Fifth Grade Finals
Elemental Geography
Prime Time Throwbacks
Mental Junk Drawer
Sports Time Machine
100

If the Sun is rising behind you, which direction are you facing?

A. North
B. South
C. East
D. West

D. West

100

The second highest mountain in the world.

A. Krypton, 2
B. Potassium, 2
C. Kernelium, 2
D. Karmium, 2

B. Potassium, 2

K-2. It is located in the Karakoram range, the northern extension of the mighty Himalayas in Kashmir.

100

This comedy was presented as a documentary and showed the lives of people who worked for a paper company called Dunder Mifflin. What was the name of the show?

A. Parks and Recreation
B. The Office
C. 30 Rock
D. Arrested Development

B. The Office

100

How many time zones are there in the United States of America?

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7

C. 6

100

Running back Emmitt Smith began his NFL career with which team?

A. Dallas Cowboys
B. Miami Dolphins
C. Las Vegas Raiders
D. Cleveland Browns

A. Dallas Cowboys

200

Who is commonly credited with discovering electricity?

A. Benjamin Franklin
B. Thomas Edison
C. Nikola Tesla
D. Alessandro Volta

A. Benjamin Franklin

200

The capital of the largest country in the world.

A. Mercury, oxygen, helium, and hydrogen
B. Manganese, oxygen, iron, and copper
C. Molybdenum, sulfur, cobalt, and tungsten
D. Magnesium, neon, iron, and copper

C. Molybdenum, sulfur, cobalt, and tungsten

Mo-S-Co-W(Moscow)

200

What is Sabrina’s cat named on Sabrina the Teenage Witch?

A. Fluffy
B. Yorkshire
C. Salem
D. Puffy


C. Salem

200

What was the name of the first mission to land humans on the Moon?

A. Apollo 8
B. Apollo 11
C. Apollo 13
D. Gemini 4

B. Apollo 11

200

Which team won the Stanley Cup in 1994, ending a 54-year championship drought?

A. New York Rangers
B. Detroit Red Wings
C. Toronto Maple Leafs
D. Boston Bruins


A. New York Rangers

300

What are the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution known as?

A. The Declaration of Independence
B. The Articles of Confederation
C. The Bill of Rights
D. The Federalist Papers

C. The Bill of Rights

300

The capital of 'The Land of the Kangaroo'.

A. Potassium, carbon, nitrogen, and boron
B. Carbon, aluminium, beryllium, and radon
C. Calcium, nitrogen, boron, erbium, and radium
D. Copper, nitrogen, beryllium, and rutherfordium

C. Calcium, nitrogen, boron, erbium, and radium

Ca-N-B-Er-Ra(Canberra).

300

In the year 2000, the hit series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation debuted on the CBS television network. The success of the series resulted in the creation of two additional CSI series, each based in a different city. Which city was NOT represented by one of the CSI franchise series?

A. Las Vegas
B. Miami
C. New York
D. Los Angeles

D. Los Angeles

300

The highest mountain in France is?

A. Mont Blanc
B. Matterhorn
C. Mount Etna
D. Ben Nevis

A. Mont Blanc

300

Who was the first Major League Baseball player to hit two home runs in an All-Star Game?

A. Babe Ruth
B. Ted Williams
C. Mickey Mantle
D. Hank Aaron

B. Ted Williams

400

How many syllables are in each line of a traditional haiku?

A. 5, 7, 5
B. 6, 6, 6
C. 4, 6, 4
D. 8, 6, 8

A. 5, 7, 5

400

The most important river of Pakistan.

A. Iodine, neodymium, uranium, and sulfur
B. Iron, cobalt, thorium, and bismuth
C. Indium, uranium, and sodium
D. Indium, dysprosium, and sulfur

D. Indium, dysprosium, and sulfur

I-Nd-U-S(Indus).

400

Weeds, created by Jenji Kohan, aired from August 8, 2005, to September 16, 2012, on which network?

A. Showtime
B. NBC
C. HBO
D. AMC

A. Showtime

400

How long is one year on Jupiter?

A. About 18 Earth years
B. About 88 Earth days
C. About 12 Earth years
D. About 29 Earth years

C. About 12 Earth years

400

What U.S. college did Tony Esposito attend?

A. Michigan Technological University
B. University of Notre Dame
C. Ferris State University
D. Ohio State University

A. Michigan Technological University

500

Which ancient civilization created the first known written law code, the Code of Hammurabi?

A. Egyptians
B. Sumerians
C. Babylonians
D. Phoenicians

C. Babylonians

500

This volcano is present near Naples in Italy.

A. Vanadium, chromium, uranium, indium, and sulfur
B. Vanadium, einsteinium, sulfur, uranium, and sodium
C. Vanadium, erbium, sulfur, uranium, iodine, uranium, and sulfur
D. Vanadium, einsteinium, uranium, vanadium, iodine, uranium, and sulfur

D. Vanadium, einsteinium, uranium, vanadium, iodine, uranium, and sulfur

V-Es-U-V-I-U-S(Vesuvius).

500

“I think all of us learned an important lesson — turkeys don’t fly. Especially when you throw them out of a helicopter.” This famous line came from which TV show?

A. Night Court
B. WKRP in Cincinnati
C. The Mary Tyler Moore Show
D. Taxi

B. WKRP in Cincinnati

500

When was the Tamagotchi digital pet first released?

A. 1997
B. 1994
C. 1996
D. 2001

C. 1996

500

Which one of these coaches coached Jason Kidd first in the NBA?

A. Don Nelson
B. Danny Ainge
C. Gregg Popovich
D. Doc Rivers

A. Don Nelson

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