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5th Grade Trivia

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the toy cowboy in Toy Story?

a)

Buzz

b)

Lotso

c)

Woody

2.

According to Dr. Suess, who stole Christmas?

a)

The Grinch

b)

Cat in the Hat

3.

What type of fish is Nemo?

a)

Clownfish

b)

Beta

c)

Shark

d)

Dolphin

4.

Where is the Great Pyramid of Giza?

a)

Europe

b)

Egypt

c)

America

d)

India

5.

What is a doe?

a)

Dove

b)

Dog

c)

Deer

d)

Goat

6.

How many days are in a year?

(a)  

7.

What is the largest mammal in the world?

a)

Dog

b)

Shark

c)

Swordfish

d)

Whale

8.

Which animal is the tallest in the world?

a)

Giraffe

b)

Dog

c)

Bear

d)

Cat

9.

In what capital city of Europe would you find the Eiffel Tower?

a)

Paris

b)

France

c)

United Kingdom

d)

England

10.

What could make Harry Potter invisible?

a)

His magic

b)

His invisibility cloack

c)

His wand

11.

A scientist who studies rocks is called a _____________.

a)

Geologist

b)

Biologist

c)

Rockologist

d)

Anthropologist

12.

If you suffer from arachnophobia, which animal are you scared of?

a)

Snakes

b)

Lions

c)

Ants

d)

Spiders

13.

How many bones do sharks have?

a)

100

b)

120

c)

0

14.

What's the largest state in America?

a)

Texas

b)

New York

c)

Alaska

d)

California

15.

What kind of tree do acorns come from?

a)

Oak

b)

Pine

16.

How many Great Lakes are there?

a)

6

b)

5

c)

4

d)

3

17.

What is the largest continent?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

South America

d)

Africa

18.

What is the name of the largest ocean in the world?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

19.

How many continents are in this world?

a)

5

b)

3

c)

7

d)

9

20.

Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger was once governor of which American state?

a)

New York

b)

Texas

c)

California

d)

Florida

21.

What does a tadpole grow into?

a)

snake

b)

bird

c)

goat

d)

frog

22.

Who wrote the famous Harry Potter series of books?

a)

Stephen King

b)

Dan Brown

c)

J.K. Rowling

d)

Charles Dickens

23.

What is the capital city of the U.S. state of Hawaii?

a)

Kailua

b)

Makaha

c)

Pearl City

d)

Honolulu

24.

How any days are in a leap year?

a)

365

b)

200

c)

366

d)

355

25.

A rainbow has how many colors?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

9

d)

12

26.

A thermometer is a measuring device for measuring what?

a)

blood pressure

b)

humidity

c)

distance

d)

temperature

27.

What is a baby goat called?

a)

kitten

b)

kid

c)

calf

d)

lamb

28.

Peter Pan is the captain of which group of boys?

a)

Lost Boys

b)

The Seven Dwarfs

c)

Lost Men

d)

Neverland Boys

29.

Who was the first human to set foot upon the moon?

a)

Yuri Gagarin

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Michael Collins

d)

Edwin Aldrin

30.

Batman lives in which city?

a)

Cloud City

b)

Gotham City

c)

The Capitol

d)

Emerald City

31.

From which direction does the sun rise?

a)

West

b)

North

c)

East

d)

South

32.

What type of animal is a bat?

a)

bird

b)

reptile

c)

mammal

d)

amphibian

33.

What is the world's tallest animal?

a)

bear

b)

elephant

c)

giraffe

d)

ostrich

34.

A triangle consists of how many sides?

a)

Five

b)

Four

c)

Three

d)

Seven

35.

What do thirsty people need?

a)

sleep

b)

exercise

c)

drink water

d)

feed their pet

36.

Which is the largest living land animal?

a)

elepant

b)

rhino

c)

giraffe

d)

whale

37.

Which ocean is off the coast of California?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

38.

What color are the stars on the United States flag?

a)

red

b)

blue

c)

yellow

d)

white

39.

Who was the first president of the United States?

a)

George Washington

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

40.

What farm animal gives us milk to drink

a)

chicken

b)

cow

c)

goat

d)

pig

41.

