1. Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

2. 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
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4th Grade Topic 3
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3rd Grade Topic 5
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2nd Grade Topic 7
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1st Grade Topic 9
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3. 5th Grade Topic 1 Question
Where does the archaeological evidence gathered by Louis and Mary Leakey suggest that human life began?

4. 5th Grade Topic 1 Answer
The Great Rift Valley in Africa
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5. 5th Grade Topic 2 Question
Name the people who originally lived in West Africa but migrated throughout sub-Saharan Africa spreading iron-making and agriculture.

6. 5th Grade Topic 2 Answer
The Bantu
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7. 4th Grade Topic 3 Question
What empire conquered Constantinople, controlled the Eastern Mediterranean, and was a multinational empire?

8. 4th Grade Topic 3 Answer
The Ottoman Empire
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9. 4th Grade Topic 4 Question
What organization was created to establish production quotas to control the price of oil?

10. 4th Grade Topic 4 Answer
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
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11. 3rd Grade Topic 5 Question
Who was a famous Chinese explorer during the Ming Dynasty – traveling throughout the Indian Ocean and even reaching the East coast of Africa until the imperial court stopped the expeditions?

12. 3rd Grade Topic 5 Answer
Zheng He
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13. 3rd Grade Topic 6 Question
This Chinese rebellion is frequently compared to the Sepoy Mutiny because it, too, was an attempt to remove the foreigners but failed. Name the rebellion.

14. 3rd Grade Topic 6 Answer
Boxer Rebellion

15. 2nd Grade Topic 7 Question
This communist leader of China tried to industrialize China rapidly with his Great Leap Forward and punished his enemies during the Cultural Revolution. Name this leader.

16. 2nd Grade Topic 7 Answer
Mao Zedong
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17. 2nd Grade Topic 8 Question
During this period of Japanese history, the shogun passed the Act of Seclusion thereby isolating the country. Name this period.

18. 2nd Grade Topic 8 Answer
The Tokugawa Shogunate
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19. 1st Grade Topic 9 Question
These seasonal winds helped traders travel throughout the Indian Ocean and helped farmers farm in South Asia. Name these seasonal winds.

20. 1st Grade Topic 9 Answer
Monsoons
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21. 1st Grade Topic 10 Question
This system lacks social mobility but is an essential feature of Hinduism. Brahmins have the highest status and untouchables are outcastes. Name this system.

22. 1st Grade Topic 10 Answer
Caste System
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23. Million Dollar Question Grade Level Topic 11
This significant ruler of the Mauryan Empire renounced violence, converted to Buddhism, and built pillars with his words for peace and tolerance. Name this ruler.

24. 1,000,000 Answer
Asoka
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