Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?

History/Geography

1

Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin were the first two men in the entire world to do what?

Walk the moon

2

What is the name of the largest ocean on Earth?

The Pacific Ocean

3

What are the imaginary horizontal & vertical lines that run around the Earth called?

Latitude & Longitude 

4

What was the ancient Egyptian writing system called?

Hieroglyphics 

5

What do you call a chain of mountains?

A Range

English &Literature

1

How many letters are there in the English alphabet?

26

2

The person in a novel who tells the story from a third-person perspective is called a what?

The Narrator 

3

What is the type of literature that features mythical or sci-fi stories?

Fiction

4

A story conveying a moral lesson is called what?

A fable

5

Who is the creator of the classic book characters Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn?

Mark Twain

Science

1

What is the force that causes objects to fall to the ground?

Gravity

2

Earth is located in what galaxy?

The Milky Way

3

What phenomenon might be felt on the Earth's surface when two tectonic plates rub against each other?

An earthquake

4

Animals that eat only meat are known as ____.

Carnivores

5

What are the three states of matter?

Solid, liquid, and gas

Math

1

How many sides does common dice have?

6 sides

2

What number is this Roman Numeral: XVI ?

16

3

If a shopping cart contains 1 apple, 2 bananas, 3 oranges, and 4 hot dogs, what percent of the cart's total contents is fruit?

60%

4

The interior angles of a triangle always add up to _____.

180 degrees

5

If a football field is 100 yards long, how many feet long is the football field?

300 feet

Misc

1

What is the name of the cowboy in the movie "Toy Story"?

Woody

2

Whose picture is on the five-dollar bill?

President Abraham Lincoln

3

What color do you get when you mix yellow & blue?

Green

4

What do you call a scientist that studies weather?

Meteorologist 

5

In what city did jazz originate?

New Orleans, Louisiana