Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader

Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader Math

100

The first day of the 20th century was?

January 1, 1901

200

On a class field trip there are 4 buses taking 36 students to the zoo.  Each bus has the same number of each student.  How many students are on each bus?

9 students on each bus

300

If it’s 5:30 when you leave for the store and 6:15 when you get there, how long did it take?

45 minutes.

400

If a train leaves the station and travels at 60 miles per hour, how much time will have passed when it arrives at a station 300 miles away?

5 hours or 300 minutes

500

If a football field is 100 yards long, how many feet long is the football field?

300 feet

Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader English/Language Arts

100

What is the term for a word that is similar in meaning to another word?

Synonym

200

Is the following statement a metaphor or a simile:

Her smile was as bright as the sun

Simile

300

What do you call the part of the story with all the action or the big twist?

The Climax

400

Which is an example of alliterative language?

 The ocean glistened as the as day turned to night.

 OR 

The sea shimmered with the sinking sun.

The sea shimmered with the sinking sun.

500

What do we call the message or a lesson of a story

Theme

Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader Science

100

What causes tides?

The moon

200

What is H2O also known as?

Water

300

 What phenomenon might be felt on the surface when two tectonic plates rub against each other?

Earthquake

400

How long does it take the moon to orbit Earth? 

1 Month

500

Why do you see often see lightning before you hear the thunder?

Light travels faster than sound

Riddles

100

Mr. and Mrs. Mustard have six daughters and each daughter has one brother. How many people are in the Mustard family?

There are nine Mustards in the family. Since each daughter shares the same brother, there are six girls, one boy and Mr. and Mrs. Mustard.

200

My spine is stiff, my body pale, I am always ready to tell a tale.  What am I?

A book

300

When can you add two to eleven and get one as the correct answer?

When you add two hours to eleven o'clock, you get one o'clock.

400

I have keys, a lock and a space, but no rooms. You  can enter, but you can't go outside.  What am I?

A Keyboard

500

A is the brother of B. B is the brother of C. C is the father of D. So how is D related to A?

A is D’s aunt. 

Using letters as placeholders for names like “Uncle Bob” or “Aunt Linda” makes straightforward relationships seem difficult.