Robert “Hoot” Gibson (retired astronaut):
- Question 1 (1st Grade Grammar): “True or false? A complete sentence must contain at least one adjective.” False, correct.
- Question 2 (2nd Grade Spelling): “Spell the following word. Misspell” M-I-S-S-P-E-L-L, correct.
- Question 3 (1st Grade Life Science): “Complete the following analogy: A nose is to smelling, as an ear is to what? A. Hearing, B. Touching, C. Seeing” A, correct.
- Question 4 (2nd Grade U.S. History): “Frontiersman John Chapman famously supplied fruit seeds to Midwest pioneers in the early 1800s which earned him what two word nickname?” Johnny Appleseed, correct.
- Question 5 (3rd Grade Earth Science): “True or false? At certain times of the year, the sun shines 24 hours a day at the South Pole.” True, correct.
- Question 6 (4th Grade U.S. Geography): “Puget Sound is a body of water bordered by what U.S. state?” Washington, correct.
- Question 7 (5th Grade Science): “What metallic element is combined with carbon to make basic steel?” Iron, correct.
- Question 8 (4th Grade Health): “Typically, the human body has how many spleens?” 1, correct.
- Question 9 (3rd Grade Art): “What is the name of the artist who painted the following portrait, which was completed in 1506? Mona Lisa.” Leonardo da Vinci, correct.
- Question 10 (5th Grade World History): “Morse code was named after the man who developed it in the 1830s. What was Mr. Morse’s first name?” Samuel, correct.
- Million Dollar Question (Math): He decides to go for it. “How many common factors do the numbers 28 and 32 have?” He locks in with 2 but the answer is 3 (he forgot 1, the other answers were 2 and 4). He drops all the way down to $25,000.
