So you think you're smarter than a fifth grader? Well, as many contestants have already discovered on the smash hit TV show hosted by Jeff Foxworthy, you may have either forgotten more than you realize about "the three R's" or simply never learned in the first place! How much do you really know about third grade math? Fourth grade social studies? Fifth grade science? First grade spelling? You may have a high school diploma or a college degree hanging on your wall, but are you smarter than a fifth grader? You'll find out in this book, which includes brain-teasing ten-question quizzes (including million-dollar bonus questions) on information the average eleven-year-old is expected to know—plus there are great bits of fun and fascinating trivia sprinkled throughout. Go ahead—we dare you to prove you're as bright as that gum-chewing kid with the backpack who's waiting on the corner for that yellow bus every morning. School is back in session. And maybe you'll even learn a thing or two that you missed by not paying attention the first time around.

本書は単なるクイズ集を超え、大人の自尊心と忘却に鋭い楔を打ち込む挑戦状です。学位や経歴で武装した私たちが、基礎教養という知の土台の脆さを突きつけられる過程は、一種の哲学的な内省すら促します。子供たちの瑞々しい知性に触れることで、忘れていた学ぶ喜びを再発見させる点に、本書の真の文学的価値が宿っています。 熱狂的なテレビ番組版が娯楽性を追求するのに対し、書籍版はテキストを通じた自己対話の場となります。映像版の緊張感を、読書によって深い知的探究へと昇華させるシナジーは見事です。己の無知を愛しみ、知を再構築する贅沢な時間を、この一冊は約束してくれます。