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5th Grade Eagle Trivia Extravaganza

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What math term describes a transformation in which a geometric figure is a mirror image?

a)

rotation

b)

reflection

c)

translation

2.

What math term describes a transformation in which a plane figure turns around a fixed center point?

a)

rotation

b)

reflection

c)

translation

3.

What math term used in geometry describes a function that moves an object a certain distance?

a)

rotation

b)

translation

c)

reflection

4.

At what locations were the first two battles of the Revolutionary War?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Roanoke

c)

Lexington and Concord

5.

Name the 2 grid lines that locate places on a map.

a)

North and South

b)

latitude and longitude

c)

A and B

6.

List the next 5 multiples of the number 12.

a)

1x12, 2x6, 3x4

b)

12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72

c)

5, 10, 15, 20, 25

d)

there aren't multiples of 12

7.

What is the value of 23.

a)

4

b)

6

c)

8

d)

16

8.

What are the three branches of government?

a)

Bottom, Middle and Top

b)

Executive, Judicial and Legislative

c)

citizen, mayor, governor

9.

The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution in _____. How many amendments does it consist of?

a)

1700, 20

b)

1881, 10

c)

1791, 10

d)

1791, 1

10.

What is the name of the first permanent English settlement?

(a)  

11.

Length x Width x Height is the formula for what?

(a)  

12.

When solving a problem with more than one operation (adding, subtraction, multiplication and division) using the order of operations, what would you solve first?


What would you do first in this equation? (4+4)x6

(a)  

13.

What is the name of a triangle with two equal sides?

a)

equilateral

b)

right

c)

isosceles

d)

obtuse

14.

What is a closed geometric figure that has three or more straight sides called?

(a)  

15.

A number that has more than 2 factors is called?

a)

prime

b)

composite

c)

big number

d)

factored number

16.

What fraction is 1/2 of a 1/4?

(a)  

17.

The process by which plants produce food is called?

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Decompose

d)

Photosynthesis

18.

Area= Length x Width is the formula used to find what?

a)

area of a rectangle

b)

perimeter

c)

volume

d)

interior angles of triangles

19.

What is the name for the angles inside of a polygon?

a)

exterior angles

b)

interior angles

c)

obtuse angles

d)

acute angles

20.

A figure of speech in which ideas, objects or animals are given human characteristics.

a)

idiom

b)

personification

c)

alliteration

d)

onomatopoeia

21.

Word that means the same thing, like peculiar and strange are examples of what type of language?

a)

synonyms

b)

idioms

c)

alliteration

d)

antoynms

22.

Phrases like "blow off steam" and "hit the hay" are examples of what type of language?

a)

alliteration

b)

prefixes

c)

Idiom

d)

personification

23.

What term is used to describe words that are pronounced the same but are written differently and have different meanings?

a)

homophones

b)

prefixes

c)

suffixes

d)

antonyms

24.

Phrases like, "Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers" is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

personification

b)

alliteration

c)

homophones

d)

idioms

25.

Which story element is a scene from the past that are inserted into a story to help readers understand what's happening in the present?

a)

prologue

b)

flashback

c)

chapters

d)

table of contents

26.

Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?

(a)  

27.

What famous quote is Patrick Henry known for?

(a)  

28.

The measure of the amount of matter in an object.

(a)  

29.

What is the initial source of energy in every food web or food chain?

(a)  

30.

What is a dividend?

a)

the number being divided into

b)

the answer

c)

quotient

d)

the number that you divide into a number

31.

If you want to travel directly from the USA to Europe, which ocean would you cross?

a)

Indian

b)

Pacific

c)

Atlantic

d)

Gulf of Mexico

32.

What are some constitutional rights that you have as a US citizen?

a)

free speech

b)

right to choose a religion

c)

right to bear arms

d)

all of the above

33.

What property describes a solids ability to evenly dissolve into a liquid?

a)

condensation

b)

solubility

c)

evaporation

d)

photosynthesis

34.

What are the Earth's four major systems?

a)

Geosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Biosphere

e)

all of the above

35.

The USA is part of which continent?

(a)  

36.

A group of colonial men, during the Revolutionary War, that led protests against taxes?

a)

Daughters of Liberty

b)

Colonial Men

c)

Sons of Liberty

d)

Representatives

37.

What is a species that has been brought to a new place by people and can harm the environment?

a)

Invasive Species

b)

Sick critters

c)

Biome

d)

Predator

38.

What is an example of a metaphor?

a)

Blow- off steam

b)

She is an angel.

c)

She is like an angel.

d)

Hit the hay

39.

What is a figure of speech that compares unlike things using words such as "like" or "as"?

a)

synonym

b)

idiom

c)

metaphor

d)

simile

40.

A material that allows heat and energy to travel through it easily is a good _____________________

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

c)

cloth

d)

mittens

41.

What is a force that pulls objects towards each other?

(a)  

42.

In math, what is a variable?

a)

number puzzles

b)

letter that stands for a number

c)

it means to multiply

d)

you use it only in order of operations

43.

Who is our country named for?

a)

United States of America

b)

Henry Hudson

c)

Amerigo Vespucci

d)

Christopher Columbus

44.

Who were the first 3 presidents of the United States?

a)

Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, John F Kennedy

b)

Ronald Reagan, Abraham Lincoln, John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, George Washington

d)

George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson

45.

A green chemical in plant cells that allow the plant to use the sun's energy to make food.

a)

photosynthesis

b)

chlorophyll

c)

respiration

d)

stomata

46.

What is matter?

a)

any object that takes up space and has mass

b)

any object that can float

c)

any object that only has weight

d)

it's what you say to someone when you are worried about them, "What's the matter?"

47.

How many senators represent South Dakota?

(a)  

48.

This reading strategy is using your background knowledge and the text from the story to make an educated guess.

a)

climax

b)

solution

c)

flashback

d)

inference

49.

The number of House of representatives for each state is based on _______

a)

depends on how many people vote

b)

how many farmers the state has

c)

land size of the state

d)

population

50.

How many House of Representatives does South Dakota currently have?

(a)  

51.

What was the forced migration of Native Americans in the 1830's called?

a)

Trail of Tears

b)

Forced Migration

c)

Native American Movement

52.

Which two men established political parties in the United States?

a)

Franklin and Obama

b)

Jefferson and Hamilton

c)

Washington and Clinton

d)

Lincoln and Reagan

53.

What expression represents triple the number four and then add seven times seven?

a)

3 x (4 + 3) x 7

b)

4 x 7 + 7 x 3

c)

(4 x 3) + (7 x 7)

d)

4 x (3 + 7) x 7

54.

If an object is magnetic, it probably contains which three metals?

a)

oxygen, carbon dioxide, helium

b)

magnets

c)

nickels, dimes and pennies

d)

Iron, nickel or cobalt