Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (Quiz 12)

Question 1

1st Grade ∎ Animal Science: What is, by far, the most numerous of the animal species?

Accepted Answer

insects

Question 2

1st Grade ∎ Animal Science: What is the tallest animal?

Accepted Answer

giraffe

Question 3

2nd Grade∎English:How many proper nouns in this sentence? "Mary and Bill drove through Kansas without stopping the car."

Accepted Answer

3

Question 4

3rd Grade ∎ World History: Who was the first European to journey to China?

Accepted Answer

Marco Polo

Question 5

3rd Grade ∎ Physical Education: A squat thrust involves kicking your legs out behind you.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 6

2nd Grade ∎ World Geography: On which continent is Kenya?

Accepted Answer

Africa

Question 7

5th Grade ∎ Art: Which artist painted his most famous paintings in Tahiti?

Accepted Answer

Paul Gauguin

Question 8

3rd Grade ∎ Physics: Which changes a sound's pitch?

Accepted Answer

wavelength

Question 9

5th Grade ∎ Literature: Who wrote The Old Man and the Sea?

Accepted Answer

Ernest Hemingway

Question 10

4th Grade ∎ Social Studies: In the phrase "pop music," what is pop short for?

Accepted Answer

popular

Question 11

3rd Grade ∎ Human Science: The human shoulder is an example of a ball-and-socket joint.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

2nd Grade ∎ Math: One fourth of 36 is...

Accepted Answer

9

Question 13

1st Grade ∎ Physical Education: In which sport do you break the rules by "walking"?

Accepted Answer

basketball

Question 14

1st Grade ∎ English: What is a limerick?

Accepted Answer

A short & often funny poem

Question 15

2nd Grade ∎ U.S. History: What was the last name of the U.S. president whose first name was Chester?

Accepted Answer

Arthur

Question 16

4th Grade ∎ Earth Science: In the northern hemisphere, in what month is the autumnal equinox?

Accepted Answer

September

Question 17

5th Grade ∎ Animal Science: What is the world's deadliest snake?

Accepted Answer

Black Mamba

Question 18

4th Grade ∎ World History: Following World War II, what European city divided in two by a wall?

Accepted Answer

Berlin (Germany)

Question 19

4th Grade ∎ Health: In the sleep cycle REM, which part of your body moves quickly?

Accepted Answer

eyes

Question 20

5th Grade ∎ English: Which of the following is a compound word?

Accepted Answer

moonbeam

Question 21

5th Grade ∎ Spelling : Heat rays are also known as...

Accepted Answer

Infrared Rays

Question 22

5th Grade ∎ Math: If 15y = 5x, what must be true?

Accepted Answer

3y = x

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