Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

2nd Grade

100

Math

How many sides does a hexagon have?

Six

200

Science

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

Jupiter 

300

History

Which U.S. state was the first to join the Union?

Deleware

400

Geography: What is the capital of Canada?

Ottawa

500

English: What is the past tense of “go”?

Went

600

Write an example of an Onomatopoeia. 

Answers may vary

700

Pop Culture: Who sang “Hound Dog” and “Jailhouse Rock”?

Elvis Presley

3rd Grade

100

Math: What is 144 ÷ 12?

12

200

Science

What gas do humans breathe out that plants need?

Carbon Dioxide

300

History

Who wrote the “Star-Spangled Banner”?

Francis Scott Key

400

Geography

 What is the largest continent?

Asia

500

English

 What is the plural of “mouse”?

Mice

600

Science: What is the boiling point of water in Fahrenheit?

212°F

700

Pop Culture

 The Beatles were from which country?

United Kingdom

4th Grade

100

Math

What is 3/5 of 100? 

60

200

Science

 What force keeps us on the ground?

Gravity

300

History

Which U.S. state was the first to grant women the right to vote?

Wyoming

400

Geography

What river runs through Egypt?

Nile River

500

English

What is a synonym for “angry”?

 Mad

600

History

Who was the UK Prime Minister during World War II?

Winston Churchill

700

Pop Culture

 In what year did the Titanic sink?

1912

5th Grade

100

Math

What is 25% of 300?

75

200

Science

What gas makes up most of the Earth’s atmosphere?

Nitrogen

300

History

 Who was the first man to walk on the moon?

Neil Armstrong

400

Geography

What is the longest river in the United States?

Missouri River

500

English

What is a word that means the opposite of another word?

Antonym

600

History

Who was U.S. President during World War I?

Woodrow Wilson

700

Geography

Which desert is the largest in the world?

Antarctic Desert

College

100

Which 14th-century pandemic killed an estimated one-third of Europe’s population?

The Black Death (Bubonic Plague)

200

Geography

Which U.S. state is nicknamed the “Land of 10,000 Lakes”?

Minnesota

300

Science

What is the process by which plants release water vapor through their leaves?

Transpiration 

400

Geography

 What is the largest island in the world that is not a continent?

Greenland

500

Geography

 What river flows through Paris, France?

The Seine

600

History

Which U.S. president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law?

Lyndon B. Johnson

700

Language

The word “alphabet” comes from the first two letters of which language’s alphabet?

Greek (Alpha + Beta)