Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader

Astronomy

100

What is the term for a "falling star"

A meteror

200

What is the name of the constellation that looks like a spoon

The Big Dipper

300

How many moons does Mars have

2

400

Which planet is known to have the second-largest mass in the solar system, following Jupiter?

Saturn

500

If a star is blue is it colder or hotter than a red planet

Hotter

ELA

100

What is the antonym of big

Small

200

• Homophones: Choose the correct sentence:
  • A. The bear had to go through the forest.
  • B. The bare had to go through the forest.
  • C. The bear had two go threw the forest.
  • D. The bare had to go through the forrest. 

A

300

Put these words in order from quietest to loudest: yelled, whispered, screamed, talked

whispered, talked, yelled, screamed

400

Identify the adjective, verb, and noun in this sentence: 'The tiny mouse nibbled the cheese

Adjective : Tiny

Verb: Nibbled

Noun: mouse, cheese

500

Read this sentence from a story about a character named Duke: "He traverses the yard slowly, making sure that no predators are nearby." What does the word traverses mean as it is used in the sentence?

• A. goes in different directions
• B. creates loud noises
• C. looks closely
• D. walks across

D

Math

100

Abel has 2 blue balloons and 4 purple balloons. How many balloons does he have altogether

6

200

If you have 2 quarters, 4 dimes, and 3 pennies, how much money do you have

$.93

300

168-27+s=170

S=?

S=29

400

Amelia drew a scale drawing of a campsite. She used the scale 9 inches : 4 feet. The tent is 8 feet wide in real life. How wide is the tent in the drawing?

18 inches

500

A store owner ordered 24 packages of candy. Each package contains 72 candies. He plans to make bags of candy with 18 candies in each bag to sell. How many bags of candy can he make

96

Social Studies

100

Who was the first president of the U.S

George Washington

200

What is the largest desert in the world

Sahara Desert

300

How is the U.S. government different from a monarchy?

 Citizens in the United States vote for a leader to represent them.

400

Which body of water is off the coast of Texas

The gulf of Mexico

500

Which specific, significant, and long-lasting change did the 13th Amendment make to the U.S. Constitution

It formally abolished slavery throughout the United States.

Science

100

What are the 5 senses 

Sight, Smell, hear, touch, taste

200

Besides sunlight, what are the four main things plants need to grow?

Water, air, nutrients/soil, and space

300

What is the process called when a caterpillar turns into a butterfly

Metamorphosis

400

Why do some animals, like bats, use sound to "see" in the dark?

Echolocation

500

If you are in a lightning storm, do you hear the thunder or see the lightning first?

You see the lightning first