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About This Quiz
As an adult, you may think that 5th grade was easy. After all, you were 10 about to turn 11. However, as time goes on, you forget much of the information you learned. While you may remember a considerable amount from your favorite subjects or work with some of the information every day at your job, other facts have been lost over the passage of time.
Even though you may have a vague recollection of math, science, English, and history, the facts that you were taught are still important. You may not use the words atoms or chlorophyll in everyday speech, but they are still helpful in understanding the world around you. You also probably don't bring up Rosa Parks, John Calvin, or Albert Einstein regularly either. However, they are all important figures and should be recognized as such.Â
Can you ace this general knowledge quiz? Are you able to do mental math? Do you remember more than just the Alamo? Will you make your teachers proud? Will you fail and end up borrowing your kid's textbook? There's only one way to find out! This quiz will tell you which subjects you need a refresher course in!
Which American war occurred between the north and the south?
American Revolutionary War
War of 1812
Civil War
The American Civil War lasted from April 12, 1861 to April 9, 1865. During this time, the south seceded from the union to form the Confederate States of America.
War on Terror
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Which famous general led the United States during the Revolutionary War?
Robert E. Lee
Winfield Scott
Douglas MacArthur
George Washington
General George Washington took control of the Continental Army in June 1775 under orders from Congress. During the war, Washington lost more battles than he won.
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What dictator led Germany during World War II?
Karl Carstens
Adolf Hitler
In 1918, Adolf HItler joined the German Workers' Party. On February 24, 1920, the party changed its name to the National Socialist German Workers' Party, which is also known as the Nazi party.
Roman Herzog
Angela Merkel
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Which branch of government consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives?
Legislative
The Legislative Branch was establish by Article I of the Constitution. Congress has 100 members, while the House of Representatives has 435 members.
Checks and Balances
Judicial
Executive
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Which of the following states was the first one?
Delaware
On December 7, 1787, all 30 delegates at the Delaware Constitutional Convention unanimously voted to ratify the U.S. Constitution. The United States Constitution officially became the law of the land on March 4, 1789 when New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify it.
Hawaii
Montana
Texas
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Which founding father led the Federalist Party?
George Washington
Ronald Reagan
Alexander Hamilton
The Federalist party and the Democratic-Republican Party were the first American political parties. Other prominent Federalists included John Jay, John Adams, John Marshal, and Rufus King.
Millard Fillmore
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What was the name given to the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?
Bill of Rights
The First Congress of the United States proposed 12 amendments on September 25, 1789. Only 10 were adopted. Currently, there are 27 amendments to the Constitution.
The Top 10 List
Inalienable Rights
The Declaration of Independence
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During which war was Francis Scott Key inspired to write the lyrics to '"The Star Spangled Banner?"
World War I
World War 2
Vietnam War
War of 1812
The Battle of New Orleans took place on January 8, 1915. It occurred after the United States and Great Britain agreed to end the war with the Treaty of Ghent.
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The United States dropped the atomic bomb on which two Japanese cities?
Tokyo and Osaka
Kyoto and Kobe
Nagoya and Fukuoka
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped a bomb nicknamed "Little Boy" on Hiroshima. Three days later, "Fat Man" was dropped on Nagasaki. Over 200,000 people, mostly civilians, were killed in these attacks.
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In 1954, which Supreme Court case declared that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Marbury v. Madison
Brown v. Board of Education
On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." All nine Supreme Court justices voted unanimously.
McCulloch v. Maryland
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When the moon blocks the sun, what do we call it?
Solar eclipse
Sunblocking
Hiding a star
Lunar eclipse
Lunar eclipses can only occur during a full moon. They happen when Earth's shadow is cast on the moon and the planet is between the moon and the sun.
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What is the name of the green pigment that absorbs light for photosynthesis?
Cell
Stems
Leaves
Chlorophyll
Joseph Bienaime Caventou and Pierre Joseph Pelletier first isolated chlorophyll in 1817. The name comes from the Greek chloros and phyllon. The latter means yellowish green, while the former means leaf.
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Which simple machine consists of a beam that pivots at a fulcrum?
Screw
Pulley
Lever
There are three classes of levers. Examples of levers include shovels and boat oars.
Wedge
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When a liquid turns into a gas, what does it do?
Melts
Condenses
Freezes
Evaporates
The three main states of matter are solid, liquid, and gas. A liquid that freezes becomes a gas. A gas that condenses becomes a liquid.
