Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Questions, Answers and Two Ready-to-Use Boards
PLAYER QUESTIONS: write one A-D answer for each question.
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Board A: familiar clues first
Prerequisites: Read decimals, perimeter, map directions and basic U.S. civics. Begin with the familiar language items.

Question 1 | Math
Which is larger: 0.6 or 0.56?
A. They are equal
B. 0.56
C. 0.6
D. They cannot be compared
Your answer: ______

Question 2 | Math
A rectangle is 9 cm long and 4 cm wide. What is its perimeter?
A. 36 cm
B. 18 cm
C. 26 cm
D. 13 cm
Your answer: ______

Question 3 | Science
A plant bends toward a window. Which resource is it growing toward?
A. Soil
B. Water
C. Light
D. Air
Your answer: ______

Question 4 | Science
Water droplets form on the outside of a cold glass. What process makes them?
A. Freezing
B. Condensation
C. Evaporation
D. Melting
Your answer: ______

Question 5 | Geography
On a map with north at the top, which direction is to the left?
A. South
B. West
C. East
D. North
Your answer: ______

Question 6 | Geography
Which imaginary line divides Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
A. The prime meridian
B. The Tropic of Cancer
C. The equator
D. The Arctic Circle
Your answer: ______

Question 7 | Language
In the sentence 'The curious puppy sniffed the bag,' which word is the verb?
A. Bag
B. Puppy
C. Sniffed
D. Curious
Your answer: ______

Question 8 | Language
What does the prefix 're-' mean in 'reread'?
A. Again
B. Before
C. Not
D. Between
Your answer: ______

Question 9 | U.S. history and civics
Which branch of the U.S. federal government includes Congress?
A. The executive branch
B. The judicial branch
C. The legislative branch
D. All three branches
Your answer: ______

Question 10 | U.S. history and civics
Which came first: the Declaration of Independence or the U.S. Constitution?
A. They were adopted in the same year
B. The U.S. Constitution
C. The Declaration of Independence
D. Neither document has been adopted
Your answer: ______

FINAL CHALLENGE | Final Challenge
A trail is 12 km long. You walk one quarter before lunch and one third after. How far have you walked in total?
A. 8 km
B. 5 km
C. 6 km
D. 7 km
Your answer: ______

Board B: explain one more step
Prerequisites: Fractions, conduction, map scales, similes and historical evidence. Offer scratch paper and read all choices aloud.

Question 1 | Math
A class has 24 students. Three eighths walk to school. How many walk?
A. 9 students
B. 6 students
C. 12 students
D. 18 students
Your answer: ______

Question 2 | Math
A recipe needs 3/4 cup of milk. You double it. How much milk is needed?
A. 1 1/2 cups
B. 3/4 cup
C. 1 cup
D. 3/8 cup
Your answer: ______

Question 3 | Science
In a food chain, grass feeds a rabbit and the rabbit feeds a fox. Which is the producer?
A. The rabbit
B. The fox
C. All three organisms
D. Grass
Your answer: ______

Question 4 | Science
A metal spoon and a wooden spoon sit in warm soup. Which usually transfers heat to your hand faster?
A. Both always transfer heat equally
B. The wooden spoon
C. The metal spoon
D. Neither transfers heat
Your answer: ______

Question 5 | Geography
A map scale says 1 cm represents 5 km. Two towns are 3 cm apart on the map. How far apart are they?
A. 10 km
B. 8 km
C. 5 km
D. 15 km
Your answer: ______

Question 6 | Geography
What do we call land surrounded by water on all sides?
A. An island
B. A peninsula
C. A continent connected to another continent
D. A coastline
Your answer: ______

Question 7 | Language
Maya packed an umbrella after seeing dark clouds. What can you infer she expected?
A. Rain
B. Sunshine
C. Wind
D. Snow
Your answer: ______

Question 8 | Language
Which sentence uses a simile: 'The lake was a mirror' or 'The lake shone like a mirror'?
A. The lake shone like a mirror
B. The lake was a mirror
C. The lake was calm
D. The lake reflected the sky
Your answer: ______

Question 9 | U.S. history and civics
What are the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution called?
A. The Preamble
B. The Articles of Confederation
C. The Declaration of Independence
D. The Bill of Rights
Your answer: ______

Question 10 | U.S. history and civics
A historian reads a diary written during an event. Is the diary a primary or secondary source?
A. A modern interpretation of the event
B. A secondary source
C. A primary source
D. A summary written by a later historian
Your answer: ______

FINAL CHALLENGE | Final Challenge
A class has 30 books. Two fifths are science books; half of those are about space. How many are space books?
A. 3
B. 12
C. 15
D. 6
Your answer: ______