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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 3 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. Reading corner: What do we call a word with the same or nearly the same meaning as another word?

    Answer: synonym

    Synonyms have the same or similar meanings, although they may not fit every sentence in exactly the same way.

  2. 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.

  3. 30 game tokens are shared equally among 5 children. How many tokens does each child receive?

    Answer: 6

    Fair sharing uses division: 30 divided among 5 children gives 6 each.

  4. 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.

  5. Maya starts with 39 marbles and gives away 5. How many remain?

    Answer: 34

    In this sharing story, 39 minus 5 leaves 34.

Daily round

  1. Ava starts with 45 shells and gives away 7. How many remain?

    Answer: 38

    In this sharing story, 45 minus 7 leaves 38.

  2. Everyday choices: What do we call a sensible approximate answer made before exact counting?

    Answer: estimate

    An estimate is useful for checking whether an exact answer has a sensible size.

  3. 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.

  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. Reading corner: Which type of word names a person, place, thing, or idea?

    Answer: noun

    A noun can name a person, place, object, or idea, such as “teacher,” “park,” or “kindness.”

Daily round

  1. Lina has 16 pencils and receives 4 more. How many pencils are there now?

    Answer: 20

    In this classroom addition story, 16 plus 4 equals 20.

  2. Reading corner: During reading practice, which word means extremely large?

    Answer: enormous

    Enormous means extremely large; an enormous whale is far bigger than an ordinary fish.

  3. Reading corner: Which type of word usually expresses an action or state?

    Answer: verb

    A verb expresses an action or state, such as “run,” “think,” or “is.”

  4. Maya has 4 stickers and receives 3 more. How many stickers are there now?

    Answer: 7

    In this classroom addition story, 4 plus 3 equals 7.

  5. Reading corner: During reading practice, which word means happening very quickly?

    Answer: rapid

    Rapid means very fast; a rapid change happens in a short amount of time.

Daily round

  1. 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.

  2. Nature explorer: What do we call an animal that moves pollen between flowers?

    Answer: pollinator

    Pollinators such as bees and some birds move pollen, helping flowering plants produce seeds.

  3. Nature explorer: What adaptation helps an animal blend into its surroundings?

    Answer: camouflage

    Camouflage can reduce detection by matching colors, patterns, shapes, or movement to the surroundings.

  4. Reading corner: During reading practice, which word describes someone who tells the truth?

    Answer: honest

    An honest person communicates truthfully and does not deliberately deceive others.

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

    Answer: antonym

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

Daily round

  1. Everyday choices: What group includes red, yellow, and blue in traditional painting lessons?

    Answer: primary colors

    Traditional paint lessons call red, yellow, and blue primary because they are used to mix many other hues.

  2. 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.

  3. Nia has 20 apples and receives 6 more. How many apples are there now?

    Answer: 26

    In this classroom addition story, 20 plus 6 equals 26.

  4. Nia starts with 33 stars and gives away 9. How many remain?

    Answer: 24

    In this sharing story, 33 minus 9 leaves 24.

  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. Everyday choices: What musical feature describes a pattern of beats over time?

    Answer: rhythm

    Rhythm organizes long and short sounds around a steady or changing beat.

  2. Nature explorer: Which natural object travels around Earth?

    Answer: moon

    The Moon completes one orbit around Earth in about 27.3 days relative to the stars.

  3. Everyday choices: What should a child do after finding a lost lunchbox?

    Answer: return it to the owner or an adult

    Giving a lost item to its owner or a responsible adult improves the chance that it is returned safely.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

Daily round

  1. Nature explorer: What change happens when liquid water becomes ice?

    Answer: freezing

    Freezing removes thermal energy from a liquid until it changes into a solid.

  2. Nature explorer: Which state of matter keeps its own shape and volume?

    Answer: solid

    A solid keeps both its shape and volume because its particles remain in relatively fixed positions.

  3. Nature explorer: On a sunny playground, what dark shape appears when an object blocks light?

    Answer: shadow

    A shadow forms because light generally travels in straight lines and an object blocks part of it.

  4. 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.

  5. Reading corner: During reading practice, which word describes something easily broken?

    Answer: fragile

    Fragile objects need careful handling because they can crack, tear, or break easily.