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Are you smarter than a 5th grader
100

This Ohio State University mascot was introduced in 1965 and has a name that references the state tree.

Brutus Buckeye

100

In football, this position is primarily responsible for throwing the ball.

quarterback

100

This tech CEO stepped down from Twitter in 2023

Elon Musk

100

These yellow fruits are technically berries, even though strawberries are not.

bananas

100

What is the capital of the United States?

Washington, D.C.

200

Ohio State University’s alma mater song, often sung after football games, is called this.

Carmen Ohio

200

This team won the 2023 Super Bowl.

Kansas City Chiefs

200

This space agency recently launched the Artemis II mission, the first crewed lunar mission since Apollo 17.

NASA

200

Taking a short walk outside or doing light exercise can increase these chemicals in your brain, often called “feel-good” chemicals.

endorphins

200

What gas do humans breathe in that plants release during photosynthesis?

oxygen

300

Ohio State’s famous marching band is known for performing this iconic move, where they spell out letters with their instruments.

Script Ohio

300

The Heisman Trophy is awarded to the best player in this sport.

college football

300

In 2024, this country became the first in the world to approve a fully autonomous car for public roads.

Germany

300

This sea animal sleeps holding hands with its mate so they don’t drift apart

sea otters

300

A train travels 60 miles per hour. How far will it travel in 2 hours and 30 minutes?

150 miles

400

OSU’s football team has won this many national championships as of 2025.

8

400

This basketball player, known as “King James,” plays for the Los Angeles Lakers

LeBron James

400

This Latin music star was announced as the first primarily Spanish‑language solo artist to headline a Super Bowl halftime show, set for February 2026.
 

Bad Bunny

400

Regular meditation has been shown to increase the thickness of this part of the brain, which is associated with attention, self-awareness, and compassion.

prefrontal cortex

400

A rectangle has a length of 12 meters and a width that is 3 meters shorter than the length. What is the area of the rectangle?

108 square meters

500

A ghostly figure wearing academic robes is said to wander this OSU library at night, possibly a former professor.

Thompson Library

500

This international soccer tournament is held every four years and was last hosted in 2022 in Qatar.

FIFA World Cup

500

In 2025, the U.S. passed the GENIUS Act, which aims to regulate this type of cryptocurrency usually pegged to the U.S. dollar.

stablecoins

500

There are more possible iterations of this classic board game than there are atoms in the observable universe.

chess

500

In math, the sum of the angles in a hexagon equals how many degrees?

720 degrees

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