Lesson on Crayola Crayons
Name ________________________________ Date ________________________
1. What is your favorite color crayon? __________________________
2. Make a prediction, what are the two favorite colors of kids everywhere? _________________________ and _______________________________
Now go on the Internet
Go to Peggy Steffens Home Page (http://www.amphi.com/~psteffen)
Click on Student Resources category
Click on Crayola Home Page (http://www.crayola.com)
You are going to take a Trivia Quiz about Crayola crayons. Questions will appear on the screen and you will select one of several answers. Click the letter of the answer you feel is appropriate. If you miss the question, you will be shown the correct answer.
Use the information to answer the questions on the back.
Click on the button for Crayola Trivia
Click on the button for The Crayola Crayon Trivia Quiz
5. How many minutes a day does the average kid spend coloring? _________________
6. What are the two most popular colors? _________________ and _______________
If the colors are not the same, why do you think it is different?
9. Why do you think these are the two most popular colors?
10. What are crayons made of ______________ and _______________________
11. There are only two colors that have had their names changed, what were the original names of the colors? ___________________ and _____________________________
12. Why were the names changed?
13. Do you think the names should have been changed? Explain why or why not?
14. Think of another word that should be changed. Think of a new name, list the new name and explain why we should change the name.
15. List your favorite piece of information you learned from doing this trivia puzzle.