Every child knows this!
| Television broadcast | |
|---|---|
| German title | Every child knows this! |
| Original title | Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Year (s) | 2007-2008 |
| Production company |
Kimmig entertainment |
| length | 60 minutes |
| Episodes | 28 in 3 seasons |
| genre | Game show |
| idea |
Mark Burnett Roy Bank Barry Poznick John Stevens |
| Moderation | Cordula Stratmann |
| First broadcast | February 27, 2007 ( USA ) on FOX |
| German-language first broadcast |
July 6, 2007 on Sat.1 |
| occupation | |
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Every child knows this! is a German Quiz - Game Show from Sat.1 , which on the US -Show 5th Grader Are You Smarter Than a? ("Are you smarter than a fifth grader?") Based. The German version was moderated by Cordula Stratmann .
The games are played by a single candidate who tries to answer ten questions (and a final bonus question). The questions are asked on the basis of textbook content. Each correct answer increases the amount of money the player receives. In answering the question, the candidate can ask for the help of a “classmate” between the ages of ten and eleven. If a candidate gives a wrong answer or decides to quit the game, he or she has to say out loud "Every child knows that, but unfortunately I don't."
International versions
In addition to the German version and the American original Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Further international branches are also planned. A British version called Are You Smarter than a 10-Year-Old? (“Are you smarter than a ten year old?”) Has aired in prime-time on Sky One since 2007 and includes 20 episodes hosted by Noel Edmonds . Another 50 episodes are broadcast during the day and moderated by Dick and Dom . Offshoots exist in over 30 countries, including Hong Kong and Thailand.
Studio
The show is recorded in front of a studio audience. The main backdrop of the studio is not initially visible. As soon as the theme music is played, two walls slide aside to reveal the setting, a classroom.
A screen in the “classroom” shows the list of questions, the question asked, the schoolchildren's answers and the candidate's progress in the game; a green background with white text is used to remind of the school blackboards . Photos or video clips of the candidate as a school child are also shown.
The setting also includes various theatrical props that are similar to those things that might be found in a classroom.
occupation
In the first season there are five children as "classmates". According to the American producers, each selected child should be "intelligent, funny and open-minded". The children Stephanie (10), Celine (10), Matthieu (10), Anne-Sophie (11) and Noah (11) without previous film or television experience were cast from various fifth grades in North Rhine-Westphalia .
Game flow
| question | value |
|---|---|
| 1 | € 500 |
| 2 | € 1,000 |
| 3 | € 2,500 |
| 4th | € 5,000 |
| 5 | € 10,000 |
| 6th | € 20,000 |
| 7th | € 30,000 |
| 8th | € 50,000 |
| 9 | € 75,000 |
| 10 | € 100,000 |
| 11 | € 200,000 |
In each game, the candidate (an adult) is asked to answer a series of eleven questions taken from school books from first to fifth grade. Before the game starts, the candidate is given ten subjects (such as math , reading or religion ), all of which belong to a certain class level; there are two questions per level, from first to fifth grade. Candidates can answer the questions in any order. All correct answers increase your profit (see table, left); after a candidate has answered the fifth question correctly, they are guaranteed at least € 10,000. If a candidate answers all ten questions correctly, he has the chance to earn € 200,000 with the bonus question.
There are five fifth graders as classmates on each show. The candidate chooses a child as a “bench neighbor”, who then stands on the nearest podium and is often asked by the candidate about their favorite subject before a topic is chosen; the other four sit at tables to the side. Each child can only be the candidate's “classmate” for two (consecutive) questions. Then the candidate has to choose another child with whom he has not played before.
Candidates have three "botch" options, each of which can be used once (from the first to the tenth question, but not with the bonus question):
- Pecking : The candidate can see what their classmate wrote as an answer and choose whether to accept the answer or not. If the candidate chooses to use the option, he or she must answer the question and cannot be kicked out.
- Copy : The candidate takes over the answer from the classmate without being able to see it beforehand.
- Last Rescue : If the candidate gets a question wrong but their classmate knows the correct answer, the correct answer counts. However, if the classmate also answered the question incorrectly, the candidate loses. This option is automatically used the first time the candidate gives the wrong answer.
Once all three options have been used, the candidate can no longer choose a classmate.
If the candidate answers a question incorrectly (and is not rescued), he “flies” and loses all of his winnings (or falls back to € 10,000 if he has cleared the fifth question). However, if the candidate voluntarily decides to be eliminated, he can (even after he has already seen the question) leave the game with the profit already made.
The rules change a little for the bonus question. The candidate only gets to see the subject of the question before deciding whether to continue or stop. If the candidate chooses to see the question, they can no longer voluntarily drop out and must answer the question - without the help of classmates. A wrong answer then drops the candidate back to € 10,000.
If at any point during the game a candidate decides to abandon the game or if he is involuntarily eliminated, he has to look into the camera and confess out loud: "Every child knows that, but unfortunately I don't."
Some of the questions are imprecise and the answers are therefore imprecise: Example: “Which country does the Rhine flow through when it leaves Germany?” The Rhine leaves Germany several times. The answer would be “Switzerland + Netherlands” or the question should have been supplemented with “final”.
From the third season onwards, students from all over Germany will ask questions from their current lessons in video clips .
In the broadcast on August 1, 2008, a candidate managed to earn € 200,000 for the first time.
Celebrity specials
At the beginning of the third season on July 4, 2008, a celebrity special took place in double length. The actresses Andrea Sawatzki , Ann-Kathrin Kramer , the presenter Barbara Eligmann and the actors Hannes Jaenicke and Ingo Naujoks were there .
Controversy
In the show, which aired on August 22, 2008, a candidate was eliminated when a question was not clearly posed. In response to the question, "Which 4 vocal parts are also instrumental voices?" the voices soprano, alto, baritone and bass. Soprano, alto, tenor and bass were intended as correct answers. Since all five of the terms mentioned are voices that are also used in instruments - for example the soprano recorder , the alto saxophone , the tenor horn , the baritone guitar and the bass clarinet - both answers are correct.