ROANOKE Edition!

1. ROANOKE Edition!

2. Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

3. 1,000,000 500,000 300,000 5th Grade A 5th Grade B Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? 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

4. 5th Grade Question A What is a theory that explains why there were no buildings left in Roanoke when White returned?

5. 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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7. 5th Grade Question B What caused John White’s delayed return to Roanoke for three years?

8. 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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10. 4th Grade Question A Name the leader of England who gave permission to start Roanoke. Hint: This person’s father was King Henry VIII

11. 4th Grade Answer A Queen Elizabeth I

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13. 4th Grade Question B What was the only clue left behind in Roanoke?

14. 4th Grade Answer B The word CROATOAN was carved into a tree/ gatepost.

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16. 3rd Grade Question A Why was Roanoke deemed as an unsuccessful colony?

17. 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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19. 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)

20. 3rd Grade Answer B a.) to make money (for England)

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22. 2nd Grade Question A In which modern-day state was Roanoke colony founded?

23. 2nd Grade Answer A North Carolina

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25. 2nd Grade Question B Who, or what, organized Roanoke colony? a.) Sir Walter Raleigh b.) King James c.) Virginia Company of London

26. 2nd Grade Answer B a.) Sir Walter Raleigh

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28. 1st Grade Question A What year was Roanoke founded?

29. 1st Grade Answer A 1587

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31. 1st Grade Question B Who was the leader of Roanoke?

32. 1st Grade Answer B John White

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34. Million Dollar Question No assistance may be used on this question. Good Luck!

35. 1,000,000 Question What was the name of John White’s granddaughter who was the first documented English person born in North America? [first & last name]

36. 1,000,000 Answer Virginia Dare

37. Thanks for Playing