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Episode 1
October 24
The kids are alright.
Welcome to Global Television’s version of Are you smarter than a Fifth
Grader! Our host is Colin Mochrie, where most of you know him from Whose
Line is it Anyway?
But our version up here in the North is a little different… we’ve got
local questions, an awesome set with a map of Canada on the floor, and
of course, different kids. And due to the fact that they found so many
awesome kids, they picked seven instead of five! And they are:
Nathan from Airdrie (just outside of Calgary), Alberta
Katherine from Halifax, Nova Scotia
Taylor from Toronto
Isiah from Mississauga, Ontario
Rachel from Winnipeg
Jacob from Bedford, NS
Michael from Vancouver
And there they are! And now let’s meet our first contestant, he attended
St. Mary’s Elementary in Lindsay, Ontario, now living in Ottawa, Ian
Clark is a 30-year-old lawyer. How far will our first player go?
Let’s start the game. We have the same format – 10 grade school
questions, three cheats, and a one million dollar question at the end,
if you get that far.
Ian chooses Nathan to start. And for question number one, he chooses
grade one math, to “get the confidence going”.
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Grade 1 Math |
$1,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
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Nathan and his
four friends are going skating on the Rideau canal. How
many ice skates will they need all together? |
Ian feels
confident at this stage, considering he’s a hockey goalie.
He locks in his answer of 8.
And I smack my head in disgust.
Colin reads the question again. Ian realizes his mistake,
and he looks like an idiot, sadly. Rachel has a good laugh.
The whole class has it right – including Nathan, so Ian’s up
$1000.
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Grade 2 World
Geography |
$2,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
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What continent is
France on? |
Sacré bleu!
Ian dit qu’il est confiant encore, et il veut valider
l’Europe pour sa réponse. Et Colin dit qu’il est correct!
Uhh… sorry… I teach French for a living, force of habit… Ian
guesses Europe and is correct for $2000.
Nathan steps down and Taylor comes on up.
The $5000 question is in Grade two spelling.
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Grade 2 Spelling |
$5,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
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Spell the
following word: Saskatchewan |
Ian hopes that
the answer is s-a-s-k-a-t-c-h-e-w-a-n and he’s needing to
loosen his tie. And it’s correct!
We now go look at the supporters – his mom, his niece Ella (ella
ella), and his brother who is also a school teacher.
Ian chooses grade 3 art for 10,000 big ones.
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Grade 3 Art |
$10,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
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Who was the female
artist from the west coast of Canada most often
associated with the group of Seven? |
The group of
seven is a famous art collective in Canadian history but Ian
has no idea, so he copies without hesitation. Taylor has
written down Emily Carr and he’s right!
Taylor switches out with Isaiah for the Big Brain Academy
$25,000 question. And he’s chosen Grade 1 Social Studies.
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Grade 1 Social
Studies |
$25,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
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True or False: The
Hindu New Year’s festival of lights is called Passover? |
Isaiah locks in
very quickly. Ian ponders, and says his gut says False. He
goes with it, locks it in, and is right!
We take a slight break so that Ian can teach Colin the
meringue, as he was a former Latin dancing teacher. They’ve
definitely made a connection!
Ian discovers that Isiah is a French immersion student and
thus chooses Grade 4 French for $50,000.
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Grade 4 French |
$50,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
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What is the French
translation of “I am tired”? |
Okay kids, it's
time for Mr. Vickers' mini French lesson! When you see the
phrase "I am…" it means you need to use the verb "Être"
(meaning "to be"). Students often confuse this with "Avoir"
which is "to have". Tired, translated into French, means "fatiguer".
Although Ian first starts out thinking "J'ai fatigué" he
comes to his senses and locks in "Je suis fatigué" and is
correct!
And hey, remember, before the show, the kids warmed up by
playing Big Brain Academy Wii Degree! (plug for money).
Back after the ads, we have a portrait of Nathan – who wants
to be a chef – before returning to the game. Katherine is
the new classmate. She suggests Grade 5 geometry, so here we
go.
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Grade 5 Geometry |
$100,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
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What is a triangle
called with no equal sides and no equal angles? |
Ian goes out on
a limb and says it’s not equilateral. And it’s not
isosceles. It looks like he’s going to go with his gut again
and says it’s scalene. CORRECT!
Now we’re playing for $175,000 with grade three life
systems.
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Grade 3 Life
Systems |
$175,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
The roots of a
Douglas Fir tree:
a) are always green
b) produce seeds
c) absorb water and nutrients |
Although he
ponders dropping out, he’s locking in C due to his gut, and
once again he’s right!
Wow, first contestant, and now we’re playing for $300,000!
He picks his next contestant based on his niece’s crush,
which is Jacob. Ella looks stunned.
We go to grade 4 science.
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Grade 4 Science |
$300,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
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A structure is
built to hold a load. What is the load of a car called? |
He still has his
peek, but if he does that, he has to play the question. He
heeds that warning and although it burns him and he wants to
say frame, he does indeed drop out with out $175,000! Turns
out that only Michael had the correct answer – chassis.
We don’t have much time left, but we’ll bring out a new
player. She is a 34 year old marketing coordinator who went
to Fairview Elementary in North Sydney, Nova Scotia, and her
name is April Whalen.
She enters carrying a set of bagpipes which she happily
plays as soon as she gets to the desk. And she does it with
such flexibility!
She decides to start with Katherine. Her first pick is Grade
1 Social Studies.
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Grade 1 Social
Studies |
$1,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
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What is the name
of the spinning top used to play children’s games during
Hanukkah? |
She queries that
this is a grade one question? She seems stunned. Katherine
takes awhile to lock in. April locks in with dreidel and his
$1000 richer.
For $2000, Grade 2 Literature.
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Grade 2
Literature |
$2,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
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Which Canadian
poet wrote “Alligator Pie” and “Garbage Delight”? |
She first thinks
Farley Mowat, and locks it in. I can tell you right off the
top that’s not right. We need Katherine to have Dennis Lee.
And she did!
And we’ll play for $5,000. And I’ve once again learned to
not watch the teaser for next week, as I’ve been spoiled
already… but if that’s the only bad thing about the show, I
can live with it. |
