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5th Grade Trivia

Total questions: 120

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do thirsty people need?

a)

sleep

b)

exercise

c)

drink water

d)

feed their pet

2.

Which is the largest living land animal?

a)

elepant

b)

rhino

c)

giraffe

d)

whale

3.

Which ocean is off the coast of California?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

4.

What color are the stars on the United States flag?

a)

red

b)

blue

c)

yellow

d)

white

5.

Who was the first president of the United States?

a)

George Washington

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

6.

What farm animal gives us milk to drink

a)

chicken

b)

cow

c)

goat

d)

pig

7.

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

8.

What animal purrs and is known for chasing mice?

a)

dog

b)

cat

c)

lion

d)

fish

9.

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

10.

Where does the President of the United States live?

a)

Washington, DC

b)

New York

c)

Los Angeles

d)

Dallas

11.

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

a)

Buzz

b)

Lotso

c)

Woody

12.

According to Dr. Suess, who stole Christmas?

a)

The Grinch

b)

Cat in the Hat

13.

What type of fish is Nemo?

a)

Clownfish

b)

Beta

c)

Shark

d)

Dolphin

14.

Where is the Great Pyramid of Giza?

a)

Europe

b)

Egypt

c)

America

d)

India

15.

What is a doe?

a)

Dove

b)

Dog

c)

Deer

d)

Goat

16.

How many days are in a year?

(a)  

17.

Which animal is the tallest in the world?

a)

Giraffe

b)

Dog

c)

Bear

d)

Cat

18.

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

a)

Paris

b)

France

c)

United Kingdom

d)

England

19.

What could make Harry Potter invisible?

a)

His magic

b)

His invisibility cloack

c)

His wand

20.

A scientist who studies rocks is called a _____________.

a)

Geologist

b)

Biologist

c)

Rockologist

d)

Anthropologist

21.

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

a)

Snakes

b)

Lions

c)

Ants

d)

Spiders

22.

How many bones do sharks have?

a)

100

b)

120

c)

0

23.

What's the largest state in America?

a)

Texas

b)

New York

c)

Alaska

d)

California

24.

What kind of tree do acorns come from?

a)

Oak

b)

Pine

25.

How many Great Lakes are there?

a)

6

b)

5

c)

4

d)

3

26.

What is the largest continent?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

South America

d)

Africa

27.

Who was the first African American President of the United States?

a)

Larry Holmes

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

Barack Obama

d)

Ben Carson

28.

Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger was once governor of which American state?

a)

New York

b)

Texas

c)

California

d)

Florida

29.

What does a tadpole grow into?

a)

snake

b)

bird

c)

goat

d)

frog

30.

Who wrote the famous Harry Potter series of books?

a)

Stephen King

b)

Dan Brown

c)

J.K. Rowling

d)

Charles Dickens

31.

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

a)

Kailua

b)

Makaha

c)

Pearl City

d)

Honolulu

32.

What country gave the United States it's famous Statue of Liberty as a gift in 1886?

a)

Germany

b)

England

c)

Scotland

d)

France

33.

How any days are in a leap year?

a)

365

b)

200

c)

366

d)

355

34.

A rainbow has how many colors?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

9

d)

12

35.

A thermometer is a measuring device for measuring what?

a)

blood pressure

b)

humidity

c)

distance

d)

temperature

36.

What is a baby goat called?

a)

kitten

b)

kid

c)

calf

d)

lamb

37.

Peter Pan is the captain of which group of boys?

a)

Lost Boys

b)

The Seven Dwarfs

c)

Lost Men

d)

Neverland Boys

38.

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

a)

Yuri Gagarin

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Michael Collins

d)

Edwin Aldrin

39.

Batman lives in which city?

a)

Cloud City

b)

Gotham City

c)

The Capitol

d)

Emerald City

40.

From which direction does the sun rise?

a)

West

b)

North

c)

East

d)

South

41.

What name is given to a female elephant?

a)

Queen

b)

Cow

c)

Mare

d)

Jenny

42.

What type of animal is a bat?

a)

bird

b)

reptile

c)

mammal

d)

amphibian

43.

A triangle consists of how many sides?

a)

Five

b)

Four

c)

Three

d)

Seven

44.

When was the first independence day in America?

a)

1775

b)

1776

c)

1782

d)

1728

45.

America was divided in how many colonies?

(a)  

46.

When was the constitution written?

a)

1775

b)

1776

c)

1782

d)

1787

47.

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

48.

What is a sparkler?

a)
b)
c)
49.

What is the word for this picture?

a)

Sparkler

b)

Fireworks

c)

Fireckrackers

50.

