TV Show: Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader?

Started by Lise, Jan 28 07 08:29

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Lise

Now this is a show I'm willing to watch. People making fools out of themselves. Personally, I wouldn't go on stage -  yikes! There probably be 5th graders who can answer questions better than me.

   [H1 class=Headline]TV Show Asks 'Are You Smarter Than A Fifth-Grader?' [/H1]  [DIV class=posted]POSTED: 11:59 am EST January 22, 2007

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 [DIV class=StoryBody][!--startindex--][B class=Dateline]PASADENA, Calif. -- [/B]Adults in America are about to find out if they're smarter than a fifth-grader.

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 [DIV class=StoryBody]FOX is launching a new game show called, "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" Grown-ups will compete in a quiz based on questions from elementary school textbooks.

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 [DIV class=StoryBody]A FOX executive said, "While most game shows measure how smart you are, this is a show that will measure how dumb you are."

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 [DIV class=StoryBody]Students will be on hand as "experts" for the adults to consult with.

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 [DIV class=StoryBody]FOX won a competition with other networks to buy the idea from Mark Burnett, the executive producer of "Survivor."

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 [DIV class=StoryBody]The show is expected to be on the air later this year.

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Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry.
Bill Cosby.

P.C.

Sir Isaac Newton invented the swinging door....for the convenience of his cat.

kitten

I'd be afraid to find out, so I wouldn't dream of going on the show.  I'd like to think I am smarter, but don't want to take the chance.
Thousands of years ago cats were worshipped.  They have not forgotten.

Sportsdude

Another great show brought to you from the makers of Man vs. Beast Man vs. Beast II, Joe Millionaire, and My big fat obnoxious fiance.  
"We can't stop here. This is bat country."

P.C.

Well, that pretty much sealed the deal for me.  I probably won't be tuning in.
Sir Isaac Newton invented the swinging door....for the convenience of his cat.

Russ

I will, it would be interesting and Im sure funnt. You know they are going to screen people that will get some simple questins wrong and have a funny demeanor.
Mercy to the Guilty is Torture to the Victims

Sportsdude

 Russ wrote:
I will, it would be interesting and Im sure funnt. You know they are going to screen people that will get some simple questins wrong and have a funny demeanor.

Of course they are the producers are not that stupid.  I mean look at american idol.  They show all the train wrecks for a reason.
 
"We can't stop here. This is bat country."

Sportsdude

Actually its being produced by Mark Burnett the Survivor guy.  
"We can't stop here. This is bat country."

kingy

lets hope this kathy evans doesnt make it to the show...anyone here live in idaho??

  NEW YORK - Idaho resident Kathy Evans brought humiliation to her friends and
family Tuesday when she set a new standard for stupidity with her appearance
on the popular TV show, "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire."

It seems that Evans, a 32-year-old wife and mother of two, got stuck on the
first question, and proceeded to make what fans of the show are dubbing "the
absolute worst use of lifelines ever."

After being introduced to the show's host Meredith Vieira, Evans assured her
that she was ready to play, whereupon she was posed with an extremely easy
$100 question. The question was:

"Which of the following is the largest?"
A) A Peanut
B) An Elephant
C) The Moon
D) A Tennis Ball

Immediately Mrs. Evans was struck with an all consuming panic as she
realized that this was a question to which she did not readily know the
answer.

"Hmm, oh boy, that's a toughie," said Evans, as Vieira did her level best to
hide her disbelief and disgust. "I mean, I'm sure I've heard of some of
these things before, but I have no idea how large they would be."

Evans made the decision to use the first of her three lifelines, the 50/50.
Answers A and D were removed, leaving her to decide which was bigger, an
elephant or the moon. However, faced with an incredibly easy question, Evans
still remained unsure.

"Oh! It removed the two I was leaning towards!" exclaimed Evans. "Darn. I
think I better phone a friend."

Using the second of her two lifelines on the first question, Mrs. Evans
asked to be connected with her friend Betsy, who is an office assistant.

"Hi Betsy! How are you? This is Kathy! I'm on TV!" said Evans, wasting the
first seven seconds of her call. "Ok, I got an important question. Which of
the following is the largest? B, an elephant, or C, the moon. 15 seconds
hun."

Betsy quickly replied that the answer was C, the moon. Evans proceeded to
argue with her friend for the remaining ten seconds.

"Come on Betsy, are you sure?" said Evans. "How sure are you? Puh, that
can't be it."

To everyone's astonishment, the moronic Evans declined to take her friend's
advice and pick 'The Moon.'

"I just don't know if I can trust Betsy. She's not all that bright. So I
think I'd like to ask the audience," said Evans.

Asked to vote on the correct answer, the audience returned 98% in favor of
answer C, 'The Moon.' Having used up all her lifelines, Evans then made the
dumbest choice of her life.

"Wow, seems like everybody is against what I'm thinking," said the
too-stupid-to-live Evans. "But you know, sometimes you just got to go with
your gut. So, let's see. For which is larger, an elephant or the moon, I'm
going to have to go with B, an elephant. Final answer."
Evans sat before the dumbfounded audience, the only one waiting with bated
breath, and was told that she was wrong, and that the answer was in fact, C,
'The Moon.'
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Lise

ROTFL. Are you serious?? This actually happened? OMG. Hilarious. How do the contestant get pick? Don't you have to do some kinda test?

  Hehe. Thanks for sharing that piece of info, kingy.
Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry.
Bill Cosby.

Lise

Did anyone catch this show last night, around 10pm? I saw a bit, didn't think too much of it. In fact, I doubt this show will last. Some of the questions were.... ok, I admit it, tough. They really teach this stuff at school?

  Sample questions:

  True or False. Walrus live in the Artic.

  How many teaspoons make 5 tablespoons?

  On the periodic table, what does Na stand for?

  What is the largest bone in the human body?

  What constellation is the Big Dipper?

  What is the suffix of this sentence.... (can't remember sentence)            
Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry.
Bill Cosby.

kingy

i watched that and i would admit that i didnt know most of the answers. obviously, the kids know it cuz they are learning it but of course, they will try and find some of the stupid constestants around.
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