Are you smarter than a 5th grader?
Words from December
Anagrammed Animals
Cinematic Quotations
Mythological Beings
100

What is the largest ocean on Earth? 

Pacific Ocean

100

What civil rights icon refused to give up her seat on a bus on December 1, 1955?

Rosa Parks

100

GRITE

TIGER
100

What movie does: “The Force will always be with you.” come from?

Star Wars

100

What Irish mythological being is said to guard pots of gold at the end of rainbows?

A Leprechaun

200

What planet is closest to the sun? 

Mercury

200

Which two brothers took a short but world-changing airplane ride on December 17, 1903?

The Wright bothers

200

GAKARONO

KANGAROO

200

What movie does the quote: “Your mission, should you choose to accept it…” come from?

Mission: Impossible (1996)

200

In Alpine folklore, what horned, mythical creature is said to punish naughty children during the Christmas season?

Krampus

300

Which famous document, largely drafted by Thomas Jefferson, declared the American colonies’ independence?

The Declaration of Independence. 

300

Which space mission became the first to carry humans around the Moon in December 1968?

Apollo 8

300

TANHEPLE

ELEPHANT

300

A forgetful fish motivates perseverance with a simple phrase. Name that phrase

Just keep swimming

300

In Polynesian mythology, which clever demigod is famous for slowing the Sun to make days longer and for fishing islands out of the ocean?

Māui.

400

Who is credited with inventing the lightbulb, illuminating our nights?

Thomas Edison

400

Which author’s book A Christmas Carol was first published in December 1843?

Charles Dickens 

400

CLODERICO

CROCODILE

400

What character said: “Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.”

Winnie the Pooh

400

In Chinese mythology, what creature symbolizes power, strength, and good fortune?

The Chinese Dragon.

500

Who formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation?

Sir Isaac Newton

500

What miracle is traditionally celebrated during Hanukkah that involves the menorah?

A small amount of oil meant for one day miraculously burned for eight days.

500

BRAZE

ZEBRA

500

Name the movie where “Phenomenal cosmic powers… itty-bitty living space.” originates from. 

Aladdin

500

In some versions of Greek mythology, the Sirens’ song is so irresistible that it can cause sailors to forget everything else and jump into the water. According to these myths, what clever tactic did this hero use to avoid their song?

Odysseus used ear wax.