ARE YOU SMARTER
THAN A FIFTH GRADER
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100

This cartoon character bragged that he was "smarter than the average bear."

Who is Yogi Bear?

100

This final queen of France probably didn't actually say, "Let them eat cake."

Who is Marie Antoinette?

100

Together with Hoda Kotb, this talk show host has been known to break out the Chardonnay before noon.

Who is Kathie Lee Gifford?

100

This Buffy the Vampire Slayer director caused a delay in the production of the "Business School" episode when he insisted that one of Pam's art show pieces be replaced by a watercolor of a stapler.


Who is Joss Whedon?

100

In the titular song in this classic musical that has a 100% Tomatometer rating, Gene Kelly was ill with a 103-degree fever.

What is "Singin' in the Rain"?

200
This best-selling wearable computer, which debuted in 2015, can function as a portable media player and can also provide for telemetry such as long-term biomonitoring.

What is an Apple Watch?

200

Any fifth grader would know that these are the three primary states of matter.

What are solid, liquid, and gas?

200

This warm honey and liquor drink, also known as a hot whiskey in Ireland, is often served at bedtime. 

What is a hot toddy?

200

Kevin stays up all night pressing garlic, dicing whole tomatoes, and toasting his own these to make his Famous Chili, a recipe passed down in the Malone family for generations. 

What are ancho chiles?

200

The song "Back in Black" was a tribute to this band member, who had just died.

Who is Bon Scott?

300

These bioconcave "tablet" confectionaries are known as Rockets in Canada, but you don't have to be a rocket scientist to eat them.

What are Smarties?

300

In Greek mythology, this creature has a single eye in the center of his forehead.

What is a cyclops?

300

Two-parter: This SNL actor played this recurring character seen below (150 points for each correct response).


Who is Bobby Moynihan; who is Drunk Uncle?

300

This employee, referred to as "the East German gal" and "Pudge" by Michael Scott, eventually quits Dunder Mifflin when the warehouse staff wins the lottery.

Who is Madge?  (Madge Madsen for 50 bonus points.)

300

Two-part audio question [scroll down]: This beloved anthem of adversity by this artist has been called "a song for any struggle."  (150 points for each answer)



 

What is "I Won't Back Down" by Tom Petty?

400

The Urban Dictionary defines this adjective, in part, as applying to "[a]n individual who may or may not be schooled or trained academically but who possesses knowledge and wisdom applicable in the real world." 

What is "street smart"?

400

This rock star is one of the highest-winning celebrities on the game show Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?, having won $500,000 for charity.


Who is Gene Simmons?

400

Jonathan Goldsmith originally portrayed this popular meme character in ads for Dos Equis beer.

Who is The Most Interesting Man in the World?

400

Michael Scott plays Michael Scarn in this movie-within-a-TV-show.

What is Threat Level Midnight?

400

The song Remember Me from this animated film won an Oscar for Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez.

What is Coco?

500

The epitome of the "Renaissance man," this botanist-mathematician-architect-geologist-cartographer-sculptor has been estimated to have had an IQ of 200. 

Who is Leonardo da Vinci?

500

A fifth grader might know that the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that no person shall be deprived of these three things without the due process of law (166.66 points for each correct answer).

What are life, liberty, and property?

500

After you swirl the wine look for the rivulets that slide down the inside of the glass; they're called tears or these, which usually mean the wine is full-bodied.

What are legs?

500

This character uttered what is arguably one of the all-time best lines ever spoken on network television: "Dammit, Meredith, where are your panties?"

Who is Kelly Kapoor?

500

This long-running off-Broadway musical with lyrics by Tom Jones featured a young Jerry Orbach singing "Do You Remember?" 

What is The Fantasticks?