Around the House Trivia

1. What hand-held rectangular items have small buttons on top?

From Quiz Things in the Living Room

Answer: Remote controls

Remote controls usually use something called infrared light to control things like televisions, stereos, and DVD players. The infrared light is not visible to humans, but the appliances can receive the signals. Remote controls operate things like power (on/off), volume, channel, and other functions of the appliances. The appliance responds properly because the remote sends a different light pulse signal for each function.

From Quiz Flowers, Fruit and Trees

Answer: Rose

The rose is one of the more well-known flowers. Many songs have been written about roses.

From Quiz My Busy Day

Answer: grocery store

In the early grocery stores the customer would go up to counter and ask the grocer for the items they wanted but now we shop for ourselves. This is known as "self-service".

From Quiz Not On My Watch

Answer: minutes

The longer hand moves a lot faster than the hour hand. It goes all the way around the clock when the hour hand moves to a new number.

From Quiz Why! So many devices and appliances!

Answer: alarm clock

An alarm clock helps you get up in the morning so you can get ready for school in plenty of time.

From Quiz Night Time: How to Get Ready for Bed!

Answer: Brush your teeth

Dentists recommend that you brush your teeth at least twice a day. Once in the morning and once at night. Brushing your teeth keeps your teeth clean!

From Quiz Domestic Duties

Answer: Hang the clothes on the washing line

The laundry has already been washed and I've put it in the basket. The kids just have to take it outside and hang it on the washing line. There are a couple of steps for them to stand on and it will keep them out of the house for a while so their dad can have a few more minutes of sleep.

From Quiz In My Place

Answer: Kitchen

A mandoline is a kitchen tool used for slicing and chopping. Used like a large grater, it can slice things very thin, such as potatoes for making potato chips. It's not to be confused with a mandolin (note the different spelling), which is a musical instrument played like a guitar.

From Quiz The Clocks

Answer: London, England

The Clock Tower is about 316 feet (96 meters) tall, and is one of the most famous landmarks in London, the capital city of England. The Great Bell inside the tower whose chimes mark the hour is called Big Ben, but sometimes the entire clock or tower is called by this nickname.

From Quiz There's No Place Like Home

Answer: Adobe house

These small houses were cheap to build and were made with materials from the earth. They used clay, sand, straw, sticks, water, and other natural matter. They poured the mixture in home-made frames and let the sun dry them. Many countries have adobe houses, but the first recorded largest house was built in 500 BC.

From Quiz Telling the Time

Answer: 6

"Half past" is a phrase meaning halfway through the hour. Halfway through the hour is 30 minutes, which directs the minute hand at the 6.

From Quiz Flower Names for Children

Answer: daisy

Daisy petals are edible, and children like to make them into daisy chains. They are a symbol of innocence. The name comes from "daes eage", which means day's eye.

From Quiz In the Bathroom

Answer: Toothpaste

Toothpaste is a modern invention. 100 years ago powder made out of chalk, salt or even crushed brick was used to clean teeth. Yeugh!

From Quiz The Cereal Mascots Quiz

Answer: Frosted Flakes

Tony the tiger is an athletic tiger that always says "Frosted Flakes; they're more than good, they're great!"

From Quiz Household Items

Answer: lamp

Lamps come in many different shapes and sizes!

From Quiz If the Shoe Fits Part 1

Answer: cowboy boots

Cowboy boots come in many styles and textures. You can even have a pair with spurs.

From Quiz Things in the Living Room

Answer: Plants

Some people enjoy putting plants in their living rooms. Plants take carbon dioxide out of the air, and replace it with oxygen. When they help to provide clean oxygen in the air, they give us something that we all need to help us stay healthy. A person who can keep a plant healthy is sometimes said to have a "green thumb". Their thumb doesn't really turn green, though. That's just a nickname that is given so that the rest of us know that they are able to keep plants alive.

From Quiz Flowers, Fruit and Trees

Answer: Figs

Figs can have different colors - green, purple and white are the most popular colors. The small seeds inside are crunchy and edible.

From Quiz And Then You Begin!

Answer: Sewing

Sewing is a textile art that has been practiced since humans could first hold a needle and thread. Primitive tribal people would sew hides together using bone needles and catgut material for thread. In the 19th century, sewing changed forever with the advent of the sewing machine. Thomas Saint was the first to patent a sewing machine back in 1790. However, it was Isaac Singer who brought the sewing machine to the masses in the 1850s.

From Quiz Name Ten Things You'll Find in a Kitchen!

Answer: refrigerator

I'm a refrigerator! More commonly known as a fridge, the first working refrigerator was invented in 1834 and by 1913 we had domestic refrigerators for people to use in their homes. Starting off white, by the middle of the 1950s, fridge designers were using colours such as pink, green, black and gold.

From Quiz My Busy Day

Answer: doggy park

Doggy parks or dog parks are special areas where dogs can exercise off the leash but must still be watched by a responsible owner. The dogs can run and play with other dogs too!

From Quiz In the Still of the Night

Answer: The bathroom

The bathroom is where you take baths, brush your teeth, and wash your face. All of these things can help you clean up for bed.

From Quiz Not On My Watch

Answer: hours

This hand is extremely slow. It only moves one number forward every hour.

From Quiz Why! So many devices and appliances!

Answer: washing machine

You put your dirty clothes in a washing machine. You have to be careful to select the right cycle on your washing machine as clothes are made from different materials.

From Quiz Night Time: How to Get Ready for Bed!

Answer: Read a book

You can read a book to make you calm down and it can also help you fall asleep faster!

From Quiz Tommy Toaster Loves Those Appliances

Answer: Popcorn Maker

Popcorn makers appeared in homes during the 1970s. The most popular ones used hot air to cook the corn kernels because they reduced the amount of fat and calories. The popcorn maker and I were great friends, but unfortunately she had to go away because our owners discovered that it's easier these days to make popcorn in the microwave.

From Quiz Domestic Duties

Answer: Clean their bedrooms

Neither child is happy to have to clean their room. I figure if I can't see the floor, I also can't see how many toys they need for birthday and Christmas presents - that'll get them moving quick-smart!

From Quiz The Clocks

Answer: Grandfather clock

Grandfather clocks keep time with a long pendulum that swings back and forth. They usually stand from six to eight feet (1.8-2.5 meters) tall. Timepieces that look like grandfather clocks, but are a little shorter are called grandmother or granddaughter clocks.

From Quiz There's No Place Like Home

Answer: Castle

These beautiful homes were where the family of a noble person lived. According to historical records, they started building castles in the ninth century. They were built to keep others from attacking. One well-known castle is Windsor Castle, where Queen Elizabeth II sometimes lives when she is not in London.

From Quiz Telling the Time

Answer: 10:54 AM

At 10:54, both hands would be just before the 11 on your clock. This occurs both at 10:54 AM and 10:54 PM.

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