Trivia for Jordan 4B Skill Development

BFG Setting/Background

100

What country does Sophie live in?

England/UK

200

Sophie's Parents died when she was a baby.
That makes her an _______________.

Orphan
(Pronounced: "Or-Fin")

300

Where does the BFG live?

Giant Country

400

What is the BFG home?

A Cave.

500

The BFG leave Giant country and go to a mysterious  and magical land, what is this land called?

Dream Country.

Chapter 12 - Dreamland

100

What instructions does the BFG give Sophie right before he opens his suitcase of jars in Dream Country? 

A. Dance around in the swirling mist

B. Keep as still as winky little mice

C. Sing a loud song to attract dreams

D. Hide inside the empty glass jars

A. Dance around in the swirling mist
Incorrect. Dancing would make noise and movement, which might scare away the delicate, invisible dreams.

B. Keep as still as winky little mice
Correct! The BFG whispers that they must stay extremely quiet and still so they don't disturb the dreams.

C. Sing a loud song to attract dreams
Incorrect. Singing would be far too loud and would not help them catch dreams in the mist.

D. Hide inside the empty glass jars
Incorrect. Sophie is much too big to fit inside the jars, and the jars are meant to hold the dreams!

200

How does the BFG detect where an invisible dream is hiding in the mist? 

A. By using a big tin trumpet

B. By sniffing the air with his giant nose

C. By closing his eyes and counting to ten

D. By swiveling and moving his colossal ears back and forth

A. By using a big tin trumpet
Incorrect. He uses a trumpet later to blow dreams into bedrooms, but not to listen for them.

B. By sniffing the air with his giant nose
Incorrect. Dreams are caught by sound and hearing, not by scent.

C. By closing his eyes and counting to ten
Incorrect. Counting won't help him track the sounds of an invisible dream in the air.

D. By swiveling and moving his colossal ears back and forth
Correct! The BFG uses his amazing, giant ears to listen carefully for the faint sounds dreams make.

300

What does the BFG happily call the wonderful good dream he catches first?

A. A golden phizzwizard

B. A whizzpopper

C. A trogglehumper

D. A snozzcumber

A. A golden phizzwizard
Correct! A golden phizzwizard is a wonderful, happy dream.

B. A whizzpopper
Incorrect. A whizzpopper is connected to drinking frobscottle, not a happy dream!

C. A trogglehumper
Incorrect. A trogglehumper is a scary nightmare, not a good dream.

D. A snozzcumber
Incorrect. A snozzcumber is the foul-tasting, bumpy vegetable the BFG eats for meals.

400

What is a "trogglehumper," which the BFG and Sophie catch next? 

A. A happy dream for a toddler

B. A delicious snack made of vegetables

C. A nightmare

D. A special kind of musical instrument

A. A happy dream for a toddler

Incorrect. That description fits a phizzwizard, not a trogglehumper.

B. A delicious snack made of vegetables

Incorrect. Trogglehumpers have nothing to do with food or eating.

C. A nightmare

Correct! A trogglehumper is a terrible nightmare that the BFG plans to destroy.

D. A special kind of musical instrument

Incorrect. This is a frightening dream they capture in a jar, not an instrument.

500

What happens to the dreams after the BFG traps them inside the glass jars? 

A. They disappear completely forever

B. They become slightly more visible instead of being totally invisible

C. They turn into solid gold coins

D. They start speaking English in a loud voice

A. They disappear completely forever

Incorrect. They don't vanish; trapping them actually makes them easier to see.

B. They become slightly more visible instead of being totally invisible

Correct! Once captured inside a jar, dreams lose some of their invisibility so you can see shapes or colors moving inside.

C. They turn into solid gold coins

Incorrect. They stay as dreams and don't turn into metal money.

D. They start speaking English in a loud voice

Incorrect. Dreams move and thrash around like a colored blob, but they don't speak out loud.

Chapter 13 -"A Trogglehumper for the Fleshlumpeater

100

According to the BFG's peculiar math, why does he tell eight-year-old Sophie that she is actually only four years old?

A. Because humans spend about half their lives sleeping, meaning an eight-year-old has only been awake for four years.

B. Because giants count years differently based on the phases of the moon, halving human ages.

C. Because Sophie was born in a leap year, which only counts as half a year in Giant Country.

D. Because he believes children double their age every four years until they reach adulthood.

A. Because humans spend about half their lives sleeping, meaning an eight-year-old has only been awake for four years.

Correct! The BFG figures that human beings waste half their time on sleep, making their conscious age half of what it says on the calendar.

