Blog EntryAre You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?May 3, '08 11:07 PM
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Imagine normal adults slugging it out with 5th graders in answering ten questions that are normally answered by ten year olds in school. All for the prize of one million bucks. It is often hilarious when the adults try to answer and explain. This is what happens in this Mark Burnett's game show on Fox TV. During the game, they have two "cheats" and one "save".  If they are not sure of their answer, or have no idea at all, they can cheat either by a "peek" at a the 5th grader classmate's answer or simply "copy" the answer without even looking at it. If the contestant gives the wrong answer, and the classmate gives a correct, the adult can be "saved" once.

There was this African-American lady contestant who was asked the question "What country is in the northern border of America?". She had to peek at her classmate's answer for help. A blonde lady was asked "What is the only continent that is also a country?" She said, "This is difficult because all the continents are countries too, say like North America is a country too." Lol! She had no choice but to use one of her cheats to get the correct answer. Another blonde who said her favorite subject is Mathematics was asked "If the two equal angles of an isosceles triangle are 1 degree, what is the third angle?". She answered 1 degree.

You can try the game youself by clicking here. The show is available in Asia on Star World on Mondays at 10pm with replays every Thursdays at the same time. It's both educational and entertaining.


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planggacious wrote on May 4
i love the american version, but really really HATED the pinoy version hosted by janno gibbs on gma7! eeewwwwwww...
freeradicalgreg wrote on May 4
there's a pinoy version? i didn't know. hehehehe
ypill wrote on May 4
to be honest with you when it comes to fractions, i would be sooo revealed it akon lack of brain cells hahaha. BTW did you know that 7/5ths of people in the world don't know fractions?? hmmm..
freeradicalgreg wrote on May 4
ypill said
BTW did you know that 7/5ths of people in the world don't know fractions?? hmmm..
hahahaha is that a joke? it's something like the beauty pageant question: if you win, what would you with the prize? the contestant replied - i'll give 1/2 to charity, 1/2 to my parents, and i'll keep the other 1/2. lol!
ypill wrote on May 4
dingdingding!!!!!
monsamson wrote on May 4
in the blue corner, in the 150 lbs, in the red shorts...
ypill wrote on May 4
in the blue corner, in the 150 lbs, in the red shorts
hahaha!! in the suntok surok surok. . . in the suka pancit na guin kaon.
curlytopz wrote on May 4
i'll give 1/2 to charity, 1/2 to my parents, and i'll keep the other 1/2. lol!
waray sabot waray na masasalin ha iya hahaha
curlytopz wrote on May 4
ypill said
BTW did you know that 7/5ths of people in the world don't know fractions?? hmmm..
true. but lucky me may refresher course ako kay amo it lessons akon mga anak yana
freeradicalgreg wrote on May 4
ay nabuhay ka...ginbibiling ka na kanina ni ypill.
curlytopz wrote on May 4
ay nabuhay ka...ginbibiling ka na kanina ni ypill.
have to work even 10% la it wage increase hahaha lunch break so pwde mag-open emails :)
freeradicalgreg wrote on May 5
hi akon ngani every other hour nabuka ak x. then work na liwat. hehehe
danikook wrote on May 5
ypill said
7/5ths
hahaha 7/5!!! that would be like pito ka bug-os nga 1/5 hahaha..makalilisang it nga fraction! hehe
freeradicalgreg wrote on May 5
hahaha 7/5!!! that would be like pito ka bug-os nga 1/5 hahaha..makalilisang it nga fraction! hehe
uy, danny...you're back to civilization. diri pa man weekend......
danikook wrote on May 5
uy, danny...you're back to civilization. diri pa man weekend......
