Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (Quiz 21)

Question 1

1st Grade ∎ Animal Science: The Tyrannosaurus Rex ate only plants.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

4th Grade ∎ Astronomy: What is the largest planet in the solar system?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Question 3

4th Grade ∎ U.S. Geography: What is the capital of Virginia?

Accepted Answer

Richmond

Question 4

5th Grade ∎ Astronomy: Which pilot was the first to achieve supersonic flight?

Accepted Answer

Chuck Yeager

Question 5

5th Grade ∎ Spelling: A bear's all-winter nap is called __________.

Accepted Answer

H-I-B-E-R-N-A-T-I-O-N

Question 6

4th Grade ∎ History: According to legend, what city suffered a major fire started by Mrs. O'Leary's cow?

Accepted Answer

Chicago, Illinois

Question 7

3rd Grade ∎ Earth Science: What U.S. city was largely destroyed by an earthquake in 1906?

Accepted Answer

San Francisco, California

Question 8

3rd Grade ∎ U.S. Geography: In what U.S. state is the Grand Canyon?

Accepted Answer

Arizona

Question 9

5th Grade ∎ Literature: In what future U.S. state did the character known as Zorro fight injustice?

Accepted Answer

California

Question 10

1st Grade ∎ World Geography: In what country is the Great Wall?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 11

2nd Grade ∎ Measurement: What unit of measurement is abbreviated "qt."?

Accepted Answer

quart

Question 12

2nd Grade ∎ U.S. Geography: What is the body of water between Florida and Texas called?

Accepted Answer

Gulf of Mexico

Question 13

3rd Grade ∎ Social Studies: Which U.S. state produces the most citrus fruit?

Accepted Answer

Florida

Question 14

4th Grade ∎ Chemistry: On the periodic table, what letter represents potassium?

Accepted Answer

K

Question 15

5th Grade ∎ World History: Who revolutionized printing by inventing movable type?

Accepted Answer

Johannes Gutenberg

Question 16

1st Grade ∎ Literature: In the book Charlotte's Web, what type of animal is Charlotte?

Accepted Answer

spider

Question 17

5th Grade ∎ U.S. History: The slaves were freed during which war?

Accepted Answer

The Civil War

Question 18

3rd Grade ∎ Geometry: What kind of angle is a 90-degree angle?

Accepted Answer

right angle

Question 19

1st Grade ∎ English: How many nouns are in the following sentence? "The horse ran into the barn and ate lots of oats."

Accepted Answer

3

Question 20

5th Grade ∎ Social Studies: In the name of the agency known as NASA, what does the second A stand for?

Accepted Answer

Administration

Question 21

2nd Grade ∎ Physical Education: Which of the following is not a gymnastics event?

Accepted Answer

long jump

Question 22

2nd Grade ∎ Geography: Which continent is farthest south?

Accepted Answer

Antarctica

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