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Which type of rock is formed from cooled magma or lava?
Hard
Igneous
There are two types of igneous rocks: intrusive and extrusive. Intrusive rocks form below Earth's surface, whereas extrusive rocks are formed on the surface. Examples of igneous rocks are basalt, obsidian, pumice, and granite.
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
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Which gas makes up 78 percent of the earth's atmosphere?
Oxygen
Nitrogen
The majority of Earth's atmosphere is made of nitrogen and oxygen. Nitrogen makes up approximately 78 percent of the atmosphere. Oxygen accounts for almost 21 percent.
Helium
Hydrogen
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What consists of electrons, neutrons, and protons?
Molecules
Meniscus
Atoms
In 1897, J.J. Thomson discovered the atom. At the time, he was a physics professor at Cambridge University and made his discovery in the Cavendish Laboratory.
Chemicals
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Which planet is the closest to the sun?
Saturn
Earth
Uranus
Mercury
Mercury orbits the sun every 88 days. It is also the smallest planet in the solar system.
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Which organ pumps blood around our circulatory system?
Heart
A normal adult heart at rest beats between 60 to 100 beats per minute. It also pumps approximately 2,000 gallons of blood a day.
Lung
Spleen
Kidney
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Which substance is known as the universal solvent?
Vinegar
Olive Oil
Water
About 60 percent of an adult human is water. Water lubricates joints, regulates body temperature, and helps the body perform other essential tasks.
Hydrogen Peroxide
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What is the area of a rectangle that is 5 inches by 4 inches?
5 square inches
17 square inches
20 square inches
The area of a rectangle is calculated by multiplying length times width. A square is a rectangle whose four sides are all the same length.
173 square inches
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What do we call a squared plus b squared equals c squared?
The Quadratic Equation
The Pythagorean theorem
In the Pythagorean theorem, a and b represent the two sides of a right triangle that contain the right angle. The c represents the third side, which is called the hypotenuse and is the opposite the right angle.
Abel's theorem
Calculus
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Which of the following is not a prime number?
1
2
5
10
A prime number is a positive natural number that is only divisible by itself and 1. A number that can be divided by more than those two numbers is called a composite number.
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If you multiply 1/2 by 1/2, what do you get?
1/6
1/4
Equivalent fractions are two fractions that are the same proportion of a whole. For example, 5/10 is equivalent to 1/2.
1/7
1
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What do you get when you simplify 40/100?
1/4
3/4
1/5
2/5
To simplify a fraction, divide the top and bottom by a common number. This is also called reducing the fraction.
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Which digit is in the tens place in 6,232,932.185?
1
3
A place value is the value of a digit in reference to its position in a number. Only single digit numbers have a place value.
6
8
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How many minutes are in 4 hours?
60
90
120
240
Babylonians used base 60. The Egyptians borrowed the counting system and used it to split up the day, which is why there are 60 seconds in a minute and 60 minutes in an hour.
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On a flat coordinate plane, which point is known as the origin?
(-1,-6)
(0,0)
The origin is where the x-axis intersects with the y-axis. If there is a third axis (z), the origin is where all three axes intersect.
(4, 7)
(5, -5)
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How many sides does a pentagon have?
5
The headquarters of the United States Department of Defense is called The Pentagon because it is five sided. It is located in Arlington, Virginia.
6
7
8
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What is the official name for the top number in a fraction?
Bob
determinator
denominator
numerator
The bottom part of a fraction is called the denominator. It is number of total parts in a whole.
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Which of the following words is an example of a verb?
Chair
Walking
Verbs are action words. They can also be altered to show tense.
The
Very
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Which word is an example of onomatopoeia?
He
Quickly
Candy
Baa
Onomatopoeia is a word that is formed from a sound. Other examples of onomatopoeia are whoosh, meow, and thud.
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A figure of speech that uses "like" or "as" is called a what?
Simile
Similes are used to draw a direct comparison. Metaphors are used to draw indirect comparisons and do not use "like" or "as."
Metaphor
Noun
Article
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Which word is an example of a contraction?
Car
They're
Contractions are often used in informal writing and in speech. They are a word or phrase that has lost one or more letters in the shortening process.
Hurry
She
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What is an example of a prefix?
un-
A prefix is added to the beginning of a word to give it a new meaning. A suffix is added to the end of a word and does the same thing.
-ology
-ful
-ish
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