Are you smarter than a fifth grader?

1: Scott paid $175 for five concert tickets. Each ticket costs the same amount. How much money did he pay for one ticket?
a. $25
b. $33
c. $34
d. $35

2: Which geographic location is located along the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico?
a. Interior Lowlands
b. Interior Plains
c. Great Plains
d. Coastal Plains

3: What is the fastest bird on foot?
a. Flamingo
b. Penguin
c. Ostrich
d. Turkey

4: What planet is closest to the sun?
a. Venus
b. Mercury
c. Mars
d. Jupiter

5: How long is one regular term for a U.S. Representative?
a. 1 year
b. 2 years
c. 4 years
d. 6 years

6: Which of the following states is NOT on the Gulf of Mexico?
a. Georgia
b. Texas
c. Florida
d. Alabama

7: What is the lowest prime number?
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 3

8: “Carefully” is an example of what type of word?
a. Adjective
b. Noun
c. Verb
d. Adverb

9: In the northern hemisphere, in what month is the autumnal equinox?
a. August
b. September
c. October
d. November

10: What animal classification is a turtle?
a. Amphibian
b. Fish
c. Reptile
d. Mammal

11: If Murray sold nineteen bags of corn and each bag had twelve ears of corn, how many ears did he sell?
a. 57
b. 120
c. 218
d. 228

12: The Pentagon, located in Arlington, Virginia, is the center for _____.
a. Tax collection
b. The federal courts
c. Military planning
d. The postal system

13: .94 + .17 =
a. 1.11
b. 1.06
c. 1.07
d. .111

14: What region of North America did the Pueblos settle?
a. Eastern woodlands
b. Arctic
c. Southwest
d. Southeast

15: Many colonists were against the Stamp Act because it was an example of taxation without ______.
a. representation
b. the goods
c. boycott
d. cause

16: What is the capital of Nevada?
a. Las Vegas
b. Reno
c. Laughlin
d. Carson City

17: If you listed all of the states alphabetically, which state would appear first?
a. Alaska
b. Alabama
c. Arlington
d. Arizona

18: What is 150/50?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 50

19: Who is credited with discovering America?
a. Christopher Columbus
b. Charles de Gaulle
c. Lewis and Clark
d. Marco Polo

20: What is the order of the planets in the solar system (assuming Pluto is still included)?
a. Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Earth, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, Mars, Pluto
b. Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
c. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
d. Venus, Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto

Questions assembled from a variety of online sources, including the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments sample test, Virginia’s Booker T. Washington School 5th grade quizzes, and a quiz from the Orlando Sentinel.

Answers

1. d
2. d
3. c
4. b
5. b
6. a
7. c
8. d
9. b
10. c
11. d
12. c
13. a
14. c
15. a
16. d
17. b
18. b
19. a
20. c