Are You Smarter Than a First Year?

Science

100

What planet is closest to the sun?

Mercury

200

What type of tree do acorns come from?

Oak tree

300

Density describes the mass of an object divided by what?

Volume

400

What is the process of water turning into vapor called?

Evaporation

500

On a periodic table, which element is represented by the letter N?

Nitrogen

Language Arts

100

How many nouns in the following sentence begin with the letter P: "Jeff and Polly played poker with a purple platypus"?

3

200

Who wrote the book To Kill a Mockingbird?

Harper Lee

300

A world, phase, or sequence that reads the same forward and backward is called what?

A palindrome

400

How many adjectives are in this sentence: "Billy made a rude noise in class"

1

500

What is the plural form of the word "deer"?

Deer

Math

100

How many inches are in a foot?

12

200

What is the square root of 81?

9

300

If a backyard is 50 feet long and 20 feet wide, how many square feet is it?

1,000 sq ft

400

Steven has $100 in pennies. How many pennies does he have?

10,000

500

What is the value of pi up to 4 decimal places?

3.1415

Geography

100

What is the most populated state in the US?

California

200

What is the world's largest desert?

The Sahara Desert

300

How many Great Lakes are there?

5

400

What is the world's most spoken language by native speakers?

Mandarin Chinese

500

What is the capital of Australia?

Canberra