Are you smarter than a junior Einstein?

ABC1 will air a special episode of its quiet achiever, The Einstein Factor, with their first Junior Special for 2009. And on this show they are all under the age of 12.

Three competing contestants will tackle specialised topics.

The contestants are Sydney’s Nakita Dass with her knowledge of Barack Obama, fellow New South Wales contestant, India Brown has a passion for Egyptian pharaohs and Townsville’s Elliot Brenchley who loves AC/DC.

Helping them out are Dr Barry Jones and Stephen Hall and First Tuesday Book Club host Jennifer Byrne.

It will air at 6:30pm Sunday 10 May on ABC1 and be repeated on ABC2 – Thursday, May 14 at 4:35pm.