Triple Firsts in a Double Episode, Part I
Triple Firsts in a Double Episode, Part I by Roxanne McDonald
 |
In the first hour of a double “Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?” ivy leaguer Steve had gone further than any other contestant without using a cheat or save, was only one of three to ever reach the final million-dollar question stage, was the first to break dance for us at the 300,000-dollar mark, and was the first to have us see the million-dollar question with a million dollars on the line. |
Here are the questions Steve nailed:
1.Fourth Grade Math
If a car is traveling at 40 mph, how long will it take to go 190 miles?
2.First Grade Animal Science
True or false: The following picture is an image of a dinosaur called the Tyrannosaurus Rex [image shown is of dinosaur on all fours with ridged back, medium snout, and long tail].
3.First Grade English
How many nouns are in the following sentence? “The rabbit ran to the cafeteria and ate a big salad.”
4.Third Grade Math
What unit of measurement is abbreviated “oz.”?
5.Second Grade Health
True or false: the human shoulder is a ball and socket joint.
6.Third Grade Life Science
Which one of these is a mammal?
a. seahorse
b. sea lion
c. sea urchin
7.Second Grade World Geography
Which continent is the least populated?
8.Fourth Grade Social Studies
Since the late 1930s, what calendar date has been designated for the inauguration of a United States president?
9.Fifth Grade Astronomy
In the initials of the federal agency known as NASA, what does the first A stand for?
10.Fifth Grade History
What Revolutionary leader wrote the influential pamphlet, “Common Sense,” in 1776?
11.Final Fifth Grade Question—Astronomy
What was the name of the first satellite put into orbit by the U.S.?
1.4 hours, 45 minutes (Steve is right)
2.False (Steve is right; Kyle, whom he didn’t need, also right)
3.three nouns: rabbit, cafeteria, salad (Steve is right)
4.ounce (Steve—and the whole class—correct)
5.true (Steve and Marki right)
6.sea lion (Steve right)
7.Antarctica (Steve right)
8. January 20th (Steve finally uses as cheat; peeks at Alana’s paper. Alana is correct.)
9.Aeronautics (Steve right; Spencer said American)
10.Thomas Paine (Steve and Spencer both right)
11.Explorer (Steve says Mercury)
SirLinksAlot Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader links
No Comments »
No comments yet.
Leave a comment
You must be logged in to post a comment.
 |
|
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
