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I'm sure the content of the video is biased, but I found it disturbing that so many people couldn't answer such easy questions. The video is 9 minutes long, so for those who have dial up, here is the list of questions that was asked to random people on the street here in the US.
Name a country that begins with U
Who is in the coalition of the willing
What is the religion of Israel
What religion are Buddhist Monks
Who won the Vietnam war
Who is Fidel Castro
How many sides does a triangle have
What is the currency used in the United Kingdom
Koffee Annan is a coffee drink true?
Who is Tony Blair
Which countries are in the Axis of Evil
Who was the first man on the moon
What is a Mosque
How many kidneys do a person have
What is collateral damage
How many world wars have there been
Which state does KFC come from
Star wars is based on a true story true?
What is Hiroshma and Nagasaki famous for
Where is the West Bank
How many Eiffel towers are in Pairs
What is Al-Qaeda
Where was the Berlin wall
The language spoken in Latin america is latin true?
Full Version: How many can you answer correctly?
QUOTE(EmpressStarXVII @ Jan 21 2007, 05:29 PM) [snapback]1509870[/snapback]
Which countries are in the Axis of Evil
I managed to get every one except that one.
Some people are just so ... ignorant. But, the questions do kind of lead them on...
I ended up getting them all, but not without a bunch of second-guessing... It was kind of a cruel joke to put the wrong names on the wrong countries - couldn't they have just not named any of the countries at all? 
I'd be interested to know how many people they stopped that got the questions right - not everyone can be that clueless!
I'd be interested to know how many people they stopped that got the questions right - not everyone can be that clueless!
I was stuck on the coalition of the willing question. The only one I could remember was the United Kingdom.
I agree that the questions sort of lead them on, and it was a cruel joke to change the names of the countries on the maps; but I think that shows us where our education system is heading to lol. Or the people asked to mark places on the map didn't want to be rude and point out that the countries was named wrong.
I agree that the questions sort of lead them on, and it was a cruel joke to change the names of the countries on the maps; but I think that shows us where our education system is heading to lol. Or the people asked to mark places on the map didn't want to be rude and point out that the countries was named wrong.
damn...I'm not as smart as I thought I were... 
Name a country that begins with U - Uganda
Who is in the coalition of the willing - Our 10 latest allies are: Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Iceland, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Palau, Rwanda, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Uganda!
What is the religion of Israel - Jewish
What religion are Buddhist Monks - Buddhism
Who won the Vietnam war - On April 30, 1975, the Vietnam War ended with the capture of Saigon by Communist forces and the surrender of General Duong Vanh Minh and his cabinet in the Presidential palace. As troops of the People's Army of Vietnam marched into Saigon, U.S. personnel and the last American marines were hastily evacuated from the roof of the U.S. embassy. Twenty years later a fundamental question still remains unanswered: Who won the Vietnam War?
Vietnam never received war reparations payments from the U.S. for the massive loss of life and destruction, yet an agreement reached in Paris in 1993 required Hanoi to recognize the debts of the defunct Saigon regime of General Thai. This agreement is in many regards tantamount to obliging Vietnam to compensate Washington for the costs of war.
Who is Fidel Castro - Is the current President of Cuba.
How many sides does a triangle have - Umm 5
What is the currency used in the United Kingdom - The pound
Koffee Annan is a coffee drink true? - False
Who is Tony Blair - Is the Prime Minister & First Lord of the Treasury of United Kingdom
Which countries are in the Axis of Evil - "Axis of Evil" as described by George W. Bush: Iraq, Iran, North Korea
Who was the first man on the moon - Neil Armstrong
What is a Mosque - A place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith.
How many kidneys do a person have - ummm 6
What is collateral damage - A U.S. Military term for unintended or incidental damage during a military operation
How many world wars have there been - ummm 6
Which state does KFC come from - Kentucky maybe?
Star wars is based on a true story true? - No
What is Hiroshma and Nagasaki famous for - Being bombed by u.s. nuclear weapons!
Where is the West Bank - West of the river jordan in israel!
How many Eiffel towers are in Pairs - None. That is unless you meant paris, In that case 1!
What is Al-Qaeda - A militant Sunni Islamist organization, which has been deemed terrorist by the United Nations and a number of UN member-states.
Where was the Berlin wall - East Germany
The language spoken in Latin america is latin true? - Yes
Who is in the coalition of the willing - Our 10 latest allies are: Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Iceland, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Palau, Rwanda, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Uganda!
