Are you Smarter than a 5th grader?

[Smiling JOe]

There is a new show on tv titled, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader. Some words of advice for those of you thinking that you might be good at that game and enter to win the $1,000,000 grande prize -- Don't do it! Those questions are more difficult than Jeopardy, unless you do your 1st -5th grader's homework.

There seem to be more too many commercials and the show is moving very slowly, but then again, the contestant who is on now, took 20 seconds to multiply 5x2. That math problem wasn't the question, but still...?

 

[DD]

So the questions are really tough? I haven't watched, but have seen the ads for it. I hate to think how really stoopid I'd be trying to answer.......

 

[iwishiwasthere]

Sadly, it seems those are the only things I know. My mind is cluttered with random facts/trivia.

 

[TooFarTampa]

I am no longer even smarter than my first grader.

 

[DD]

I am no longer even smarter than my first grader.

It's been forever since I've had a first or fifth grader in my house, so I'm afraid I'd flunk miserably. iwiwt, I do however, know quite a bit of worthless crap. :roll:

 

[dbuck]

I think Tyler was in the 5th grade when his math homework became too difficult for me to help him. Thank goodness his dad is good in math, or the poor kid would never have made it.

 

[Smiling JOe]

The questions are noted as grade and subject, from grades 1-5.

Some of the questions I recall:
- T or F: The Walrus is native to the Artic

- T or F: Polar Bears' main source of diet are Penguins

- What is the height of a triangle whose base = 8 inches and area =16 sq inches?

- How many teaspoons are in 5 tablespoons?

- What constallation is the Big Dipper located in?

- What is the suffix of (I cannot recall the word)

and hot off the tv -- second grade geography for $175,000:
- Approx how much of the earths surface is covered by oceans?
A)70 %
B)80 %
C)90 %

and the guy "dropped out of school" after not knowing the answer. He had to say, "I'm not smarter than a 5th grader!"

The funny thing is that the entire show to get to $1,000,000 is only 10 questions, and the contestants get to cheat off of 10 year olds papers who are also on the show. This last contestant had to cheat from his classmates on the first three questions.

 

[Mango]

We watched that tonight.

I thought only 2 tsp. fit in a tablespoon? and I tried it too and could only fit 2.
I need to get to Capitol Hill so I can get better silverware. :rofl:

Can't believe that guy dropped out and that was the easiest question.

 

[lindatat]

I can't even handle 3rd grade math. Seriously, some nights my son's homework just boggles my mind.

 

[Beachbummette]

No...I'm not smarter than a 5th grader! I thought I was until I watched this last night! I have no idea how I ever got into college...much less through it!!!