Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?

History

100

History: Who invented the lightbulb in 1879? 

Thomas Edison

200

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

Marie Antoinette

300

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

China

400

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

The Incas

500

History: What is the name of the British flag?

The Union Flag / The Union Jack 

Geography

100

Geography: How many continents are there?

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

200

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

The Atlantic Ocean 

300

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

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

400

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

4 : England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales

500

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

The Himalayas 

Science

100

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

Gravity

200

Science: Earth is located in what galaxy? 

The Milky Way

300

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

Photosynthesis 

400

Science: What is the freezing point of water? 

32°F or 0°C or 273.15 K 

500

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

Invertebrates 

Math

100

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

12 (4 Kings, 4 Queens, 4 Jacks)

200

Math: What number is the Roman numeral XVI? 

16

300

Math: How many grams are in a thousand kilograms?

One Million (1 kilogram = 1,000 grams)

400

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)

500

Math: How many kilometres is a light-year? 

9.7 trillion kilometres

MISC

100

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

4 : April, June, September, and November

200

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

Tea

300

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

Complementary 

400

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

Proton

500

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