What is the religion of Israel - Jewish
What religion are Buddhist Monks - Buddhism
Who won the Vietnam war - On April 30, 1975, the Vietnam War ended with the capture of Saigon by Communist forces and the surrender of General Duong Vanh Minh and his cabinet in the Presidential palace. As troops of the People's Army of Vietnam marched into Saigon, U.S. personnel and the last American marines were hastily evacuated from the roof of the U.S. embassy. Twenty years later a fundamental question still remains unanswered: Who won the Vietnam War?
Vietnam never received war reparations payments from the U.S. for the massive loss of life and destruction, yet an agreement reached in Paris in 1993 required Hanoi to recognize the debts of the defunct Saigon regime of General Thai. This agreement is in many regards tantamount to obliging Vietnam to compensate Washington for the costs of war.
Who is Fidel Castro - Is the current President of Cuba.
How many sides does a triangle have - Umm 5
What is the currency used in the United Kingdom - The pound
Koffee Annan is a coffee drink true? - False
Who is Tony Blair - Is the Prime Minister & First Lord of the Treasury of United Kingdom
Which countries are in the Axis of Evil - "Axis of Evil" as described by George W. Bush: Iraq, Iran, North Korea
Who was the first man on the moon - Neil Armstrong
What is a Mosque - A place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith.
How many kidneys do a person have - ummm 6
What is collateral damage - A U.S. Military term for unintended or incidental damage during a military operation
How many world wars have there been - ummm 6
Which state does KFC come from - Kentucky maybe?
Star wars is based on a true story true? - No
What is Hiroshma and Nagasaki famous for - Being bombed by u.s. nuclear weapons!
Where is the West Bank - West of the river jordan in israel!
How many Eiffel towers are in Pairs - None. That is unless you meant paris, In that case 1!
What is Al-Qaeda - A militant Sunni Islamist organization, which has been deemed terrorist by the United Nations and a number of UN member-states.
Where was the Berlin wall - East Germany
The language spoken in Latin america is latin true? - Yes
QUOTE(Moro Bumbleroot @ Jan 21 2007, 06:32 PM) [snapback]1509929[/snapback]
The language spoken in Latin america is latin true? - Yes
That last question...sarcastic right?
Caus I can't tell
That is quite interesting .. see this all the time on CNN and sometimes on Jay Leno .. it's amazing how people can't answer these types of questions. Mostly it's the political, historical and religious questions that people can't quite answer, but when asked about pop culture the majority know the answers.
QUOTE(nativechick1989 @ Jan 21 2007, 04:38 AM) [snapback]1510055[/snapback]
That is quite interesting .. see this all the time on CNN and sometimes on Jay Leno .. it's amazing how people can't answer these types of questions. Mostly it's the political, historical and religious questions that people can't quite answer, but when asked about pop culture the majority know the answers.
I think people tend not to care when it doesn't directly involve them
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QUOTE(Moro Bumbleroot @ Jan 21 2007, 07:32 AM) [snapback]1509929[/snapback]
Where was the Berlin wall - East Germany
tut tut, Germany, it was a seperating barrier itwas in both east and west Berlin, not just in the DDR.
I got em all except the Tony Blair one.
Hmm...
Hmm...
He must have made a compilation of the most ignorant ppl around.
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How many kidneys do a person have - ummm 6
You got all but this ? are you an alien
Name a country that begins with U
?
Who is in the coalition of the willing
What the hell is that?
What is the religion of Israel
Christian and Muslim I believe
What religion are Buddhist Monks
Buddhist DAHHHHHHHHH
Who won the Vietnam war
Vietnam
Who is Fidel Castro
Someone I don't care about, he is leader of a country or something
How many sides does a triangle have
3
What is the currency used in the United Kingdom
Pounds
Koffee Annan is a coffee drink true?
False another leader of some country I don't care about I believe
Who is Tony Blair
Primeminister of England
Which countries are in the Axis of Evil
I didn't know there was an axis of evil how stupid does that sound
Who was the first man on the moon
Neil Armstrong
What is a Mosque
It is like a church
How many kidneys do a person have
2
What is collateral damage
A movie lmao
How many world wars have there been
2 but that might change soon
Which state does KFC come from
Kentucky USA
Star wars is based on a true story true?
oh yeah and so is Lord Of The Rings lmao
geez of course notWhat is Hiroshma and Nagasaki famous for
hmm bomb hits or natural disasters one of the two I think they both get plenty of both lmao
Where is the West Bank
f88k knows and who cares
How many Eiffel towers are in Pairs
1
What is Al-Qaeda
they are a terrorist group out to bomb our butts into next week aren't they?
Where was the Berlin wall
Berlin lmao Germany I believe
The language spoken in Latin america is latin true?
