Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

9th Grade

100

Which cell organelle is also called the powerhouse of the cell? 

A: Ribosome 

B: Endoplasmic Reticulum 

C: Cytoplasm 

D: Mitochondria

D: Mitochondria

200

What is the term to used for the remains of an extremely massive star pulled into a small volume by the force of gravity. 

A: Comet 

B: Black Hole 

C: Galaxy

D: Shooting Star

B: Black Hole

300

Q: What is a positively charged subatomic particle located in the nucleus? 

A: Electrons 

B: Protons 

C: Neutrons

B: Protons

400

Solve the following equation: 

2x(x+5)+3=3(x-1)+2(x^2-4)

x= -2

500

Q: What is the equation for photosynthesis? 

A: H20+oxygen(light+chlorophyll)=C02+glucose 

B: H20+C02 (light+chlorophyll) = oxygen+glucose

C: C02+light (chlorophyll+water) H20+Oxygen

B: H20+C02 (light+chlorophyll) = oxygen+glucose

10th Grade

100

What year was Instagram released?

A) 2007

B) 2009

C) 2010

D) 2013

C) 2010

200

Y=mx+b is:

A: Parabolic form

B: Standard form

C: Slope intercept form

D: Exponential form

C: Slope intercept form

300

What kind of genetic material is found in different types of viruses? 

A: DNA only 

B: RNA only 

C: DNA and RNA 

D: Nucleosomes

B: RNA only

400

Solve the riddle: The person who makes it does not need it. The person who buys it has no use for it. The person who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it?

A coffin

500

Q: Which of the following best describes an isthmus?

 A: An isolated fill or mountain with steep or precipitous sides, usually having a smaller summit area than a mesa. 

B: A fracture in the crust of a planet (such as the earth) or moon, accompanied by a displacement of one side of the fracture. 

C: An isolated, relatively flat-topped natural elevation usually more extensive than a butte and less extensive than a plateau. 

D: A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas.

D: A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas.