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Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

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    General knowledge test to see how smart you are!
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  • What country invented the fireworks in the 7th century?
    Greece
    Brazil
    China
    Rome
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  • If a car is traveling at 40 mph, how long will it take to go 190 miles?
    4 hours, 45 minutes
    5 hours, 10 minutes
    3 hours, 25 minutes
    4 hours, 30 minutes
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  • How many nouns are in the following sentence: "The rabbit ran to the cafeteria and ate a big salad"?
    5
    4
    3
    2
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  • What unit of measurement is abbreviated "oz"?
    inch
    ozone
    mole
    ounce
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  • True or false? The human shoulder is a ball-and-socket joint.
    false
    true
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  • Which one of these is a mammal: a seahorse, a sea lion, shark, or a sea urchin?
    sea urchin
    sea lion
    seahorse
    shark
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  • Since the late 1930s, what calendar date has been designated for the inauguration of a United States president?
    Nov 25
    Jan 1
    Jan 20
    Nov 6
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  • In the initials of the federal agency known as NASA, what does the first "A" stand for?
    Administration
    Aerospace
    Academy
    Aeronautics
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  • What revolutionary leader wrote the influential "Common Sense" in 1776?
    Aaron Burr
    Thomas Paine
    Thomas Jefferson
    Alexander Hamilton
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  • What was the name of the first satellite put into orbit by the United States?
    Sputnik
    Challenger
    Explorer
    Rover
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  • What ancient civilization built the Machu Picchu complex in Peru?
    Maya
    Olmec
    Aztec
    Inca
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  • If you need 1/2 cup of flour and you only have a 1/4 measuring cup, how many times do you need to use it to get the right amount of flour?
    three
    eight
    four
    two
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  • The interior angles of a triangle always sum to what degree?
    180
    90
    98.6
    360
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  • What was the most widely grown crop in the Middle Colonies?
    barley
    tobacco
    corn
    wheat
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  • Who is the author of the 1960 novel about social and racial inequality, To Kill a Mockingbird?
    Atticus Finch
    Jean Louise Scout
    Tom Robinson
    Harper Lee
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  • What's the capitol of Connecticut?
    Greenwich
    Fairfield
    Hartford
    Scranton
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