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Harpoleers

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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this site is growing...backward

Seriously, pretty soon all you'll be able to do with tests is write them in binary. Here's what is going on right now.

The statistics are wrong, all tests that try and add pictures in them get frozen, all categories at the end don't show up with descriptions, 1/10 of new tests are born with a fatal error, and 99% of the people on here have no clue. Cmon!
Seriously, pretty soon all you'll be able to do with tests is writethem in binary. Here's what is going on right now.

The statistics are wrong, all tests that try and add pictures inthem get frozen, all categories at the end don't show up withdescriptions, 1/10 of new tests are born with a fatal error, and99% of the people on here have no clue. Cmon!
this site is growing...backward

Answer Key for Are you Smarter Than a First Grader

Here are the answers. Feel free to debate away.


1. If it gets any colder today, then it will be too cold to go outside.
2. "By the school at the playground" is not a complete sentence. Try telling that to half of my kids.
3. Will not= won't
4. A magical e would make the first vowel say its name. Hat would become hate. In hate, the "a" says its name. This is a useful tool in teaching kids to decode words they don't know.
5. An article about a space shuttle would be nonfiction.
6. The setting contains where and when, but not who.
7. Where the Wild Things Are was written by Maurice Sendak.
8. A hexagon has 6 sides. My kids all know that one, since I call a table made of two trapezoids as "The hexagon table."
9. The answer is 5. The range of ages is the maximum-minimum. In this case 10-5=5. This is tough for 1st graders, and most of them didn't get it.
10. 8:20 My kids give weird times like 8:4 for this one sometimes.
11. The money totaled to 78 cents.
12. 32 books-24 books= 8 books.
13. A cube has 8 corners.
14. Start with 12 marbles. Subtract Rachel's 3. Subtract Dana's 4. don't subtract Emily's 5 markers. John has 5 left. My kids all fall for this trick the first time, and then almost never do again. It teaches them to listen.


Very few people adults, and no kids aced the science/social student section. The science questions were not all things I've taught, but many kids have learned these facts on their own.


15. Venus is hotter than Mercury. It has a greenhouse effect going on big time. Few people know this.
16. The roots drink water. The water may fall on the leaves, but it has no way to get it inside the plant. Their job is to make food.
17. Plants breathe out oxygen, the same thing we breathe in.
18. Moms and dads care for penguin babies (taking turns). Most of my kids saw March of the Penguins and knew that.
19. China is obviously the country. Adults had a big advantage on that one. It was more about experience than intelligence.
20. It is obviously hotter away from the poles.
21. The Great White Shark is the most deadly. I suspect as many 7 year olds know that as adults.

Here are the answers. Feel free to debate away.


1. If it gets any colder today, then it will betoo cold to go outside.
2. "By the school at the playground" is not a completesentence. Try telling that to half of my kids.
3. Will not= won't
4. A magical e would make the first vowel say its name.Hat would become hate. In hate, the "a" saysits name. This is a useful tool in teaching kids to decode wordsthey don't know.
5. An article about a space shuttle would benonfiction.
6. The setting contains where and when, but not who.
7. Where the Wild Things Are was written by MauriceSendak.
8. A hexagon has 6 sides. My kids all know that one, since Icall a table made of two trapezoids as "The hexagon table."
9. The answer is 5. The range of ages is themaximum-minimum. In this case 10-5=5. This is tough for 1stgraders, and most of them didn't get it.
10. 8:20 My kids give weird times like 8:4 for this onesometimes.
11. The money totaled to 78 cents.
12. 32 books-24 books= 8 books.
13. A cube has 8 corners.
14. Start with 12 marbles. Subtract Rachel's 3. SubtractDana's 4. don't subtract Emily's 5 markers. John has 5 left.My kids all fall for this trick the first time, and then almostnever do again. It teaches them to listen.


Very few people adults, and no kids aced the science/social studentsection. The science questions were not all things I've taught, butmany kids have learned these facts on their own.


15. Venus is hotter than Mercury. It has a greenhouse effectgoing on big time. Few people know this.
16. The roots drink water. The water may fall on the leaves,but it has no way to get it inside the plant. Their job is to makefood.
17. Plants breathe out oxygen, the same thing webreathe in.
18. Moms and dads care for penguin babies (taking turns).Most of my kids saw March of the Penguins and knew that.
19. China is obviously the country. Adults had a bigadvantage on that one. It was more about experience thanintelligence.
20. It is obviously hotter away from the poles.
21. The Great White Shark is the most deadly. I suspect asmany 7 year olds know that as adults.

Answer Key for Are you Smarter Than a First Grader

Jeopardy "answers" (take the test first)

Here are the "questions" to my jeopardy test. If you haven't taken the test yet, you'll want to go to my harpoleers2 profile to take it. The version on this profile spends about 3/4 of its time being "deleted."



