Are You Smarter? A Teen Trivia Board With a Final Challenge
PLAYER QUESTIONS: write one A-D answer for each question.
https://www.areyousmartergame.com/blog/are-you-smarter-questions-for-teens
Original independent practice resource. Not official television questions. All values are virtual.
TXT planning aid: enter questions manually; this is not a game import.

Teen evidence lab
Prerequisites: Read graphs, solve linear equations, distinguish evidence from opinion and use map scales.

Question 1 | Media literacy
A chart starts its vertical axis at 95 instead of 0. What should a reader check before judging a change?
A. Only the bar colours
B. The scale and actual values
C. The headline font
D. Whether the tallest bar is red
Your answer: ______

Question 2 | Media literacy
A post cites an experiment but gives no link. Which next step best checks the claim?
A. Share it before reading
B. Count the post's likes
C. Assume the claim is false
D. Find the original study and its methods
Your answer: ______

Question 3 | Algebra
If 2x - 5 = 13, what is x?
A. 9
B. 4
C. 8
D. 18
Your answer: ______

Question 4 | Algebra
A subscription costs $4 plus $2 per month. What does six months cost under that rule?
A. $14
B. $12
C. $16
D. $24
Your answer: ______

Question 5 | Earth science
What primarily causes Earth's seasons?
A. The Moon blocking sunlight
B. Earth moving much closer to the Sun each summer
C. The tilt of Earth's axis as it orbits
D. Changes in Earth's mass
Your answer: ______

Question 6 | Earth science
A closed terrarium has water droplets inside its cool lid. Which change produced the droplets?
A. Gas to liquid
B. Liquid to solid
C. Solid to gas
D. Solid to liquid
Your answer: ______

Question 7 | Language and argument
Which statement is a testable factual claim?
A. Everyone should love reading.
B. The library is the nicest place.
C. Mysteries are the best books.
D. The library opens at 9 a.m. on Mondays.
Your answer: ______

Question 8 | Language and argument
An essay quotes a source accurately but removes the sentence that reverses its meaning. What is the problem?
A. The quotation is too short to contain words
B. Missing context changes the claim
C. All quotations are forbidden
D. The source automatically becomes anonymous
Your answer: ______

Question 9 | Maps and data
A map uses 1:25,000 scale. What ground distance does 4 cm represent?
A. 1 km
B. 100 m
C. 10 km
D. 25 km
Your answer: ______

Question 10 | Maps and data
In data 2, 3, 4, 5, 100, which measure is 4?
A. Range
B. Mean
C. Median
D. Maximum
Your answer: ______

FINAL CHALLENGE | Final Challenge
A headline says test scores doubled from 2 to 4. Which statement gives the most complete numerical context?
A. The final score was 200.
B. They rose by 100 points.
C. They rose by 2%, with no other change.
D. They rose by 2 points, a 100% increase.
Your answer: ______