Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

Fox’s new show Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader is not only entertaining, but also educating.  That is, 5th graders educating college graduates and adults.  This game show challenges many educated adults to answer elementary  school level questions (covering math, geography, politics, etc.) to possibly win $1 million! 

 Take the quiz.  See whether you are smarter than a fifth grader.

1.  If you have a gross of pencils, how many pencils do you have?

2.  True or False: “Carefully,” “easily,” and “barely” are examples of adjectives. 

3.  What is the largest South American country by area?

4. The cerebrum is the biggest part of what organ in your body?

5.  The Inca empire was concentrated on which continent?

6.  Which is longer, one kilometer or one mile?

7.  A heptagon is a shape with how many sides?

8.  Emma has two yard sticks.  She also has a 12-inch ruler.  She laid them end-to-end in a line.  How many feet long is the line?

9.  Of a drum, violin, or saxophone, which is a woodwind instrument?

10.  True or False: The ostrich is the fastest bird on foot.

answers:

1. 144 pencils

2.  False (adverbs)

3.  Brazil

4.  Brain

5.  South America

6.  One mile

7.  Seven

8.  7 feet

9.  Saxophone

10.  True


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