Are You Smarter Than A 6th Grader?

Are You Smarter Than A 6th Grader? (Math)

1

If a train was supposed to arrive at 3:20 pm and arrived 45 minutes late, it arrived at... ?

4:05 PM

2

What is the equation for area of a triangle?

a= bh/2

3

What fraction is when the numerator is greater than the denominator?

Improper fraction

4

If x=3, solve the following problem:

15 (x+8) = ?

165

5

In a class of 30 students, 12 are boys. What fraction of the class are girls?

18/30 or 3/5

Are You Smarter Than A 6th Grader? (History)

1

Who did the US fight a war with to gain their independence?

Great Britain

2

What is the USA's three branches of government?

Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branch 

3

Which battle was the turning point of the Civil War?

Battle of Gettysburg 

4

Which political party was Alexander Hamilton a part of?

Federalists

5

What was the Alien Act?

The president could kick out any foreigner who seemed dangerous 

Are You Smarter Than A 6th Grader? (Geography)

1

What state is Washington D.C. in? 

TRICK QUESTION

2

Name 3 states in the USA.

(varies)

3

Brazil and Argentina are located in which Continent?

South America

4

What region of the USA is Washington state located?

A) Northwest region

B) North Region

C) Northeast Region

D) All of the Above

A) Northwest region

5

Japan is an island in what body of water?

Pacific ocean

Are You Smarter Than A 6th Grader? (Misc.)

1

This means you have a lot of "charisma" in gen z lingo

Rizz

2

Jonathan said the word is “preparation.” Spell “it.”

I - T

3

The city that never sleeps. 

NYC

4

Popular game with building blocks

Minecraft

5

Expression or sound effect to say when something bad or disappointing has happened (i.e when you get an f in social studies....)

womp womp womp

Are You Smarter Than A 6th Grader? (Science)

1

What is the name of a person who studies weather?

Meteorologist 

2

When the moon covers the sun

 What is a Solar Eclipse?

3

What layer of the Earth is below the crust?

Mantle

4

Burning fossil fuels, farm animals releasing methane gas, forests absorbing high amounts of CO2, and deforestation are examples of...?

Climate Change

5

Which rock formation are formed from layers of sand, silt, dead plants, and animal skeletons

Sedimentary rocks

Are You Smarter Than A 6th Grader (Reading)

1

Which genre describes imaginary events?

 Fiction

2

Which word is spelled correctly?

A. Attendence

B. Aplication

C. Appreciate

C. Appreciate

3

Name the type of figurative language.

Joseph said the chocolate cake was calling his name.

Personification

4

What figurative language has two words with the same pronunciation?

Homophone

5

a figure of speech that compares two things without using "like" or "as"

Metaphor