Construction
These rectangular blocks are used to build walls and are often made of clay.
What are bricks?
This Danish company is famous for its interlocking plastic bricks used to build anything you can imagine.
What is LEGO?
This orange root vegetable is known for helping with vision thanks to its beta‑carotene.
What is a carrot?
This process involves turning food scraps and yard waste into nutrient‑rich soil.
What is composting?
This country is the largest in Asia by land area.
What is China?
This tool shoots nails using compressed air.
What is a nail gun?
This classic spinning toy balances on a point and has been used for play for thousands of years.
What is a top?
This green vegetable looks like a tiny tree and is part of the cabbage family.
What is broccoli?
This protective layer high in the atmosphere shields us from the sun’s harmful UV rays.
What is the ozone layer?
This mountain range contains Mount Everest, the tallest mountain on Earth.
What are the Himalayas?
This material, used on roofs, comes in overlapping pieces and is often made of asphalt.
What are shingles?
This 1980s puzzle cube has over 43 quintillion possible combinations but only one solved state.
What is the Rubik's cube?
This starchy vegetable is the main ingredient in gnocchi and can be mashed, baked, or fried.
What is a potato?
This term describes animals or plants that are in danger of disappearing forever.
What is endangered?
This river, the longest in Asia, flows through China and is home to the Three Gorges Dam.
What is the Yangtze River?
This big machine has a long arm and bucket is used for digging trenches and foundations.
What is an excavator?
This stretchy, bouncy material was invented by accident during World War II and later sold as a children’s toy.
What is Silly Putty?
This vegetable, often mistaken for celery, is actually the stalk of a plant used in pies despite its sour taste.
What is rhubarb?
This process, driven by plants and algae, removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and releases oxygen.
What is photosynthesis?
This Southeast Asian country is made up of more than 17,000 islands, including Java and Sumatra.
What is Indonesia?
This tool tightens and loosens bolts using interchangeable sockets.
What is a socket wrench?
This plush toy craze from the 1990s became a massive collector phenomenon, with certain rare versions selling for thousands.
What are Beanie Babies?
This leafy green, popular in Mediterranean cooking, is known for its bitter flavor and is often used in Caesar salad.
What is Romaine lettuce?
This type of renewable energy uses underground heat to generate electricity or provide heating.
What is geothermal energy?
This ancient trade route connected China to the Mediterranean and facilitated the exchange of silk, spices, and ideas.
What is the Silk Road?