Spanish isn't it? I don't know I live in Australia
Wow that was fun but some of those question are useless and not important I mean I care how many kidneys I have but affairs of other countries I find depressing and don't bother myself with because even if I was as rich as all heck and could get in a hellicoptor and fly there straight away what in god's green Earth can I do about their problems. If you wanna fix the world start on your own door step. But still it was fun made me realise how much fun it is not to care lol
Name a country that begins with U
Uganda
Who is in the coalition of the willing
USA
United Kingdom
Australia
Japan
Portugal
Some of the Russian Republics
Poland
Romania
Bulgaria
Others that I simply can't recall
What is the religion of Israel
Judaism
What religion are Buddhist Monks
Buddhist
Who won the Vietnam war
North Viet Nam
Who is Fidel Castro
President of Cuba
How many sides does a triangle have
3
What is the currency used in the United Kingdom
British pound
Koffee Annan is a coffee drink true?
False
Who is Tony Blair
Prime Minister of the UK
Which countries are in the Axis of Evil
North Korea
Iran
Iraq (Saddam's Iraq)
Syria
Lybia
Who was the first man on the moon
Neil Armstrong
What is a Mosque
Islamic place of worship
How many kidneys do a person have
2
What is collateral damage
Unintended damage during war
How many world wars have there been
2
Which state does KFC come from
Kentucky
Star wars is based on a true story true?
No
What is Hiroshma and Nagasaki famous for
Atomic bomb
Where is the West Bank
The Jordan River area (Israel) some of it under control of the Palestinian Authority
How many Eiffel towers are in Pairs
1
What is Al-Qaeda
Islamic terrorist organization head by Osama bin Laden
Where was the Berlin wall
Berlin, Germany
The language spoken in Latin america is latin true?
False
Uganda
Who is in the coalition of the willing
USA
United Kingdom
Australia
Japan
Portugal
Some of the Russian Republics
Poland
Romania
Bulgaria
Others that I simply can't recall
What is the religion of Israel
Judaism
What religion are Buddhist Monks
Buddhist
Who won the Vietnam war
North Viet Nam
Who is Fidel Castro
President of Cuba
How many sides does a triangle have
3
What is the currency used in the United Kingdom
British pound
Koffee Annan is a coffee drink true?
False
Who is Tony Blair
Prime Minister of the UK
Which countries are in the Axis of Evil
North Korea
Iran
Iraq (Saddam's Iraq)
Syria
Lybia
Who was the first man on the moon
Neil Armstrong
What is a Mosque
Islamic place of worship
How many kidneys do a person have
2
What is collateral damage
Unintended damage during war
How many world wars have there been
2
Which state does KFC come from
Kentucky
Star wars is based on a true story true?
No
What is Hiroshma and Nagasaki famous for
Atomic bomb
Where is the West Bank
The Jordan River area (Israel) some of it under control of the Palestinian Authority
How many Eiffel towers are in Pairs
1
What is Al-Qaeda
Islamic terrorist organization head by Osama bin Laden
Where was the Berlin wall
Berlin, Germany
The language spoken in Latin america is latin true?
False
Got em all.
Nothing to boast about, really. Only an uneducated dolt wouldn't be able to answer at least 90% of the questions.
Nothing to boast about, really. Only an uneducated dolt wouldn't be able to answer at least 90% of the questions.
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Who is in the coalition of the willing
only one I didn't know
QUOTE(pyrokinetic_1 @ Jan 23 2007, 02:44 AM) [snapback]1512046[/snapback]
only one I didn't know
I could recall some of them, but I don't think I got them all...anyone know this one?
The language spoken in Latin america is latin true?
Well, no. The concesus among the four languages that were spoken there was that the national language would be the base of these four languages and that was Latin. So, there was 4 languages in Latin America, Spanish, Portugese, Italian, and French.
The 3 religions of Israel are Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. These are the 3 monotheistic religions.
There is only 1 country that starts with a 'U' and that is the United States of America. The 'corporate' United States is restricted to the area surrounding the District of Columbia. The corporate US does not belong to any citizen of the US. The republic of the United States is the 48 contiguous states. The republic of the United States is not recognized.
Well, no. The concesus among the four languages that were spoken there was that the national language would be the base of these four languages and that was Latin. So, there was 4 languages in Latin America, Spanish, Portugese, Italian, and French.
The 3 religions of Israel are Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. These are the 3 monotheistic religions.
There is only 1 country that starts with a 'U' and that is the United States of America. The 'corporate' United States is restricted to the area surrounding the District of Columbia. The corporate US does not belong to any citizen of the US. The republic of the United States is the 48 contiguous states. The republic of the United States is not recognized.
