Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

The best new show on TV or at least gameshow is ‘Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?’ hosted by Jeff Foxworthy.

Contestants answer questions from a 1-5th grade level on a variety of subjects from math and science to geography and grammer. Its funny to see people struggling with some of the questions especially a lawyer who graduated from UCLA not get any questions right on his own.

Think YOU are smarter than a 5th grader? Here are some sample questions, post your answers in the comments below for grading. (No Googling!)

1. What country has the longest border with the US?

2. The area of a triangle is 16, its’ base is 8, what is its’ heigh?

3. Who was the first US President to get impeached?

4. True or False, Polar Bears feed on Penguins?

5. Mt Rushmore is located in what state?

6. What are the names of the five Great Lakes?

7. What are the colors of a rainbow?

8. What is the largest South American Country by Land mass?

9. Columbus Day is in what month?

10. A heptagon is a shape with how many sides?

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7 Responses to “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?”

1

1. Canada
2. 2
3. Nixon
4. False
5. One of the Dakotas - South?
6. I couldn’t tell you one of them
7. ROYGBIV Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet
8. What’s a land mass? Brazil
9. September
10. Seven

2

you missed 4

3

oh yeah you cheated on #8 you missed 5

4

I did not cheat on #8… I simply had to clarify what they question meant by “land mass”

5

1) Canada
2) (1/2) Bh -> 4
3) Andrew Johnson
4) False, wrong side of the world
5) South Dakota
6) Ontario, Michigan
7) ROYGBIV (from Beakman’s World or Bill Nye)
8) Brazil
9) October
10) 7

6

Good job Casey, you got 9 out of 10

7

1.Canada
2.4
3.Nixon
4.False
5.South Dakota
6.Ontario,Michigan,Superior,Erie,Heron
7.Red,orange,yellow,gree,blue,indigo,violet
8.Brazil
9.October
10.7

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