Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?
That’s the question everyone is asking these days. This new game show on the FOX network has been earning a lot of press. What makes this show so appealing? Well, I think it’s because people enjoy knowing that they have a real shot at knowing the answer to the question. It’s no Jeopardy type question. It’s not even a pointless pop culture question you’d see on 1 vs. 100. These are actual factual questions that everyone should have learned at one point in their lives. Anyway, sometimes the questions are a bit ridiculous… I mean, did you learn that NA stood for Sodium in the 4th grade? I know I sure didn’t but I guess elementary education has become more difficult since I attended. Another good example of questions that I think are a bit outside if their grade level are the grammar questions. Now, I can’t really remember but, did we learn what pronouns, adjectives, and the like were in the 1st grade? Hmmm…
Anyway, the show is amusing to watch and I get a kick out of seeing grown adults second guess themselves when they know they have the right answer. I’m sure the novelty will wear off but at least the contestants on this show seem to actually have a chance at that elusive $1,000,000 that all the other game shows out there are struggling to give away!
Thoughts?
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