Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
Boring Adult Stuff
Random Is Better
Do You Believe in Magic?
Famous Movie Villains
International Tasty Treats
100
What is the largest organ in the human body???
The skin!
100
Every year, the government takes these out of your paycheck when you are an adult, and then you have to pay more of them by April 15 of each year! What are these boring adult things we have to pay?
Taxes! BOOOOOOOO
(Oops, no booing at SCCA...unless you're a ghost lol)
100
Valentine's Day happens every year and celebrates love, friendship, and care. What day does this happen each year?
February 14 every year!
100
If you lived in the United Kingdom and were a magical person, or someone with Emmett-like abilities, you would most likely receive an invitation to this school when you turned 11, if you were a part of the Harry Potter universe
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry!
100
In The Incredibles (2004), this bad guy forms a grudge against Mr. Incredible as a child, when Mr. Incredible rejects him as a sidekick. He goes on to become The Incredibles' nemesis, and goes so far as to kidnap Jack Jack in the end!!! Which villain is this?
Syndrome!
Check out this scene!
100
This tasty Thai noodle dish contains chicken/tofu/shrimp, bean sprouts, rice noodles, peanut sauce, green onions, carrots, and limes, and is often garnished with crushed, roasted peanuts
Pad Thai!
200
How many continents are there?
(Bonus points if your team can name them all!)
There are seven technical continents: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia/Oceania
200
This place is one of the most boring places you will ever have to go as an adult, where wait times can get up tp 3 hours!!! However, if you want to get an ID, a driver's license, or own a car in the state of Oregon, you will most likely have to go there at least once in your life. Lame! Hint: there is one of these offices in the New Seasons shopping center
The DMV!
200
In what year did Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse (the first Spider-Verse film) come out?
2018!
200
This magical character in the Marvel Universe is the most powerful of those who can use magic. She is known for using chaos magic and reality-changing powers, is played by actress Elizabeth Olsen, has a cool red outfit, and is married to Vision, an android. Who is this magical Marvel character?
Wanda Maximoff/aka Scarlet Witch!
200
Marv and Harry like to call themselves the Wet Bandits in this 1990 classic holiday film, but they are two of the most bumbling villains ever, and Kevin knows just what to do with them...
Home Alone
200
These buttery, flaky pastry treats are shaped like a horn, and are often served for breakfast in France, but you can get them here from any local bakery or grocery store!
Croissants!
300
What is the process called where plants make their own food using sunlight?
Photosynthesis!
300
Waiting in a line or que is a huge part of adulting. If you call somewhere and get put on hold, the chances of listening to this song are pretty high! This is Opus 1, one of the most famous examples of this and definitely part of the Boring Adult Universe!
Hold Music!
300
Are there more evergreen or deciduous trees in Oregon?
There are a LOT more evergreen trees in Oregon than there are deciduous! Also, 3/4s of Oregon's forest cover is on the west side of the Cascade Mountain Range!
300
Selena Gomez, now a huge star in music and acting, got her start on a magical Disney TV show that ran from 2007-2012 as Alex, a wizard in training. Was it:
a. Wizards of Waverly Place
b. Sabrina the Teenage Witch
c. Charmed
A, Wizards of Waverly Place
300
In Sarah's ultimate favorite, Lord of the Rings, this extremely evil villain forges a ring that controls all the other rings in the fires of Mt. Doom, in the land of Mordor!!! He and the Ring can only be destroyed if it is cast back into the fires from whence it came! (Sorry, nerding out hard)
Lord Sauron!!!
300
If you get food from this Caribbean country, you might eat some good Jerk Chicken, Oxtail Stew, or Fried Plantains! Is it:
a. Cuba
b. Jamaica
c. Thailand
B, Jamaica! I hope you didn't say C, Thailand is not even in the Caribbean Sea!
400
The Statue of Liberty was a gift from which European country?
France! It was gifted to this country on the 4th of July in 1884!
400
When you enter the world of Boring Adult Stuff, you will have to figure out how to manage your money. Part of that might look like putting your money into one of these, and learning how to balance a checkbook. You will also probably have to wait in line at this place too!
A bank (or a credit union)
400
If you can do tricks like manuals, kickflips, Ollies, pop shove-its, or 50-50 grind, you're really good at this board sport!
Skateboarding!
400
These mythical, magical creatures are said to live in natural places, have the ability to be very small or human-sized, often have wings, and like to play tricks on humans in folklore. What are they?
Fairies, also correctly spelled 'faeries' and collectively referred to as 'Fae'. Will also accept nymphs, sprites, or other similar answer
400
Alan Rickman (rest in peace sir), who was also known for playing Severus Snape in the Harry Potter series, played bad guy Hans Gruber in this 1988 classic (Christmas?) film. Spoiler alert: at the end, he famously falls out of a window from a very tall building!
Die Hard!
400
In this Oceania nation, Fish and Chips, Meat Pies, Lamb, Maori Hangi (sweet potato), and Hokey Pokey ice cream (vanilla with crunchy honeycomb!) are all favorites that you might experience if you go there, which you should, because that's where Lord of the Rings was filmed!!! Which island nation is this?
New Zealand!!!
500
Which planet in our own solar system is closest to our Sun?
Mercury!
500
Let's say you're an adult already and you want to buy a house, but you don't have the full amount of money to buy one. What do you do? Part of being a member of a bank or credit union is that you can get one of these to buy that house if your credit is good enough and you can afford the payments. What is this thing?
A home loan, or mortgage!
500
How many volcanoes are in the Cascade Mountain Range?
(closest guess)
There are a total of 20 major volcanoes, but there are about 4,000 total 'volcanic features,' such as cinder cones, shield volcanoes, lava domes, and calderas. Of the 20 major volcanoes, 5 are in Oregon!
(points for both teams on this one)
500
Two part question for double points!
1. In the Harry Potter universe, Harry, Ron, and Hermione often go into the village of Hogsmeade to get some delicious butterbeer at which witchy-named pub?
2. What spell does Harry use to cast his stag patronus by the lake in The Prisoner of Azkaban?
1. The Three Broomsticks, of course! Run my Madam Rosmerta
2. Expecto Patronum!
500
This iconic villain almost died in the fiery lava of Mustafar, but Sidious had him saved, fitted with a custom suit that allowed him to breathe and heal, and trained to become the Sith Lord. Which villain is this???
Darth Vader!
500
In this Central American country, you might enjoy delicious treats like papusas, tamales, empanadas, and sopa de pata. To try these in their home country, you would have to go to:
a. Santa Fe
b. Panama
c. El Salvador
C, El Salvador! Santa Fe is a city in the US state of New Mexico, silly!
