Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

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ROANOKE Edition!
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Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
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Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
1,000,000
500,000
300,000
5th Grade A
5th Grade B
175,000
100,000
4th Grade A
4th Grade B
50,000
3rd Grade A
3rd Grade B
25,000
10,000
2nd Grade A
2nd Grade B
5,000
2,000
1st Grade A
1st Grade B
1,000
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5th Grade Question A

• What is a theory that explains why there were no
  buildings left in Roanoke when White returned?

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5th Grade Answer A

• 1.) A hurricane could have come through and wiped
  out all the houses.
• 2.) The colonists could have burned their houses
  down to collect the nails before moving to a new
  location.

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5th Grade Question B

• What caused John Whites delayed return to
  Roanoke for three years?

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5th Grade Answer B

• While in England getting supplies, England broke
  out into war with Spain. England had to use every
  ship they could get to fight the war, so he did
  not have a way back to Roanoke for three years.

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4th Grade Question A

• Name the leader of England who gave permission to
  start Roanoke.
• Hint This persons father was King Henry VIII

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4th Grade Answer A

• Queen Elizabeth I

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4th Grade Question B

• What was the only clue left behind in Roanoke?

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4th Grade Answer B

• The word CROATOAN was carved into a tree/
  gatepost.

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3rd Grade Question A

• Why was Roanoke deemed as an unsuccessful colony?

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3rd Grade Answer A

• The entire colony, people and buildings,
  completely disappeared, thus it never grew into a
  successful money-making colony.

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3rd Grade Question B

• What was the purpose for starting Roanoke (and
  Jamestown) colonies?
• a.) to make money (for England)
• b.) to have religious freedom (for the colonists)

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3rd Grade Answer B

• a.) to make money (for England)

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2nd Grade Question A

• In which modern-day state was Roanoke colony
  founded?

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2nd Grade Answer A

• North Carolina

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2nd Grade Question B

• Who, or what, organized Roanoke colony?
• a.) Sir Walter Raleigh
• b.) King James
• c.) Virginia Company of London

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2nd Grade Answer B

• a.) Sir Walter Raleigh

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1st Grade Question A

• What year was Roanoke founded?

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1st Grade Answer A

• 1587

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1st Grade Question B

• Who was the leader of Roanoke?

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1st Grade Answer B

• John White

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Million Dollar Question

• No assistance may be used on this
• question.
• Good Luck!

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1,000,000 Question

• What was the name of John Whites granddaughter
  who was the first documented English person born
  in North America?
• first last name

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1,000,000 Answer

• Virginia Dare

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