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Originally Posted by caleb72
I did notice how quickly the kid got the answer, but he was in the 5th grade so I'm still not sure that lends any credence to the idea that this was a 3rd grade geography question.
Additionally, I'm probably overly cynical but it does occur to me that it's likely in the interests of the show for the 5th grader to get it right while the adult looks like an idiot (admittedly in this case there didn't seem a need to try). The show would not have much appeal if the adults always knew the right answers and the child did not.
I've never actually seen the show so I'm not sure if this particular clip is representative of the series.
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I've watched the show 4 or 5 times. While I like Jeff Foxworthy, the show is basically ten questions stretched to half hour...very dull unless you can DVR it and skip commercials and filler. The kids are not always right, and I've never seen a contestant win all the way to the grand prize, they rarely spew ignorance like the clip. Contestants will sometimes make a show of 'working out' the ones they obviously know, I guess to fill time in the format of the show. They are probably told not to give answers too quickly and simply.
I have been stumped on some the later questions, especially in social studies like geography and history. Maybe I learned the stuff in 5th grade and forgot....