6th Grade Jeopardy

6th Grade Math

100

Fractions are __________ problems.

division

200

What does equivalent mean in math? 

The same as or equal to

300

5²⁼

25

400

What is the greatest common factor of 18 and 36?

18

500

What is the area of a triangle with a height of 12 and a base of 4?

24 un²

600

What is 25% of 48?

12

700

If 3x=15

What does x+x=

10

6th Grade Science

100

What is the first step of the scientific method?

Ask a question or define a problem

200

What is the closest planet to the sun in our solar system?

Mercury

300

What causes seasons?

The tilt of the Earth's axis

400

What are the 3 types of rock?

Metamorphic, Sedimentary, Igneous

500

What does an anemometer measure?

Wind speed

600

What is heavier:
300kg of Steel 

or

300kg of Styrofoam

They have the same weight.

700

What causes earthquakes?

Tectonic plates shifting due to convection in the mantle

6th Grade ELA

100

What is it called when 2 words mean the same thing?

What is a synonym?

200

What is the definition of a noun?

What is a person place, thing or idea?

300

The time and place in a story is called this.

Setting

400

How many adjectives are in the following sentence?

The dog ran quickly after the bouncing red ball.

2

500

What should always go at the end of a sentence?

Punctuation

600

Use context clues to figure out what the italicized word means. "Nancy told Kyle he was pompous after he bragged about all the video games he had beaten"

"Arrogant," "conceited," or "smug"

700

What literary device is used in the following sentence: The stairs groaned as Benny and his friends slowly carried the couch up to his room.

The Stairs Groaned (personification) 

Personification is a figure of speech that gives human qualities, actions, or emotions to non-human objects

6th Grade Social Studies

100

What continent do we live on?

North America

200

What ocean is located next to California? 

Pacific

300

Name 2 countries that share a border with the US

Canada and Mexico

400

How many colonies did the US have?

13 original colonies 

500

What is the capital of Pennsylvania?

Harrisburg

600

Who was the first president of the United States? (must be spelled correctly)

George Washington

700

What is the longest river in the world?

Nile

6th Grade Riddles

100

Which month has 28 days?

All of them

200

Mary's mother has 5 daughters: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and _________. What is the name of the 5th daughter?

Mary

300

What kind of band never plays music?

Rubber band

400

What kind of room has no doors or windows?

Mushroom

500

Two in a corner, one in a room, zero in a house, but one in a shelter. What am I?

The letter r

600

What beings with an 'e' and only contains one letter?

Envelope

700

What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?

Silence