5th grade
What does photosynthesis produce?
(a) oxygen and glucose
(b) water and sugar
(c) oxygen and proteins
(a) oxygen and glucose
In our solar system, which planet is farthest from the sun?
Neptune
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in which war?
The Civil War
What type of feather, beginning with letter Q, did people write with during the Middle Ages?
Quill
The first Thanksgiving was celebrated by Native Americans and what other groups of people?
Pilgrims
Primary greenhouse gas emitted through human activity?
Carbon Dioxide
If you found 4 current US coins under the couch and they added up to be 25 cents, 3 of the coins must be what denomination?
Nickels
The region known as the “Fertile Crescent” is located in present day…
Middle East
What is Rosa Parks most famous for?
Refusing to give her seat up in the front of the bus.
From which country did Mexico gain its independence in the 19th century?
Spain
Third largest trade partner of the U.S.
Mexico
Name 2 states that border Texas?
Lousiana, and Arkansas
The ancient Egyptian writing system was called what?
Hieroglyphics
Name the American president on the half dollar coin who was assassinated in 1963.
John F. Kennedy
Who invented the light bulb in 1879?
Thomas Edison
On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere took his famous “midnight ride” across the territory of what present-day US state?
Massachusetts
Which is a simile?
(a) My dad can beat up your dad.
(b) Her hair was golden like the sun.
(c) My mom has a loud sneeze
(d) My sister is a pain in the neck.
(b) Her hair was golden like the sun
Who wrote the national anthem of the United States of America?
Francis Scott Key
The first fireworks were invented in the 7th century in what country?
China
Italy, Japan, and Germany’s alliance was called what during WWII?
The Axis of Evil
The largest renewable source of electricity generation in the United States is...
Hydroelectric
What is the largest ocean?
Pacific Ocean
From whom did the United State buy territory in the Louisiana Purchase?
Napoleon/France
Julius Caesar was the emperor of what empire?
The Roman Empire
Julius Caesar was the emperor of what empire?
The Roman Empire