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Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A word, phrase or sequence that reads the same forward and backward is called what?

a)

Oxymoron

b)

Alliteration

c)

Anagram

d)

Palindrome

2.

According to the U.S. Constitution, the president is part of which of the three branches of government?

a)

Legislative

b)

Judicial

c)

Executive

d)

Federal

3.

What is the capital of Russia?

a)

Novosibirsk

b)

Moscow

c)

Saint Petersburg

d)

Kazan

4.

What is the process of water turning into vapor called?

a)

Precipitation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Sublimation

d)

Condensation

5.

What is the tallest mammal on Earth?

a)

Elephant

b)

Giraffe

c)

Blue Whale

d)

Ostrich

6.

Who was the first person to step on the moon?

a)

Buzz Aldrin

b)

Neil Armstrong

c)

Yuri Gagarin

d)

Michael Collins

7.

What is the process of a caterpillar turning into a butterfly called?

a)

Transpiration

b)

Respiration

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Metamorphosis

8.

Who wrote the Harry Potter book series?

a)

C.S. Lewis

b)

George R.R. Martin

c)

J.K. Rowling

d)

J.R.R. Tolkien

9.

What is the capital of Australia?

a)

Canberra

b)

Melbourne

c)

Brisbane

d)

Sydney

10.

What is the process by which plants make their food called?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Transpiration

c)

Metamorphosis

d)

Respiration

11.

Who wrote the famous play Romeo and Juliet?

a)

Charles Dickens

b)

Jane Austen

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Mark Twain

12.

What is the capital of France?

a)

Marseille

b)

Nice

c)

Lyon

d)

Paris

13.

If a backyard is 50 feet long and 20 feet wide, how many square feet is the yard?

a)

1000 square feet

b)

1500 square feet

c)

500 square feet

d)

2000 square feet

14.

In classical music, what instruments usually comprise a string quartet?

a)

Violin, viola, cello, and bass

b)

Two violins, viola, and a bass

c)

Two violins, viola, and a cello

d)

Two violins, two cellos

15.

On the periodic table, which element is represented by the letter N?

a)

Nobelium

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Nickel

d)

Neon

16.

Term is to word as complex is to _______.

a)

complicated

b)

easy

c)

fast

d)

simple

17.

Compare is to contrast as same is to _______.

a)

study

b)

similiar

c)

contrast

d)

different