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Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader
I didn't know the last one and the fifth question.
Okay class, today's contestant was a Dallas cheerleaders fan so not only could he cheat off the fifth graders, he could also cheat off the Dallas cowboys. :)So our test
1) A spider is an insect.
True or False
Answer: (view spoiler)
Okay I guess I have to do this individually.Nathan's bedroom is in a rectangle 7 by 13. How many square inches is that?
Answer: (view spoiler)
I will have new ones tomorrow.
the million dollar question!What American pilot was the first to exceed the speed of sound in an airplane?
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Btw, the contestant didn't get this question right but at least she went for it. :)
7/15/13Today's contestant was a newly wed. She came fresh from the reception party and has only been married 3 hours.
Today's test
1) How many adjectives are in the following sentence:
On Thursday, Sierra ate cold, spicy chicken.
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Were you smarter than a fifth grader?
As long as you guys are having fun and you learn something new everyday.
I didn't know the penicillin one.
Okay class, today's testOn a small note, today's contestant was a woman who was 8 months pregnant. She rubbed her tummy for lucky. It must have worked because she got the questions right.
7/16/13
1) Sierra had 13 cows. They each had 4 calves. How many cows and calves were on the farm?
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2) The International Dateline is in what body of water?FYI: If you think the international dateline is a phone number for guys to call women for a date. You might be a redneck and not smarter than a fifth grader. :)
Answer: (view spoiler)
4) Which is the compound word in the sentence.Olivia brought the tiny puppy inside the house.
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Were you smarter than a fifth grader?
Bonus question: Take your pet alligator for a walk!
What type of sentence is it.
a) Declarative
b) Interrogative
c) Imperative
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6) What is the name by which plants make their own food?a) photosynthesis
b) mitosis
c) oxidation
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Where you smarter than a fifth grader?
Yeah it was a first grade math question. I like to mix in easy with harder ones. I got all but the first question.I wore bifocals. Those things are horrid. I kept tripping wherever I walked because I looked down going down stairs. I kept looking through the bifocal end.
The contestant was a police officer who won three medals. He saved an elderly woman from a burning building. So I was really surprised he missed question 8. :)
4. What is the linking verb in this sentence.Do you remember what linking verbs are?
Olivia and Sierra seemed nervous and scared about the pop quiz today.
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For the English majors,How many syllables are in the second line of a haiku?
a)5
b) 3
c) 7
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Today's contestant is 2007's Miss America Lauren Nelson.
1)How many syllables are in the word syllable?
Answer 3
2)All lady bugs are female.
True or False
Answer: False
3) Knight is a homophone of which word?
Think what homophones are.
a)night
b)day
c) evening
Answer: a) night
4)The United States Preamble starts with what three words?
Answer: We the people
5)True or False
Cartographers are people that study the heart.
Answer: False, Cartographers study maps.
6) What revolutionary leader famously uttered the words "Give me liberty or give me death!"
Answer: Patrick Henry
So were you smarter than a fifth grader?