Haha. Cos I was away over the weekend.. :))
freeradicalgreg wrote on May 5
dan, nakita mo an photos ni mano gerry ruiz han tinuy-an falls, bislig, surigao? grabe....it husay hito nga falls. san-o daw kita makakadto?
curlytopz wrote on May 5
san-o daw kita makakadto?
upod ako ha :)
danikook wrote on May 5
dan, nakita mo an photos ni mano gerry ruiz han tinuy-an falls, bislig, surigao? grabe....it husay hito nga falls. san-o daw kita makakadto?
Yeah I saw it.. Gusto ko gihap hito kumadto.. Sige, pagsabot daw kita kadto pag-uli nimu ngadi. I suggest we do backpack via Southern Leyte. We can pass by Padre Burgos (the nice beaches there.. remember my photo set?) then we hop to Surigao from Liloan ferry terminal.. I'm quite familiar ha Southern Leyte and I could contact someone in Surigao to guide us.. What say you? :))
curlytopz wrote on May 5
"If the two equal angles of an isosceles triangle are 1 degree, what is the third angle?"

mas smart ha akon it 5th grader kay diri ako mkaka-baton hini... pumasar la ako ha geometry kay neighbor ko amon student-teacher hadto huhuhu
danikook wrote on May 5
pumasar la ako ha geometry kay neighbor ko amon student-teacher hadto huhuhu
Ako kay pumasar la han Geometry kay sapit ko hi Greg.. Usa man hiya han mga baltok han Math ha am, haha
curlytopz wrote on May 5
I'm quite familiar ha Southern Leyte and I could contact someone in Surigao to guide us.. What say you? :))
di ba may mga pinagsamahan man gihap kita hadto? bisan yana feeling ko mega-close na kitan tanan... paupda daw...
freeradicalgreg wrote on May 5
Yeah I saw it.. Gusto ko gihap hito kumadto.. Sige, pagsabot daw kita kadto pag-uli nimu ngadi. I suggest we do backpack via Southern Leyte. We can pass by Padre Burgos (the nice beaches there.. remember my photo set?) then we hop to Surigao from Liloan ferry terminal.. I'm quite familiar ha Southern Leyte and I could contact someone in Surigao to guide us.. What say you? :))
hmmm...very interesting. ayla kun umuli ako nga may lugar hit ak time.
freeradicalgreg wrote on May 5
di ba may mga pinagsamahan man gihap kita hadto? bisan yana feeling ko mega-close na kitan tanan... paupda daw...
hala tana kita ngatanan para marisyo....hehehehe
curlytopz wrote on May 5
hala tana kita ngatanan para marisyo....hehehehe
pasabta la ko kun may plano na kamo kay kun waray bana pwde ako umupod... prisintado gud basta kalakat!
freeradicalgreg wrote on May 5
liza, online yana hi herald ha yahoo messenger. buot ko pakianhan han katukob niya han ido. hehehe
freeradicalgreg wrote on May 5
pasabta la ko kun may plano na kamo kay kun waray bana pwde ako umupod... prisintado gud basta kalakat!
makakasabot ka kun may plano kay maka-calendar ito here ha multiply.
curlytopz wrote on May 5
tagi daw ako iya yahoo id buzz ko... sumati sidnga ako nag-istorya ha im. or ihatag ak yahoo id: mlizadiaz@yahoo.com
danikook wrote on May 5
sige liza hala mangadto kita.. tutal sige man tat girigta dinhi ha X, madali magkasabot..
freeradicalgreg wrote on May 5
ig-invite na la hiya, pero share it hira ngan hit iya was-wit. very loving, pati email, shared. jhys_go@yahoo.com
curlytopz wrote on May 5
sus kay baga gihap it hiya hin ido sunod-sunod kan jessibeth :)
freeradicalgreg wrote on May 5
sus kay baga gihap it hiya hin ido sunod-sunod kan jessibeth :)
hahahahaha anuman nag-iklop ka na ba?
ako waray pa, kay tapos pala magbadminton.
magmalahimo ak anay hin iklop. hehehe
danikook wrote on May 5
hala budoy pangiklop na..