In the nursery rhyme, 'Jack and Jill', what do Jack and Jill go up the hill to fetch?

a)

a crown

b)

a soda

c)

lunch

d)

a pail of water

42.

What animal purrs and is known for chasing mice?

a)

dog

b)

cat

c)

lion

d)

fish

43.

What is it called when children go out to play during a break at school?

a)

lunch

b)

library time

c)

recess

d)

computer time

44.

Where does the President of the United States live?

a)

Washington, DC

b)

New York

c)

Los Angeles

d)

Dallas

45.

When was the first independence day in America?

a)

1775

b)

1776

c)

1782

d)

1728

46.

America was divided in how many colonies?

(a)  

47.

When was the constitution written?

a)

1775

b)

1776

c)

1782

d)

1787

48.

These are examples of rights given by the constitution:

a)

Freedom of speech

b)

Freedom of religion

c)

Freedom of the press

d)

Freedom of privacy

49.

What is a sparkler?

a)
b)
c)
50.

Who wrote the declaration of independence?

a)

The Founding Fathers

b)

The king of Britain

c)

The 13 colonies

51.

What is the name for this word?

(a)  

52.

These are American Symbols

a)

Hamburgers

b)

The Eagle

c)

The Liberty bell

d)

Hot dogs

53.
What is the decimal value of the fraction 2/5?
a)
0.25
b)
0.5
c)
0.4
d)
0.2
54.
What is it called in bowling when you knock down all ten pins on your first toss?
a)
Turkey
b)
Strike
c)
Frame
d)
Spare
55.
In what year did the United States celebrate its 200th birthday?
a)
1976
b)
2016
c)
1492
d)
1776
56.
What layer of the atmosphere has been partly destroyed by certain chemicals?
a)
The Troposhpere
b)
The Stratosphere
c)
The Mesosphere
d)
The Ozone Layer
57.
What color is the Mexican dish called guacamole?
a)
Orange
b)
Red
c)
blue
d)
green
58.
What kind of water is most common on Earth?
a)
Salt Water
b)
Fresh Water
59.
What legendary English hero stole from the rich and gave to the poor?
a)
Peter Pan
b)
Robin Hood
c)
Winston Churchhill
d)
Harry Styles
60.
If you add up each of the interior angles in a triangle, what would the total be?
a)
180 degrees
b)
60 degrees
c)
360 degrees
d)
90 degrees
61.
What does the nickname "Old Glory" refer to?
a)
The Fountain of Youth
b)
The Mississippi River
c)
The Rocky Mountains
d)
The American Flag
62.
If it's noon in New York City, what time is it in San Francisco?
a)
3:00 pm
b)
9:00 am
c)
8:00 am
d)
4:00 pm
63.
Which Color Absorbs the most sunlight?
a)
Black
b)
Red
c)
Yellow
d)
White
64.
What do fish use their gills for?
a)
swimming
b)
getting caught by fishermen
c)
breathing
d)
eating
65.
What is the past tense of the word 'hurry'?
a)
hurrying
b)
hurried
c)
will hurry
d)
hurryd
66.
Which digit is in the thousandths place in the number 3,654.019
a)
9
b)
3
c)
0
d)
6
67.
Which consonant is silent in the following words?
castle, moisten, wrestle
a)
w
b)
e
c)
s
d)
t
68.
What does it mean if you are immune to a sickness or disease?
a)
You get it often
b)
You can't catch it
c)
It's genetic
d)
You've already had it once
69.
What Mountains did early pioneers have to cross to reach present-day Kentucky?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Whish Bone Mountains
c)
Appalachian Mountains
d)
Virginia Mountains
70.
What natural phenomenon creates sand dunes?
a)
Wind
b)
Rain
c)
Meteorites
d)
Lightning
71.
If you add 2/3 plus 1/3...
a)
Your answer will be less than 1
b)
Your answer will be 1
c)
Your answer will be greater than 1
d)
All of the above
72.
What is an adjective?
a)
A person, place, thing, or idea
b)
An action word
c)
A word that describes a verb
d)
A word that describes a noun
73.

