I just watched the ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A FIFTH GRADER show. It was hilarious ... Aun and I laughed so much. They got a girl, nickname - Katie Kat, 18 years, a hs valedictorian to take part. We liked it that she was so very pretty and vivacious. Then of course they also had all these very cute and talkative fifth graders to take the tests with Katie. Katie was good, she won one by one of the questions.

What is the river that forms the border between Kentucky and Indiana?
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Ans. Ohio River (I don't know US geography leh.)


What is the most common element in the universe?
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Ans. Hydrogen (I thought it was carbon. Lol)

What is the universal blood group recipient?
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Ans. AB (I was split between O and AB, buut I would have chosen AB)


The Egytian spinx has a human head and the body of which animal?
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Ans. Lion (I thought it would be more exotic than lion but I could not think of any that is, so yes, I would have guessed lion too, heh).

There was a second grade English question which asked them to pick out compound words. Too easy. Cafeteria is not a compound word.


She won all the way to USD 300,000 and then the final question... (fifth grade) which would make her winnings half a million.

In the 14th and 15th century, England had a 100 year conflict with which country?
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Ans. France (She said, "I don't think it was France because France is not good at wars, so would not have lasted 100 years. I think it's Spain.)

Aww.

So according to the rules, she had to say before national TV, "Although I may be a high school valedictorian, I am NOT smarter than a fifth grader." haha

But she still went home with USD25,000. I think her dad didn't mind. He was grinning from ear to ear at her contribution to college fees already.

Tomorrow they are getting a Mensa member "genius IQ" the announcer announced. He looked much much older than Katie Kat. They are having fun making fun of the adults. Just too funny for words.