The LEGO Story - How It All Started 2025-26

In the story of Legos, Ole Kirk Christiansen is an important person.

What job did he have?

• carpenter

• plumber

• doctor

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After he had to close his business, what other sad thing happened to Ole?

• He lost his dog

• He lost his wife

• He got lost going to school

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True or False:

Ole was the kind of person who would just always give up.

• True

• False

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What was Ole's new idea?

• making toys

• building cars

• baking wedding cakes

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Ole had 4 sons. Which son started helping after school to keep the business going?

• Godfrey

• John

• Luca

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After the business man could not but the toys he ordered, what did Ole do?

• Ole gave up

• Ole gave all the toys to his kids

• Ole sold the toys himself

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Ole picked the name Lego for his toy company.

He did not know it at the time, but what does Lego mean in Latin?

• I put together

• I rock

• I build

• I can fly

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What happened to the Lego company on a stormy night in 1942?

• The workshop burned down

• The wooden toys were stolen

• The workshop got all new tools

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True or False:

Ole rebuilt the Lego factory.

• True

• False

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What was the new machine that Ole went to see that he thought had very exciting possibilities?

• plastic molding machine

• snow cone machine

• gumball machine

• bass-o-matic

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