Series of LEGO Through the Years
This series of LEGO were first produced for small children in 1969. The bricks in these sets are much larger than those found in traditional LEGO sets.
What is DUPLO™?
LEGO was first invented in 1932 by Ole Kirk Christiansen in Billund, Denmark. Which of these describe Ole Kirk Christiansen?
A. A simple carpenter who loved making toys.
B. An architect who wanted to build skyscrapers.
A simple carpenter who loved making toys.
This country is where the "Lego Group Company" originated and still remains today. It is also the location of the biggest LEGO factory in the world and the home of the biggest LEGOLAND™ Theme Park.
What is Denmark?
Since 1978, over 4 billion LEGO Minifigures™ have been made. They originally were all made with yellow skin to appeal to all cultures. If they were real people, they would be the largest population on Earth and more than double that of what country's current population?
What is China?
One of Dex's favorite LEGO models in his collection is his German-made Bugatti Chiron Sports Race Car. The model is part of the LEGO Technic™ series. What is the approximate cost of a real Bugatti Chiron Sports Race Car?
What is $4.5 million?
This series of LEGO was first produced in 2005 and is based on city life including city emergency services such as police stations, fire departments, airports and trains.
What is LEGO CITY™?
Ole Kirk Christensen named his new company LEGO by using the first two letters of the Danish words "leg godt," which mean:
A. "legs are not good to build with"
B. “play well”
What is "play well."
Almost 28 LEGO sets are sold per second during this time of year.
What is Christmas?
3 LEGO sets have been inspired by the real-life designs of famous American architect Frank Lloyd Wright (Amma's favorite architect). Name one of these Architectural™ LEGO sets and its real-world location.
ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
1. Fallingwater (Mill Run, Pennsylvania)
2. The Robie House (Chicago, Illinois)
3. Guggenheim Museum (New York, New York)
Did you know LEGO now has a Periodic Table of the colors they use to make their bricks? How many different colors are on LEGO's 2021 Periodic Table?
A. The 3 primary colors (red, blue and yellow)
B. The 6 primary and secondary colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple)
C. A whopping 65 different colors
The 2021 Periodic Table of LEGO Colors™ contains the 65 different colors used to make bricks.
This series of LEGO was first produced in 2000 for older adolescents and adults. These sets are considered difficult challenges to put together because of the many specialized pieces and complex building techniques used. Two examples include Sydney Opera House and the Rome Colosseum.
All are correct:
What is LEGO EXPERT™?
What is CREATOR EXPERT™?
What is LEGO CREATOR EXPERT™?
Did you know that a LEGO brick produced back in 1958 will interlock perfectly with any other LEGO brick, regardless of the year or set it belongs to? LEGO obtained a copyright patent for this idea of same sizing. The system is called:
A. "EVERYTHING FITS TOGETHER™"
B. "UNIVERSAL SYSTEM™"
What is the "Universal System™"?
After the first LEGOLAND™ Theme Park opened in Denmark in 1968, what other countries also built LEGLOLAND™ Theme Parks?
A. England
B. Germany
C. Japan
D. Malaysia
E. Dubai
F. United States
G. All of the above
H. None of the above
All of the above.
LEGO Minifigures™ (known as “Minifigs” or just “Figs”) were first introduced in 1978. The earliest figures before this time had no facial features, gender, arms, or moveable legs. How many bricks high does a LEGO Minifigure™ stand when it is NOT wearing a hat?
What is exactly 4 bricks high?
On average, LEGO produces a whopping 318 million of these circle-shaped pieces each year, or approximately 870,000 a day. In fact, the LEGO company produces these pieces 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It makes LEGO the world's largest manufacturer of these items, even larger than Goodyear, Michelin or Bridgestone.
What are tires?
This series of LEGO first produced in 2008 aims to “celebrate the past, present and future of architecture through LEGO bricks”. Each set contains the pieces to build a model of a famous building. Examples include The White House and The Empire State Building.
What is ARCHITECURAL™ LEGO?
In 2009, James May of Great Britain created the first full-sized LEGO house. He used 3.3 million LEGO bricks to build it. What items inside his house were also made out of LEGO bricks?
A. A working toilet
B. A working shower
C. A comfortable bed
D. All of the above
What was all of the above?
The United States now has a total of 3 LEGOLAND™ Theme Parks. One is in California, one is in Florida and one is in New York. Of all 9 of the LEGOLAND™ Theme Parks in the world (including the 3 in the United States), which location is both the biggest and the newest?
What is the New York LEGOLAND™ Theme Park?
The new LEGO Art™ World Map released in May 2021 was aimed "to give people a way to travel from the comforts of their own home" during COVID. It is the largest LEGO set ever made with a whopping 11,695 pieces. Name one special feature of this first set in the LEGO Art™ series.
A. The map has pins so builders can mark places they've visited or hope to visit.
B. Builders can change the look of the oceans.
C. The map includes a frame so it can be hung on the wall.
D. The map includes two hangers so it can be displayed on a table.
This LEGO set has been one of Dex's most difficult to assemble and KEEP together. It is part of the LEGO Star Wars™ series and contains 4,784 pieces. It requires a full table on which to be displayed due to it's giant length, width and height.
What is the LEGO "Imperial Star Destroyer"?
This series of LEGO is based on stories written by J. K. Rowling. The series was first produced from 2001-2011 and again from 2018-2021. The sets create models of the characters, scenes, castles and vehicles in Rowling's numerous books and movies which have the same title.
What is HARRY POTTER™ LEGO?
In 2014, LEGO released its first CITY SPACE SHUTTLE™ series at the exact same time Denmark’s first astronaut, Andreas Mogensen, arrived at the International Space Station. What items did Mogensen carry with him into space?
A. 26 LEGO toy astronauts specifically designed for this mission.
B. A LEGO model of the International Space Station.
What was 26 LEGO toy astronauts?
There are currently 22 LEGOLAND™ Discovery Centers in the world, which are smaller versions of LEGOLAND™ Theme Parks. Name one of the 13 locations of LEGOLAND™ Discovery Centers in the United States.
(Atlanta) Georgia, (Tempe) Arizona, (Milpitas) California, (Somerville) Massachusetts, (Schaumburg) Illinois, (Columbus) Ohio, (Grapevine) Texas, (Kansas City) Missouri, (Auburn Hills) Michigan, (East Rutherford) New Jersey, (Plymouth Meeting) Pennsylvania, (San Antonio) Texas, (Yonkers) New York.
This Architectural™ LEGO set was the second largest LEGO set ever made prior to Dex's 9th brithday and contains a whopping 9,036 pieces. This is also Dex's largest LEGO set at the time of his 9th birthday party.
What is the Rome Colosseum?
Dex assembled this set of LEGO Architecture™ containing 5,922 pieces when he was only 6 years old. The real-life famous building is located in India.
What is the Taj Mahal?