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Updated on 12/6/2007

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December 6 (Flunk Outs)

1. 4th Grade Math What is the median of the following numbers: 2, 2, 5, 9, 12, 17

2. 1st Grade Animal Science A doe is the female of which of the following animals? a. dog b. deer c. horse

3. 1st Grade Earth Science True or False? Lightning is a form of precipitation?

4. 2nd Grade World Geography What is the capital of Spain?

5. 2nd Grade Nature True or False? Almonds grow on trees.

6. 5th Grade US History Who was the first justice nominated to the Supreme Court?

7. 1st Grade Astronomy What is the only planet in our solar system that man has walked on?

8. 1st Grade Life Science The food known as pork comes from what animal?

9. 2nd Grade Animal Science What species of land animal is the closest surviving relative of the extinct wooly mammoth?

10. 2nd Grade US Geography Which of the following US States extends the farthest east? a. Indiana b. Mississippi c. Kentucky

11. 3rd Grade World Geography What body of water in the Middle East is located at approximately 1300 below sea level?

12. 3rd Grade Social Studies True or False? The Washington Monument in Washington D.C. is over 1000 feet tall?

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12/6 Answers

1. 7 (Middle number which would fall between 5 and 9)

2. b. deer

3. False

4. Madrid

5. True

6. John Jay

7. Earth

8. pig

9. elephant

10. c. Kentucky

11. Dead Sea

12. False (555 feet)

November 29 (Fraternity Brothers)

1. 1st Grade Measurements If you are standing on the equator, in what basic compass direction would you look to see the sun rise?

2. 1st Grade Animal Science True or False? A camel's hump is primarily used to hold water.

3. 2nd Grade Social Studies In the patriotic song "America" what 4 words follow the opening lyrics, "My country 'tis of thee?"

4. 2nd Grade U.S. Geography True or False? The state of New Mexico borders the Gulf of Mexico?

5. 3rd Grade Math If 15/35 = N/7 then N must be equal to what number?

6. 3rd Grade Grammar. What word is the adverb in the following sentence? Sierra was so excited to be in Mr. Foxworthy's class because he is such a great teacher.

7. 4th Grade Cultural Studies Buddhism is a religion which began in what country?

8. 1st Grade Grammar What is the only word that is not in the predicate of the following sentence? Nathan threw his grammar book at the wall.

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11/29 Answers

1. East

2. False (It primarily holds fat.)

3. "sweet land of liberty"

4. False

5. N=3

6. so (it modifies "excited")

7. India

8. Nathan (which is the subject of the sentence)

November 15 (Kellie Pickler)

1. 1st Grade Animal Science True or False? Roadrunners are birds.

2. 2nd Grade Foreign Languages Bonjour means "Good Day" in what language?

3. 1st Grade Spelling How many times does the letter 'e' appear in the word "wotrmillin" (purposefully misspelled)?

4. 2nd Grade Music The piccolo is a member of what musical family: a. woodwind b. strings c. percussion

5. 3rd Grade World Geography Budapest is the capital of what European country?

6. 3rd Grade U.S. History Which of the following people was a U.S. President: A. Johns Hopkins B. Franklin Pierce C. Brigham Young

7. 4th Grade Anatomy How many canine teeth are in a typical adult human mouth?

8. 1st Grade Spelling How many times does the letter 'e' appear in the word "methemetics" (purposefully misspelled)?

9. 1st Grade Animal Science Which is the largest species of cat: a. tiger b. puma c. jaguar?

10. 2nd Grade World Geography The earth's largest rain forest is located on what continent?

11. 3rd Grade Math True or False? The reciprocal of 5/6 is a whole number.

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11/15 Answers

1. True

2. French

3. 2 watermelon

4. a. woodwind

5. Hungary

6. b. Franklin Pierce

7. 4

8. 1 Mathematics

9. a. tiger

10. South America

11. False (The reciprocal of 5/6 is 6/5, which is a mixed number 1 1/5)

November 8 (Tony Hawk)

1. 2nd Grade U.S. Geography Cuba is closest to what U.S. state?

2. 1st Grade Grammar True or False? There are no adjectives in the following sentence: Sierra boiled spaghetti in the black pot.

3. 1st Grade Measurement How many seconds are in half a minute?

4. 2nd Grade Animal Science True or False? All crocodiles are herbivores.

5. 3rd Grade Cultural Studies What is the official language of Brazil?

6. 3rd Grade World History In Ancient Greece, how often were the Olympic games held? a. every year b. every 4 years c. every 10 years

7. 4th Grade Math How many factors does the number 121 have?

8. 4th Grade World Geography The country of Estonia is located on which continent?

9. 5th Grade Literature The poem "Paul Revere's Ride" was written by what 19th century author?

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11/8 Answers

1. Florida

2. False (black is an adjective)

3. 30 seconds

4. False (An herbivore is a plant-eater)

5. Portuguese

6. b. every 4 years

7. 3 (1, 11, 121)

8. Europe

9. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

November 1 (Regis Philbin)

1. 1st Grade Music According to the lyrics of the U.S. National Anthem, what objects gave off a red glare?

2. 1st Grade Animal Science True or False: Female goats can produce milk?

3. 2nd Grade English Which of the following is a synonym of the word happy? a. mad b. sad c. glad

4. 2nd Grade Social Studies What U.S. state's nickname is the Empire State?

5. 3rd Grade U.S. Geography Helena is the capital of what U.S. state?