Everest, Africa, Buenos Aires, Dead Sea, Madagascar, shred, lollygag, flabbergast, ferret out, profligate, Luigi, Frogger, barrels, Winky, Seven, Groundhog Day, Foster, A Bug's Life, Casino, American Tail, Nerd, Sesame, Dating, personality, world cup, Elton, Helena, well, El Dorado, elephant



Juliet, Richard III, Fortinbras, Comedy, Sir Thomas More, 3.14, hypotenuse, 12, Fibonacci, cotangent, Spears, Potter, Fantasia, Wie, Bynum, Alex, Rosa, Ponce, Tchaikovsky, Yanjmaa, asking, semicolon, dagger, !/?, solidus, 1861, Davis, California, Gettysburg, unsuccessful Confed.



Here are the "questions" to my jeopardy test. If you haven't takenthe test yet, you'll want to go to my harpoleers2 profile to takeit. The version on this profile spends about 3/4 of its time being"deleted."



Everest, Africa, Buenos Aires, Dead Sea, Madagascar, shred,lollygag, flabbergast, ferret out, profligate, Luigi, Frogger,barrels, Winky, Seven, Groundhog Day, Foster, A Bug's Life, Casino,American Tail, Nerd, Sesame, Dating, personality, world cup, Elton,Helena, well, El Dorado, elephant



Juliet, Richard III, Fortinbras, Comedy, Sir Thomas More, 3.14,hypotenuse, 12, Fibonacci, cotangent, Spears, Potter, Fantasia,Wie, Bynum, Alex, Rosa, Ponce, Tchaikovsky, Yanjmaa, asking,semicolon, dagger, !/?, solidus, 1861, Davis, California,Gettysburg, unsuccessful Confed.



Jeopardy "answers" (take the test first)

Answer Key to Proper Urinal Etiquette Test

OkCupid! had quite a few technical difficulties with the first version of this test, so I've copied it over. Hopefully this new version will work better.
So these are the answers to my test. The rules that I mention are at the bottom. Opposing views are welcome... brutal attacks of my test are not.

Easy
1. D (rule 1)
2. B (rule 3)
3. C (rule 1)
4. A or D (rule 2)
5. D (rule 5)

Medium
6. A (rule 5 outweighs rule 3)
7. A (rule 1 and tiebreaker rule)
8. C (rule 4) Only placement that avoids a coupling.
9. B (not A because of rule 5. B over C because of tiebreaker rule)
10. C (rule 1)

Challengers
11. A (rule 5 and tiebreaker rule)
12. D (not A or B because of rule 1. D over C because of rule 2)
13. C/D (Not A because of rule 5. Not B because that man should be avoided. I do not believe the situation merits D, but I gave it almost full credit anyway. C is the best choice.)
14. B (In the absence of a true buffer, this placement creates more of an artificial buffer than A. Think of the angles.)
15. D (This is a rare situation where even rule 5 must be violated. Common sense dictates this. Those who chose A failed to fully comprehend the dangers of the man between B and C.)

Your rules again...

1. Buffer urinals are great.
2. Being next to a wall is good.
3. Using the small sized urinal is bad.
4. Unneccesarily "coupling" yourself is very bad.
5. Going between two men is nearly criminal, and is always the last option.
6. Tie goes to the first urinal encountered.

Proper Urinal Etiquette Test Quick link (does not open in new window).

OkCupid! had quite a few technical difficulties with the firstversion of this test, so I've copied it over. Hopefully this newversion will work better.
So these are the answers to my test. The rules that I mention areat the bottom. Opposing views are welcome... brutal attacks of mytest are not.

Easy
1. D (rule 1)
2. B (rule 3)
3. C (rule 1)
4. A or D (rule 2)
5. D (rule 5)

Medium
6. A (rule 5 outweighs rule 3)
7. A (rule 1 and tiebreaker rule)
8. C (rule 4) Only placement that avoids a coupling.
9. B (not A because of rule 5. B over C because of tiebreakerrule)
10. C (rule 1)

Challengers
11. A (rule 5 and tiebreaker rule)
12. D (not A or B because of rule 1. D over C because of rule2)
13. C/D (Not A because of rule 5. Not B because that man should beavoided. I do not believe the situation merits D, but I gave italmost full credit anyway. C is the best choice.)
14. B (In the absence of a true buffer, this placement creates moreof an artificial buffer than A. Think of the angles.)
15. D (This is a rare situation where even rule 5 must be violated.Common sense dictates this. Those who chose A failed to fullycomprehend the dangers of the man between B and C.)

Your rules again...

1. Buffer urinals are great.
2. Being next to a wall is good.
3. Using the small sized urinal is bad.
4. Unneccesarily "coupling" yourself is very bad.
5. Going between two men is nearly criminal, and is always the lastoption.
6. Tie goes to the first urinal encountered.

ProperUrinal Etiquette Test Quick link (does not open in newwindow).

Answer Key to Proper Urinal Etiquette Test
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