Birds and Flight Trivia for Kids and Games for Kids: Family Entertainment and Car Games

0:14 All right. Welcome back to Backseat Trivia Rumble. I hope the snacks are open and the volume is up because we've got a heavyweight battle today. In the backseat, the treetop tweeters and the cloud-chasing cruisers. In the front seat, the early bird carpool captains and the frequent flyer fanatics. Three rounds, 30 questions. Drivers, eyes on the road. Kids, eyes on the prize. Before we get the engine started on round one, we have a very special VIP to celebrate. Happy 11th birthday to Marissa on Long Island. Lots of love from your Aunt Susan. Now that we've celebrated our VIP, let's get down to business. Let's get ready to rumble with the first kids round.

0:57 Question one: What soft, light coverings on a bird's body help it fly and stay warm? And the answer is feathers. Question two: What do birds build in trees out of twigs and grass to protect their eggs? And the answer is a nest. Question three. What hard pointed part of a bird's face does it use to eat? And the answer is a beak. Question four: What do we call it when birds travel long distances to warmer places for the winter?

1:42 And the answer is migration. Migration is impressive, but those geese are basically just really committed to their timeshare. Question five: What tall pink bird is famous for standing on one leg? And the answer is a flamingo. Question six. What common city bird was once trained to carry messages across long distances? And the answer is a pigeon. You know, they carried messages for centuries, which explains why they still stare at us like we owe them a reply.

2:24 Question seven: What black and white seabird with a bright orange beak is nicknamed the clown of the sea? And the answer is a puffin. Question eight. What big Australian bird can't fly but can run really fast? And the answer is an emu. Question nine. What sharp curved claws do hawks and eagles use to grab their food? And the answer is talons. Question 10. How wide a bird is from tip to tip when it stretches out fully is called its what?

3:12 And the answer is, it's wingspan All right, parents, are you ready for round two? Today we're getting a little more advanced with bird and flight facts. Kids, let's sit back and watch those parents do their work. Question one: What machine invented by the Wright brothers in 1903 has wings, an engine, and a pilot? And the answer is an airplane. Question two. What Swiss mathematician's principle about faster moving air having lower pressure is often used to explain how a wing creates lift?

3:57 And the answer is Bernoulli. Question three. What flightless bird from the island of Mauritius, extinct since the 1600s, became a symbol of extinction? And the answer is the dodo. The dodo is proof that not my problem is a terrible survival strategy. Question four: In what North Carolina town did the Wright brothers make their first powered flights in 1903? And the answer is Kitty Hawk. Question five: Who made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic in 1927 in the Spirit of St. Louis?

4:47 And the answer is Charles Lindbergh. What shape do migrating geese often fly in to save energy? And the answer is a V. Question seven. What 1963 Hitchcock thriller has a seaside town terrorized by flocks of attacking gulls and crows? And the answer is The Birds. Question eight. What 2009 mobile game from Finland's Rovio has players launching feathered critters from a slingshot at green pigs?

5:28 And the answer is Angry Birds. Angry Birds proved you could be furious, feathered, and still lose to a pig. Question nine, what supersonic British French passenger jet made its last commercial flight in 2003? And the answer is the Concorde. Question 10. On which island chain did Charles Darwin observe the finches that helped inspire his theory of evolution? And the answer is the Galapagos Islands We've got two rounds in the books, and it's on to the rumble round.

6:14 This round is all about wings and wonders, from gliding critters to flying machines. First to shout out the answer is the winner. Question one, what toy made of paper or fabric on a frame flies high on a string in the wind? And the answer is a kite. Question two: What giant fabric bag heated by a flame lifts a basket full of passengers high into the sky? And the answer is a hot air balloon. They run on hot air, which is also what powers most of my fantasy football trash talk.

6:57 Question three: What ocean fish leaps out of the water and sails through the air on big wing-like fins? And the answer is a flying fish. Question four: What fuzzy crawling creature eventually grows wings after spending time wrapped up in a chrysalis? And the answer is a caterpillar. Question five: What small furry rodent leaps from tree to tree using flaps of skin stretched between its legs? And the answer is a flying squirrel.

7:38 Question six: What insect with four see-through wings and a long skinny body zips around ponds catching mosquitoes? And the answer is a dragonfly. They eat hundreds of mosquitoes a day, which makes them the only bug I'd ever invite to a cookout. Question seven: What do you make by folding a sheet of notebook paper into a pointy shape and tossing it across the room? And the answer is a paper airplane. Question eight. What Disney elephant uses his enormous ears to fly?

8:25 And the answer is Dumbo. Question nine. What colorful insect with bright wings lands on flowers and smells with its feet And the answer is a butterfly. And the final question: What black and yellow striped insect makes honey in a hive and sometimes stings? And the answer is a bee