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Lego - Make Anything! Trivia Quiz

Think you know what makes Lego great? Then let's build upon your knowledge...

A multiple-choice quiz by Dalivore. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Dalivore

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
333,147

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
583

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. In which country are Lego's corporate headquarters located? Hint

Denmark

Finland

Sweden

Germany

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Question 2 of 10

2. The name Lego comes from the Danish words leg and godt. What do these two words translate to in English? Hint

put together

make big

play well

build stuff

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Question 3 of 10

3. What year did Lego create the first interlocking blocks? Hint: NATO was established this same year. Hint

1949

1969

1929

1909

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Question 4 of 10

4. What country opened the first Legoland park outside of Denmark? Hint

Italy

USA

Germany

England

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following colors is NOT considered to be one of the original Lego brick colors? Hint

Yellow

Red

Orange

Blue

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Question 6 of 10

6. Lego introduced play sets based on many movies. For which of these were no sets released prior to 2010? Hint

Indiana Jones

Harry Potter

Lord Of The Rings

Star Wars

7. So you say plain Lego blocks are too basic. Well no problem. Lego introduced the "Expert Builder" series in 1977 for you experts out there. What was this renamed to in 1984? Hint: Models from this brand use gears, axles, pins and beams. Hint

Creator

Technic

Erector

Genius

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Question 8 of 10

8. On top of producing many movie themed play sets, Lego introduced many generic themes. Which of the following themes was never released? Hint

Castle

Army

Pirates

Space

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Question 9 of 10

9. Lego comes in all shapes and sizes, but two brick sizes have been historically more iconic than any other. One size is the 4 stud brick (2 by 2 pattern). How many circular studs are on top of the other notable brick? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. The traditional minifigures ("Lego people") always had the familiar 2 dots and a smile painted in black on their face, but what was the first theme to include custom faces? Hint

Pirates

Town

Space

Castle

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In which country are Lego's corporate headquarters located?

Answer: Denmark

Lego was started in a small carpenter's shop, and is still family owned (as of 2010).

2. The name Lego comes from the Danish words leg and godt. What do these two words translate to in English?

Answer: play well

Lego can also be loosely translated as "I put together" in Latin.

3. What year did Lego create the first interlocking blocks? Hint: NATO was established this same year.

Answer: 1949

The original blocks were made from cellulose acetate. The move to exclusively making plastic bricks didn't occur until 1963.

4. What country opened the first Legoland park outside of Denmark?

Answer: England

Legoland theme parks are known for their large recreations of real world cities and landmarks all built from millions of those iconic little blocks.

5. Which of the following colors is NOT considered to be one of the original Lego brick colors?

Answer: Orange

In 1994 Lego introduced the first pink bricks. Young girls around the world celebrate!

6. Lego introduced play sets based on many movies. For which of these were no sets released prior to 2010?

Answer: Lord Of The Rings

One of the most successful Lego series based on movies was Star Wars. However, these toys caused quite an uproar in the corporate think tank since they included the word "war" in the title. They were concerned that it set a bad moral example.

Answer: Technic

In addition to the Technic series, Lego introduced many other sets targeted at specific age and gender demographics. Concerned about young toddlers swallowing the smaller Lego pieces, Lego introduced Duplo blocks.

8. On top of producing many movie themed play sets, Lego introduced many generic themes. Which of the following themes was never released?

Answer: Army

Did you know that Germany is the number one selling market for Lego toys? (in the early 21st century)

Answer: 8

According to www.lego.com, "there are actually more than 900 million different ways of combining six eight-stud bricks of the same colour." - Fascinating!

10. The traditional minifigures ("Lego people") always had the familiar 2 dots and a smile painted in black on their face, but what was the first theme to include custom faces?

Answer: Pirates

Did you know that there actually are more Lego people than real people?

Source: Author Dalivore

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