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Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?

HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.

Chapter One

Quiz Number 1

1st Grade Social Studies

In what month do Americans go trick-or-treating?

1st Grade World Geography

True
False

Africa is a country south of Europe.

2nd Grade U.S. Geography

What is the body of water between Florida and Texas called?

2nd Grade English

How many syllables are there in the word Mississippi?

3rd Grade World History

True
False

Columbus discovered America in the fourteenth century.

3rd Grade Measurements

How many feet are there in 75 yards?

4th Grade Earth Science

True
False

Comets are made up mostly of rock and metal.

4th Grade Chemistry

On the periodic table, what element is represented by the letter N?

5th Grade Math

Is the fraction 3/7 greater than or less than 7/10?

5th Grade Biology

The frontal lobe of your brain controls . . .

A. your learning and decision makingB. your hearing and memoryC. your sense of touchD. your sight

$1,000,000 Question

5th Grade Music

In classical music, what instruments typically comprise a string quartet?

5th Grade Fun Fact . . . When he was old enough to be a fifth grader, composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was already writing symphonies!

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