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Spy X: Proof Positive
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
100

How many syllables does the word "electricity" have?

5

e/lec/tri/ci/ty

100

2 x ____ = 14

7

100

What is missing from this model?

Plants

100

(Chapter 16) True or False?

Evie was nearly run over on her way to find Andrew.

True

100

What gas do humans need in order to live?

Oxygen

200

Add capital letters to this sentence:

the titanic sank on april 15 1912 on its maiden voyage en route to new york.

The Titanic sank on April 15 1912 on its maiden voyage en route to New York.

200

Which matches 58 - 13?

a) 65 - 20

b) 63 - 19

c) 64 - 18

a) 65 - 20

200

What took away the killer whale and allowed the salmon to return?

Thunderbird

200

(Chapter 11) What does "seventeen-eleven hours" mean?

Military time for 5:11pm.

200

Who wrote the Harry Potter book series?

J.K. Rowling

300

Which of the following is hyperbole?

a) “I’ve told you a million times to clean your room!” yelled my Mum.

b) “I’ve already asked you to clean your room!” yelled my Mum.

c) “Please clean your room or I am going to come and put everything that’s on the floor in rubbish bags and take it away,” my Mum said calmly.

a) “I’ve told you a million times to clean your room!” yelled my Mum.

300

Plug in and solve.

a - b = c

a = 14  b = 6

14 - 6 = 8

300

Who is on the $10 bill?

Sir John A. MacDonald

300

(Chapter 13, 15) What is the difference between the broken lines and the solid lines?

The broken lines show tunnels under construction, and the solid lines show tunnels already built.

300

In classical music, what instruments usually comprise a string quartet?

Two violins, viola, and a cello.

400

Spell the following word:

queue

400

Why do we not use the multiplication sign when a variable is in a math equation?

Example: 5n = 15

One of the variables could be an "x", which can be confused for the multiplication symbol.

400

In French, what would next year be?

2025

deux mille vingt cinq

400

(Chapter 12) When Andrew and Evie came back to the restaurant, what happened with Pop?

As they began going into a story, they found Pop asleep at the table.

400

14 x 5 = t

t = ?

t = 70

500

What suffix makes a verb "past tense", and what suffix makes a verb "present tense"?

Past tense: -ed (Example: jumped, skipped)

Present tense: -ing (Example: jumping, skipping)

500

Solve.

500

What is a cenotaph?

A cenotaph is an empty tomb or a monument erected in honour of a person or group of people whose remains are elsewhere or have been lost.

500

(Chapter 16) How did Evie escape the house?

Evie "practiced" tap dancing in the basement, and set the music to continuously repeat while she left by the front door.

500

The Tropic of Capricorn lies in which global hemisphere?

The southern hemisphere.