Fact Frenzy: A Fun Quiz About Random Facts

Fact Frenzy: A Fun Quiz About Random Facts

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to test your knowledge of random facts by participating in an interactive quiz.

Introduce the learning objective to the students and explain that they will be participating in a quiz at the end of the lesson.

What do you already know about random facts?

What Are Random Facts?

Random facts are pieces of information that are interesting and unusual, but not necessarily important or useful.

Ask the students if they have any examples of random facts they know. Explain the definition of random facts and its purpose.

Why Are Random Facts Important?

Random facts are a fun way to learn new things and expand your knowledge on a wide range of topics.

Explain the importance of random facts and how they can be beneficial to our learning.

How to Participate in the Quiz

The quiz will consist of 20 multiple choice questions. Each question will have four options, and you will have 20 seconds to answer each question.

Explain the rules and how students can participate in the quiz.

Question 1

What is the smallest planet in our solar system?

Ask the question and give the students 20 seconds to answer. The correct answer is Mercury.

Question 2

What is the largest organ in the human body?

Ask the question and give the students 20 seconds to answer. The correct answer is the skin.

Question 3

What is the capital of Australia?

Ask the question and give the students 20 seconds to answer. The correct answer is Canberra.

Question 4

What is the only continent to have alligators and crocodiles?

Ask the question and give the students 20 seconds to answer. The correct answer is Australia.

Question 5

What is the tallest mammal in the world?

Ask the question and give the students 20 seconds to answer. The correct answer is the giraffe.

Question 6

What is the largest animal in the world?

Ask the question and give the students 20 seconds to answer. The correct answer is the blue whale.

Question 7

What is the smallest bird in the world?

Ask the question and give the students 20 seconds to answer. The correct answer is the bee hummingbird.

Question 8

What is the highest mountain in Africa?

Ask the question and give the students 20 seconds to answer. The correct answer is Mount Kilimanjaro.

Question 9

What is the largest desert in the world?

Ask the question and give the students 20 seconds to answer. The correct answer is the Sahara Desert.

Question 10

What is the smallest country in the world?

Ask the question and give the students 20 seconds to answer. The correct answer is Vatican City.

Question 11

What is the longest river in the world?

Ask the question and give the students 20 seconds to answer. The correct answer is the Nile River.

Question 12

What is the largest country in the world by land area?

Ask the question and give the students 20 seconds to answer. The correct answer is Russia.

Question 13

What is the fastest land animal in the world?

Ask the question and give the students 20 seconds to answer. The correct answer is the cheetah.

Question 14

What is the largest ocean in the world?

Ask the question and give the students 20 seconds to answer. The correct answer is the Pacific Ocean.

Question 15

What is the hottest planet in our solar system?

Ask the question and give the students 20 seconds to answer. The correct answer is Venus.

Question 16

What is the largest continent in the world?

Ask the question and give the students 20 seconds to answer. The correct answer is Asia.

Question 17

What is the only bird that can fly backward?

Ask the question and give the students 20 seconds to answer. The correct answer is the hummingbird.

Question 18

What is the capital of Thailand?

Ask the question and give the students 20 seconds to answer. The correct answer is Bangkok.

Question 19

What is the largest city in the world by population?

Ask the question and give the students 20 seconds to answer. The correct answer is Tokyo.

Question 20

What is the only continent with no active volcanoes?

Ask the question and give the students 20 seconds to answer. The correct answer is Australia.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.