image.

  2. A craft table has 5 cups with 4 beads in each cup. How many beads are there altogether?

    Answer: 20

    Equal groups call for multiplication: 5 groups of 4 make 20 beads.

  3. Reading corner: What do we call a word with an opposite meaning?

    Answer: antonym

    Antonyms express contrasting meanings, such as “early” and “late.”

  4. Reading corner: Which book section explains important or unfamiliar terms?

    Answer: glossary

    A glossary collects important terms with definitions, usually near the end of a book.

  5. Everyday choices: If an online message makes a child feel unsafe, what is a good next step?

    Answer: tell a trusted adult

    A trusted adult can help document, block, and report unsafe online contact without making a child handle it alone.

Daily round

  1. Reading corner: During reading practice, which verb means to complete something?

    Answer: finish

    Finish means bring something to an end, while unfinished work still has steps remaining.

  2. Everyday choices: Where should clean recyclable paper usually go when labeled bins are available?

    Answer: recycle bin

    Only accepted, clean materials should enter a recycling bin because contamination can spoil a recyclable load.

  3. Zoe has 12 buttons and receives 7 more. How many buttons are there now?

    Answer: 19

    In this classroom addition story, 12 plus 7 equals 19.

  4. Everyday choices: What kind of artwork is designed in three dimensions?

    Answer: sculpture

    A sculpture has height, width, and depth, so viewers can often examine it from multiple sides.

  5. Reading corner: What text feature usually names a story or article?

    Answer: title

    A title names a work and helps readers predict its subject before they begin.

Daily round

  1. Everyday choices: What length of time equals 15 minutes?

    Answer: quarter hour

    A quarter hour is one fourth of 60 minutes, so it equals 15 minutes.

  2. Everyday choices: What saves water while brushing teeth?

    Answer: turn off the tap

    Turning off the tap while brushing can save several liters of treated water each time.

  3. Reading corner: During reading practice, which word describes something from a very long time ago?

    Answer: ancient

    Ancient refers to the distant past, especially the history of early civilizations.

  4. Reading corner: Which punctuation can separate items in a simple list?

    Answer: comma

    Commas separate list items, as in “paper, pencils, and glue.”

  5. Reading corner: In a story, what term names where and when the action happens?

    Answer: setting

    Setting combines place and time, so the same plot can feel different in another setting.

Daily round

  1. Everyday choices: What do we call an artwork focused on a person?

    Answer: portrait

    A portrait represents a particular person or group and may communicate mood as well as appearance.

  2. Reading corner: What short text explains a picture or diagram?

    Answer: caption

    A caption explains or adds context to a photograph, illustration, chart, or diagram.

  3. Reading corner: In a story, what do we call a person or animal taking part in the action?

    Answer: character

    A character takes part in a story’s events and may change as the plot develops.

  4. Nature explorer: What long period of reduced activity helps some animals survive winter?

    Answer: hibernation

    During hibernation, metabolism and body activity fall so an animal uses stored energy more slowly.

  5. Nature explorer: What term describes an animal that eats plants?

    Answer: herbivore

    Herbivores obtain energy by eating plants or algae, although their diets vary by species.

Daily round

  1. Eli has 14 cards and receives 3 more. How many cards are there now?

    Answer: 17

    In this classroom addition story, 14 plus 3 equals 17.

  2. Reading corner: Which type of word can replace a noun, as “she” replaces a person’s name?

    Answer: pronoun

    A pronoun avoids needless repetition by standing in for a noun, as “they” can replace people’s names.

  3. Everyday choices: What action is taught if clothing catches fire?

    Answer: stop, drop, and roll

    Stopping, dropping, and rolling smothers flames by limiting their access to oxygen.

  4. Owen has 18 blocks and receives 5 more. How many blocks are there now?

    Answer: 23

    In this classroom addition story, 18 plus 5 equals 23.

  5. Leo has 6 marbles and receives 4 more. How many marbles are there now?

    Answer: 10

    In this classroom addition story, 6 plus 4 equals 10.

Daily round

  1. Reading corner: Which book section lists topics alphabetically with page numbers?

    Answer: index

    An index is alphabetical and points readers to pages where particular topics appear.

  2. Nature explorer: Which plant part captures most of the sunlight used to make food?

    Answer: leaf

    Leaves contain chlorophyll and are the main site of photosynthesis in many plants.

  3. Everyday choices: After completing a school problem, what habit can catch simple mistakes?

    Answer: check the work

    Checking work can reveal copied numbers, missed instructions, and arithmetic errors before submission.

  4. Lina starts with 27 blocks and gives away 7. How many remain?

    Answer: 20

    In this sharing story, 27 minus 7 leaves 20.

  5. Nature explorer: What object can attract iron without touching it?

    Answer: magnet

    A magnet produces a magnetic field and can attract iron, nickel, cobalt, or materials containing them.

Daily round

  1. Everyday choices: Which map feature explains the meaning of symbols?

    Answer: map key

    A map key translates colors and symbols into real features such as roads, parks, or stations.

  2. Reading corner: What term names the connected events that make up a story?

    Answer: plot

    Plot is the sequence of connected events, including the problem and how it is resolved.

  3. Nature explorer: Which weather tool shows the direction the wind comes from?

    Answer: wind vane

    A wind vane turns so its pointer indicates the direction from which the wind is arriving.

  4. Leo starts with 42 crayons and gives away 6. How many remain?

    Answer: 36

    In this sharing story, 42 minus 6 leaves 36.

  5. Everyday choices: Which tool tells the time of day?

    Answer: clock

    A clock measures and displays time, while a timer measures how long an activity lasts.