Are you Smarter Than a 5th Grader
MATH
MATH
Are you Smarter Than a College Student
MATH
MATH
Are you Smarter Than a 5th Grader
SCIENCE
SCIENCE
Are you Smarter Than a College Student
SCIENCE
SCIENCE
Are you Smarter Than a 5th Grader
ENGLISH
ENGLISH
Are you Smarter Than a College Student
ENGLISH
ENGLISH
Are you Smarter Than a 5th Grader
SOCIAL STUDIES
SOCIAL STUDIES
Are you Smarter Than a College Student
SOCIAL STUDIES
SOCIAL STUDIES
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All About Your Teachers
200
If a backyard is 50 feet long and 20 feet wide, how many square feet is the yard?
1000 ft2
200
Which of the following is a correct line graph x≥1 and x≤4?
Line A
200
What is the tallest mammal on Earth?
Giraffe
200
What is the most common blood type?
O positive
200
What is grammatically wrong with the following sentence?
"You times the base length by height to get the area of a rectangle."
You MULTIPLY the base length by the height to get the area of a rectangle.
Times is a preposition so it cannot be used as a verb. Multiply, however, is a verb so you would use multiply in this sentence, not times.
200
Who wrote "Pride and Prejudice"?
Jane Austen
200
What is the plural form of the word "deer"?
Deer
200
What year did the Titanic sink?
1912
200
Where did the saying "bless you" come from?
In the olden times, when you would sneeze, people believed you were sneezing the devil out of you, so they helped by blessing you.
200
How many peas are in a pint?
One
200
What is Ms. Connolly's first name?
x2 bonus points if you also know Ms. Fletcher's first name.
Ms. Connolly - Kendal
Ms. Fletcher - Sydney
400
How many weeks are in a year?
There are about 52 weeks in a year
400
What do you call a triangle with no equal sides?
A scalene triangle
400
What is the process of a caterpillar turning into a butterfly called?
Metamorphosis
400
What is the powerhouse of the cell?
Mitochondria
400
Who wrote the famous play "Romeo and Juliet"?
William Shakespeare
400
According to proper English grammar rules, is the following sentence written correctly?
"At the store, I need to get milk, eggs, chocolate and bread."
No, it is not written correctly. There needs to be another comma after 'chocolate' and before the 'and', called the Oxford "comma". Journalists do not use the Oxford comma for efficiency; however, 'proper' English requires it.
400
Whose picture is on the five-dollar bill?
x2 points if you can correctly answer this one too: What coin also has this person's picture on it?
President Abraham Lincoln
400
Which Norse god and ruler of Asgard is the father of Thor?
Odin
400
What is the name of the largest desert?
Antartica
400
What word do people spell wrong?
WRONG
400
How old are Ms. Connolly and Ms. Fletcher?
Both 22!!
600
How many zeroes are in the numeral for seven hundred billion?
11 zeroes
600
If a triangle has two angles that measure 15o and 85o, what is the measure of the third angle?
80o
600
On the periodic table, which element is represented by the letter N?
Nitrogen
600
Which subatomic particle is bigger, a proton or an electron?
A proton
600
How many syllables are in Mississippi?
4
600
What is the grammatical error in the following sentence?
"The class if hard, but the teacher is pretty funny."
The course is hard; however, the teacher is pretty funny.
600
What is the capital of Russia?
Moscow
600
When did World War I begin?
1914
600
Why do we say that you hit your funny bone when you hit your elbow on something?
Because the elbow is the connection point to your humerus, so it is humorous when you hit your humerus.
600
If April showers bring May flowers, what does May flowers bring?
Pilgrims
600
How many digits of pi does Ms. Fletcher know?
x2 the points if you know the same or more than her!
28
800
The interior angles of a triangle always sum to what degree?
BONUS: x2 points if you can name at least 2 right triangle triples.
180o
Triples: 3, 4, 5 -- 5, 12, 13 -- 7, 24, 25 -- 20, 21, 29 -- etc.
800
Find the missing number:
1 + 1 = 1
2 + 2 = 4
3 + 3 = 9
4 + 4 = 16
5 + 5 = ?
25
800
What is the hardest mineral?
Diamond
800
What is the only metal on earth that is liquid at room temperature?
Mercury
800
Define onomatopoeia.
The naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it. *Answers may vary*
800
Arrange the following words alphabetically:
Pepper, Mist, Square, Pendulum, Feather, Highway
Feather, Highway, Mist, Pepper, Pendulum, Square
800
Who invented the lightbulb?
Thomas Edison
800
What US State has the only three-word capital city?
Utah (Salt Lake City)
800
True or False: babies are born without kneecaps?
TRUE! Babies do not have kneecaps when they are born.
800
Why did the farmer name his pig "ink"?
Because he kept running out of the pen.
800
What was Ms. Connolly's main sport in high school?
Basketball
1000
One inch is equal to how many centimeters?
2.54
1000
Sarah is twice as old as her youngest brother. If the difference between their ages is 15 years, how old is her youngest brother?
15 years old
1000
What type of animal can live in both water and land? Hint: an example of this type of animal is a frog. A human is not this kind of animal.
An amphibian
1000
How many protons are in a water molecule?
Hint: A water molecule is written H2O. Hydrogens atomic number is 1 and Oxygens atomic number is 8.
10 protons
1000
Who is the author of the 1960 novel "To Kill a Mockingbird"?
Harper Lee
1000
What is the syllable structure for a haiku?
5, 7, 5
1000
The Stature of Liberty was a gift to the US from where?
France
1000
What is a tariff?
Taxes on imports and exports
1000
What is the official national animal of Scotland?
A Unicorn
1000
What part of the kitchen is the best at math?
The counter
1000
What other language does Ms. Connolly know, besides English?
American Sign Language (ASL)
1200
8 ÷ 2 (2 + 2) =
16
1200
True or False: In hyperbolic geometry, the sum of a rectangles 4 angles is less than 360o?
TRUE!
1200
Where is the smallest bone in our body?
x3 points if you know the name of this bone.
Located in the inner ear.
Called the stapes (STAY-peas)
1200
Where in the body is the labrum located?
The shoulder
1200
In the sentence, "Sally is a very good person," what part of speech is the word "very"?
(Parts of speech: Noun, adjective, verb, adverb, preposition, etc...)
Adverb
1200
What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
"The tree's leaves danced in the wind as Layla looked and listened to the lonely wolf growl."
Personification, Alliteration, or Onomatopeia.
1200
What was the name of the last Queen of France?
Marie Antoinette
1200
Where was Christopher Columbus trying sail to when he accidentally came across modern day America?
He was trying to sail to modern day India.
1200
What animal has THREE hearts?
Octopus
1200
What kind of tea is the hardest to swallow?
Reality.
1200
Which president did Mrs. Duncan shake hands with when she walked across the stage to graduate college?
President George W. Bush. At the time, he was the soon to be President of the United States!!