Are You Smarter Than An Elementary School Student?

1st Grade

1

What number is in the tens place in the number 120?

2

2

What is the name of the famous speech that Martin Luther King Jr. gave in Washington DC?

I Have a Dream

3

If a teacher told you to "Hold a bubble", what is that teacher asking you to do?

Stop Talking (by blowing up your cheeks like a puffer fish)

4

What is an Antonym?

An antonym is a word opposite in meaning to another (e.g. bad and good ).

"the antonym of “inclusion” is “exclusion”"

5

If you were to see this on a worksheet, what does it mean:

CVC

Consanant, Vowel, Consanant 

(CVC)

2nd Grade

1

What ocean is east of the United States?

Atlantic Ocean

2

If shapes are described as congruent, then what does that mean?

They are the same.

3

What is the meaning of the prefix in the word "biodiversity" 

Bio- Living

4

What is the plural of deer?

Deer

5

What are the 5 parts of a letter?

Date, Greeting, Body, Closing, and Signature

3rd Grade

1

What is the lowest prime number?

2

2

If a teacher says the phrase "Class, Class", then what is the response to that attention getter?

"Yes, Yes"

3

What are the 8 border states of Missouri? (Bonus points if you can sing the song!)

Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa

4

What are the two letters that create the dipthong sound in the word "joy"

O and Y

5

What is the difference between continental climate and tropical climate?

continental climate: a climate with hot summers and cold winters; typical of the interior of a continent (examples include central Asia and North America).     

tropical climate: a climate with hot and humid weather and abundant rainfall; located around the equator.

4th Grade

1

"Her smile was the sun"

is an example of what kind of figurative language?

Metaphor

2

Name one external structure of a bird that helps it survive in it's habitat.

Eyes, legs, wings, beak, feathers

3

If you are to add up all the interior angles of a triangle, what do they add up to?

180^o

4

What is the name of the tribe that Sacagawea was a part of?

Shoshone People

5

What do all of these things have in common?

iReady, STAR, and NWEA

All standardized tests

5th Grade

1

A raw egg that is fried in a pan is an example of a physical change or a chemical change?

Chemical Change

2

What is 7/8 divided by 3?

7/24

3

What type of sentence uses an exclamation mark?

Exclamatory

4

What is the reason why we have seasons (spring, summer, fall, and winter)?

The Earth's axis is tilted.

5

Whose assassination sparked the beginning of World War I?

Archduke Franz Ferdinand