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Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? S3.E11 (November 14, 2008) Recap

Deborah Norville:

Question 1 (1st Grade English): “What is the 24th letter of the English alphabet?” X, correct.
Question 2 (1st Grade Vocabulary): “True or false? Someone who is a “nephew” is male.” True, correct.
Question 3 (2nd Grade Spelling): “What letter appears most often in the following word? Shampoo.” O, correct.
Question 4 (2nd Grade Measurements): “If Mr. Foxworthy has a class of 5 students and the next day his class doubles in size, how many students would he then have?” 10, correct.
Question 5 (3rd Grade Grammar): “Wept” is the past tense form of what verb?” Weep, correct.
Question 6 (4th Grade Earth Science): “True or false? A stalagmite is a mineral deposit formed on the floor of a cave.” True, correct.
Question 7 (3rd Grade U.S. Geography): “What is the approximate distance from Los Angeles, CA to Washington, D.C.? A. 800 miles, B. 1,200 miles, C. 2,300 miles” C, correct.
Question 8 (5th Grade U.S. History): “What Puritan was elected governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony twelve times between 1630 and 1649?” She decides to drop out with her $75,000. She would have guessed John Smith, which would have been incorrect. The answer was John Winthrop.

Rick Fox:

Question 1 (1st Grade Animal Science): “Black mamba and boa constrictor are both species of what animal?” Snake, correct.
Question 2 (1st Grade Measurements): “What month of the U.S. calendar year has the fewest number of days?” February, correct.
Question 3 (3rd Grade Ancient History): “True or false? Chariot racing was an event at the ancient Greek Olympics.” True, correct.
His game will continue next time.