Episode
3.19
January 23
Last time, we've had one big winner and one
flunkout. Tonight, a former beauty queen and a graphics designer try to go for
the million.
First up tonight is a 36-year-old former Miss Nevada and current pageant
coach who attended Atherton Street School in Las Vegas, NV... JENNIFER JOSEPH!
Will we be able to crown her Miss 5th Grader tonight?
First up to assist the coach is Sierra. The board
looks like this...
5th Grade
Literature |
5th Grade
World History |
4th Grade Astronomy |
4th Grade World Geography |
3rd Grade
Earth Science |
3rd Grade US
History |
2nd Grade English |
2nd Grade Social Studies |
1st Grade
Animal Science |
1st Grade US
Geography |
First up for her...
2nd Grade
English |
$1,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
How many nouns are
in the following sentence?
"My mother and my father sent my sister to Mars." |
Mother, father, sister, and Mars are all nouns.
Jennifer goes with four, and we continue.
3rd Grade Earth Science |
$2,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
What layer of the Earth lies between the crust and core and is about 1800 miles
thick? |
Jennifer COPIES Sierra. Correct answer... the
mantle. If Sierra has that, Jennifer has $2000.
Sierra says... MANTLE! That's right!
Next up is Mackenzie and...
1st Grade US Geography |
$5,000 |
PEEK |
|
SAVE |
TRUE or FALSE?
The Great Salt Lake in Utah is a freshwater lake. |
One of those moments where the answer is in the
question. The Great Salt Lake is NOT a freshwater lake. Jennifer's got it with
FALSE for $5000.
1st Grade Animal Science |
$10,000 |
PEEK |
|
SAVE |
How many tusks
does a typical adult walrus have? |
Jennifer locks in two... and she's right again!
Next up is the milestone question. Here to help
her out is Olivia.
2nd Grade
Social Studies |
$25,000 |
PEEK |
|
SAVE |
In 1954, the US Department of Defense established what song as the
official
musical tribute to the President of the United States? |
Olivia's in. Jennifer's in as well with "Hail to
the Chief"... And she's right! That's $25,000.
3rd Grade US History |
$50,000 |
PEEK |
|
SAVE |
What was the first name of President Abraham Lincoln's wife?
a) Mary
b) Elizabeth
c) Anne |
If you're a frequent watcher of TP:AP, you know
this. Jennifer knows it's "Mary" as in "Mary Todd" for $50,000.
Up to bat now... Nay-Rod.
4th Grade World
Geography |
$100,000 |
PEEK |
|
SAVE |
CLASSROOM
CLUB QUESTION from Cherokee from Oak Grove Elementary |
What African country is home to the city of Casablanca? |
Here's looking at Nathan's paper. She PEEKS and
sees "Morocco". She'll try to have a better chance of winning the 100K by
locking in Kenya.
The bad news... Kenya is NOT the right answer.
The good news... Nathan's right for $100,000.
SAVED!
The even worse news... From here on out,
Jennifer's on her own.
4th Grade
Astronomy |
$175,000 |
|
|
|
The Earth's moon is approximately how far from the Earth?
a) 240,000 miles
b) 550,000 miles
c) 1.1 million miles |
Jennifer has no help and no idea. Time for this
beauty to fade with $100,000. She drops out. She would've gone with B... and she
would've given back $75,000. All of the class had it right with A.
DROP OUT: $100,000
Next up is a 31-year-old graphics designer who attended San Jose Highly
Gifted Magnet School... Welcome TOMMY WALKER! He's got designs on acing the
test.
First to help with the game is Mackenzie. Here's
the board we're dealing with.
5th Grade
World Geography |
5th Grade
Social Studies |
4th Grade World History |
4th Grade Art |
3rd Grade US
Geography |
3rd Grade
Astronomy |
2nd Grade Anatomy |
2nd Grade Animal Science |
1st Grade Math |
1st Grade
English |
First for the graphics designer is...
1st Grade Math |
$1,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
What's the sum of all the even numbers between 1 and 9? |
2 + 4 + 6 + 8 equals 20. Tommy guesses that, and
we're on our way.
1st Grade English |
$2,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
TRUE or FALSE?
A complete sentence must always have at least one verb. |
We all remember the old song, "Mr. Morton is the
subject of my sentence, and what the predicate says he does." Tommy guesses TRUE
for $2000.
Next to help out is Sierra.
2nd Grade
Anatomy |
$5,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
The typical human
has how many lungs? |
Being a human and all, Tommy knows that there are
two.
2nd Grade
Animal Science |
$10,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
The night crawler is what species of animal?
a) Worm
b) Monkey
c) Lizard |
Tommy locks in with A... Good job!
Next to help him lock in the $25,000 is Nathan,
and he'll need it, because the next question is in 3rd Grade...
3rd Grade US Geography |
$25,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
How many US states share a land border with Maine? |
Tommy's a little unsure of himself, so he PEEKS.
Nathan said... ONE. Tommy instead goes with two... which is wrong. Correct
answer.... is ONE! SAVED!
3rd Grade Astronomy |
$50,000 |
|
COPY |
|
What planet in our solar system is nicknamed the Red Planet? |
Tommy COPIES. The correct answer is Mars...
Nathan's answer... is ALSO Mars!
No more help, and a whizzer sent in from a 4th
grader.
4th Grade World
Geography |
$100,000 |
|
|
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CLASSROOM
CLUB QUESTION from Madelyn of Diamond Path Elementary |
Which one of the following artists was born in Mexico?
a) Pablo Picasso
b) Salvador Dali
c) Diego Rivera |
He tries for it with C.... and he's right for
$100,000!
5th Grade World Geography |
$175,000 |
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|
|
Timbuktu is a city in what African country? |
Tommy is blanking, so he drops out.
DROP OUT: $100,000
He would've gone with Kenya. He would've been
wrong. It was Mali.
New student next time.
To see this
episode in its entirety, or to apply to be a contestant on "Are You
Smarter Than a 5th Grader?", visit the official website at
www.fox.com/smarter.
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