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Are you smarter than a 5th grader? - Quiz 128

  • 1. Did General Robert E. Lee's surrender come before or after Lincoln's assassination.

    • A. Before.

    • B. After.

  • 2. Did the African-American slave Dred Scott win or lose his Supreme Court case?

    • A. Win.

    • B. Lose.

  • 3. What year did people head west to strike it rich in the California Gold Rush-1849, 1869, or 1899?

    • A. 1849

    • B. 1869

    • C. 1899

  • 4. In what country was Prince Henry the Navigator's sailing school-Spain, Italy, or Portugal?

    • A. Spain

    • B. Italy

    • C. Portugal

  • 5. Yes or No? Was George Washington one of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence?

    • A. Yes.

    • B. No.

About Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?

Class resumes for the third session of the hit quiz show ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5th GRADER?. Acclaimed comedian Jeff Foxworthy is at the head of the class as host of this atypical game show, which measures adults' lack of knowledge -- as revealed by how much they've forgotten since grammar school. The family-friendly fun continues next season when the show enrolls a new class of 5th graders.

On the show, adult contestants find themselves revisiting the classroom, tackling subjects they've already been taught -- from art to geography and math to social studies. The test questions, derived from actual textbooks used in the 1st through 5th grades, are similar to the following:
  1. 1st Grade Social Studies: What was the first name of the first U.S. First Lady?
  2. 2nd Grade Science: The chimpanzee's native habitat is on what continent?
  3. 3rd Grade English: What is the singular form of the word "lice"?
  4. 4th Grade Literature: Who wrote the book "Little House on the Prairie"?
  5. 5th Grade Science: What is the most abundant element in the universe?
When the questions prove to be challenging, as they inevitably do, the contestants are not alone; there is a way to "cheat" in this classroom. Adults can get some elementary help by using a "peek," "copy" or "save" from actual 5th grade classmates to determine the correct answer and graduate toward the top prize of $1 million.

Highlights of the upcoming season include the first $1 million dollar winner, celebrity contestants Gene Simmons, Star Jones, Jennie Garth, Kathy Ireland, Sugar Ray Leonard and notable appearances from an astronaut, a Noble Peace Prize winner and "Jeopardy!" record-breaker Ken Jennings, who all enter the classroom to be quizzed for charity.

ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5th GRADER?, winner of the Family Television Award for Outstanding Reality Show and a Kids', Teen and People's Choice Awards nominee, is produced by Mark Burnett Productions in association with ZOO Productions. Burnett, Barry Poznick and John Stevens serve as executive producers.





Answers:
  1. Martha
  2. Africa
  3. Louse
  4. Laura Ingalls Wilder
  5. Hydrogen