Who are the characters in "Because of Winn Dixie"?

a)

Opal, the preacher and Searchlight

b)

Searchlight, Sweetie Pie and Amanda Wilkinson

c)

Stevie Dewberry, the preacher, and Ms Franny

d)

Dunlap Dewberry, Otis and Judd Travers

74.
a)

Ariel

b)

Ursula

c)

Maleficent

d)

The queen

75.

A shy brown and white Beagle who escapes from his abusive former owner Judd Travers and the main protagonist of the books and films.

a)

Stone Fox

b)

Winn Dixie

c)

Snoopy

d)

Shiloh

76.

This is a universal team value that promotes high commitment and cooperation in the workplace. It is the ability to understand another person’s perspective or circumstance whether you agree with this person or not.

a)

Empathy

b)

Coooperation

c)

Independence

d)

Honesty

77.

To feel or show admiration for someone or something that you believe has good ideas or qualities.

a)

Honesty

b)

Admiration

c)

Respect

d)

Integrity

78.

 64 ÷8 ×1264\ \div8\ \times\frac{1}{2}  

a)

16

b)

4

c)

8

d)

12

79.

 7 ×(51) +127\ \times\left(5-1\right)\ +12  

a)

40

b)

46

c)

72

d)

60

80.

What is a producer?

a)

an organism that turns sunlight into food/energy

b)

an organism that eats birds

c)

something that produces sunlight

d)

a rabbit

81.

What is a primary consumer?

a)

the third consumer in a food chain

b)

A plant

c)

Organism that eats a producer/first consumer in a food chain

d)

Organism at the top of the food chain

82.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

energy being used

b)

energy that is stored

c)

radiation

d)

carrots

83.

What is a carnivore?

a)

an organism that eats leaves

b)

Plants

c)

an organism that eats both plants and meat

d)

an organism that only eats meat

84.

How much time does it take for Earth to make one full rotation on its axis?

a)

36 hours

b)

92 days

c)

79 minutes

d)

24 hours

85.

How many days does it take for the Earth to make one full revolution around the sun?

a)

365

b)

24

c)

1

d)

65

86.

What causes seasons?

a)

The earth's tilt as it revolves around the sun

b)

Earth's rotation

c)

How close the Earth is to the sun

d)

ice cream

87.

What is a food web?

a)

All the food chains in an ecosystem linked together

b)

a spider web with cheeseburgers on it

c)

the same thing as a food chain

88.

What is photosynthesis?

a)

the sun comes down and feeds plants pieces of pizza

b)

when plants eat dirt for energy

c)

how plants eat

d)

how plants make energy from sunlight

89.

Does Earth's rotation cause day and night?

a)

No

b)

Yes

90.

What does "waning" mean?

a)

whining

b)

shrinking

c)

growing bigger

d)

orbit

91.

What does "waxing" mean?

a)

Growing bigger

b)

making a car shiny

c)

shrinking

d)

swollen

92.

What is an ecosystem?

a)

all the animals in the ocean

b)

all the animals in a food web

c)

a community of interacting organisms and their environment

d)

symbiosis

93.

A roller coaster sitting at the top of a hill is an example of....

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

centripetal force

d)

symbiosis

94.

A roller coaster rolling down a hill is an example of....

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

centripetal force

d)

symbiosis

95.

When light is shown through a prism, what happens?

a)

Nothing, we just see light

b)

We see the spectrum

c)

Radiation happens

d)

You can hear the light waves

96.

How many stars are in our solar system?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

7

d)

9

97.

What's an omnivore?

a)

An organism that eats plants

b)

An organism that eats plants and eat

c)

An organism that eats meat

d)

Someone who doesn't eat any carboydrates

98.

What does a plant need to go through photosynthesis?

a)

water and sunlight

b)

dirt, water, and sunlight

c)

water, carbon dioxide, sunlight

d)

water, carbon dioxide, dirt

99.

What is the coldest planet?

a)

Neptune

b)

Jupiter

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

100.

What is the biggest planet in our solar system?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Neptune

c)

Earth

d)

Mars