Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?

History

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History: Who invented the lightbulb in 1879? 

Thomas Edison

2

History: What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called? 

The Bill of Rights

3

History: The first fireworks were invented in the 7th century in what country?

China

4

History: What ancient civilization built the Machu Picchu complex in Peru? 

The Incas

5

History: What was the name of the last Queen of France? 

Marie Antoinette

Geography

1

Geography: How many continents are there?

7 : (Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Africa, Australia, Antarctica)

2

Geography: To travel from New York to London, one must fly over which ocean?

The Atlantic Ocean 

3

Geography: How many Great Lakes are there in the United States?

 4 : Michigan-Huron, Superior, Ontario, and Erie

4

Geography: How many kingdoms are part of the United Kingdom?

4 : England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales

5

Geography: The mountain range that includes Mount Everest is called...?

The Himalayas 

Science

1

Science: What is the force that causes objects to fall to the ground?

Gravity

2

Science: Earth is located in what galaxy? 

The Milky Way

3

Science: The process by which plants "eat" and make energy is called...?

Photosynthesis 

4

Science: What is the freezing point of water? 

32°F or 0°C or 273.15 K 

5

Science: Animals without backbones are known as...?

Invertebrates 

Math

1

Math: How many face cards are in a regular deck of playing cards?

12 (4 Kings, 4 Queens, 4 Jacks)

2

Math: What number is the Roman numeral XVI? 

16

3

Math: How many grams are in a thousand kilograms?

One Million (1 kilogram = 1,000 grams)

4

Math: You have 20 pairs of shoes, but there is only room in your closet for 8 shoes. How many shoes do you have to get rid of? 

32 shoes (or 16 pairs)

5

Math: If a football field is 100 yards long, how many feet long is the football field? 

300 Feet (1 yard = 3 Feet)

MISC

1

MISC: How many months in the calendar year have exactly 30 days?

4 : April, June, September, and November

2

MISC: Other than water, the most-consumed beverage in the world is...?

Tea

3

MISC: Opposite angles in a parallelogram are called...?

Complementary 

4

MISC: What is the name of the positively charged subatomic particle that appears in the nucleus of all atoms? 

Proton

5

MISC: In Einstein’s famous E = MC², what do the letters stand for?

E stands for energy 

M stands for mass

C stands for the speed of light