Episode
2.10
October
11
Last time, Jason Ramsey, a
certified bonafide GENIUS proved that he MAY have been smarter than a
5th grader, but he was not as courageous as one, as he left the stages
of Raleigh with $500,000.
Next up on what is
apparently the number one quiz show in the country, Phi Beta Sigma is in
the building... in the form of a 20-year-old college stident from
Fremont Christian Elementary, CHRIS WASHINGTON. He's a senior at USC
(boo). He got a presidential scholarship and a 1390 SAT. But is he
smarter than a 5th grader?
We start it off by Sierra helping out.
1st Grade
Spelling |
$1,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
Spell the
following word... |
"Nervous."
"N-E-R-V-O-U-S." R-I-G-H-T
for $1000.
And Chris has brought the
rest of the Beta Sigmas are in the crowd tonight.
1st Grade Social
Studies |
$2,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
What was the first
name of the first US First Lady? |
Sierra is locked
in. Great... Chris copies her paper.
Everyone had Martha.
The correct answer is
Martha. If anything other than Martha is on Sierra's paper, it's game
over.
Sierra said... "Martha"!
First two are out of the
way. Next up to help is Cody.
2nd Grade English |
$5,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
TRUE OR FALSE? The
following sentence is grammatically correct:
"I don't know who's book this is." |
Chris can't take
his eyes off of "who's", which is supposed to be "whose." So
he locks in FALSE.
It's FALSE, and we're up to
$5000.
2nd Grade Animal
Science |
$10,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
The chimpanzee's
native habitat is on what continent? |
Cody is locked
in.
Chris is stuck
between Asia, Africa, and South America. But TV helps Chris
to "Africa". Cody... said the same thing.
Olivia said...
"South America (they live in the Amazon)." Wrong. TV also
gives Chris $10,000.
Next is the
milestone question. Helping out is Nathan.
5th Grade
Measurements |
$25,000 |
PEEK |
|
SAVE |
In the US, how
many pounds is a ton? |
Chris takes a
peek at Nathan's answer. Nathan said... 2000.
"That feels about right." He
locks it in.
And he's right! And he can't
stop jumping around all over the place! Imagine what happens if he won
$25,000 more.
3rd Grade Science |
$50,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
TRUE OR FALSE?
Neon is a metal. |
Chris takes the
freeball on the neon lights on his car. FALSE is his answer,
because neon is "something that's emitted."
Neon... is a GAS! He's got
$50,000!
Four subjects left. Let's
get Mackenzie up here.
3rd Grade World
Geography |
$100,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
Bavaria is a state
in what European country? |
"I wish I had
the slightest clue." Mackenzie did answer quickly. But is it
a risk worth taking?
He goes for it, saying
Poland.
Poland... is not right. It's
Germany. Did Mackenzie write Germany? YES! SAVED!
But now Mackenzie has to go
back to her seat because Chris is out of help. If he's going to win
$175,000, he'll have to do it on his own.
4th Grade Health |
$175,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
Which are blood
vessels in the human body?
a) Tibias
b) Cilia
c) Capillaries |
Chris rules out
tibias. He locks in C...
And he's right for $175,000!
4th Grade
Cultural Studies |
$300,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
What is the
official language of Australia? |
Chris isn't
going to rely on his gut too much... He's dropping out with
$175,000. The correct answer, of course, is English... which
is what Chris would've gone with.
Next in the class is a woman
armed with a secret weapon... a 22-year-old graphics artist from Madrone
Elementary, WHITNEY POLLETT! Her secret weapon... a mood ring. Her
grandfather invented the mood ring. True story. Olivia knows what a mood
ring does... True story. Right now, it's grey (anxious and very
nervous). Jeff wants it to be purple.
First up to help out is the
one that knew what a mood ring was, Olivia.
1st Grade
Spelling |
$1,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
How many
consonants are in the following word? |
"Vowel."
V, W, and L. That's three.
Whitney goes with ... two. Not only is she wrong, she misspelled "voul".
Olivia said... three! SAVED!
3rd Grade Art |
$2,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
TRUE OR FALSE?
Artist Vincent van Gogh, who created the famous painting
"Starry Night", was born in France. |
Whitney is not
100%. She copies.
Whitney would've guessed
TRUE. Wrong again. Correct is FALSE.
Olivia said... FALSE! Saved
again!
Next on stage is Sierra.
5th Grade Grammar |
$5,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
How many
demonstrative adjectives are in the following sentence?
"That scruffy dog with the short tail chased the
multi-colored cat through the tree." |
Whitney thinks
that it's four. Or three... or one. Whitney peeks. So she's
either coming back next time with $5000 or she's going home
with nothing.
Sierra said... 3. Whitney
agrees.
Demonstrative adjectives are
that, this, these, and those.
Correct answer was 1.
Whitney flunks out with nothing.
And her mood ring: Green
(happy and relaxed).
New player next time.
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