ypill wrote on May 5, edited on May 5
baga gihap it hiya hin ido sunod-sunod kan jessibeth :)
hello, BFF, i think more so na kay damo na ada it ira chikiting. Hey some yeeaarrss ago, waray pa ako asawa, We went to Miami nga hi Bebet and we say Era, Hector, hira Bebo and Erika Montecillo. At the time hi Hector pakakagawas pa la from jail kay nadakop hin DUI. Goodness, I heard na dako daw an bayad for the fine at that time siguro mga 5,000. nasiring ako kun guin shopping na la, damo na nga sapatos, mga family and friends ha tacloban kakaprobistar. Sring hi Hector, marasa kuno it pagka-on ha jail, Spaghetti. Hope it's not an incentive for him to gao back.
freeradicalgreg wrote on May 5
ypill said
i think more so na kay damo na ada it ira chikiting
they have two daughters. ano, liz...na-contact mo ba herald/jessibeth?
curlytopz wrote on May 6
they have two daughters. ano, liz...na-contact mo ba herald/jessibeth?
waray pa kay umeksena akon umangkon ha computer last night. invite ko niyan
curlytopz wrote on May 6
maupay gihap it hi herald kaistorya... paug gihap. pwde hiya mka-join dinhi ha aton
danikook wrote on May 6
maupay gihap it hi herald kaistorya... paug gihap. pwde hiya mka-join dinhi ha aton
Ginsidngan ko na it hi Herald nga mag Multiply.. Ambot waray pa man.. Sige la ada it durog kan Jessibeth (sp?) amo nga waray pa.. :))
danikook wrote on May 6
ypill said
marasa kuno it pagka-on ha jail
Amo gad nga mahal kay marasa man.. Ngan bis ngain aircon, kay matugnaw man didto, hehe
ypill wrote on May 6
Sige la ada it durog kan Jessibeth
i think that's accpetable, can you imagine if he durog-ed with another? hmm. .
ypill wrote on May 6
Amo gad nga mahal kay marasa man..
tama ka dong! chek nanaman!!
freeradicalgreg wrote on May 6
Ginsidngan ko na it hi Herald nga mag Multiply
nadiri it hiya pag blog kay kanan waray la kuno ito libang. hehehe
miss ko kanina han aga kay nag-apply ak visa to norway kanina.
danikook wrote on May 6
miss ko kanina han aga kay nag-apply ak visa to norway kanina.
Hagi, mahanayon na gud ka! yeeeba! :))
freeradicalgreg wrote on May 6
Hagi, mahanayon na gud ka! yeeeba! :))
mahulat pa ak visa, pero kay pinagbayad naman ak kanina so siguro good as approved na. mayda naman ako dati.
danikook wrote on May 6
mahulat pa ak visa, pero kay pinagbayad naman ak kanina so siguro good as approved na. mayda naman ako dati.
Waray na hit iba nga hingangadtoan..
ypill wrote on May 7
kay nag-apply ak visa to norway
pag dara gud hin madakmol na sweater! ngan tina-a im buhok platinum blond. hehe
freeradicalgreg wrote on May 7
ypill said
pag dara gud hin madakmol na sweater! ngan tina-a im buhok platinum blond. hehe
hehehe maupay ngani yana kay 10 degrees spring time temperature, last time i was there was freezing winter time. pati ak tul-an nakurog han hagkot, bisan pira ka-layer ak sul-ot. hehehe
curlytopz wrote on May 8
mamatay ako dida na lugar... but i would give anything para makakada hit ada im layout. ayaw la ak asawa and mga anak hehehe
freeradicalgreg wrote on May 8
but i would give anything para makakada hit ada im layout. ayaw la ak asawa and mga anak hehehe
hehehe harani la ito....ha phuket, thailand la ito. makakada ka gad anytime.
danikook wrote on May 8
Liz, nagplano kami ni Joboy bumalik ha Malaysia.. Dayun mapakadto kami ha Thailand.. Upod ka?
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