Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?
The Play-at-Home Companion Book to the Hit TV Show!

So you think you're smarter than a fifth grader? Well, as many contestants have already discovered on the smash hit TV show hosted by Jeff Foxworthy, you may have either forgotten more than you realize about "the three R's" or simply never learned in the first place! How much do you really know about third grade math? Fourth grade social studies? Fifth grade science? First grade spelling?

You may have a high school diploma or a college degree hanging on your wall, but are you smarter than a fifth grader? You'll find out in this book, which includes brain-teasing ten-question quizzes (including million-dollar bonus questions) on information the average eleven-year-old is expected to know—plus there are great bits of fun and fascinating trivia sprinkled throughout.

Go ahead—we dare you to prove you're as bright as that gum-chewing kid with the backpack who's waiting on the corner for that yellow bus every morning. School is back in session. And maybe you'll even learn a thing or two that you missed by not paying attention the first time around.

Introduction
You know, when I got the call to be the host of Are You Smart Than a 5th Grader? I thought somebody must have made a mistake. I mean, me, hosting a quiz show? I never thought I'd host a quiz show - I'm an idiot!

But then when I learned the concept of the show was, I loved it. I thought, "I can do this. This is fun." There's no script - I don't know what the quesions are going to be before they come up. I don't know what I'm going to say to the contestants. I'm just improvising my way through it. ...

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Paperback: 208 pages
Author: Michael Benson
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks (October 2, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0061473065
ISBN-13: 978-0061473067

About Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (U.S. game show)

Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (or 5th Grader) is an American quiz game show on FOX. It is produced by Mark Burnett[1] and is hosted by Jeff Foxworthy. The show premiered as a three-day special which began on February 27, 2007 with the first two shows each a half-hour in length. Regular one-hour episodes began airing Thursdays from March 1 through May 10, and the first season continued with new episodes beginning May 31.

Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? was picked up for the 2007–2008 season, which began on September 6, 2007, and airs in the same timeslot.A syndicated version of the show will begin airing in September 2009, with Foxworthy as host. The show also airs internationally, and the format has been picked up for local versions in a number of other countries. Season 3 began on September 5, 2008, moving to Friday nights at 8PM ET/PT, followed by Don't Forget the Lyrics.

5th Grader games are played by a single contestant, who attempts to answer ten questions (plus a final bonus question). Content is taken from elementary school textbooks, two from each grade level from first to fifth. Each correct answer increases the amount of money the player banks; a maximum cash prize of US$1,000,000 can be won. Along the way, the player can be assisted by a "classmate", one of five school-age cast members, in answering the questions. Notably, upon getting an answer incorrect or deciding to prematurely end the game, the contestant must state that they are, in fact, not smarter than a 5th grader.

Occasionally, an episode is aired where the contestant is a celebrity, playing for charity. Celebrities appearing thus far include Regis Philbin, Gene Simmons, Clay Aiken, Tony Hawk, Billy Bush, Kathy Ireland, Jill Mills, Lauren Nelson and Kellie Pickler.

The first person to win the million dollar prize was Kathy Cox, the superintendent of public schools for the U.S. state of Georgia. (Wikipedia.org)

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