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Spy X: Proof Positive
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
100
How many syllables does the word "electricity" have?
5
e/lec/tri/ci/ty
100
2 x ____ = 14
7
100
What is missing from this model?
Plants
100
(Chapter 16) True or False?
Evie was nearly run over on her way to find Andrew.
True
100
What gas do humans need in order to live?
Oxygen
200
Add capital letters to this sentence:
the titanic sank on april 15 1912 on its maiden voyage en route to new york.
The Titanic sank on April 15 1912 on its maiden voyage en route to New York.
200
Which matches 58 - 13?
a) 65 - 20
b) 63 - 19
c) 64 - 18
a) 65 - 20
200
What took away the killer whale and allowed the salmon to return?
Thunderbird
200
(Chapter 11) What does "seventeen-eleven hours" mean?
Military time for 5:11pm.
200
Who wrote the Harry Potter book series?
J.K. Rowling
300
Which of the following is hyperbole?
a) “I’ve told you a million times to clean your room!” yelled my Mum.
b) “I’ve already asked you to clean your room!” yelled my Mum.
c) “Please clean your room or I am going to come and put everything that’s on the floor in rubbish bags and take it away,” my Mum said calmly.
a) “I’ve told you a million times to clean your room!” yelled my Mum.
300
Plug in and solve.
a - b = c
a = 14 b = 6
14 - 6 = 8
300
Who is on the $10 bill?
Sir John A. MacDonald
300
(Chapter 13, 15) What is the difference between the broken lines and the solid lines?
The broken lines show tunnels under construction, and the solid lines show tunnels already built.
300
In classical music, what instruments usually comprise a string quartet?
Two violins, viola, and a cello.
400
Spell the following word:
queue
400
Why do we not use the multiplication sign when a variable is in a math equation?
Example: 5n = 15
One of the variables could be an "x", which can be confused for the multiplication symbol.
400
In French, what would next year be?
2025
deux mille vingt cinq
400
(Chapter 12) When Andrew and Evie came back to the restaurant, what happened with Pop?
As they began going into a story, they found Pop asleep at the table.
400
14 x 5 = t
t = ?
t = 70
500
What suffix makes a verb "past tense", and what suffix makes a verb "present tense"?
Past tense: -ed (Example: jumped, skipped)
Present tense: -ing (Example: jumping, skipping)
500
Solve.
500
What is a cenotaph?
A cenotaph is an empty tomb or a monument erected in honour of a person or group of people whose remains are elsewhere or have been lost.
500
(Chapter 16) How did Evie escape the house?
Evie "practiced" tap dancing in the basement, and set the music to continuously repeat while she left by the front door.
500
The Tropic of Capricorn lies in which global hemisphere?
The southern hemisphere.