Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? (Math)
Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?
Social Studies
Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? (Science)
Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader (Reading)
Ms. DeRocker Trivia
100

If a train was supposed to arrive at 3:15 pm and arrived 35 minutes late, it arrived at... ?

3:50 PM

100

What is the name of the railroad that connected the east coast of the US to the west coast?

Transcontinental Railroad

100
Are dimples a learned behavior or inherited trait?

Inherited trait

100

Which genre describes imaginary events?

A. Fiction

B. Nonfiction

C. Autobiography

A. Fiction

100

What is Ms. DeRocker's fiance's name?

Anthony

200

Number considered to be a "bakers dozen"

13

200

Where is Ellis Island located?

New York City

200

What causes Volcanoes to erupt?

A shift in tectonic plates.

200

Which word is spelled incorrectly?

A. Attendance

B. Application

C. Apprecciate

C. Apprecciate

200

How many years has Ms. DeRocker taught 5th grade ELA and Social Studies?

2 years

300

Another name for a 90 degree angle

Right angle?

300

What is the name of the statue that was gifted to the US from France and was the first thing immigrants saw when they were entering the United States at Ellis Island?

The Statue of Liberty

300
Is melting a chemical change?

No, it is a physical change

300

Name the type of figurative language.

Joseph said the chocolate cake was calling his name.

Personification

300

What subject will Ms. DeRocker be teaching next school year?

ELA only

400

The number of hours in 3 days

72

400

Who was the fascist dictator of Germany at the beginning of WWII?

Adolf Hitler

400

What two organelles are found in plant cells but not in animal cells?

Cell wall and chloroplast

400

Which 2 things do you need to make a successful inference?


Schema (background knowledge) and text clues

400

What is Ms. DeRocker's favorite subject to teach?

Social Studies

500

How many seconds are in 5 minutes

300

500

Which two superpowers (powerful countries) were in conflict during the Cold War?

The US and the Soviet Union

500

What is the name of the gas that humans exhale?

C02 or carbon dioxide

500

What do the letters in the RACE strategy stand for?

R- Restate the question

A- Answer the question

C- Cite text evidence

E- Explain your reasoning in your own words

500

What was Ms. DeRocker's degree in before she went back to school to become a teacher?

Art History