"Are You Smarter Than A
Fifth Grader?"

by: Bobby McDonald

 

Many of your children and/or grandchildren took the TAKS test last week, while others are busy studying for semester exams, in a few weeks. We decided we'd let you see how much of "the books" you retained from your "dear old school days." Take the following test and let us know how smart you are:

 

1. The Treaty of Versailles forced the German government to accept that Germany had been responsible for starting what war?

         a) The Persian War

         b) World War II

         c) Spanish-American War

         d) World War I

2. Pythagorus was a great mathmetician and philosopher. He established the theorem that states "The square of the hypoteneuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the square of the lengths of each of the two sides. When did he live?

         a) 10th Century before Christ.

         b) 6th Century before Christ.

         c) 1829-1888
         d) 1919-1964

3. What continent is the Great Barrier Reef located on?

         a) Africa

         b) China

         c) Australia

         d) South America

4. The Magna Carta is one of the most important documents in human history. When was it signed?

         a) 1492

         b) 1984

         c) 1215

         d) 1736

5. The "Cold War" developed when the USSR and the Western Allies' differences became more threatening. When did it begin?

         a) During the Civil War.

         b) After WW II

         c) After WW I

         d) During the Vietnam War

 

6. What is the largest city in the world?

         a) Beijing, China

         b) Mexico City

         c) Bombay, India

         d) Instanbul, Turkey

7.  Where is the world's largest library located?

         a) Oxford, England

         b) New York City

         c) Perth, Australia

         d) Washington, D.C.

8. The work of Literature, "War and Peace" is a lengthy book about the Crimean War. The book was first published in five parts

    from 1856-1869. Who wrote it?

         a) John Quincy Adams

         b) Henry W. Longfellow

         c) Leo Tolstoy
         d) Andrew Jackson

9. The "universal solvent" is a term given to water. In what forms can it be found in the atmosphere?

         a) solid
         b) liquid
         c) gas

         d) all of the above

10. Which of the following countries have not yet adopted the metric system?

    

         a) England

         b) United States

         c) Canada

         d) Australia

 

E-mail us your answers!

 

 

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