That are you smarter than a fifth grader show is unappealing!

[purbeast0]

Originally posted by: mugs
Here's a quiz from the show:
http://www.fox.com/areyousmarter/features/index.htm

9/10 here.

I got the one about the us representative because in that craptastic font, I read it as "president" and clicked 4.

 

[FoBoT]

polar bears live in the arctic

penguins don't


so a polar bear would have to order "take out" to eat a penguin

 

[nageov3t]

it's funny, but ultimately, it's TV

/shrug

it's just a matter of different sets of knowledge. an intelligent older person would probably be a lot better at seeing the bigger picture, how things relate to each other, and how theory can be applied real world situations.

 

[SoLiDus88]

This show manages to actually be slower then who wants to be a millionaire.

 

[Pastore]

The only thing this show proves is how useless the things you learn in elementary school actually are.

 

[oogabooga]

Originally posted by: Pastore
The only thing this show proves is how useless the things you learn in elementary school actually are.

If this is what fifth graders are learning is it a wonder we're behind in math and science...

edit for fifth* i said fourth

 

[d3n]

Originally posted by: Pastore
The only thing this show proves is how useless the things you learn in elementary school actually are.

Its not useless. It lets me show off in things like this and trivial pursuit.

 

[ahurtt]

Originally posted by: Pastore
The only thing this show proves is how useless the things you learn in elementary school actually are.

So you got them all wrong too, eh?

 

[Pastore]

Originally posted by: ahurtt

Originally posted by: Pastore
The only thing this show proves is how useless the things you learn in elementary school actually are.

So you got them all wrong too, eh?

The only one I knew was trapezoid having 4 sides.

 

[Ronin]

8/10 (misread the Representative/President one, and I didn't know what a gross was).

 

[montypythizzle]

its on now!! lets see how stupid i am tonight

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: montypythizzle
its on now!! lets see how stupid i am tonight

I've seen two questions so far, and this chick is borderline retarded.

They asked her what country has the longest border with the US. Her thought process was that she always hears about the border with Mexico, so it must be Mexico. Yeah, Canadians don't want to come here because the border is so short. Nevermind that just by looking at a map you can see that the border with Mexico only goes halfway across the US. Nevermind that Canada also has a very long border with Alaska. It's like she's playing dumb.

 

[FoBoT]

i just flipped channels, commercial right now

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: montypythizzle
its on now!! lets see how stupid i am tonight

I've seen two questions so far, and this chick is borderline retarded.

They asked her what country has the longest border with the US. Her thought process was that she always hears about the border with Mexico, so it must be Mexico. Yeah, Canadians don't want to come here because the border is so short. Nevermind that just by looking at a map you can see that the border with Mexico only goes halfway across the US. Nevermind that Canada also has a very long border with Alaska. It's like she's playing dumb.

Yeah, that was retarded.

 

[FoBoT]

there is no borderline, she didn't know what a trapezoid is, she guessed after using the cheat

she needs to take the money or she will lose the $

 

[FreshPrince]

lame that they get to peak at the question first...

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: FreshPrince
lame that they get to peak at the question first...

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire is (or was?) the same way

That last one threw me... I didn't think fiction books got dewey decimal numbers. I've never seen numbers on fiction books, they're always organized alphabetically by author's last name. Apparently all of American Fiction belongs in the number 813. (according to Wikipedia)

I'm convinced she only got that one right because she's stupid.

 

[FoBoT]

she isn't a total idiot since she took the money

she isn't smarter than a 5th grader

 

[JulesMaximus]

I hope it fails. Especially considering the producer stole the idea from Howard Stern.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
she isn't a total idiot since she took the money

she isn't smarter than a 5th grader

At least 200 would have been her second guess. :Q

Maybe the lights confuse people...

 

[glenn1]

I've seen two questions so far, and this chick is borderline retarded. Her thought process was that she always hears about the border with Mexico, so it must be Mexico. Yeah, Canadians don't want to come here because the border is so short.

At least she knew there were only 2 countries bordering the U.S. and which they were.

Also, she did get the 1st grade art question right away (what color do red and yellow make when combined) but it did take her a long time to come up with the 1st grade astronomy question (which star is closest to earth).

 

[OutHouse]

damn i just wanna reach through the TV and slap these people.

 

[montypythizzle]

heh trapezoid was easy imagine if they asked her what it was!
and they make these people seem "smart" computer consultant....
hmm she had to have worked with dell the "business" one where you only get dumb americans instead of dumb foreigners

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: montypythizzle
heh trapezoid was easy imagine if they asked her what it was!
and they make these people seem "smart" computer consultant....
hmm she had to have worked with dell the "business" one where you only get dumb americans instead of dumb foreigners

"Computer consultant" = data entry clerk staffed through a temp agency.

 

[JRich]

Originally posted by: Citrix
damn i just wanna reach through the TV and choke these people.

Fixed.