B. Because giants count years differently based on the phases of the moon, halving human ages.

Incorrect. The BFG's age adjustment is based strictly on how much time humans spend sleeping, not lunar cycles.

C. Because Sophie was born in a leap year, which only counts as half a year in Giant Country.

Incorrect. Leap years have nothing to do with his logic about sleeping time.

D. Because he believes children double their age every four years until they reach adulthood.

Incorrect. It's not a growth progression rule, but rather a calculation of hours spent in bed with eyes shut.

200

What is a trogglehumper?

A nightmare

300

What tool does the BFG use to deliver the trogglehumper (nightmare) to the sleeping Fleshlumpeater?

A. A hollowed-out tree branch blown with his own lungs.

B. A large glass dream jar flipped upside down.

C.A long trumpet-like apparatus he brought from his cave.

D. A dream-catching net waved swiftly through the air.

A. A hollowed-out tree branch blown with his own lungs.

Incorrect. He uses a specialized metal/long instrument rather than a random tree branch.

B. A large glass dream jar flipped upside down.

Incorrect. The jar holds the dream, but it's blown through a different apparatus.

C. A long trumpet-like apparatus he brought from his cave.

Correct! He places the scarlet nightmare into the wide end of his long dream-blowing trumpet and aims it right at the Fleshlumpeater's face.

D. A dream-catching net waved swiftly through the air.

Incorrect. The net is used for catching dreams, not blowing them into a giant's nose.

400

Who is "Jack," and why does hearing his name in a nightmare cause the Fleshlumpeater to panic?  

A. Jack is the King of England who plans to lead a human army against the giants.

B. Jack is a fierce giant hunter from the local village who steals giant shoes.

C. Jack is the BFG's rebellious younger brother who ran away to live with humans.

D. Jack is a famous giant killer whom giants are terrified of because of his terrible beanstalk.

A. Jack is the King of England who plans to lead a human army against the giants.

Incorrect. Jack is a folklore figure, not the ruling monarch of England.

B. Jack is a fierce giant hunter from the local village who steals giant shoes.

Incorrect. The giants fear Jack specifically because of a legendary magical plant, not local thievery.

C. Jack is the BFG's rebellious younger brother who ran away to live with humans.

Incorrect. Jack is a human giant-killer, not the BFG's relative.

D. Jack is a famous giant killer whom giants are terrified of because of his terrible beanstalk.

Correct! Jack is the only human giants are scared of, and the nightmare makes the Fleshlumpeater scream that Jack is attacking him with a spike-sticking beanstalk.

500

What sets off the massive physical fight among the sleeping giants? 

A. The BFG loudly drops his suitcase while trying to run away to hide.

B. The Fleshlumpeater thrashes, punches, and kicks the neighboring giants in his sleep.

C. Sophie accidentally drops her blanket, startling the Gizzardgulper.

D. The sun rises too quickly and burns the giants' sensitive eyes.

A. He is terrified that they will discover him and immediately attack his cave.

Incorrect. Though they are dangerous, he watches safely and knows how they behave.

B. He feels immense guilt and tries to step in to stop them from injuring each other.

Incorrect. He engineered the nightmare specifically to cause chaos and isn't trying to rescue them from it.

C. He is unsurprised, explaining to Sophie that such vicious fights are quite common among them.

Correct! The BFG treats the brutal wrestling match as a regular occurrence, showing how easily the other hateful giants turn on one another.

D. He is shocked because the other giants normally love and protect one another like family.

Incorrect. The other nine giants are famously cruel bullies who despise each other.

Random 1

100

Which country shares France's longest land border?

A. Spain

B. Italy

C. Germany

D. Brazil

Which country shares France's longest land border?

A. Spain

Incorrect. While the border with Spain along the Pyrenees is quite long, it is not France's longest land border.

B. Italy

Incorrect. The border with Italy is shorter than France's longest land border.

C. Germany

Incorrect. The Franco-German border is significantly shorter than the correct answer.

D. Brazil

Correct! Because French Guiana is an overseas department of France, its border with Brazil measures about 730 kilometers, making it France's longest land border!

200

To prevent themselves from drifting apart from each other while they sleep, what do sea otters famously do?

