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Seven days of questions and answers

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 9 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Nature explorer: What motion begins in a guitar string when it produces a note?

    Answer: sound vibration

    Sound begins with vibration and travels through matter as a wave of pressure changes.

  4. Everyday choices: What can help protect exposed skin during time in strong sunlight?

    Answer: use sunscreen

    Broad-spectrum sunscreen helps protect skin from both UVA and UVB radiation when used as directed.

  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. Nature explorer: Which star provides most of the light and heat reaching Earth?

    Answer: Sun

    The Sun is a star whose energy drives Earth’s climate and supports nearly every food web.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

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

    Answer: 38

    In this sharing story, 45 minus 7 leaves 38.

  5. 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.

Daily round

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

    Answer: 24

    In this sharing story, 33 minus 9 leaves 24.

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

    Answer: carnivore

    Carnivores obtain most of their food by eating other animals.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

Daily round

  1. 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.

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

    Answer: adjective

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

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

Daily round

  1. Owen starts with 30 apples and gives away 8. How many remain?

    Answer: 22

    In this sharing story, 30 minus 8 leaves 22.

  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. Noah starts with 18 buttons and gives away 4. How many remain?

    Answer: 14

    In this sharing story, 18 minus 4 leaves 14.

  4. 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.

  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. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Reading corner: Which punctuation belongs at the end of a direct question?

    Answer: question mark

    A question mark signals that a sentence is asking a direct question.

  5. 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.

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. Nature explorer: Which star provides most of the light and heat reaching Earth?

    Answer: Sun

    The Sun is a star whose energy drives Earth’s climate and supports nearly every food web.

  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. 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.

  5. Nature explorer: What change happens when an ice cube becomes liquid water?

    Answer: melting

    Melting occurs when a solid gains enough thermal energy to become a liquid.