This questioner was based from the show, “Are you Smarter than a 5th grader” hosted by Jeff Foxworthy. You can find the show on Fox Network. The show contains questions from first grade up until fifth grade. The students on the show are, Kyle Collier, Laura Marano, Jacob Hays, Spencer Hays, and Alana Etheridge. Originally, the show was going to be called, “Do you remember grade school?” But was shortly changed to a more rememerable title. Getting millions of views, the show became a hit nationwide. Sophomore Jenna Thomas was chosen to take a true quiz to see if she was smarter than a 5th grader.
1.) Pick the correct form? (4th grade question)
That’s ___________ cat.
A.) Their
B.) They’re
C.) There
D.) None of the above
Jenna answered: A the correct answer: A
2.) What color do you get when you combine blue and yellow? (1st grade question)
A.) Green
B.) Purple
C.) Brown
D.) Light blue
Jenna answered: A the correct answer: A
3.) What planet is closest to the sun? (2nd grade question)
A.) Mercury
B.) Earth
C.) Jupiter
D.) Venus
Jenna answered: A the correct answer: A
4.) Choose the correct spelling. (3rd grade question)
A.) Spegetti
B.) Spaghetti
C.) Spagetti
D.) Speghetti
Jenna answered: B the correct answer: B
5.) How many senses do people have? (4th grade question)
A.) 3
B.) 4
C.) 5
D.) 6
Jenna answered: C the correct answer: C
6.) How many months have 31 days? (5th grade question)
A.) 6
B.) 7
C.) 8
D.) 9
Jenna answered: A the correct answer: B
7.) Thomas Jefferson was America’s _________ president. (4th grade question)
A.) 1st
B.) 2nd
C.) 3rd
D.) 4th
Jenna answered: C the correct answer: C
8.) How many cups are in one quart? (2nd grade question)
A.) 1
B.) 2
C.) 3
D.) 4
Jenna answered: B the correct answer: D
9.) True or False: Whales are mammals. (3rd grade question)
Jenna answered: True the correct answer: True
10.) What is the symbol on the periodic table for Iron? (5th grade question)
A.) Fe
B.) Ta
C.) Al
D.) Cr
E.) None of the above
Jenna answered: A the correct answer: A
After the results were in, we found out that Jenna Thomas is smarter than a 5th grader. She has correctly answered eight out of the ten questions. Congratulations!