6. 3rd Grade Ancient Cultures What was the primary language used in Ancient Rome? a. Latin b. Italian c. Greek

7. 4th Grade Vocabulary What is the ordinal of the word "ten"?

8. 4th Grade Science Famous scientist Albert Einstein was born in what country?

9. 5th Grade Literature "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took the road less traveled by," are lines from a poem "The Road Not Taken" written by what American poet?

10. 5th Grade U.S. History Who was the youngest person to become the President of the United States?

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11/1 Answers

1. rockets

2. True

3. c. glad

4. New York

5. Montana

6. a. Latin

7. tenth

8. Germany

9. Robert Frost

10. Teddy Roosevelt (42)

November 1 (Clay Aiken)

1. 1st Grade Animal Science Which of the following animals is NOT native to the African Savanna: a. Giraffe b. Lion c. Brown Bear

2. 2nd Grade English True or False? The word true is an antonym of the word false.

3. 1st Grade Spelling How many times does the letter "r" appear in the word: "airir"? (intentionally misspelled)

4. 2nd Grade Social Studies The oriole is the official bird of which U.S. state?

5. 3rd Grade Nature Fuji and Gala are both varieties of what fruit?

6. 4th Grade World Geography What city is the capital of Italy? a. Rome b. Milan c. Naples

7. 4th Grade World History Puerto Rico was a colony of what country immediately before the U.S. gained possession of it in 1898?

8. 3rd Grade Math If Nathan has eight pies and he cuts each pie into eighths, how many pieces of pie does he have?

9. 5th Grade Grade Literature What 19th Century British author wrote the novel A Christmas Carol?

10. 5th Grade U.S. History Published in the 1780's, the Federalist papers were written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and what man who would later become a U.S. president?

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1. c. Brown Bear

2. True (antonym means the opposite)

3. error 3 "r's"

4. Maryland

5. apples

6. a. Rome

7. Spain

8. 64 pieces of pie

9. Charles Dickens

10. James Madison

October 11

1. 1st Grade Spelling Spell the following word: nurvis (intentionally misspelled)?

2. 1st Grade Social Studies What was the first name of the first U.S. first lady?

3. 2nd Grade English True or False? The following sentence is grammatically correct: I don't know who's book this is.

4. 2nd Grade Animal Science The chimpanzee's native habitat is on what continent?

5. 5th Grade Measurements In the U.S. how many pounds are in a ton?

6. 3rd Grade Science True or False? Neon is a metal.

7. 3rd Grade World Geography Bavaria is a state in what European country?

8. 4th Grade Health Which are blood vessels in the human body: a. tibias b. cilia c. capillaries

9. 4th Grade Cultural Studies What is the official language of Australia?

10. 1st Grade Spelling How many consonants are in the following word: vowel?

11. 3rd Grade Art True or False? Artist Vincent Van Gogh, who created the famous painting Starry Night, was born in France.

12. 5th Grade Grammar How many demonstrative adjectives are in the following sentence: That scruffy dog with the short tail chased the mulitcolored cat through the tree.

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10/11 Answers

1. nervous

2. Martha (Martha Washington)

3. False: "Who's" should be whose

4. Africa

5. 2,000 lbs.

6. False

7. Germany

8. C. Capillaries

9. English

10. 3 v, w, and l

11. False: He was born in the Netherlands

12. 1 "That"

September 27

1. 1st Grade Art To make the color pink, you should mix the color white with what primary color?

2. 2nd Grade Earth Science True or False? A river's place of origin is its mouth?

3. 2nd Grade U.S. Geography Which of the following states extends the farthest south? A. Utah B. New Mexico C. Nebraska

4. 1st Grade Math Spencer cuts a pizza pie in thirds. Then he cuts each third in half. How many pieces of pizza does he now have?

5. 3rd Grade World Geography The Alps are a mountain range located primarily on which continent?

6. 4th Grade Animal Science Which of the following is an anthropoid? A. Bee B. Lobster C. Ape

7. 3rd Grade Grammar Which word is the adverb in the following sentence? "Yesterday, Kyle drove his dad's car."

8. 2nd Grade Social Studies In 1782, what became the official bird of the United States?

9. 2nd Grade Grammar How many articles are in the following sentence? "Marki saw an owl, which is a nocturnal animal in the bird family."

10. 1st Grade History True or False? The year 1895 was in the 19th century.

11. 1st Grade Reading In mythology, what was the name of Paul Bunyan's blue ox?

12. 3rd Grade Earth Science Granite is an example of what type of rock? A. Igneous B. Sedimentary C. Metamorphic

13. 4th Grade Measurements Kyle is 4 inches taller than Alana. If Alana is 4 feet, 2 inches tall, then how many inches tall is Kyle?

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1. red

2. False (The mouth is the end of the river. The Source is the origin.)

3. B. New Mexico

4. 6

5. Europe

6. C. Ape

7. Yesterday

8. The Bald Eagle

9. 3 (an, a, the)

10. true

11. Babe

12. B. Igneous

13. 54 inches (4 feet 6 inches)

September 14

1. 1st Grade Grammar How many nouns in the following sentence begin with the letter 'P'? Jeff and Polly played poker with a purple playtpus.

2. 1st Grade Animal Science True or False? A salamandar is a lizard?

3. 1st Grade English True or False? The word "ten" is an antonym of the the word "net."

4. 2nd Grade World Geography Excluding Antarctica, which continent reaches the farthest south?

