Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader

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Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
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Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
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5th Grade Topic 1 Question

• Which set of events about early American history
  is in the correct order from earliest to latest?
  
• A. Colonization ? Revolutionary War ? European
  exploration
• B. Colonization ? European exploration ?
  Revolutionary War
• C. European exploration ? Colonization ?
  Revolutionary War
• D. Revolutionary War ? European exploration ?
  Colonization

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5th Grade Topic 1 Answer

• C. European exploration ? Colonization ?
  Revolutionary War

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5th Grade Topic 2 Question

• Which event should be placed where the X is
  located?

• A. Erie Canal opened
• B. Battle of Saratoga fought
• C. Iroquois Confederacy formed
• D. Transcontinental Railroad completed

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5th Grade Topic 2 Answer
B. Battle of Saratoga fought
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4th Grade Topic 3 Question

• Europeans, including Verrazano and Cartier,
  explored North America because they were trying
  to
• A. claim land for England
• B. find out who lived there
• C. find a shorter trade route to Asia
• D. trade with Native American Indians

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4th Grade Topic 3 Answer
C. find a shorter trade route to Asia
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• Which one of these sentences from the passage is
  an opinion?
• A. The United States Constitution can be changed
  by adding new laws called amendments.
• B. Three-fourths of the states must ratify an
  amendment for it to be added to the Constitution.
  
• C. The first ten amendments are called the Bill
  of Rights.
• D. I believe the Bill of Rights contains the most
  important amendments to the Constitution.

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4th Grade Topic 4 Answer
D. I believe the Bill of Rights contains the
most important amendments to the Constitution.
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3rd Grade Topic 5 Question

• What is one way to help conserve New Yorks
  resources?
• A. driving a car instead of walking
• B. washing a car every day
• C. shutting the light off when leaving a room
• D. using air conditioners on hot days

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3rd Grade Topic 5 Answer
C. shutting the light off when leaving a room
What is one way to help conserve New Yorks
resources?
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3rd Grade Topic 6 Question

• In the 1660s, most people living in New
  Amsterdam
• came from

• A. Africa
• B. The Netherlands
• C. Great Britain
• D. France

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3rd Grade Topic 6 Answer
B. The Netherlands
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2nd Grade Topic 7 Question

• In which order, from earliest to latest, did
  transportation in New York State develop?
• A. steamboat ? automobile ? train ? plane
• B. steamboat ? train ? automobile ? plane
• C train ? steamboat ? plane ? automobile
• D. automobile ? steamboat ? plane ? train

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2nd Grade Topic 7 Answer
B. steamboat ? train ? automobile ? plane
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2nd Grade Topic 8 Question

• What is the name given to the study of climate,
  landforms, bodies of water, and natural resources
  of a specific place?
• A. civics
• B. geography
• C. economics
• D. history

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2nd Grade Topic 8 Answer
B. geography
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1st Grade Topic 9 Question

• Both the United States and Mexico are located on
  the continent of
• A. North America
• B. South America
• C. Africa
• D. Europe

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1st Grade Topic 9 Answer
A. North America
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1st Grade Topic 10 Question

• The language, customs, and beliefs that a group
  of people share are part of its
• A. economy
• B. environment
• C. culture
• D. government

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1st Grade Topic 10 Answer
C. culture
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Million Dollar QuestionGrade Level Topic 11

• New York State

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1,000,000 Question

• Which event in New York State was a result of the
  other three?
• A. The Erie Canal was built to link the Atlantic
  Ocean with the Great Lakes.
• B. Fulton's steamboats could travel only between
  New York City and Albany.
• C. Farmers in western New York State wanted to
  ship grain to New York City.
• D. Many businesses outside of New York City
  wanted better and cheaper forms of
  transportation.

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1,000,000 Answer

• A. The Erie Canal was built to link the Atlantic
  Ocean with the Great Lakes.

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