Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?

Science

100

The smallest unit of living things that can carry out the basic processes of life

Cell

200

What are the 4 stages of metamorphosis of a butterfly in order?

Egg, Larva (caterpillar), pupa (cocoon), Adult (butterfly)

300

Photosynthesis takes place in the _____.

A) chloroplast

B) Mitochondria 

C) Nucleus

D) Golgi apparatus

A

400

What is the atomic number of carbon?

6

500

What two things are in a plant cell but NOT in an animal cell?

Chloroplast and Cell wall

Social Studies

100

What is the capital of Massachusetts?

Boston

200

The largest US state

Alaska

300

What is the name of the first American colony

Virginia Colony/ Jamestown

400

Which explorer led the first expedition around the entire World

a) Magellan

b) Columbus

c) Marco Polo

d) Newton

Ferdinand Magellan

500

What is the smallest state?

Rhode Island

Math

100

What place value is the 7 in? 56.8937

Ten Thousandths

200

If I have $100 in pennies. How many pennies do I have?

10,000 pennies

300

Spence cuts pizza into thirds, then cuts each third in fourths. How many pieces of pizza does he now have?

12 pieces

400

A math book is 3.78 centimeters thick. What is the total width of 21 math books on a shelf?

79.38 centimeters

500

Marco leaves his house at 3:15. He drives 5 minutes to the gym and works out for 50 minutes. Then he eats for 20 minutes, showers for 10 minutes, and drives 5 minutes back home. What time does he get home?

4:45

Grammar

100

What is the root word of the word "Longest"

Long

200

What is the past tense of drink

Drank

300

What word starting with the letter Q can mean both a spike on a porcupine and a bird feather used as a pen

Quill

400

What word is the subject of the following sentence "The spaceship landed in Jacob's back yard"?

Spaceship

500

What word can mean both "An Instrument used to draw circles" and also "a device used for determining direction"?

Compass

Mystery

100

How many syllables are in the word syllable?

3

200

The Tuba is a member of what musical family?

Brass

300

What group of people landed in North America before Christopher Columbus

Vikings

400

What is the scientific term for an animal without a backbone

Invertebrate

500

If Landon orders 6 pizzas and pays $36. How much would only 2 pizzas cost at the same rate?

$12