Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (Quiz 14)

Question 1

5th Grade ∎ English: Which pair of word are antonyms?

Accepted Answer

Agony and Ecstasy

Question 2

1st Grade ∎ Social Studies: In what century did Samuel Morse invent the telegraph?

Accepted Answer

19th century

Question 3

1st Grade ∎ Social Studies: How much money is "two bits"?

Accepted Answer

25 cents

Question 4

5th Grade ∎ History: Which of these was invented first?

Accepted Answer

pop-up toaster

Question 5

5th Grade ∎ U.S. Geography: Which U.S. state is known as the "North Star State"?

Accepted Answer

Minnesota

Question 6

4th Grade ∎ Earth Science: A potato is also a __________.

Accepted Answer

tuber

Question 7

4th Grade ∎ World History: To the ancient Egyptians, what primary purpose did the pyramids serve?

Accepted Answer

royal tombs

Question 8

1st Grade ∎ English: How many adjectives are in the following sentence? "The principal is a beautiful woman."

Accepted Answer

1

Question 9

3rd Grade ∎ Math: 9 x 30 x 100 = ?

Accepted Answer

27,000

Question 10

3rd Grade ∎ Animal Science: Which group has the most animals in it?

Accepted Answer

A kingdom

Question 11

2nd Grade ∎ World History: The ancient Roman empire was based on which continent?

Accepted Answer

Europe

Question 12

3rd Grade ∎ Earth Science: Limestone, sandstone and gypsum are examples of what type of rock?

Accepted Answer

sedimentary

Question 13

5th Grade ∎ Astronomy: What U.S. space program sent astronauts into space in pairs?

Accepted Answer

Gemini

Question 14

5th Grade ∎ Physical Science: Which is an example of a simple machine?

Accepted Answer

pulley

Question 15

4th Grade ∎ U.S. History: Translated into English, what does Puerto Rico mean?

Accepted Answer

rich port

Question 16

4th Grade ∎ World Geography: What is the longest river in Europe?

Accepted Answer

Volga

Question 17

2nd Grade ∎ Physical Education: Which of the following is not a track-and-field event?

Accepted Answer

individual medley

Question 18

2nd Grade ∎ Measurements: How many grams are in a kilogram?

Accepted Answer

1,000

Question 19

1st Grade ∎ Spelling: Spell the missing word: The Rockies are a range of _________.

Accepted Answer

M-O-U-N-T-A-I-N-S

Question 20

2nd Grade ∎ Animal Science: The raccoon is a marsupial.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 21

5th Grade ∎ World Geography: What mountain range lies between France and Spain?

Accepted Answer

the Pyrenees

Question 22

3rd Grade ∎ Math: What is the place value of the 7 in 734,541?

Accepted Answer

hundred thousand

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