5. 5th Grade U.S. Geography Which of the Great Lakes lies farthest East?

6. 1st Grade Science The sun is primarily made up of which substance: A. Gas B. Molten Metal C. Rock

7. 2nd Grade Math Steven has $100 in pennies. How many pennies does he have?

8. 1st Grade Animal Science True or False? A typical male moose sheds its antlers every year.

9. 2nd Grade Earth Science In the northern hemisphere, the summer solstice occurs in what month?

10. 4th Grade Math Billy's yard is a perfect square, 12 feet on each side. What is half the perimeter of the yard?

11. 4th Grade Social Studies An American citizen must be at least how old to serve as a congressperson in the U.S. House of Representatives?

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9/14 Answers

1. 3 (Polly, poker, platypus)

2. False (It is an amphibean.)

3. False (Antonym means the opposite)

4. South America

5. Ontario

6. A. Gas

7. 10,000

8. True

9. June

10. 24 feet

11. 25 years old

September 20

1. 2nd Grade Astronomy The planet earth is located in what galaxy?

2. 4th Grade World Geography What is the capital of Sweden?

3. 1st Grade Music What national hymn written by Katharine Lee Bates conatins the lyrics "from sea to shining sea?"

4. 3rd Grade Cultural Studies What was the name of the Egyptian god of the sun A. Ra B. Hathor C. Ramses

5. 1st Grade Math Which of the following is the smallest, A. one third B. one fourth C. one half?

6. 2nd Grade Measurement A U.S. month will have a Friday the 13th if the first of the month is on which day of the week?

7. 3rd Grade Math How many degrees are in a quarter of a circle?

8. 2nd Grade Animal Science True or False? The emu is a flightless bird.

9. 4th Grade U.S. History Before he eventually became President of the United States, Harry Truman was a senator representing what state?

10. 1st Grade U.S. Geography What U.S. state is nicknamed the lone star state?

11. 1st Grade Spelling How many times does the letter 'A' appear in the following phrase: Niegru Fawlls? (Purposely misspelled)

12. 2nd Grade Grammar What is the verb in the following sentence? "It is such a nice day!"

13. 3rd Grade Social Studies Which is NOT a member of the U.S. Presidential cabinet A. Secretary of Education B. Attorney General C. White House Press Secretary

14. 5th Grade World Geography The Gobi Desert is located on which continent?

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9/20 Answers

1. Milky Way

2. Stockholm

3. America the Beautiful

4. A Ra

5. B one fourth

6. Sunday

7. 90 degrees

8. True

9. Missouri

10. Texas

11. 4 (Niagara Falls)

12. is

13. C. White House Press Secretary

14. Asia

September 13

1. 1st Grade Animal Science True or False: The pterodactyl was an ancient reptile that could fly?

2. 4th Grade Earth Science Lightning is what type of electricity? A. Current B. Alternating C. Static

3. 1st Grade Spelling How many vowels are in the following word: Podium?

4. 4th Grade Health The hardest tissue in the human body covers up the teeth. What is its name?

5. 5th Grade World History Charles Lindbergh flew the first nonstop trans-Atlantic flight from New York to what city?

6. 2nd Grade World History Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamen lived approximately when? A. 1400 AD B. 1400 BC C. 500 AD

7. 5th Grade Measurement If you traveled two decameters and a hectometer, how many miles would you have gone?

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9/13 Answers

1. True

2. C. Static

3. 3 vowels: o, i, u

4. enamel

5. Paris, France

6. B 1400 B.C.

7. 120 meters (Decameter=10 meters, Hectameter=100 meters)

September 6

1. 1st Grade History What is the only U.S. national holiday that always falls on a Thursday?

2. 1st Grade Math True or False? The sum of two whole numbers is always another whole number.

3. 2nd Grade English How many adjectives are in the following sentence? Spencer takes good care of his hairy dog.

4. 3rd Grade Animal Science The nWhat is the last stage that a butterfly goes through before it becomes an adult? a. Pupa b. Larva c. Egg

5. 4th Grade Life Science Muscles are attached to bones by which of the following? a. ligaments b. tendons c. marrow

6. 2nd Grade Cultural Studies The leaf of what tree is on the Canadian national flag?

7. 3rd Grade World Geography The Ganges River flows through Bangladesh and what other country?

8. 5th Grade Measurements How many watts are used during one kilowatt hour?

9. 5th Grade U.S. History Who was the only person to be elected U.S. President four times.

10. 4th Grade World History Ivan the Terrible was a czar of what country?

Million Dollar Question 11. World History Which Frenchman was the first European explorer to navigate the Saint Lawrence River in Canada? (Not attempted by contestant.)

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9/6 Answers

1. Thanksgiving

2. True (i.e. 6 + 4 = 10)

3. 2, good and hairy

4. a. Pupa

5. b. Tendons

6. Maple

7. India

8. 1000

9. Franklin Roosevelt

10. Russia

11. Jacques Cartier

July 23

1. 2nd Grade Math What is 309 rounded to the nearest hundred?

2. 1st Grade Vocabulary True or False? The word “stern” refers to the front of a boat?

3. 4th Grade Science The force of attraction between any two objects that have mass is called what? a. Gravity b. Friction c. Fusion

4. 2nd Grade Spelling The names of how many colors in the rainbow spectrum are spelled with only three letters?

5. 1st Grade U.S. Geography What state borders South Dakota to the north?

6. 3rd Grade Measurements What unit of power is abbreviated by the letter “w”?

