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100

What year was the LEGO company founded?

1932

100

What year were LEGO minifigures first introduced?

1978

100

What is the largest LEGO set ever released (by piece count)?

LEGO Art World Map (11,695 pieces)

100

In The LEGO Movie, what is the name of the ordinary minifigure who becomes a hero?

Emmet Brickowski

100

How many LEGO bricks are manufactured per second?

About 10 bricks per second

200

In which country was LEGO created?

Denmark

200

Which LEGO theme introduced the first minifigures?

own, Space, and Castle (all in 1978)

200

Which LEGO theme has produced the most sets overall?

LEGO City

200

Who voices Batman in The LEGO Movie?

Will Arnett

200

True or False: LEGO is the world’s largest tire manufacturer.

True (by number of tires made)

300

What was LEGO’s original product before plastic bricks?

Wooden Toys

300

What is the rarest LEGO minifigure ever made?

The 14k gold Boba Fett minifigure

300

What was the first licensed LEGO theme?

Star Wars (1999)

300

What year was The LEGO Movie released?

2014

300

How many minifigures have been produced since 1978?

Over 8 billion

400

What year did LEGO introduce the modern stud-and-tube brick design?

1958

400

Which parts of a classic minifigure cannot rotate independently?

The hands (they only rotate, not bend)

400

What is the name of the LEGO medieval theme introduced in the 1980s?

LEGO Castle

400

Which LEGO theme inspired a long-running TV show about ninjas?

LEGO Ninjago

400

Approximately how many LEGO bricks exist for every person on Earth?

About 80

500

What does the word “LEGO” come from?

The Danish phrase “leg godt” meaning “play well”

500

True or False: The classic yellow minifigure color was chosen to avoid depicting specific races.

True

500

Which iconic ship has had multiple large LEGO versions, including one in 2007 and another in 2021?

The Titanic

500

In The LEGO Movie, what is the name of the villain who uses “Kragle”?

Lord Business

500

What happens if you stack LEGO bricks of the same size vertically?

Six 2×4 LEGO bricks can be combined in over 915 million possible ways