ARE THEY SMARTER

THAN A 5TH GRADER?

ROUND 1

TEAMSCity & County Officials Team

Business & Community Team

Bob Miller Steve Westrich

Darryl Neher Jared Thompson

Mary Ellen Diekhoff

Stan Jastrzebski

Julie Thomas Eddy Riou

5th gradersCatherine Barker Eric

BraniginKinneret

MagidFrances Sheets

Mark Chappelle Austin Chappelle

Kai Grise

1 2 3 4 5

English Animal Science

U.S History

Music Astronomy

Math Spelling Biology Social Studies

Literature

Art World Geography

Science Grammar Health

QUESTION:Which is the verb in

the following sentence?

“She ran all the way home.”

ANSWER:

The word “Ran”

QUESTION:

If you find a penny on the ground once a day

for two weeks, how many cents do you

have?

ANSWER:

14 Cents

QUESTION:What color comes from mixing equal

parts red with white paint?

ANSWER:

PINK COMES FROM MIXING RED WITH

WHITE

QUESTION:True of False: The Green Iguana eats

mostly small animals

ANSWER:

FALSETHE GREEN

IGUANA EATS ONLY PLANTS

QUESTION:Spell the sport that

Michael Jordan played

ANSWER:

BASKETBALL.

QUESTION:

Kenya is On Which continent?

ANSWER:

KENYA IS ON AFRICA

QUESTION:COME UP WITH

POVERTY QUESTION

ANSWER:

POVERTY ANSWER

QUESTION:

IN THE HUMAN BODY, WHAT

SYSTEM IS THE LIVER IN?

Question:

A.RespiratoryB.DigestiveC.CirculatoryD.Nervous

ANSWER:

B. THE LIVER IS PART OF THE

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

QUESTION:WHEN YOU DILUTE SOMETHING, DO

YOU MAKE IT WEAKER OR

STRONGER? .

ANSWER:

TO DILUTE IS TO MAKE WEAKER

QUESTION:

THE FIRST OPERAS WERE PERFORMED

IN WHICH COUNTRY?

QUESTION:

A. FRANCEB. GERMANYC. ITALYD. ENGLAND

ANSWER:

C. ITALY

QUESTION:ACCORDING TO THE CONSTITUTION, HOW MANY YEARS MUST YOU HAVE LIVED IN

THE UNITED STATES IN ORDER TO BECOME

PRESIDENT?

ANSWER:A POTENTIAL

CANDIDATE MUST HAVE BEEN A

RESIDENT OF THE U.S FOR 14 YEARS

QUESTION:WHICH TWO WORDS ARE

HOMONYMS?

Question:A.Blue and BlewB.White and BlackC.Large and BigD.Chip and Dip

ANSWER:A. BLUE AND BLEW

HOMONYMS ARE WORDS THAT ARE PRONOUNCED THE SAME BUT SPELLED

DIFFERENTLY

QUESTION:IF AN ORBIT

AROUND THE SUN IS NOT QUITE ROUND, IT IS

CALLED_____……

ANSWER:

ORBITS THAT ARE NOT ROUND ARE

CALLED ELLIPTICAL

QUESTION:WHO WROTE TOM

SAWYER?

ANSWER:

MARK TWAIN

QUESTION:

COME UP WITH POVERTY

QUESTION

ANSWER:

POVERTY ANSWER