''Education Station'' is an American
game show
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that was aired on
Trinity Broadcasting Network
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. It was taped in
Carnegie, Pennsylvania
Carnegie () is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 7,972 in the 2010 census.
Geography
Carnegie is located at . It is approximately southwest of Pittsbur ...
. The show is similar to
Fox's ''
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?'', but geared toward Christian educational entertainment. Produced by Greg Robbins, CEO of
Uplifting Entertainment, ''Education Station'' is one of 11 television series created by the company since its 1999 foundation.
Format
The show features four rounds of multiple choice questions from categories including
English
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* English language
* English people
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Peoples, culture, and language
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** English national ide ...
,
Math,
Science
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,
History
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and the
Bible
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. Teams of two faced off and any time a team lost a round, it was "gooped," which means a bucket of slime was dumped on team members' heads, or the team members received a
pie in the face. Other aspects of the show include rolling the "dice of doom," "spill the beans" or "silly noodle."
References
External links
Trinity Broadcasting NetworkUplifting Entertainment
Trinity Broadcasting Network original programming
Christian entertainment television series
2010s American game shows
2010 American television series debuts
Quiz shows
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