Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

I was very frustrated, as a fifth/sixth grade teacher, to see the grammar error you made on the show Sunday night. You asked which word was a helping verb. The answer (incorrectly) you gave was (is). Is is not a helping verb, but a linking verb. Get …more»

This is the only forum I could find that allows me to speak. Today I watched a contestant who could not name the song "America the Beautiful." No wonder this country is floundering to survive.....our young people are not learning our nation's …more»

Compared to the early shows, the kids on these last ones that are on numerous reruns can't be called smart especially Armaan. He seldom gives a right answer except 1st grade ones.

Where are those descriptions saying, "So & so is a straight A student", …more»

The obvious strategy is to take the most difficult questions first because they pose the most risk for losing accumulated money. None of the contestants that I have seen has figured this out. The students on the show shout out which question the contestant …more»

On RUSTAFG daytime episode May 6, 2011. There was a Navy lieutenant who was going to go to medical school.He lost on the last question. "How many complete sets of teeth do we have in a lifetime?" He said "one" , but he was right because …more»

We have always loved the show, but this year's fifth graders leave a lot to be desired. They are wrong more than they are right. The kids last year knew most of the answers. These kids aren't even close. Can't you get some smart kids to …more»

I can't write any dislikes as we love the show, especially my husband, even if it is a rerun, he will still watch it. Jeff is great
and the kids are too !! I'm surprised at some of the answers
the contestants give, especially the teachers …more»