Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader Math
The first day of the 20th century was?
January 1, 1901
The first president of the United States
Who is George Washington?
What is the term for a word that is similar in meaning to another word?
Synonym
What causes tides?
The moon
The number of counties in the state of Michigan
What is 83?
Mr. and Mrs. Mustard have six daughters and each daughter has one brother. How many people are in the Mustard family?
There are nine Mustards in the family. Since each daughter shares the same brother, there are six girls, one boy and Mr. and Mrs. Mustard.
9 students on each bus
The year that colonists declared independence
What is 1776
Is the following statement a metaphor or a simile:
Her smile was as bright as the sun
Simile
What is H2O also known as?
Water
The tallest mountain in the lower 48 United States
What is Mt. Whitney at 14,494 feet above sea level?
My spine is stiff, my body pale, I am always ready to tell a tale. What am I?
A book
If it’s 5:30 when you leave for the store and 6:15 when you get there, how long did it take?
45 minutes.
The British closed this city's harbor as part of the Intolerable Acts (as retribution for their "tea party")
What is Boston?
What do you call the part of the story with all the action or the big twist?
The Climax
What phenomenon might be felt on the surface when two tectonic plates rub against each other?
Earthquake
The location of Mount Rushmore
What is South Dakota?
When can you add two to eleven and get one as the correct answer?
When you add two hours to eleven o'clock, you get one o'clock.
If a train leaves the station and travels at 60 miles per hour, how much time will have passed when it arrives at a station 300 miles away?
5 hours or 300 minutes
The only president to ever be involved in a duel (he also beat a would-be assassin with a cane after the assassin's gun misfired twice)
Who is Andrew Jackson?
Which is an example of alliterative language?
The ocean glistened as the as day turned to night.
OR
The sea shimmered with the sinking sun.
The sea shimmered with the sinking sun.
How long does it take the moon to orbit Earth?
1 Month
This river was essential for trade during the era of westward expansion
What is the Mississippi?
I have keys, a lock and a space, but no rooms. You can enter, but you can't go outside. What am I?
A Keyboard
If a football field is 100 yards long, how many feet long is the football field?
300 feet
The colonial city in which the Constitutional Convention was held
What is Philadelphia?
Theme
Why do you see often see lightning before you hear the thunder?
Light travels faster than sound
The lowest point below sea level in the United States is located in this state
What is California (Death Valley)?
A is the brother of B. B is the brother of C. C is the father of D. So how is D related to A?
A is D’s aunt.
Using letters as placeholders for names like “Uncle Bob” or “Aunt Linda” makes straightforward relationships seem difficult.