A multiple-choice quiz with three options for upper elementary students. Fun questions that build thinking skills.

Denmark

LEGO is a Danish toy company founded in 1932. The founder is Ole Kirk Christiansen. I think everyone has seen the toys known as LEGO bricks at least once. Collaborative products with films and games—such as the Star Wars series and Minecraft—are also very popular.

hermit crab

The king crab is a quintessential taste of winter. If you ask what kind of creature a king crab is, most people would say it’s a crab. But in fact, it’s related to hermit crabs. Although it closely resembles crabs in appearance, unlike true crabs, two of its legs are tucked inside the carapace, so at a glance you only see eight legs. Also, unlike crabs, king crabs can move vertically.

foreleg

A cricket’s ears are located in a completely different place from human ears. A cricket hears with structures called tympanal organs on the shins of its front legs, using tiny openings there to detect sound. It’s a fascinating fact that shows how the bodies of living creatures can be built differently.

Effect of meals

Flamingos are pink mainly because of what they eat. They consume foods rich in pigments, such as shrimp and plankton. These foods contain carotenoids—red and orange pigments—which, when absorbed into the body, cause their feathers and bodies to turn pink.

squirrel

Did you know a squirrel’s tail can come off? When a squirrel feels threatened—like when something bites its tail—it may escape by leaving the tail behind. It’s not that they voluntarily sever it; the tail is naturally prone to detaching. This is especially common in chipmunks.