This week's themed quiz comes from information in the Everyday Mathematics Student Reference Book, which is targeted for 9- to 12-year-olds, so the questions actually range up to the sixth grade. To make it even harder, you have no choices to select from and no cheats (Google on your own guilty conscience). And sorry, no million-dollar prize this week; I spent my T.J. Maxx haul on Woot's April Fools' Day BOC (I didn't notice the coupon).

Smarter Than a 5th Grader Questions

• Q1) Subtraction: What term refers to the number that you take away (i.e., what do you call B in the equation A - B = C)?
• Q2) Whole Numbers: What is the lowest composite number?
• Q3) Calculating: What operation would you use the lattice method to calculate?
• Q4) Geometric Angles: What term refers to an angle greater than 180 degrees and less than 360 degrees?
• Q5) Quadrilaterals: What do you call a quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides?
• Q6) Geometric Shapes: In a plane, if you draw a line and a point off the line, what shape is formed by the set of points that are equidistant from the line and the point?
• Q7) Polygons: What is the sum of the interior angles in a pentagon?
• Q8) Pyramids: What is the volume of a pyramid whose base is 6 square units and whose height is 8 units?
• Q9) Measurement of Area: How many square feet are in an acre?
• Q10) Measurement of Volume: How many fluid ounces are in a gallon?
• Q11) Metric System: What is the mass, in kilograms, of a liter of water (at 3.98 degrees Celsius, to be precise)?
• Q12) Mystery Subject: Please excuse my dear Aunt Sally because she can't remember what?

Category Questions:

Geography & Nature	What city's three-letter airport code is HND?
Entertainment & Food	What Australian film director's works include Gallipoli and The Year of Living Dangerously?
History & Government	What country did Germany invade on September 1, 1939 to begin World War II?
Literature & Arts	What can be found between the chapters of Laura Esquival's novel Like Water for Chocolate?
Math & Science	What is the main chemical element in the current U.S. dollar coin first released in 2000?
Sports & Games	In what Hawaiian town has the Ironman Triathlon been held since 1981?

Category Answers:

Entertainment & Food	FLY	The CD featured the singles "Ready to Run" and "Goodbye Earl".
History & Government	HALE	Continental Army captain Nathan Hale supposedly uttered the words before being hanged by the British for espionage on September 22, 1776.
Geography & Nature	GUAM	Its geographically-inspired motto is "Where America's Day Begins".
Literature & Arts	KRAKAUER	A made-for-TV movie of Jon Krakauer's account was also released in 1997.
Sports & Games	SETTER	The setter feeds the ball to the hitters in volleyball like the point guard feeds the shooters in basketball.
Math & Science	KLEIN	University professor Felix Klein conceived the inside- and outside-less Klein bottle in 1872.

Quiz Quilt Answer: LAUREL (Second letters)

The Bay Laurel (among others) is an evergreen tree from which bay leaves are obtained for cooking, and Stan Laurel was Oliver Hardy's partner in comedy.

d) Mike Piazza

Drafted in the 62nd round partly as a favor by Tommy Lasorda, the ten-time All-Star accomplished the feat nine straight times from 1995 to 2003.

What Major League Baseball catcher had the most seasons with 30 home runs?

a) Carlton Fisk
b) Ivan Rodriguez
c) Johnny Bench
d) Mike Piazza