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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 5 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. Everyday choices: Which tool helps show days, weeks, and months?

    Answer: calendar

    A calendar organizes dates into days, weeks, and months and can show upcoming events.

  2. 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.

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

    Answer: 36

    In this sharing story, 42 minus 6 leaves 36.

  4. Nature explorer: Which plant part usually absorbs water and anchors the plant in soil?

    Answer: root

    Roots anchor a plant and take in water and dissolved minerals from the surrounding soil.

  5. A craft table has 4 cups with 3 beads in each cup. How many beads are there altogether?

    Answer: 12

    Equal groups call for multiplication: 4 groups of 3 make 12 beads.

Daily round

  1. 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.

  2. Everyday choices: After active play on a warm day, what helps replace lost fluid?

    Answer: drink water

    Water replaces fluid lost through sweat and helps the body regulate temperature.

  3. Eli starts with 24 pencils and gives away 6. How many remain?

    Answer: 18

    In this sharing story, 24 minus 6 leaves 18.

  4. 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.

  5. 42 game tokens are shared equally among 6 children. How many tokens does each child receive?

    Answer: 7

    Fair sharing uses division: 42 divided among 6 children gives 7 each.

Daily round

  1. Nature explorer: What term describes an animal that mainly eats other animals?

    Answer: carnivore

    Carnivores obtain most of their food by eating other animals.

  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. 20 game tokens are shared equally among 4 children. How many tokens does each child receive?

    Answer: 5

    Fair sharing uses division: 20 divided among 4 children gives 5 each.

  4. Reading corner: Which type of word describes a noun?

    Answer: adjective

    An adjective adds information about a noun, such as “blue” in “blue backpack.”

  5. Everyday choices: During a small disagreement, what is a helpful first response?

    Answer: use words calmly

    Calm words describe the problem without adding threats or insults, making a solution more likely.

Daily round

  1. Reading corner: During reading practice, which word means very small?

    Answer: tiny

    Tiny means very small; a grain of sand can look tiny beside a pebble.

  2. Reading corner: During reading practice, which verb means to speak very softly?

    Answer: whisper

    A whisper uses a very soft voice, often so only a nearby listener can hear it.

  3. 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.

  4. 12 game tokens are shared equally among 3 children. How many tokens does each child receive?

    Answer: 4

    Fair sharing uses division: 12 divided among 3 children gives 4 each.

  5. 56 game tokens are shared equally among 7 children. How many tokens does each child receive?

    Answer: 8

    Fair sharing uses division: 56 divided among 7 children gives 8 each.

Daily round

  1. Everyday choices: What length of time equals 30 minutes?

    Answer: half hour

    A half hour is one half of 60 minutes, so it equals 30 minutes.

  2. Reading corner: What do we call a group of related sentences about one main idea?

    Answer: paragraph

    A paragraph groups sentences around one main idea and often begins on a new line.

  3. Nature explorer: Which state of matter spreads out to fill its container?

    Answer: gas

    A gas expands because its particles move freely and spread through the available space.

  4. 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.

  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. Nature explorer: Which state of matter keeps its volume but takes the shape of its container?

    Answer: liquid

    A liquid keeps nearly the same volume but flows to match the shape of its container.

  2. Reading corner: During reading practice, which verb means to start?

    Answer: begin

    Begin and start are synonyms, as in “begin the experiment” and “start the experiment.”

  3. 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.

  4. Reading corner: Which punctuation can show possession in the phrase “the dog’s bowl”?

    Answer: apostrophe

    An apostrophe marks possession in “the dog’s bowl” and can also mark omitted letters in contractions.

  5. Everyday choices: Which map feature shows directions such as north and east?

    Answer: compass rose

    A compass rose shows cardinal directions and sometimes intermediate directions such as northeast.

Daily round

  1. Nature explorer: What seasonal journey do many birds make between regions?

    Answer: migration

    Migration is a regular seasonal journey, often made to find food, breeding sites, or milder conditions.

  2. Everyday choices: After using the restroom, what is the best way to clean your hands?

    Answer: wash with soap and water

    Soap lifts oils and microbes from skin, while running water carries the loosened material away.

  3. 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.

  4. Noah has 10 shells and receives 6 more. How many shells are there now?

    Answer: 16

    In this classroom addition story, 10 plus 6 equals 16.

  5. Sam starts with 36 stickers and gives away 4. How many remain?

    Answer: 32

    In this sharing story, 36 minus 4 leaves 32.