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50 free Lego trivia questions with answers. From a small Danish carpenter's workshop to the world's largest toy company, Lego has been sparking creativity for over 90 years. This quiz covers everything from the origins of the interlocking brick to the blockbuster Lego movies, from the precision manufacturing process to the rarest minifigures worth thousands. Whether you're a casual builder or a devoted AFOL, these 92 questions will test the depth of your Lego knowledge.
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Q 01In which country was the Lego Group founded?
Denmark
Lego began in 1932 as a small workshop in Jutland, making wooden toys; the town is still the company's home today.
Q 02What does the name 'Lego' derive from?
The Danish for 'play well'
The name Lego comes from the Danish phrase 'leg godt' meaning 'play well.' Coincidentally, it also means 'I put together' in Latin.
Q 03What year was the modern interlocking Lego brick design patented?
1958
The patent for the stud-and-tube brick was filed in Denmark on January 28, 1958; the tubes give the clutch power that keeps the bricks together.
Q 04What material are modern Lego bricks primarily made from?
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 05Who founded the Lego Group?
Ole Kirk Christiansen
Ole Kirk Christiansen founded Lego in 1932 in Billund, making wooden toys before switching to plastic bricks.
Q 06Where was the first Legoland theme park opened?
Billund, Denmark
The first Legoland opened in 1968 in Billund, Denmark, the same town where the Lego company was founded.
Q 07What year were Lego minifigures first introduced?
1978
Earlier figures existed, but the 1978 minifigure was the first with movable arms and legs.
Q 08In which year did Lego switch its grey bricks to the bluish shades fans call 'bley'?
2004
Lego changed its palette in 2004, replacing the old light and dark grey with bluish greys that fans nicknamed 'bley'; old brown became reddish brown at the same time.
Q 09Which Lego theme was the company's first licensed product line?
Star Wars
Lego Star Wars, launched in 1999, was the company's first licensed theme. It became one of Lego's best-selling product lines of all time.
Q 10What is the name of the programmable Lego robotics platform first released in 1998, developed with MIT Media Lab?
Lego Mindstorms
Lego Mindstorms launched in 1998 with the Robotics Invention System, blending Lego building with programmable robotics developed alongside MIT Media Lab.
Q 11Who voiced Emmet Brickowski in The Lego Movie (2014)?
Chris Pratt
Chris Pratt voiced Emmet Brickowski, the ordinary construction worker mistaken for 'the Special'; Pratt played Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy the same year.
Q 12Which 2021 Lego set became the largest ever released, with 11,695 pieces?
Art World Map
The Lego Art World Map (set 31203) has 11,695 pieces, a wall-mounted mosaic of 1x1 tiles that lets builders recolour the oceans.
Q 13What was the trade of Lego's founder before he started making toys?
Carpenter
He was a carpenter whose joinery business, squeezed by the Depression, turned to wooden toys; a pull-along duck was among the early hits.
Q 21On which platform can fans submit Lego designs that go to review at 10,000 supporter votes?
Ideas
Lego Ideas lets fans post designs; a project that gathers 10,000 supporters goes to an expert review, and approved sets are sold with the fan designer credited.
Q 22In the first half of 2015, Lego became the world's largest toy maker by revenue, overtaking which company?
Mattel
Mattel's first-half 2015 sales of about US$1.9 billion fell short of Lego's US$2.1 billion, putting the Danish family firm ahead of the maker of Barbie and Hot Wheels.
Q 23What Lego video game series, starting in 2005, features humorous retellings of movie franchises?
Lego Star Wars: The Video Game
Q 14In what year was the Lego Group nearly bankrupt before a major turnaround?
2003
In 2003 Lego faced a deficit of about US$220 million; a new chief executive took over the following year and pulled the company back to the brick.
Q 15How many combinations can be made with just six standard 2x4 Lego bricks?
About 915 million
Six standard 2x4 Lego bricks can be combined in over 915 million different ways, demonstrating the incredible versatility of the simple brick design.
Q 16What was the catchphrase of The Lego Movie (2014)?
'Everything Is Awesome'
'Everything Is Awesome,' performed by Tegan and Sara with The Lonely Island, was the film's theme song; its relentlessly catchy conformist chorus is part of the plot's joke.
Q 17Which Lego theme, launched in 2001, featured buildable action figures with ball-and-socket joints?
Bionicle
Bionicle launched in 2001 and became a massive success, essentially saving Lego from bankruptcy. It featured a deep lore about biomechanical beings on the island of Mata Nui.
Q 18What is the height of a standard Lego minifigure?
4 centimeters
A standard Lego minifigure stands approximately 4 centimeters (about 1.5 inches) tall, making it roughly 1:45 scale compared to an average human.
Q 19Which actor voiced Batman in The Lego Batman Movie (2017)?
Will Arnett
Will Arnett's Batman proved so popular in The Lego Movie that he got his own standalone film.
Q 20Which Lego theme began life as 'Legoland Town' and is one of the company's longest-running lines?
City
Lego City evolved from Legoland Town, the present-day setting that sat beside Lego's 'past' and 'future' themes; the City branding arrived in 2005.
Lego Star Wars: The Video Game (2005) kicked off a long series of Lego games that retell film franchises with slapstick humour, wordless cutscenes and drop-in co-op play.
Q 24What is the name of the Lego theme featuring ninja warriors that launched in 2011?
Lego Ninjago
Lego Ninjago launched in 2011 and became one of Lego's most successful original themes, spawning a TV series, a feature film, and hundreds of sets.
Q 25Which company owns and operates the Legoland theme parks?
Merlin Entertainments
Merlin Entertainments took over the Legoland parks in 2005, when Lego sold control during its financial crisis; Merlin also runs Madame Tussauds and the Alton Towers resort.
Q 26What is the rarest Lego minifigure, often cited as worth thousands of dollars?
14-karat gold Boba Fett
Only two solid 14-karat gold Boba Fetts were made, in 2010 for The Empire Strikes Back's 30th anniversary, each valued above US$10,000; five solid-gold C-3POs from 2007 are the closest rivals.
Q 27What is the Lego Group's company motto?
'Only the best is good enough'
The motto dates from 1936 and in Danish reads 'det bedste er ikke for godt', literally 'the best isn't excessively good'.
Q 28What is Lego's advanced building system for older fans, with gears, axles, and motors?
Technic
Lego Technic, launched in 1977, is Lego's advanced construction system featuring gears, axles, pins, and motors for building complex mechanical models.
Q 29What happened to the Lego factory in Billund in 1942?
It burned down in a fire
A short circuit started the blaze, destroying the factory along with all its stock and blueprints; the founder rebuilt and pushed the business further into plastics.
Q 30Which sitcom's coffee shop became an official Lego set in 2019 after fans voted for it?
Friends
Aymeric Fievet's Central Perk design cleared 10,000 fan votes and shipped as set 21319 in September 2019; a second Friends set, the apartments, followed in 2021.