Episode 3.8
- All Dressed Up...
October 31
Last time, a teenage mayor presided over
the quiz, taking home $25,000. A prom king & queen did better with
$100,000 to their name.
First tonight is a 31-year-old bartender
and self-proclaimed #1 Boston Celtics fan from India Brook Elementary in
Plymouth, MA, here is.. DAVE ELLIS. And he's even brought his lucky
jersey, with the "5th" on it for "5th Grader".
Here's his board.
5th Grade
Literature |
5th Grade
Social Studies |
4th Grade US History |
4th Grade World History |
3rd Grade
Earth Science |
3rd Grade
World Geography |
2nd Grade Vocabulary |
2nd Grade Spelling |
1st Grade Life
Science |
1st Grade
Music |
And today, he won't just be playing with the 5th
graders, he'll have a visiting class of... Celtics cheerleaders: Alexis, Rachel,
Caitlin, Rebecca, and Stacy. NICE.
We start the test with Caitlin and...
1st Grade Music |
$1,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
What is the name
of this musical instrument?
|
That looks like a trombone. Dave
remembers playing the guitar, but he's right with trombone for $1000.
1st Grade Life Science |
$2,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
TRUE OR FALSE?
Roses
are the only flowering plants with thorns. |
Dave has never worked in a florist's. He
did work as a donut froster. Doesn't really help him here. He PEEKS.
Caitlin says... TRUE. Dave goes with FALSE. He's assured himself of at
least $2000...
... and he still has his save. Dave is
RIGHT!
Next up to help is Jenna.
2nd Grade
Spelling |
$5,000 |
|
COPY |
SAVE |
Spell the
following word. |
"Feisty."
Dave... gets it right!
The class said... well, Francesca was the
only one to get it wrong.
2nd Grade
Vocabulary |
$10,000 |
|
COPY |
SAVE |
Which of these is
a synonym of the word "rural"?
a) Urban
b) Countryside
c) Metropolitan |
Dave rules A and C out to lock in B. And B is
right. A synonym is the same. Therefore, rural = countryside.
The cheerleader said... Well, Rachel and Stacy
were wrong.
Next up to help for this milestone question is
Francesca.
3rd Grade World Geography |
$25,000 |
|
COPY |
SAVE |
Kathmandu is the
capital of what country? |
Fun fact: Dave's all-time favorite Celtic
is Larry Bird.
Dave goes with Nepal.
Cheerleaders went with Myanmar, India,
Brazil, and Malaysia. Jenna said... Nepalitin. "The country famous for
making tri-colored ice cream."
Aaaaand SWISH! Dave's locked in on
$25,000!
4th Grade US
History |
$50,000 |
|
COPY |
SAVE |
On Dec. 1, 1955,
Rosa Parks famous refused to give up her seat on a bus
in what US city? |
Fun fact: Dave skipped first grade and
went straight to second!
He goes with Montgomery, Alabama.
Cheerleaders go first with... Birmingham,
Montgomery, New York, and Atlanta. 5th Graders said... New York,
Memphis, Atlanta, and Baltimore. Francesca said... New York City.
For the record, it's not New York City...
It's MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA!
Next up is Stacy, the only one to get that last
question right. Turns out that she's from nearby New Bedford. So if this doesn't
work out...
3rd Grade Earth Science |
$100,000 |
|
COPY |
SAVE |
TRUE OR FALSE?
Pure cork comes from the ocean. |
He thinks it's false... from a tree? He's
right. It's from the cork oak.
5th Grade Literature |
$175,000 |
|
COPY |
SAVE |
In what decade was
the Herman Melville novel "Moby Dick" first published? |
Dave has no idea. He drops out with
$100,000. He would've guessed 1920s.
Correct answer: 1850s.
DROP OUT: $100,000
Next student to come up is a 28-year-old
winner of the 2008 Miss Plus America from Independence Elementary in
Denver... LACRESHIA WITCHER! She's also a director of the Emma Center, a
center for troubled youths and families which she helped develop. Her
board...
5th Grade
Astronomy |
5th Grade US
History |
4th Grade Music |
4th Grade Measurements |
3rd Grade
Spelling |
3rd Grade
World Geography |
2nd Grade Grammar |
2nd Grade US Geography |
1st Grade
Animal Science |
1st Grade Math |
First up, Bryce and this...
1st Grade Math |
$1,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
TRUE OR FALSE?
The sum of the digits in the number 768 is equal to 22. |
She wasn't very great at math...
Fun Fact: Lacreshia is fluent in sign
language.
She locks in with TRUE.
7 + 6 + 8 = 21. The correct answer is
FALSE. Bryce needs to be right in order to continue...
Bryce said... TRUE.
FLUNK OUT: $0
New student next time...
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