Who wrote the declaration of independence?

a)

The Founding Fathers

b)

The king of Britain

c)

The 13 colonies

51.

These are American Symbols

a)

Hamburgers

b)

The Eagle

c)

The Liberty bell

d)

Hot dogs

52.
What is the decimal value of the fraction 2/5?
a)
0.25
b)
0.5
c)
0.4
d)
0.2
53.
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
54.
In what year did the United States celebrate its 200th birthday?
a)
1976
b)
2016
c)
1492
d)
1776
55.
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
56.
What color is the Mexican dish called guacamole?
a)
Orange
b)
Red
c)
blue
d)
green
57.
What kind of water is most common on Earth?
a)
Salt Water
b)
Fresh Water
58.
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
59.
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
60.
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
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.
Which Color Absorbs the most sunlight?
a)
Black
b)
Red
c)
Yellow
d)
White
63.
What do fish use their gills for?
a)
swimming
b)
getting caught by fishermen
c)
breathing
d)
eating
64.
What is the past tense of the word 'hurry'?
a)
hurrying
b)
hurried
c)
will hurry
d)
hurryd
65.
Which digit is in the thousandths place in the number 3,654.019
a)
9
b)
3
c)
0
d)
6
66.
Which consonant is silent in the following words?
castle, moisten, wrestle
a)
w
b)
e
c)
s
d)
t
67.
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
68.
What do we call the first part of a book or story?
a)
Conflict
b)
Exposition
c)
Climax
d)
Resolution
69.
What natural phenomenon creates sand dunes?
a)
Wind
b)
Rain
c)
Meteorites
d)
Lightning
70.
In Roman Mythology, who was king of the gods?
a)
Mercury
b)
Jupiter
c)
Apollo
d)
Sol
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.
How many years apart are the Summer Olympics Games held?
a)
2 years
b)
5 years
c)
8 years
d)
4 years
74.

When ice cream is left out of a freezer, the ice cream changes from a ____________

a)

solid to a gas

b)

gas to a liquid

c)

solid to a liquid

d)

liquid to a gas

75.

When Earth is seen from outer space, it looks mainly blue. This is because most of Earth is covered with

a)

ice

b)

oceans

c)

snow

d)

deserts

76.

Which of these correctly describes the moon?

a)

Older than Earth

b)

Smaller than Earth

c)

Having the same climate as Earth

d)

Having the same atmosphere as Earth

77.

A student is hiking through a forest taking pictures for science class. Which picture would most likely be used as an example of human impact on Earth?

a)

A trail built by cutting down trees

b)

A river eroding away the riverbank

c)

A bird nest made of dead branches

d)

A group of butterflies landing on flowers

78.

Plant cells contain which two parts that animal cells do not have?

a)

ribosomes and jello

b)

nucleus and cell membrane

c)

cell walls and chloroplasts

79.

Which structure surrounds and protects an animal cell?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Vacuole

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Cell membrane

80.

What kind of energy do all moving objects have?

a)

Light energy

b)

Solar energy

c)

Kinetic energy

d)

Renewable energy

81.

A student rolls a ball on the ground. Which of these causes the ball to slow down and then stop?

a)

The motion of the ball

b)

The speed of the ball

c)

Friction from the ground

d)

A magnetic field

82.

Which of these correctly shows what happens when two magnets are placed side by side?

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

83.

The electrician in this picture is wearing rubber gloves for protection. The purpose of the rubber gloves is to __________________

a)

keep the electrician dry

b)

create an electrical circuit

c)

produce electricity

d)

insulate the electrician

84.

Based on the food web, which of these is a producer?

a)

Eagle

b)

Grass

c)

Rabbit

d)

Sparrow

85.

Which of these is most likely harmful to an ecosystem?

a)

Building new homes in a wetland

b)

Taking away airplanes from an airport

c)

Planting trees in an orchard

d)

Adding floors to an office building

86.

Juan is doing an experiment to see how long it takes an acorn to grow into a 0.5-meter-tall oak tree. Which two instruments should he choose?

a)

Thermometer and centimeter ruler

b)

Thermometer and calendar

c)

Centimeter ruler and pan balance

d)

Centimeter ruler and calendar

87.

Based on the picture, the bag of leaves has __________

a)

less mass than the pebble

b)

the same mass as the pebble

c)

the same volume as the pebble

d)

less volume than the pebble

88.

A boy placed four leaves in a caterpillar’s cage.He observed the number of leaves in the caterpillar’s cage each day. Based on the data, the boy should infer that the caterpillar _____________

a)

is eating only every other day

b)

is eating each day

c)

will eat part of one leaf next Monday

d)

will stop eating during molting on Friday

89.