7. 3rd Grade Animal Science True or False? The Alaskan malamute is a species of fish.

8. 4th Grade World Geography In terms of area, what is the largest desert in Africa?

9. 5th Grade Cultural Studies The ancient region know as Mesopotamia was bordered by the Euphrates and what other river?

10. 5th Grade World History The League of Nations was formed at the conclusion of what war?

Million Dollar Question 11. 5th Grade Health Of the 32 teeth in the typical adult human mouth, how many are bicuspids? (Not attempted by contestant.)

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7/23 Answers

1. 300

2. False

3. a. gravity

4. 1 (red)

5. North Dakota

6. Watt

7. False

8. Sahara

9. Tigris

10. World War I

11. 8

July 19

1. 1st Grade Science T or F All camels have 2 humps?

2. 1st Grade Measurement If you’re traveling due southeast and make a 180 degree turn, what direction are you now heading?

3. 2nd Grade Math What’s 101 + 98 + 4?

4. 2nd Grade US Geography What city is the capital of Texas?

5. 3rd Grade World Geography The Baltic Sea is surrounded by what continent?

6. 4th Grade Social Studies The phrase “Of the people, by the people, for the people” is stated in which of the following? A. The US Constitution B. The Declaration of Independence C. The Gettysburg Address

7. 3rd Grade Cultural Studies True or False: English is an official language of India.

8. 5th Grade Astronomy Halley’s Comet is named after an English astronomer. What is his first name?

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7/19 Answers

1. False (some have 1)

2. Northwest

3. 203

4. Austin

5. Europe

6. C. The Gettysburg Address

7. True

8. Edmond

July 12

1. 2nd Grade Math T or F 8/7 is an improper fraction?

2. 2nd Grade Science The process of pasteurization was developed from the work of what French scientist who was born in 1822?

3. 3rd Grade Measurement If Jacob writes his age in Roman Numerals XXIV, how old is he pretending to be?

4. 1st Grade Social Studies What is the title of the US National Anthem?

5. 1st Grade World Geography Which of the world's oceans lies directly east of Africa?

6. 4th Grade Geometry In a right triangle, the side opposite the right angle is called the what: a. the base b. the hypotenuse c. radius

7. 5th Grade Life Science How many incisors are there in a typical adult human mouth?

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7/12 Answers

1. True (The numerator 8 is larger than the denominator 7)

2. Louis Pasteur

3. 24

4. The Star Spangled Banner

5. Indian Ocean

6. b. Hypotenuse

7. 8 (flat teeth in front on top and bottom)

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June 28

1. 1st Grade US Geography The US state of Hawaii is located in which ocean?

2. 2nd Grade Grammar The following sentence contains how many possessive pronouns? Alana let Jacob ride her bike because his had a flat tire.

3. 3rd Grade World Geography What is the capital of the United Kingdom?

4. 1st Grade Animal Science True or False: Brown bears can be found in the wild in North America.

5. 1st Grade Math A rectangle has how many sides?

6. 2nd Grade Astronomy True or False: Meteor showers can occur when the Earth passes through the dust of a comet’s tail.

7. 3rd Grade Art What US city is home to the Metropolitan Museum of Art?

8. 2nd Grade US Geography Kyle and Jacob hop in a car in San Francisco, CA and start driving due east. What is the first state they will pass into?

9. 5th Grade Health In the 1950’s, Dr. Jonas Salk discovered a vaccine that would protect people from what disease?

10. 4th Grade Life Science In humans, bone marrow produces which of the following types of blood cells? A. Red B. White C. Both Red and White

11. 4th Grade World Geography Sweden’s longest land border is with what other country?

12. 5th Grade World History What Egyptian queen was the wife of Roman general Mark Antony?

13. 3rd Grade Cultural Studies What building is the official London residence of England’s Queen Elizabeth II?

Million Dollar Question 14. 5th Grade Music In the 1720’s, what man composed a series of violin concertos known as “The Four Seasons”? (Not attempted by contestant)

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6/28 Answers

1. The Pacific

2. 2 "her" and "his"

3. London

4. True

5. 4

6. True

7. New York City

8. Nevada

9. Polio

10. C. Both Red and White

11. Norway

12. Cleopatra

13. Buckingham Palace

14. Vivaldi

June 21

1. 1st Grade Grammar What is the abbreviation in the following sentence: The class voted for Mr. Foxworthy for Teacher of the Year.

2. 1st Grade US Geography Alana went on a trip to go see Everglades National Park. What state did she go to?

3. 2nd Grade Astronomy True or False: The planet Jupiter has a larger mass than Earth?

4. 2nd Grade World Geography What city is the capital of Japan?

5. 3rd Grade World History True or False: The orca is a type of dolphin?

6. 3rd Grade Life Science According to the ancient Roman calendar, the Ides of March falls on which day in March?

7. 5th Grade Earth Science By definition, an anemometer measures the speed of what?

8. 5th Grade US History Who immediately followed Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States?

9. 4th Grade Measurement On a map, if one inch equals 20 miles, how many inches is 180 miles?

10. 4th Grade Cultural Studies Who was the Greek god of wine?

11. 1st Grade Health True or False? The esophagus is a passageway that connects the mouth to the nose.

12. 2nd Grade Earth Science A man-made lake created for the purpose of storing water is called? A. Channel B. Reservoir C. Isthmus

13. 4th Grade Math What is the product of 2/3 and 48?

