Millstone Trivia
5th Grade Knowledge
All About 1000 (Math)
All About 1000 (ELA)
Fun 1000 Facts
100

What year did you play the recorder?

Third Grade

100

If you save $1 on Day 1, $2 on Day 2, $3 on Day 3, and continue this pattern, on what day will your total first reach 1,000?

45

100

What is 1,000 ÷ 0.5?

2,000

100

What does “A picture is worth a thousand words” mean?

It is often easier to show something in a picture than to describe it with words.

100

Is 1,000 seconds closer to 10 minutes or 20 minutes?

20 minutes (about 16.7 minutes)

200

What did Mrs. Corneau teach before becoming a5th grade teacher?

Fourth Grade

200

If you roll a 10-sided die 1,000 times, about how many times would you expect to roll a 7?

About 100 times

200

If you double a number 3 times and get 1,000, what was the starting number?

125

200

What does it mean “If I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a thousand times?”

I've had to repeat myself many times.

200

If you read 20 pages a day, about how many days would it take to read 1,000 pages?

50 days

300

How long has Ms. Sincox been a teacher?

34 years

300

Counting at a normal pace, how long would it take in minutes If you counted to 1,000 out loud without stopping?

What is 15-20 Minutes

300

(10 x ?) x (5 x 2) = 1000. What number makes the expression true?

10

300

What does it mean to "bat a thousand"?

do something perfectly

300

About how many hours are in 1,000 minutes?

About 16 hours and 40 minutes

400

Name all the current fifth-grade teachers.

Mr. Miller, Ms. Sincox, Mrs. Bryan, Mrs. Macdonald, Mrs. Deverin, Mrs. Corneau

400

If each student brings 17 items, what is the smallest number of students needed to reach at least 1,000 items?

59 students (1,003 items)

400

1000 days is about how many months?

32-34

400

What prefix means thousand?

kilo

400

A stack of 1,000 dollar bills is about this tall in inches?

What is 4 inches tall

500

How long has Mrs. Amendola been a principal at Millstone?

3 years

500

What is the source of energy in an ecosystem?

the sun

500

How do you write 1000 in roman numerals?

M

500

What is the term that means 1000 years?

Millenium

500

You save $25 each week. How many weeks until you save $1,000?

40 weeks