Q 01/05

Which video-game hero became an electronic Lego figure in 2020, with small screens for his eyes, mouth and chest?

A) Sonic

B) Mario

C) Pikachu

D) Pac-Man

Answer · why

B) Mario

Mario's figure has a scanner underneath that reads the coloured bricks and codes he lands on, so he reacts as children steer him through courses they ...

Q 02/05

What does the name 'Lego' derive from?

A) The Latin for 'I build'

B) The founder's middle name

C) The Danish for 'play well'

D) The German for 'lock together'

Answer · why

C) The Danish for 'play well'

The Danish for 'play well' is 'leg godt'. The story goes that the founder held a staff contest for a company name, with a bottle of his homemade wine ...

Q 03/05

What did Lego's 1958 patent add under each brick?

A) Rubber rings

B) Hollow tubes

C) Metal clips

D) Tiny magnets

Answer · why

B) Hollow tubes

Hollow tubes under each brick grip the bumps of the one below, curing the early bricks' weak hold; a brick moulded in 1958 still locks onto one made t...

Q 04/05

What material are modern Lego bricks primarily made from?

A) Cellulose acetate

B) Polypropylene

C) ABS

D) PVC

Answer · why

C) ABS

ABS replaced cellulose acetate in 1963; the older plastic warped and faded, while ABS keeps its colour and its clutch power for decades.

Q 05/05

Who founded the Lego Group?

A) Godtfred Kirk Christiansen

B) Ole Kirk Christiansen

C) Jørgen Vig Knudstorp

D) Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen

Answer · why

B) Ole Kirk Christiansen

Ole Kirk Christiansen started the firm in 1932; his son Godtfred, who joined him in the workshop, went on to patent the modern brick in 1958.