True or False: When two tectonic plates are coming together, mountains often form.

a)

True

b)

False

90.

A flood occurs near a farmer's field and carries away dirt from the field. This process is called _______________.

a)

weathering

b)

mudslide

c)

erosion

d)

water cycle

91.

Crescendo means...

a)

Get faster

b)

Get slower

c)

Get gradually louder

d)

Get gradually softer

92.

Solo means...

a)

A type of cup mute

b)

For one player

c)

For two players

d)

Softly

93.

This Artist has sung songs on Broadway and starred in The Greatest Showman. This artist also sung in the animated movie Happy Feet.

a)

Hugh Jackman

b)

Taylor Swift

c)

Justin Timberlake

d)

Lady Gaga

94.

Andante means...

a)

A type of pasta

b)

Really fast!

c)

Gradually slowing

d)

Relatively slow to moderate pace

95.

What is the capital of Spain?

a)

Florence

b)

Washington, DC

c)

Madrid

d)

Berlin

96.

What is the capital of Canada?

a)

London

b)

Amsterdam

c)

Vienna

d)

Ottawa

97.

What kind of dog is this?

a)

Beagle

b)

Labrador

c)

Golden Retriever

d)

Poodle

98.

Which physicist discovered the laws of motion?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Niehls Bohr

d)

Galileo Galilei

99.

What planet is FOURTH from the Sun?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Jupiter

100.

Which of the following can create LIGHT?

a)

Moons

b)

Planets

c)

Stars

d)

Black Holes

101.

What is a GALAXY?

a)

Moons orbiting a planet

b)

Planets orbiting a star

c)

A giant collection of stars

d)

A handful of stars

102.

Where is water actually cleaned in the distillation process?

a)

When it evaporates

b)

When it precipitates

c)

When it condensates

d)

When it sublimates

103.

What is the best example of camouflage?

a)

A bird sings a song to attract a mate

b)

A rodent runs to avoid a predator

c)

A snake stays still on the ground to blend in

d)

A turtle hides in its shell for protection

104.

Which is the best example of a primary producer?

a)

A tree

b)

A worm

c)

A beetle

d)

A rabbit

105.

Which of the following COULD be an apex predator in a food web?

a)

Baboon

b)

Mouse

c)

Tree

d)

Termite

106.

An omnivore eats...

a)

plants only

b)

animals only

c)

plants and animals

d)

fruits only

107.

Who is the founder of SpaceX?

a)

Jeff Bezos

b)

Elon Musk

c)

Buzz Aldrin

d)

Neil Armstrong

108.

Leaves turn colors in the fall because of a decrease in

a)

chlorophyll

b)

agua

c)

moonlight

d)

sodium

109.

Pumpkins can be found growing on every continent EXCEPT

a)

Antarctica

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

South America

110.

What USA state is home to the largest corn maze in the world?

a)

Utah

b)

California

c)

Texas

d)

Tennessee

111.

In a _____________ triangle no sides are the same length.

a)

scalene

b)

right

c)

obtuse

d)

isosceles

112.

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

a)

16

b)

4

c)

8

d)

12

113.

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

a)

40

b)

46

c)

72

d)

60

114.

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

a)

A square has 4 right angles.

b)

a rectangle is a parallelogram.

c)

A trapezoid has no parallel sides.

d)

A square has all sides the same length.

115.

In a right triangle, there is one right angle. This means that the other two angles in a right triangle are:

a)

obtuse angles

b)

right angles

c)

acute angles

d)

none of the above

116.

 120 − 40 ÷4 ×6120\ -\ 40\ \div4\ \times6  =

a)

60

b)

660

c)

180

d)

none of the above

117.

 3 ×15= 3\ \times\frac{1}{5}=\   

a)

 35\frac{3}{5}  

b)

 115\frac{1}{15}  

c)

 53\frac{5}{3}  

d)

15

118.

 3 23 × 1 12 =3\ \frac{2}{3}\ \times\ 1\ \frac{1}{2}\ =  

a)

 2 492\ \frac{4}{9}  

b)

 9 249\ \frac{2}{4}  

c)

4

d)

 3 133\ \frac{1}{3}  

119.

Which of the following is not a parallelogram?

a)

rectangle

b)

rhombus

c)

square

d)

trapezoid

120.

Bob got a brand new car. The car goes about 30 miles per gallon of gas. About how many miles can Bob go on about 7.2 gallons of gas?

a)

190 miles

b)

210 miles

c)

21 miles

d)

7 miles

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