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6/21 Answers

1. Mr.

2. Florida

3. true

4. Tokyo

5. true

6. March 15

7. wind

8. Andrew Johnson

9. 9 in.

10. Dionysus or Dionysos

11. False

12. B. reservoir

13. 32 (Product is the answer to a multiplication problem.)

June 14

1. 1st Grade Spelling The names of how many days of the week do NOT start with either the letter T or S?

2. 1st Grade US Geography True or False: Including Alaska and Hawaii, there are more US states that border Pacific Ocean than the Atlantic Ocean?

3. 2nd Grade Vocabulary What word can mean both an instrument used to draw circles and a device used for determining direction?

4. 2nd Grade Animal Science Cows exist in herds while ants live in groups called what: a. colonies b. communities c. clusters?

5. 3rd Grade Math An Isosceles triangle has how many equal sides?

6. 3rd Grade Life Science Russet and Yukon Gold are varieties of what vegetable?

7. 4th Grade World Geography Mount Everest is located in what mountain range? a. Andes b. Alps c. Himalayas

8. 4th Grade Social Studies According to Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution, what government official in the executive branch also serves as president of the U.S Senate?

9. 5th Grade History What former US President was the first American to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

10. 3rd Grade Grammar The sentence "Alana always ate anchovies" is an example of which of the following? a. alliteration b. future tense c. compound sentence

11. 2nd Grade Measurement If Jacob stands on Spencer's shoulders, they are two and a half yards high? How many feet is that?

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6/14 Answers

1. 3 (Monday, Wednesday, Friday)

2. False: (5 border the Pacific, 18 border the Atlantic)

3. Compass

4. a. colonies

5. 2 congruent sides (see Singin' the Standards)

6. potato

7. c. Himalayas

8. Vice President

9. Theodore Roosevelt (1906)

10. a. alliteration

11. 7 1/2 feet (There are 3 feet in a yard.)

June 7

1. 1st Grade Health Which of the following foods has seeds inside: a. orange b. potato c. carrot?

2. 2nd Grade Animal Science True or False: Chickens are cold blooded animals?

3. 3rd Grade World History True or False? Vikings, also known as Norseman, originated in Scandinavia.

4. 4th Grade Geography What country borders Spain to the West?

5. 2nd Grade Math If Jacob always goes bowling 3 times a week, how many times does he go bowling in 11 weeks?

6. 1st Grade Spelling How many times does the letter n appear in the following word: enviramet, as in "recycle and save the enviramet" (intentionally spelled wrong.)

7. 5th Grade Geography Completed in 1825, what man-made waterway connects the Hudson River to the Great Lakes?

8. 3rd Grade Social Studies What US state was named after a king of England?

9. 1st Grade Animal Science True or False? All birds are mammals.

10. 4th Grade US History During what decade did James Marshall discover gold nuggets sparking the famous California Gold Rush?

11. 4th Grade World Geography Mt. Kilimanjaro is located on what continent?

12. 3rd Grade Social Studies True or False? Vermont was one of the original 13 colonies?

13. 1st Grade US Geography The US State of Indiana borders which Great Lake?

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6/7 Answers

1. a. orange

2. False: All birds are warm blooded.

3. True

4. Portugal

5. 33 times (3 x 11 = 33)

6. 3 - environment

7. Erie Canal

8. Georgia

9. False (Mammals have body hair and give birth to live young.)

10. 1840 (1848)

11. Africa (Tanzania)

12. False

13. Lake Michigan

May 31

1. 1st Grade Social Studies Irving Berlin wrote what patriotic anthem that contains the words “stand beside her and guide her”?

2. 1st Grade Spelling When reciting the English alphabet in order, what is the fourth consonant you will say?

3. 2nd Grade World Geography France borders which ocean?

4. 1st Grade Animal Science True or False: Every adult rhinoceros has exactly one horn?

5. 5th Grade US Geography Which state's nickname is "The Show Me State?"

6. 2nd Grade Social Studies What man who would later be President was the commander-in-chief of the American Army during the US Revolutionary War?

7. 3rd Grade Earth Science Which of the following scales is used to measure earthquake intensity? a. The Richter Scale b. The Saffir-Simpson Scale c. The Fujita Scale

8. 4th Grade Math How many numbers between 10 and 20 are perfect squares?

9. 4th Grade Astronomy Approximately how long does it take for the moon to make one full orbit around the earth?

10. 5th Grade Measurements How many pecks equal one bushel?

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5/31 Answers

1. God Bless America

2. "f"

3. Atlantic

4. False (two)

5. Missouri

6. George Washington

7. a. The Richter Scale

8. One (16)

9. 28 days

10. 4

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May 17 (Not Aired)

May 10 Part 1

1. 4th Grade Math If a car is traveling at 40 mph, how long will it take to travel 190 miles?

2. 1st Grade Animal Science True or False? The following picture is an image of a tyrannosaurus rex?

3. 1st Grade English How many nouns are in the following sentence? "The rabbit ran to the cafeteria and ate a big salad."

4. 3rd Grade Measurement What unit of measurement is abbreviated oz?

5. 2nd Grade Health True or False? The human shoulder is a ball and socket joint.

6. 3rd Grade Life Science Which of these is a mammal: sea horse, sea lion, or sea urchin?

7. 2nd Grade World Geography Which continent is the least populated?

8. 4th Grade Social Studies Since the late 1930's, what calendar date has been designated for the inauguration of a United States President?

