"Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?"

MusicCityMan · #41 Postby **MusicCityMan** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:00 pm

I actually didnt' know the millenia answer.. I probably would have walked too..

lurkey · #42 Postby **lurkey** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:59 pm

MusicCityMan wrote:I actually didnt' know the millenia answer.. I probably would have walked too..

I think that was the only question I had to think about.

A millennium is 1,000 years. A decade is 10 years. 1000 divided by 10 equals 100. A millennium is equal to 100 decades. The question said 2 milllennia, so 100 * 2 = 200.

#43 Postby **pojo** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 11:38 pm

I would have walked also on the millenia question. Unfortunately, I didn't know the answer either.

tropicana · #44 Postby **tropicana** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 9:36 am

The show is ONE hour tonight from 9pm til 10pm on FOX right after American Idol.

MusicCityMan · #45 Postby **MusicCityMan** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 9:12 pm

This guy larry made Alana laugh hysterically about the "Pledge THE Allegiance" lol

#46 Postby **JonathanBelles** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 9:26 pm

that was very stupid.. he only repeated it how many times?

tropicana · #47 Postby **tropicana** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 9:28 pm

i thought the answer was 10 also for the answer with the teaspoons and the tablespoons.

Website · #48 Postby **Brent** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 9:43 pm

tropicana wrote:i thought the answer was 10 also for the answer with the teaspoons and the tablespoons.

I cheated, I went on Wikipedia!

Been insanely busy with the tornadoes today, but I did see that FOX has ordered more episodes.

The scores are in and the A+ quiz show ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5th GRADER? leads the class and Thursday nights with four original one-hour episodes scheduled to air Thursdays, March 29, April 5, April 12 and April 19 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), in addition to the previously announced time period airings on Thursdays, March 15 and 22 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). Episodes also will air after AMERICAN IDOL tonight and Thursday, March 8 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

The ratings report card for the series premiere of ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5th GRADER? broke records as FOXs highest-rated series premiere in 13 years and the highest-rated series premiere on any network in more than five years among Adults 18-49 (11.2/26), and in eight years among Total Viewers (26.6 Mil.). The series debut also made the honor roll by retaining the largest audience ever out of an AMERICAN IDOL lead-in among Adults 18-49 (93%) and in Total Viewers (88%). The series moved to the head of the class, besting AMERICAN IDOL among Teens (8.7/28 vs. 8.3/26) and among Male Viewers 12-34 (7.7/24 vs. 7.0/23). Night two of ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5th GRADER? continued the impressive performance, retaining 83% among Adults 18-49 and 79% in Total Viewers from its AMERICAN IDOL lead-in.

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5th GRADER?, hosted by comedian Jeff Foxworthy, is an atypical game show measuring adults lack of knowledge as revealed by how much theyve forgotten since grammar school. Grownup contestants find themselves in a classroom setting, revisiting their youth, as they tackle subjects theyve already been taught, ranging from art to geography and math to social studies. However, the players are not alone and there is a way for contestants to cheat in this classroom. The adults have the opportunity to get some help in the form of elementary advice from real grade-schoolers who have hit the books.

tropicana · #49 Postby **tropicana** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 10:06 pm

the only thing with this show, now that i've watched all 3 nights..is that i find those kids know EVERY SINGLE answer. Which seems kinda odd..i mean the odds that one out of the 5 wouldn't know at least 1 of the answers after 3 nights. But so far, nope.

It could be that the kids got a list of the questions that were gonna be asked all season and have memorized every single answer...or Maybe they could really be just a bunch of super-smart kids..and frankly, they do all look quite smart.

Or it could be that the contestants just aren't all that smart, and it only magnifies the kid's smarts.
But i'm enjoying this show a lot.
-justin-

Category 5 · #50 Postby **Category 5** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 10:08 pm

I have a new favorite game show

Did you see the one lady, her 9 year old was embarassed for her :roflmao:

Regit · #51 Postby **Regit** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 10:20 pm

tropicana wrote:the only thing with this show, now that i've watched all 3 nights..is that i find those kids know EVERY SINGLE answer. Which seems kinda odd..i mean the odds that one out of the 5 wouldn't know at least 1 of the answers after 3 nights. But so far, nope.

It could be that the kids got a list of the questions that were gonna be asked all season and have memorized every single answer...or Maybe they could really be just a bunch of super-smart kids..and frankly, they do all look quite smart.

Or it could be that the contestants just aren't all that smart, and it only magnifies the kid's smarts.
But i'm enjoying this show a lot.
-justin-

Well, the kids aren't far removed from having learned the information. While these kids are probably honor students, they don't exactly have to be the next Stephen Hawking to know every answer so far.

#52 Postby **HollynLA** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 7:25 am

This show is alot of fun for me and my kids to watch together.

I have a fifth grade son who does pretty well in school and he doesn't know many of the answers, so I do think these kids got some sort of study guide or a list of questions ahead of time.

weathermom · #53 Postby **weathermom** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 10:59 am

I have to tell you, my three kids are self-proclaimed nerds. They are proud to be smart and nerdy. :roll:

They ID'd the these kids as fellow nerds the first night of the show. Same thing happened when we walked into the theater to see Eragon in December. They looked around and said that the place was full of nerds like them. They obviously picked smart kids to make the adults look worse!

Cyclenall · #54 Postby **Cyclenall** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 1:25 pm

I had no idea this snow was going to be this successful. I would have thought otherwise. They can improve the snow though.

I knew the answer was 200 to the millenia answer a few nights ago. I would have kept going. That's easy money. I wonder how hard it is to get on that snow. You must have to be very non-intelligent.

tropicana · #55 Postby **tropicana** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 2:40 pm

Cyclenall wrote:I had no idea this snow was going to be this successful. I would have thought otherwise. They can improve the snow though.

I knew the answer was 200 to the millenia answer a few nights ago. I would have kept going. That's easy money. I wonder how hard it is to get on that snow. You must have to be very non-intelligent.

yeah hahaha i'd pretend not to be too smart just so that i can get on, then i'd ace it and become the first millionaire to outsmart my other classmates.
The simplicity of the show is what is so appealing, plus the fact that you can watch it with your kids, and your kids could watch it with you.

Website · #56 Postby **Brent** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:16 pm

The first guy flunked out on the first question... :fools:

and I knew he and the kid were wrong.

#57 Postby **JonathanBelles** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:22 pm

These questions seem easier tonight.

#58 Postby **JonathanBelles** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 8:01 pm

I am smarter than a fifth grader!!!

I won the million.

http://www.fox.com/areyousmarter/features/

tropicana · #59 Postby **tropicana** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 8:09 pm

i'm smarter too. It is too easy ..im sure its harder when you are standing in front of the audience!

-justin-

Website · #60 Postby **Brent** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 7:21 pm

OMG! This woman has been bailed out by a 5th Grader THREE times. She didn't answer anything right on her own.

Then she can't figure out what the 2nd largest U.S. state is.

and now she has dropped out!

:roflmao:

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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