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#350762 - Sun May 06 2007 08:58 PM Re: Are You As Smart As A 5th Grader
Kwedeth Offline
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Registered: Sun May 06 2007
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Loc: Canada
I'm not terribly interested in the show, but I've watched it a few times. I haven't missed any questions yet, but some of the ones people here have mentioned might've slowed me down a bit.

Still, I could easily win the million on that show. I'm only 18 and haven't forgotten most of my elementary school education yet (although I have a terrible memory so I'm sure I eventually will). But I'm sure they have a very difficult screening process to only accept people with limited knowledge or IQ. :P

Does it bother anyone else that people can win up to a million dollars on this show, but the true geniuses on Jeopardy, for instance, only win about $20 000 per episode?

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#350763 - Fri Jun 01 2007 01:42 PM Re: Are You As Smart As A 5th Grader
roamer Offline
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SO FUNNY

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#350764 - Sat Jun 02 2007 12:27 AM Re: Are You As Smart As A 5th Grader
Lady_Doom Offline
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Registered: Fri Jun 01 2007
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Loc: UK
This is one of the times i wish we could get more American TV shows. I am currently sitting my A levels and as soon as all the results are released the newspapers start to complain about how easy the papers must be for us all to get such high grades ... if we had a show like this then i am sure they wouldn't be able to complain. American teenagers must be very lucky.
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#350765 - Fri Jun 29 2007 08:23 PM Re: Are You As Smart As A 5th Grader
Schoonie101 Offline
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Registered: Sun Jun 24 2007
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Loc: California USA
Watched the show a couple times but like Millionaire and similar ones, it just takes way too long to go from question to question. Jeopardy is still the best. I prefer to be impressed by the contestants' intelligence and knowledge on shows like Jeopardy than be frustrated by watching people flail for 10 minutes on extremely easy questions on shows like 5th Grader.
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#350766 - Mon Jul 02 2007 06:10 AM Re: Are You As Smart As A 5th Grader
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Registered: Sat Feb 25 2006
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Loc: Adelaide South Australia    
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Have you ever seen the Tonight Show when Jay Leno goes out and asks people on the street questions that most people should know like who is the Vice President of the United States or what do you celebrate on the 4th of July.

I am always in stitches on the floor laughing.





sorry if this is a bit off topic, but i watched one Chaser's War On Everything episode where they went on to an American street and asked what date 9/11 was on, and the country it occured in. I have to say that most of the people had absolutely no idea and i was also in stiches laughing.

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#350767 - Mon Jul 02 2007 09:31 PM Re: Are You As Smart As A 5th Grader
quizking92 Offline
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Registered: Sat May 05 2007
Posts: 148
Loc: New York USA
I used to love Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader when it first came out, but I have lost some interest in it. I watch it only when I can.
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#350768 - Mon Jul 02 2007 09:41 PM Re: Are You As Smart As A 5th Grader
igotmeajd Offline
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Registered: Fri Feb 09 2007
Posts: 40
Loc: Metro Detroit Michigan USA   

I have only caught the show two or three times, but I did enjoy it. I like the kids...they have great personality.

However, I agree with a few others...Jeopardy is still number one for me. I can definitely appreciate that there is no faked suspense.

At least it's nice to see people being rewarded for being intelligent...as opposed to most of the drivel of the reality shows that are popular.
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#350769 - Fri Aug 17 2007 02:07 PM Re: Are You As Smart As A 5th Grader
wwefan18 Offline
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Registered: Wed Jun 27 2007
Posts: 94
Loc: Ashland
Pennsylvania USA
I love Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader. I love answering the questions and I am a senior in High School and I still get some wrong. I hope to do better at it because I don't want to be a senior and not be smarter than a 5th grader.

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#350770 - Tue Sep 11 2007 01:30 PM Re: Are You As Smart As A 5th Grader
wisconsin Offline
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Registered: Fri Sep 07 2007
Posts: 191
Loc: Washington DC
i really like this show although sometimes it makes me feel dumb

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