9. 5th Grade Astronomy In the initials of the federal agency known as NASA, what word does the first 'A' stand for?

10. 5th Grade US History What revolutionary leader wrote the influential paper "Common Sense" in 1776?

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5/10 Part 1 Answers:

1. 4 hours 45 minutes

2. False (Stegosaurus)

3. 3 (Rabbit, Cafeteria, Salad)

4. ounces

5. True

6. sea lion

7. Antarctica

8. January 20

9. Aeronautics

10. Thomas Paine

May 10 Part 2

1. Million Dollar Question: 5th Grade Astronomy What was the name of the first satellite put into orbit by the United States?

2. 3rd Grade Spelling The word "balloon" had two sets of double letters. How many sets of double letter are in the word bukepr (intentionally spelled wrong.)

3. 3rd Grade Social Studies The United Nations headquarters are in what city?

4. 1st Grade Measurement True or False? In a leap year, there are more days in January and February combined than in November and December combined?

5. 2nd Grade Literature Which is a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen? a. The Duchess and the Door b. The Princess and the Pea c. The Lady and the Lion

6. 4th Grade Science Which subatomic particle is not contained in the nucleus of an atom? a. proton b. electron c. neutron

7. 1st Grade Animal Science A group of wolves is called a pack. What do we call a group of lions? a. prestige b. pride c. pack

8. 2nd Grade Earth Science True or False? All snowflakes are 10-sided geometric figures?

9. 1st Grade Math Kyle has two dollars in change in his pocket, consisting of only nickels and dimes. If he has 13 dimes, how many nickels does he have?

10. 2nd Grade Spelling How many times the letter L appear in the following phrase: awfulee ful (intentionally misspelled)

11. 4th Grade Geography The majority Yellowstone National Park is located in what US state?

12. 5th Grade Life Science In the human body the adrenal glands are located directly above what organ?

13. 3rd Grade World Geography The "Ring of Fire" is an area of seismic activity around the edge of what ocean?

14. 4th Grade Music What was the first name of the legendary 18th century German composer Beethoven?

15. 5th Grade History During the US Civil War, what city in Virginia was the capital of the confederacy?

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5/10 Part 2 Answers:

1. Explorer 1 (The show incorrectly identified it as simply "Explorer")

2. Bookkeeper 3

3. New York City

4. False; January and February = 60, November and December = 61

5. b. The Princess and the Pea

6. c. electron

7. b. pride

8. false (actually six-sided)

9. 14 nickels

10. Awfully Full 4

11. Wyoming

12. Kidneys

13. The Pacific Ocean

14. Ludwig Van Beethoven

15. Richmond

May 3

1st Grade Art There are three secondary colors. Two of them are purple and green. What is the third?
1st Grade Music Which of the following instruments is a member of the percussion family: a. viola b. xylophone or c. bassoon?
2nd Grade Grammar How many singular nouns are in the following sentence? Jeff went to the park to see the flock of seagulls.
3rd Grade Geography True or False the equator passes through the southern tip of North America?
2nd Grade Vocabulary What word that starts with the letter Q can mean both a spike on a porcupine or a bird feather used for a pen?
3rd Grade Spelling How many times does the letter U appear in the following phrase? the kwiet humn uv the vacume (intentionally misspelled)
4th Grade Math What whole number is the closest to the square root of 50?
4th Grade World History What is the name for the form of picture writing used by the ancient Egyptians?
5th Grade Science What do plants lose in the process known as the transpiration? a. roots b. water vapor c. seeds
2nd Grade US Geography In what US state is the Lincoln home National historic site?
1st Grade Grammar What word is the subject of the following sentence? "The spaceship landed in Jacob's backyard."

5/3 Answers:

Orange
b. xylophone
3 (Jeff, park, flock)
False
Quill
4 The quiet hum of the vacuum.
7 (Square root of 49 is 7)
hieroglyphics
b. water vapor
Illinois
The Spaceship

April 26

1st Grade Social Studies What is the name of the following landmark which is located in our nation's capital?

1st Grade Grammar True or false? The word monsters is the subject in the following sentence. "The idea of monsters kept Kyle awake at night."
2nd Grade Measurements Jacob left his home for school at 7:45 and and returned home the same day at 3:45 PM. How many hours was he gone?
2nd Grade Animal Science The female of what animal is called a ewe?
3rd Grade US Geography The following in an outline of what U.S. state?

4th Grade World Geography Bern is the capital of what European country?
3rd Grade Astronomy True or False? Light is the only thing that can escape a black hole.
5th Grade US History What man, who would later be US president, represented the British soldiers who were on trial for the Boston Massacre?
5th Grade Literature Mark Twain is the pseudonym of what famous American author who wrote Huckleberry Finn?
4th Grade Math What is the sum of 11.5 and negative 14?
Million Dollar Question 5th Grade Math What is the only prime number that is a factor of 16? (Not attempted by contestant)

4/26 Answers:

1. Washington Monument

2. False ("Idea" is the subject)

3. 8 hours

4. Sheep

5. Nebraska

6. Switzerland

7. False (nothing escapes)

8. John Adams

9. Samuel Clemens

10. -2.5

11. 2

April 19

4th Grade History What is the first name of former President Taylor?
1st Grade Grammar What is the root word of the word "longest?"
1st Grade US Geography In terms of land area, what is the smallest US state?
2nd Grade Animal Science How many legs does a butterfly have?
4th Grade Math What is the numeric value of the Roman numeral L?
3rd Grade Social Studies How many justices serve on the Supreme Court?
2nd Grade Measurements If March 1st falls on a Wednesday, on what day of the week does April 1st fall?
5th Grade World Geography The strait of Magellan runs through the southern tip of what continent?
3rd Grade English What is the simple past tense of the verb "drink."
5th Grade Science Which element comprises the majority of the Earth's atmosphere?
Million Dollar Question US History Who was the first secretary of the Treasury? (Not attempted by the contestant.)

