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Episode 3
November
8
Welcome to another special episode of
Canadian 5th Grader. One million tax free dollars goes to anyone that
can conquer the eleven questions – with help from our own “group of 7”.
Our first contestant is a 28 year old pharmaceutical sales rep who went
to St. Brendan’s Separate School in Scarborough, Ontario, here’s
Genevieve Wu! (ed’s note: this is one of two games I saw live at the
taping a month ago)
Genevieve is quite short and thus is called a “Wee Wu” by Colin. She
says that she can piggyback someone twice her size and thus takes him
around the stage!
We start the game – with your humble correspondent in the upper right
corner of your TV screen – with Isiah as her classmate. (I’ll screengrab
it to prove it… eventually!)
The first question, for $1000, is Grade one geometry:
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Grade 1 Geometry |
$1,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
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Which geometric
solid is a pylon? |
She’s confident,
and she goes with cone without much discussion. The entire
class has it right – and she’s richer than she was a minute
ago.
For $2000, it’s grade one life systems:
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Grade 1 Life
Systems |
$2,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
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True or False: A
carrot is a vegetable, it is also a plant. |
She once again
doesn’t hesitate by saying True and is correct.
Time to switcheroo students, and now we’ve got Katherine up
to bat. She states that Halifax, her hometown, has the
deepest harbour in Canada. Colin asks if she’s ever been
scuba diving in her harbour. She implies that it’s not that
clean…
For $5000, it’s grade two world geography:
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Grade 2 World
Geography |
$5,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
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What is the
capital city of France? |
Genevieve is
worried it’s too obvious but locks in Paris nevertheless.
Nothing to worry about, she’s $5,000 richer.
NB: There is a Paris, Ontario, as well – not as big, but
picturesque.
Grade three music for $10,000:
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Grade 3 Music |
$10,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
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What type of song
is “O Canada”? |
She locks in
national anthem because she thinks there’s no other possible
answer.
And like the classmates, she’s right.
Now it’s time for the Big Brain Lock in Question for
$25,000.
But first, she picks Taylor to play for the big bucks.
Genevieve wants to fill up her passport before it expires.
Might need some more money!
She goes with Grade two spelling.
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Grade 2 Spelling |
$25,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
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How many syllables
are in the world ‘elementary’? |
She ponders for
quite a bit.* She sounds it out as el-a-men-try and then
el-a-men-tary. She’s going to lock in with 4.
It turns out that Jacob has the correct answer: 5. It’s
el-e-men-ta-ry. We need to have Taylor have an answer, and
it’s...
Four. Ouch.
*Quite a bit for Genevieve was actually close to about 20
minutes in studio. And everyone just felt so bad for her
when she flunked out.
Let’s learn more about Rachel. She’s from just outside
Winnipeg, Manitoba. She loves horseback rider. In her class
she’s a dedicated student.
Our new contestant (with a different audience I might add)
is a 26 year old veterinarian who attended Ste. Marguerite
Bourgeouis in Brampton, Ontario, welcome Andrew Oster!
Let’s get right to the game. He picks Rachel because of the
“vet connection”. We start with Grade 1 Lit for $1000.
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Grade 1
Literature |
$1,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
Who is the author
of ‘The Paper Bag Princess’ and ‘Mortimer’?
a) Robert Munsch
b) R.L. Stein
c) J.K. Rowling? |
Using deductive
reasoning, you can eliminate two for their better known
works: Stein wrote the Goosebumps series of books, and
Rowling wrote something about wizardry I’m told. He locks in
Robert Munsch and as every good child knows that’s right.
For $2000, it’s grade one math.
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Grade 1 Math |
$2,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
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Hockey pucks come
in boxes of 10. How many pucks are in four boxes? |
4x10 says Andrew
is 40. He’s doubled his money.
Our new helper is Isiah. For $5000 he’s selected Grade two
vocab.
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Grade 2
Vocabulary |
$5,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
‘Active’, ‘busy’
and ‘occupied’ are antonyms of which word?
a) Idle
b) Industrious
c) Quiet |
Andrew explains
that synonyms are similar but antonyms are different, and
locks in idle. He’s right.
Let’s meet his family – his girlfriend Yvonne, his mother
Elizabeth, and his father Dennis. Andrew’s been dating for 8
years, Colin asks what’s the wait, and he says a million
bucks!
For $10,000 it’s going to be grade 2 science.
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Grade 2 Science |
$10,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
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True or false?
Turbines help change the energy of moving water into
electrical energy. |
His degree is in
science, and he wants to be right, and he locks in true.
He’s on a roll... And he’s right!
Time for the big brain academy $25,000 question. And a
guarantee of that much money! His new helper is Michael; his
new subject is Grade three art.
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Grade 3 Art |
$25,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
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True or False: A.Y.
Jackson was a member of the Group of Seven. |
Andrew decides a
bit of strategy and he’s using a peek. Michael said true.
Andrew then decides to play False, guaranteeing him the
money. For the record, it was true.
Michael’s still playing for $50,000 along with Andrew with
the subject of grade three Canadian History:
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Grade 3 Canadian
History |
$50,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
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Which province’s
name comes from the Cree word that means ‘swift-river
flowing’? |
Andrew says that
he thinks it’s in the prairies. He can copy Michael’s answer
but he thinks it’s Saskatchewan. He locks it in and he’s
right!
For $100,000 it’s time for Nathan to play. It’s time also
for grade four social studies.
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Grade 4 Social
Studies |
$100,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
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Which Canadian
invented basketball? |
His old grade
five school was on “Naismith drive” and he locks in Naismith.
Yep, that’s it!
For $175,000, it’s grade five life systems:
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Grade 5 Life
Systems |
$175,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
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What is the
scientific name for the body part called windpipe? |
He says
instantly it’s the trachea. He’s immensely confident and
he’s immensely right!
We might just make Canadian game show history – no Canadian
non-lottery show has ever gave away a million bucks – will
this be the first?
Taylor is here to help with $300,000.
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Grade 5 Geometry |
$300,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
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What is the term
for two lines that intersect at a right angle? |
He talks about
doodling again… and wants to doodle perpendicular that he
locks in. My goodness! He’s $300,000 richer!
Time to play the last subject – Grade four world geography –
for a half mil.
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Grade 4 World
Geography |
$500,000 |
PEEK |
COPY |
SAVE |
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What is the
southernmost point of Canada’s mainland? |
He has a copy.
Or he can answer. Plus there’s always the option of dropping
out. As much as he wants to keep playing, he decides to drop
out with $300K!
Let’s see what Taylor said. The correct answer was Point
Peele. Oh look… she had it right! Really though, what a
win!!!
That’s it for now – two episodes still to come! |
