Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (Quiz 20)

Question 1

2nd Grade ∎ Astronomy: What was the name of the first man-made satellite to be put in orbit around the Earth?

Accepted Answer

Sputnik

Question 2

2nd Grade ∎ Animal Science: The kiwi is a shy bird that cannot fly.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

3rd Grade ∎ Social Studies: In what U.S. city is Mardi Gras celebrated?

Accepted Answer

New Orleans, Louisiana

Question 4

5th Grade ∎ World Geography: Where is the country of Laos?

Accepted Answer

Southeast Asia

Question 5

5th Grade ∎ Earth Science: The size, depth, & distance of an object beneath the ocean by bouncing sound waves off of it?

Accepted Answer

Sonar

Question 6

4th Grade ∎ Math: If a car is traveling 50 miles per hour, how long will it take for the car to go 225?

Accepted Answer

4.25 hours (4 hours, 15 minutes)

Question 7

4th Grade ∎ Literature: Who wrote the classic novel Treasure Island ?

Accepted Answer

Robert Louis Stevenson

Question 8

2nd Grade ∎ Animal Science: On which continent is the cheetah's natural habitat?

Accepted Answer

Africa

Question 9

3rd Grade ∎ Astronomy: Which is closest to true? The distance between the Earth and the Sun is __________ miles.

Accepted Answer

96 million

Question 10

3rd Grade ∎ Life Science: In which system of the human body are the lungs?

Accepted Answer

Respiratory

Question 11

4th Grade ∎ World Geography: In what country is the Taj Mahal?

Accepted Answer

India

Question 12

1st Grade ∎ Animal Science: An example of an amphibian animal is a...

Accepted Answer

toad

Question 13

1st Grade ∎ Art: The world's oldest sculpture is in Egypt & appears to be guarding a pyramid. It's called the ________.

Accepted Answer

Sphinx

Question 14

5th Grade ∎ Life Science: Which of these subatomic particles is neither positively nor negatively charged?

Accepted Answer

neutron

Question 15

5th Grade ∎ Animal Science: Which organ in the body could be described as olfactory?

Accepted Answer

Nose

Question 16

1st Grade ∎ Astronomy: If you count Pluto as a planet, how many planets are in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

9

Question 17

5th Grade ∎ Art : During which period did Leonardo da Vinci live?

Accepted Answer

the Renaissance

Question 18

5th Grade ∎ English: In which play did Shakespeare write, "To thine own self be true."

Accepted Answer

Hamlet

Question 19

2nd Grade∎Physical Education: A soccer game takes place between 2 teams of (not counting substitutes) _________ players.

Accepted Answer

11

Question 20

3rd Grade ∎ Math: How many degrees are in a circle?

Accepted Answer

360

Question 21

4th Grade ∎ U.S. History: In what year did the Wright Brothers fly the first airplane?

Accepted Answer

1903

Question 22

1st Grade ∎ Grammar: How many mistakes is in this sentense?

Accepted Answer

2

Questions 22