4/19 Answers

Zachary
long
Rhode Island
6
50
9
Saturday
South America
drank
Nitrogen
Alexander Hamilton

April 12

3rd Grade US Geography What is the capital of Massachusetts?
2nd Grade Health True or False? The small intestine is longer than the large intestine?
3rd Grade Astronomy What is another name for the North Star? a) Alpha Centauri b) Polaris c) Sirius
1st Grade Social Studies Five of the US Federal holidays always fall on what day of the week?
1st Grade Animal Science What is the largest animal in the world?
2nd Grade Social Studies According to the US Constitution, the President is part of which of the three branches of the US government?
4th Grade Math The supplementary angle of a 40 degree angle has how many degrees?
4th Grade Math What is the reciprocal of 3/4?
1st Grade Spelling How many of the words for the numbers 1 through 10 have five letters?
Third Grade US History In what US state was the Civil War battle of Gettysburg fought?
1st Grade Earth Science The period of daylight of savings time includes which one of the 4 seasons in its entirety?
2nd Grade Health Typical people have how many baby teeth as kids? a) 20 b) 24 c) 28
2nd Grade Measurement How many meters are in a kilometer?

4/12 Answers:

1. Boston

2. True

3. b. Polaris

4. Monday - Columbus Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Washington's Birthday, and ML King's Birthday

5. Blue Whale

6. Executive

7. 140 degrees (supplementary angles are two angles with a sum of 180)

8. 4/3

9. 3 (three, seven, eight)

10. Pennsylvania

11. Summer

12. 20

13. 1000

April 5

1st Grade Animal Science True or False? Some crocodiles are native to North America.
4th Grade Astronomy Not counting Pluto, how many planets in our solar system are smaller than Earth?
1st Grade Vocabulary How many times does the letter A appear in the following word? mastedawn (spelled incorrectly on purpose)
2nd US Geography In terms of land area, what is the second biggest U.S. state?
1st Grade Astronomy True or False? You can see the planet Saturn with the naked eye.
2nd Grade Social Studies The month of November has how many federal holidays?
2nd Grade Animal Science What gender of mosquitoes bites humans?
2nd Grade Art Which color absorbs the most light? a) black b) white c) yellow
3rd Grade Earth Science In the southern hemisphere, the vernal equinox occurs in which month?
4th Grade US Geography Two U.S. rivers are over 2,000 miles long. One is the Mississippi. What is the other?
3rd Grade Math A triangle has two interior angles of one degree each. How many degrees does its third angle have?

4/5 Answers:

True
3 Mercury, Venus, Mars
1 mastodon (Vocabulary?)
Texas (Alaska is the largest)
True
2 (Thanksgiving and Veterans Day)
Female
a. black
September
Missouri
178 degrees (the sum of the 3 angles of all triangles = 180)

March 29

3rd Grade Science: What is the lowest layer of the earth's atmosphere? a. mesosphere b. thermosphere c. troposphere
4th Grade US Geography: What is the southern most US state?
3rd Grade World Geography: What is the world's longest river?
2nd Grade Measurement: How many feet are in a mile?
5th Grade Astronomy: The planet Mars has how many moons?
1st Grade Animal Science: True or False? The Koala is a marsupial.
1st Grade Grammar: How many proper nouns are in the following sentence? "In Oklahoma, Oprah met our ostrich Ozzie."
3rd Grade Math: How many of the interior angles in a scalene triangle have the same number of degrees?
4th Grade US History: What is the most common name among US Presidents?

3/29 Answers:

c. troposphere
Hawaii
The Nile
5,280 feet
2
True
3
None (Scalene triangles have three different length sides, 3 different degree angles)
James

March 22

3rd Grade Geography: True or False? North America is in the Eastern Hemisphere.
5th Grade Algebra: If y=3x and 3x=12, then what number does y equal?
3rd Grade Astronomy: On which planet would a person weigh the most? a. Mercury b. Saturn c. Jupiter
2nd Grade Social Studies: Which US President's face is featured on the nickel?
4th Grade Math: If the diameter of a circle is 4 inches, then what is the radius?
5th Grade Geography: True or False? Ohio shares a border with Illinois.
5th grade Physical Science: Density describes the mass of an object divided by what?
4th Grade Grammar: What is the adverb in the following sentence: My father snored loudly and it kept my mother awake.
1st Grade Spelling: There's an animal called a yaaque. How many letters are there in the word yaaque? (Word intentionally misspelled)
3rd Grade Animal Science: A Giant Panda's natural habitat is on what continent?
2nd Grade Measurements: How many months of the year have 31 days?
1st Grade World Geography: What is the only continent that is also a country?

3/22 Answers:

False
12
c. Jupiter
Thomas Jefferson
2 inches
False
Volume
loudly
yak - 3
Asia
7 months
Australia

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March 15 ( I watched the show. I copied these questions from the FOX website Personally, I don't remember questions 8 and following being on the show. Maybe my memory is failing me. I mean, didn't they ask that Canada question?)

