5th Grade Academic Rally Quiz Bowl

Question 1

What gas, discovered on the Sun before Earth, is the second most common element in the universe?

Accepted Answer

Helium

Question 2

How much is 9x7?

Accepted Answer

63

Question 3

What planet is the largest in our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Question 4

What river flows through Egypt and is vital to its history?

Accepted Answer

Nile River

Question 5

What invention by Alexander Graham Bell revolutionized communication?

Accepted Answer

Telephone

Question 6

What do we call a word that describes a noun, like "soft" or "blue"

Accepted Answer

adjective

Question 7

What do we call a story passed down through generations, often with a moral?

Accepted Answer

Folktale

Question 8

What renewable energy source uses panels to capture sunlight?

Accepted Answer

Solar panels

Question 9

What is 1/2 + 1/4?

Accepted Answer

3/4

Question 10

What do we call a diet that avoids all animal products?

Accepted Answer

Vegan

Question 11

What sport uses a puck and is played on ice?

Accepted Answer

Hockey

Question 12

What layer of Earth's atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

Accepted Answer

Stratosphere

Question 13

What U.S. state is an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean?

Accepted Answer

Hawaii

Question 14

What animal is the largest living creature on Earth?

Accepted Answer

Blue Whale

Question 15

What animal is a marsupial and native to Australia?

Accepted Answer

Kangaroo

Question 16

What ancient civilization built the Great Wall to protect its empire?

Accepted Answer

Chinese

Question 17

What grain is used to make sushi rice?

Accepted Answer

Rice

Question 18

What do we call a portable computer you can carry?

Accepted Answer

Laptop

Question 19

What war was fought from 1775 to 1783 to gain U.S. independence?

Accepted Answer

Revolutionary War

Question 20

What do we call a person who studies stars and planets?

Accepted Answer

Astronomer

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