History in the Making? -
March 29Our first
student is a 31-year-old tech service rep from Orchard Park
Elementary in Dayton, OH, PAT GERMANO! And if the rumors are
true, he's going to do something no other student has...
Back to Pat, though. He says
he can remember his first kiss from elementary school.
First up, fellow girth
brother Kyle will assist. First question...
3rd Grade
Science |
$1,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
What is the lowest
layer of the Earth's atmosphere?
a) mesosphere
b) thermosphere
c) troposphere |
He's sure he doesn't know the
answer... so he copies Kyle's answer.
Kyle said B. Correct
answer... C. And Pat becomes the first person in the history
of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader Elementary to
absolutely, positively, and in all form and facet flunk out
with nothing.
New player! A 29-year-old
non-profit development director from Thomas Hooker
Elementary at Meriden, CT, DEBORAH BASSET. She used to be a
beauty queen from way back... sorry, she was a dance
student. My bad.
Do-over. This time, Jacob
takes the same seat.
4th Grade US Geography |
$1,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
What is the
southernmost US state? |
Deborah somehow remembers
Hawaii... Aloha, she's got $1000.
3rd Grade
World Geography |
$2,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
What is the
world's longest river? |
Deborah goes for the Nile...
and she's right for $2000! Jake says Nile. Both are right.
Jacob is back in class, while
Laura goes to the head.
2nd Grade
Measurements |
$5,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
How many feet are
in a mile? |
Laura locks in already.
Deborah locks in with 5280... Everyone's got the same
answer. Everyone's... right!
5th Grade
Astronomy |
$10,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
The planet Mars
has how many moons? |
Deborah locks in with zero...
She's wrong. Laura needs to write down two... or else it's
over. Everyone else wrote 2. So did Laura; she's got
$10,000! SAVED!
Deborah works with
non-profits all over the world, so this money will go to
some good causes...
New classmate goes up. It's
Spencer... Here's the milestone.
1st Grade Animal
Science |
$25,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
TRUE OR FALSE: The
koala is a marsupial. |
Deborah remembers that a
koala carries its young in a pouch. True, right? RIGHT!
Cheering Deborah on today
Cass, Adam, and Will, two good friends.
1st Grade Grammar |
$50,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
How many proper
nouns are in the following sentence? "In Oklahoma, Oprah
met our ostrich Ozzy." |
Deborah takes a peek at
Spencer's paper. Spencer said 3. That was Deborah's initial
gut. She goes with it... and Spencer's right, which means
that Deborah's right.
Alana comes up to help now.
For $100,000...
3rd Grade
Math |
$100,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
How many of an
interior angles of a scalene triangle have the same
number of degrees? |
Deborah takes the copy and
Alana's answer of... Well, we'll get to that. Deborah had 3.
The class had 1 and/or at least 2. Alana had... none.
Alana's right; Deborah's got $100,000!
But the rest of the quiz is
all her. Next question for $175,000.
4th Grade US Geography |
$175,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
What's the most
common first name among US Presidents? |
Deborah can save a lot of
oceans with $100,000... She thinks it's John, but she KNOWS
she's saving the planet with $100,000, so she drops out.
The kids said James... The
kids are right; Deborah is wrong.
New student next time...