A. They tie themselves to nearby giant kelp stalks using seaweed strands.

B. They anchor their tails together in a tight circle around a rock.

C. They hold hands in groups called "rafts."

D. They build floating nests out of driftwood and mud.

A. They tie themselves to nearby giant kelp stalks using seaweed strands.

Incorrect. While they do anchor themselves in kelp, they don't tie themselves with strands.

B. They anchor their tails together in a tight circle around a rock.

Incorrect. Their tails are not used as mutual anchors while resting.

C. They hold hands in groups called "rafts."

Correct! Sea otters hold hands while sleeping so they don't float apart from their family group (or raft).

D. They build floating nests out of driftwood and mud.

Incorrect. Sea otters do not build nests; they spend their entire resting time on the water's surface.

300

How many hearts does an octopus have?

A. 1

B. 3

C. 4

D. 8

B. 3

• Octopuses have three hearts; two pump blood to the gills, while the third pumps it to the rest of the body.

400

Name one food that never spoils.

Honey, Sugar, or Salt

500

Which continent is the only one in the world to stretch across all four primary hemispheres (Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western)?

A. Africa

B. Asia

C. South America

D. Antarctica

A. Africa

Correct! Africa is intersected by both the Equator (cutting through the North/South hemispheres) and the Prime Meridian (cutting through the East/West hemispheres).

B. Asia

Incorrect. Asia is located entirely in the Eastern and Northern hemispheres (with parts dipping south of the equator into Indonesia, but it does not cross the Prime Meridian into the Western hemisphere).

C. South America

Incorrect. South America is entirely in the Western hemisphere and crosses the equator, but does not cross into the Eastern hemisphere.

D. Antarctica

Incorrect. Antarctica sits completely within the Southern hemisphere.

Random 2

100

True or False

Light travels faster than sound.

Answer: True

• Explanation: Light moves at about 186,282 miles per second (300,000 kilometers per second), while sound moves much slower at about 767 miles per hour (1,235 kilometers per hour) through air. This is why you see lightning before you hear thunder.

200

Which planet in our solar system has the largest physical diameter?

A. Jupiter

B. Saturn

C. Earth

D. Neptune

A. Jupiter

Correct! Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system by both mass and diameter.

B. Saturn

Incorrect. Saturn is the second-largest planet in our solar system, smaller than Jupiter.

C. Earth

Incorrect. Earth is the largest of the rocky inner planets, but much smaller than the gas giants.

D. Neptune

Incorrect. Neptune is an ice giant and is significantly smaller than Jupiter and Saturn.

300

Released in 1972 by Atari, what is the name of the iconic arcade table tennis game considered one of the earliest commercially successful video games?

A. Space Invaders

B. Pac-Man

C. Pong

D. Asteroids

A. Space Invaders

Incorrect. Space Invaders was released later in 1978 by Taito.

B. Pac-Man

Incorrect. Pac-Man was released in 1980 by Namco.

C. Pong

Correct! Pong simulates table tennis with two paddles and a square ball, becoming a massive commercial hit in 1972.

D. Asteroids

Incorrect. Asteroids was an arcade space shooter released by Atari in 1979.

400

In the video game Minecraft, what is the name of the green hostile creature that approaches the player and explodes?

A. Zombie

B. Enderman

C. Skeleton

D. Skeleton

A. Zombie

Incorrect. Zombies attack by hitting the player directly and do not explode.

B. Enderman

Incorrect. Endermans are tall, dark creatures that teleport and become hostile only if looked at directly.

C. Skeleton

Incorrect. Skeletons attack players from a distance using bows and arrows.

D. Creeper

Correct! The Creeper is a silent green mob that moves close to players and detonates.

500

What was the name of the formal writing system used in Ancient Egypt that used pictorial symbols?

A. Cuneiform

B. Sanskrit

C. Runes

D. Hieroglyphics

What was the name of the formal writing system used in Ancient Egypt that used pictorial symbols?

A. Cuneiform

Incorrect. Cuneiform was a wedge-shaped writing system used in ancient Mesopotamia, not Egypt.

B. Sanskrit

Incorrect. Sanskrit is an ancient Indo-Aryan classical language of India.

C. Runes

Incorrect. Runes were alphabetic scripts used by Germanic peoples.

D. Hieroglyphics

Correct! Hieroglyphics were the elaborate character symbols carved onto Egyptian monuments and papyrus.