Are You Smarter than Your Spouse?

Are You Smarter than Your Spouse? by Roxanne McDonald

Looks like Jeff Foxworthy was having to think on his feet as a contestant bombed out on the first question—which would have left lots of dead air time to fill were it not for his asking the guy’s wife to play “Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?”

First, I want to complain that “Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?” is not on often enough. Seems like it skips a week….

Next, want to acknowledge the cool way Foxworthy dealt with contestant Michael Warren flunking out of school after one question. Maybe he was prepped in advance should something like this happen, but I’m thinking maybe there was no back-up player, or the player to follow Michael got sick or stuck in traffic or whatever.

Anyway, here are the week’s questions/answers—the first for Michael Warren; the rest for his wife Kelly Warren.

1.First Grade Social Studies
Irving Berlin wrote what patriotic song that contains the words “stand beside her and guide her”?
2.First Grade Spelling
When reciting the English alphabet in order, what is the fourth consonant you will say?
3.Second Grade World Geography
France borders which ocean?

4.First Grade Animal Science
True or false? Every adult rhinoceros has exactly one horn.
5.Third Grade U.S. Geography
What state’s nickname is the “show me” state?
6.Second Grade Social Studies
What man, who would later be president, was the commander-in-chief during the U.S. Revolutionary War?
7.Third Grade Earth Science
Which of the following scales is used to measure earthquake intensity?
a) Richter
b) Saffir-Simpson
c) Fujita
8.Fourth Grade Math
How many numbers between 10 and 20 are perfect squares?
9.Fourth Grade Astronomy
Approximately how long does it take for the moon to make one full orbit around the earth?
10.Fifth Grade Measurements
How many pecks equal one bushel?

1. “God Bless America” [Michael says “My Country Tis of Thee;” Jacob says “America the Beautiful”]
2. 4 [Kelly gets it right]
3. Atlantic Ocean [Kelly gets it right]

4. False [Kelly says false, and is correct]
5. Missouri [Kelly copies Markie, who is right]
6. George Washington [Kelly is right]
7. Richter [Kelly and Alana both right]
8. One [16] [Kelly is right]
9. One month [Kelly and Jacob both right]
10. 4 [Kelly takes the money, and has to drop out of school: she says even though she has 15 years of college, she is not smarter than a fifth grader…but is smarter than her husband!]

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