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Challenge (5th graders definitely don't know)
100
The sum of 25 and 11
What is 36?
100
Fill in the blank with one of the verb forms found in parentheses:
"You ___ very smart." (is/are)
The proper sentence is "You are very smart."
100
The state of matter of a chair.
What is a solid?
100
The famous document that starts, "We the People.."
What is The Constitution
100
The largest organ of the human body.
What is the skin?
200
If you have 3 quarters, 1 dime, 1 nickle, and 2 pennies, how much money do you have??
92 cents
200
Which is grammatically a simple sentence?
A) The overly excited dog excitedly chased the nervous cat.
B) I like dogs and cats.
A is the simple sentence because it had only one Independent Clause (1 subject, 1 verb, 1 direct object).
200
If you have a positively charged magnet, it will repel magnets with what charge?
It will repel positively charged magnets.
200
The name of the President who issued the Emancipation Proclamation
Who was President Abraham Lincoln?
200
The person who said this quote: "We have nothing to fear but fear itself."
Who is Franklin D Roosevelt?
300
True or False: 3/4 is less than 3/7
False
300
Which is a simile?
A) She was a ship but he was an anchor.
B) She was like a ship, but he was like an anchor.
B was a simile because it used "like"
300
Is this an inherited or acquired trait: Johnny was born in the USA and speaks English.
It is an acquired trait. He did not genetically know English, he was taught it.
300
This is the capital of New York state.
What is Albany?
300
How would someone say "Wherefor art thou Romeo?" in more modern English?
"Why are you Romeo?"
400
45 multiplied by 11
What is 495?
400
Which of these is NOT a compound word?
Cowboy, Cupcake, Contest, Cattail
Contest is not a compound word
400
The mitochondria is commonly described as this phrase to explain its role.
What is "the powerhouse of the cell?"
400
The man whose death sparked WWI
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
400
Write the Pythagorean Theorem from memory
a2 + b2 = c2
500
2/3 divided by 3/8 (not simplified).
What is 16/9?
500
This is a type of rhyme seen in the words "soul" and "all"
Example:
“Hope” is the thing with feathers - / That perches in the soul - / And sings the tune without the words -/ And never stops - at all -
What is Slant/Near rhyme
500
The law that states "Matter cannot be created nor destroyed. It simply changes form."
What is The Law of Conservation of Matter?
500
This is the major event that began the Great Depression
What is the stock market crash of 1929 (or Black Tuesday)?
500
In the year 1919 in Boston, there was a flood that caused great destruction throughout. What flooded the City?
A) Water
B) Molasses
C) Tea
B) Molasses!