- Some of these are much more difficult than you may think!
Do you think you would pass or fail with these Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader questions? You’ll have to read through them and see!
- How do you spell the name of the U.S. coin that’s worth five cents? Answer:
Nickel - The United States and Mexico are separated by which river? Answer: Rio Grande River
- What is the name of the largest lake in the world? Answer: The Caspian Sea
- The Bill of Rights was ratified by the states in what year? Answer: 1791
- An American citizen must be at least how old to serve as a congressperson in the U.S. House of Representatives? Answer: 25
- What is the past tense for “swim”? Answer: Swam
- Who became the first chairman of the People’s Revolution of China in 1949? Answer: Mao Zedong. Like this question, for instance. Did you know this as one of the Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Questions?
- The figurative language in the following sentence is called what? “She has a heart of gold.” Answer: A metaphor
- How many pecks equal one bushel? Answer: 4
- What is Earth’s only natural satellite? Answer: The moon
- What is the name of a book’s introduction? Answer: Preface or prologue
- How many inches are there in two yards? Answer: 72 inches
- True or False? The sum of two odd numbers will always be an even number. Answer: True
- During what war did the British troops set the White House on fire? Answer: The War of 1812
- How many countries are in North America? Answer: 3

- What is another name for the North Star? Answer: Polaris
- What is the name of the scale that is used to measure earthquake intensity? Answer: The Richter Scale
- What did colonists famously toss into the Boston Harbor in 1774? Answer: Tea
- The Statue of Liberty was a gift from what country? Answer: France
- What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence? “I like the movie about the princess.” Answer: About the princess. Or this as a grammar question, did you know this as one of the Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Questions?
- If Posie ate ½ the pie and Chris ate ? the pie, how much is left? Answer: ? of the pie
- If a football field is 100 yards long, how many feet long is the football field? Answer: 300 feet
- In the northern hemisphere, the summer solstice occurs during what month? Answer: June
- How many sides are on an octagon? Answer: Eight
- In the northern hemisphere, the month of April is in which of the four seasons? Answer: Spring
- What is the approximate diameter of the Earth in miles? Answer: 7,9000 miles
- Irving Berlin wrote what patriotic anthem that contains the words, “Stand beside her and guide her”? Answer: “God Bless America” Did you know this segment of the song as one of the Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader Questions?
- Which U.S. city is known as the “City of Brotherly Love”? Answer: Philadelphia
- What was the date that Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated? Answer: April 4, 1968
- True or False? The plural form of the word “roof” is “rooves.” Answer: False
- The U.S. Naval Academy is located in what city? Answer: Annapolis, Maryland

- Nicolas Copernicus, the legendary 16th-century astronomer, was born in what country? Answer: Poland
- How many centimeters are in three and a half meters? Answer: 350
- Which amendment of the U.S. Constitution gives us the freedom of religion? Answer: 1st
- This book quote was written by what author? “’I do not like green eggs and ham. I do not like them, Sam-I-Am.” Answer: Dr. Seuss
So how did you do with these Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader questions? Let me know what you think in the comments.
