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We are sure you have watched the show Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? And if you have not, here’s the scoop: An adult and a 5th grader face off with a round of questions to see who is smarter. As 7th students, we thought this would be a neat experiment to do at our grade level so we asked 7th grade student Marissa Caccottii and 7th grade teacher Mr. Hunter to play along with us.

1.  What is the answer to, 6+7x=41? A:5

Mr. Hunter got this question correct.

2.  What is the capital of Iowa? A: Des Moines

Mr. Hunter got this question correct.

3.  What are the steps to mitosis? A: Interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase and cytokinesis

Marissa got this question correct.

4.  What is the verb in the following sentence? Olivia was playing basketball at her dads house. A: playing

Marissa got this question correct.

5.  What is the height of a basketball hoop in feet? A: 10 feet

This question was a tie.

6.  In the Disney movie Aladdin, Abu is what type of animal? A: Monkey

Mr. Hunter got this question correct.

7.  What country is sushi from? A: Japan

Marissa got this question correct.

8.  Who was the first president of the United States? A: George Washington

Mr. Hunter got this question correct.

9.  How many states are there in the United States? A: 50

Marissa got this question correct.

 In all, Marissa and Mr. Hunter each earned 5 points so we asked a tie breaker question.

Tie breaker: What show was recently taken off of Netflix? A: The Office

They both got the question correct so it ended up being a tie!