Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (2009)

  • Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (2009)

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    May 25, 2013 2:00AM
    Adults try to answer questions from elementary-school textbooks.

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The popular Fox game show takes to the daytime airwaves with a half-hour syndicated version. Adult contestants still try to answer questions drawn from elementary-school textbooks, and a group of actual fifth-grade ``classmates'' can help the adult player as he tries to reach the million-dollar jackpot. A contestant can walk away at any point with the money he has won, as long as he admits, ``I am not smarter than a fifth-grader.''