1st Grade Animal Science: What is the heaviest land animal?
1st Grade Biology: We exhale what gas that plants need in order to live?
2nd Grade Spelling: How many times does the letter i appear in the following word: (I will refrain from actually writing the word here. The word means unable to read. Here it is spelled incorrectly: alletorat.)
2nd Grade US Geography: Which US state lies the farthest west? Alaska, California, or Nevada
3rd Grade World Geography: What ocean covers the North Pole?
3rd Grade Astronomy: True or False? Earth is over 50 million miles from the sun.
4th Grade Math: What is half the area of a square with 12 inch sides?
2nd Grade Social Studies: What president's face is on the dime?
1st Grade Animal Science: What land mammal runs the fastest?
1st Grade English: Which pronoun must always be capitalized?
2nd grade Music: Which of the following instruments does not have a reed? clarinet, saxophone, or flute
3rd Grade Health: The typical human body contains how many pairs of ribs?
3rd Grade Math: How many prime numbers are there between 1 and 10?

Here are two questions that I remember from the show that are not found on FOX's website:

If you cross the northern border of the US, in which country would you be?
How many adjectives are found in the following sentence? "After playing in the hot sun, I drank four glasses of cold water."

3/15 Answers:

elephant
carbon dioxide
illiterate...two i's
Alaska (which is the farthest west, east, and north)
Arctic
True (93.2 million miles)
72 square inches (12 X 12 = 144 divided by 2 = 72)
Franklin Roosevelt
Cheetah
I (as in "me, myself, and I)
flute
12 pairs of ribs (24 in all)
4 (1 doesn't count, 2, 3, 5, and 7 do)
Canada
three (hot, four, and cold) although some people think the correct answer is 4 (the)

March 8

3rd Grade Astronomy: Of the following, which kind of star is the hottest? Regular yellow star, blue giant, red dwarf.
4th Grade Math: How many sides does a rhombus have?
1st Grade Animal Science: True or False? Komodo dragons are extinct.
1st Grade Earth Science: In the Northern Hemisphere, summer ends in which month?
2nd Grade World Geography: After China, what country has the biggest population?
2nd Grade Astronomy: Which planet is typically the brightest in the night sky?
3rd Grade Social Studies: An amendment to the US constitution must be ratified by what percentage of the states? 2/3's? 3/4? All of them (This is a poorly phrased question. The question asks for percents and the answer choices are fractions!)
4th grade US history: In what year was A. Lincoln first elected US president?
3rd grade math: A decagon has how many sides?
4th grade measurements: How many cups are in five and a half gallons?
5th grade earth science: What geologic era are we in right now?

3/8 ANSWERS:

1. Blue Giant
2. 4
3. False
4. September
5. India
6. Venus
7. 3/4
8. 1860
9. 10
10. 88 cups
11. Cenozoic Era

March 1 and February 22

First Grade Social Studies: In what month do we observe Columbus Day?
4th grade math: If a triangle has a base of eight inches, and an area of 16 square inches, what is the height of the triangle?
4th grade U.S. History: Who was the first US President to be impeached?
2nd Grade History: Name the ship the pilgrims sailed from Plymouth, England to the Plymouth colony in America in 1620.
4th grade Science: When talking about sleep, REM stands for what in ?an REM cycle??
1st Grade Art: If you mix equal amounts of red and yellow paint, what color do you get?
1st Grade Astronomy: What is the closest star to the Earth?
2nd Grade Geography: What country has the longest shared border with the United States?
4th grade geometry: How many sides are on a trapezoid?
3rd grade reading: True or False?, fiction books are not assigned numbers in the Dewey Decimal system.
3rd grade measurements: How many decades in two millennia?
First grade spelling: How many ?E?s? are there in the phrase ?Pldg of Alginc?(...as in "...to the flag?") (The spelling is botched on purpose so you will have to solve it on your own.)
1st Grade Animal Science: True or False? Walruses are native to the Arctic.
2nd Grade Astronomy: What constellation is the Big Dipper located in?
2nd Grade Grammar: What is the suffix in the word ?undoubtedly??
3rd Grade Measurements: How many teaspoons are in 5 tablespoons?
3rd Grade Health: What is the largest bone in the body?
2nd Grade World Geography: What percentage of the world is covered by oceans? a) 70, b) 80, or c) 90?
1st Grade Animal Science: Which species of bear is the largest?
2nd grade geography: How many U.S. states border the Pacific Ocean?

3/1 & 2/22 ANSWERS

1. October
2. Four (4?8=32, then 32/2=16)
3. Andrew Johnson (Bill Clinton was the second, neither were convicted by the Senate.)
4. The Mayflower
5. Rapid Eye Movement
6. Orange
7. The Sun
8. Canada
9. Four (two parallel sides, two not parallel)
10. False
11. 200 (2000 years/10 = 200)
12. Four
13. True
14. Ursa Major
15. ?-ly?
16. 15 (3 teaspoons x 5 = 15)
17. The femur (thigh bone)
18. A) 70 percent
19. Polar Bear
20. Five (Alaska, Hawaii, California, Oregon and Washington)

Adjective question controversy: (March 15 episode)

The answer to the number of adjectives in the sentence, ?After playing in the hot sun, I drank four glasses of cold water.? was supposedly 3. Some think there are 4:hot, four, cold, and "the." It is explained as an article, but all articles are adjectives as well. What do you think?