Mystery Doug
ELA Information
General Knowledge for 5th Grade
GRAMMAR STUFF
Trivia
100

Before toothpaste was invented what did people use to clean teeth? 

A. Ground Ashes or charcoal

B. Mint leaves and Iris Flowers

C. Sticks

D. All of the above

100

Which one of these words is an adjective? 

A. Cotton

B. Red

C. Jump

D. They

100

‌What‌ ‌is‌ ‌the‌ ‌national‌ ‌bird‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌United‌ ‌States?‌ ‌

Bald Eagle

100

How many syllables are in the word “animalistic”

five -  an*i*mal*is*tic

100

What are the names of Cinderella’s stepsisters? 

Anastasia and Drizella

200

Pizza ingredients were made to represent the flag of which country? 

ITALY

200

What are the five interrogative or “question” words?

Who, what, when, where, and why.

200

Who‌ ‌is celebrated as the‌ ‌first‌ ‌African‌ ‌American‌ ‌Major League baseball‌ ‌player?‌ ‌

Jackie Robinson

200

What does the prefix "re " mean?

Again

200

What was the first soft drink in space?

Coca Cola  (Coke)

300

When comapring humans to sharks it is obvious that they are both what character trait? 

Sharks and people are both CURIOUS

300

Which is an example of alliterative language?

(1) The ocean glistened as the day turned to night. 

OR 

(2) The sea shimmered with the sinking sun.

300

What‌ ‌is‌ ‌H2O‌ ‌commonly‌ ‌called?‌ ‌

Water

300

Which word properly completes the sentence: I did ______ than my friend on the test.

better

300

What is the rarest M&M color?

Brown!!!

400

Car sickness does not affect everyone.  When it does happen the main reason is? 

A. Confused brain

B. Over-eating

C. Excess speed

D. Dehydrated

400

What is an antonym for beautiful? A.pretty  B.gorgeous C.ugly  D. boring

C. ugly

400

‌‌‌In which year ‌was‌ ‌America ‌'discovered'‌ ‌by‌ ‌Christopher‌ ‌Columbus?‌ ‌

       1492

400

What is the plural form of "fungus"?

Fungi

400

What does “www” stand for in a website browser?

World Wide Web

500

What happens on a roller coaster at the top or loops to your body so it stays in place in addition to the seat belt protection? 

Your body squishes, defies gravity, or smooshes and most likely will stay in place. 

500

What do you call the part of the story with all the action or the big twist?

The Climax!!!

500

How‌ ‌many‌ ‌Super‌ ‌Bowls‌ ‌has‌ ‌the‌ ‌acclaimed‌ ‌player‌ ‌Tom‌ ‌Brady‌ ‌won?‌ ‌

He has seven Super Bowl victories. 

500

What kind of sentence is this: Go to sleep.

Imperative-it makes a command or request. 

500

What can be broken but is never held?

A PROMISE  :)