QUOTE(Moro Bumbleroot @ Jan 21 2007, 06:32 PM) [snapback]1509929[/snapback]
Name a country that begins with U - Uganda
Who is in the coalition of the willing - Our 10 latest allies are: Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Iceland, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Palau, Rwanda, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Uganda!
What is the religion of Israel - Jewish
What religion are Buddhist Monks - Buddhism
Who won the Vietnam war - On April 30, 1975, the Vietnam War ended with the capture of Saigon by Communist forces and the surrender of General Duong Vanh Minh and his cabinet in the Presidential palace. As troops of the People's Army of Vietnam marched into Saigon, U.S. personnel and the last American marines were hastily evacuated from the roof of the U.S. embassy. Twenty years later a fundamental question still remains unanswered: Who won the Vietnam War?
Vietnam never received war reparations payments from the U.S. for the massive loss of life and destruction, yet an agreement reached in Paris in 1993 required Hanoi to recognize the debts of the defunct Saigon regime of General Thai. This agreement is in many regards tantamount to obliging Vietnam to compensate Washington for the costs of war.
Who is Fidel Castro - Is the current President of Cuba.
How many sides does a triangle have - Umm 5
What is the currency used in the United Kingdom - The pound
Koffee Annan is a coffee drink true? - False
Who is Tony Blair - Is the Prime Minister & First Lord of the Treasury of United Kingdom
Which countries are in the Axis of Evil - "Axis of Evil" as described by George W. Bush: Iraq, Iran, North Korea
Who was the first man on the moon - Neil Armstrong
What is a Mosque - A place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith.
How many kidneys do a person have - ummm 6
What is collateral damage - A U.S. Military term for unintended or incidental damage during a military operation
How many world wars have there been - ummm 6
Which state does KFC come from - Kentucky maybe?
Star wars is based on a true story true? - No
What is Hiroshma and Nagasaki famous for - Being bombed by u.s. nuclear weapons!
Where is the West Bank - West of the river jordan in israel!
How many Eiffel towers are in Pairs - None. That is unless you meant paris, In that case 1!
What is Al-Qaeda - A militant Sunni Islamist organization, which has been deemed terrorist by the United Nations and a number of UN member-states.
Where was the Berlin wall - East Germany
The language spoken in Latin america is latin true? - Yes
Who is in the coalition of the willing - Our 10 latest allies are: Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Iceland, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Palau, Rwanda, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Uganda!
What is the religion of Israel - Jewish
What religion are Buddhist Monks - Buddhism
Who won the Vietnam war - On April 30, 1975, the Vietnam War ended with the capture of Saigon by Communist forces and the surrender of General Duong Vanh Minh and his cabinet in the Presidential palace. As troops of the People's Army of Vietnam marched into Saigon, U.S. personnel and the last American marines were hastily evacuated from the roof of the U.S. embassy. Twenty years later a fundamental question still remains unanswered: Who won the Vietnam War?
Vietnam never received war reparations payments from the U.S. for the massive loss of life and destruction, yet an agreement reached in Paris in 1993 required Hanoi to recognize the debts of the defunct Saigon regime of General Thai. This agreement is in many regards tantamount to obliging Vietnam to compensate Washington for the costs of war.
Who is Fidel Castro - Is the current President of Cuba.
How many sides does a triangle have - Umm 5
What is the currency used in the United Kingdom - The pound
Koffee Annan is a coffee drink true? - False
Who is Tony Blair - Is the Prime Minister & First Lord of the Treasury of United Kingdom
Which countries are in the Axis of Evil - "Axis of Evil" as described by George W. Bush: Iraq, Iran, North Korea
Who was the first man on the moon - Neil Armstrong
What is a Mosque - A place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith.
How many kidneys do a person have - ummm 6
What is collateral damage - A U.S. Military term for unintended or incidental damage during a military operation
How many world wars have there been - ummm 6
Which state does KFC come from - Kentucky maybe?
Star wars is based on a true story true? - No
What is Hiroshma and Nagasaki famous for - Being bombed by u.s. nuclear weapons!
Where is the West Bank - West of the river jordan in israel!
How many Eiffel towers are in Pairs - None. That is unless you meant paris, In that case 1!
What is Al-Qaeda - A militant Sunni Islamist organization, which has been deemed terrorist by the United Nations and a number of UN member-states.
Where was the Berlin wall - East Germany
The language spoken in Latin america is latin true? - Yes
Well done ! Guess who gets a gold star ??
QUOTE(Lilly @ Jan 23 2007, 01:51 PM) [snapback]1512057[/snapback]
I could recall some of them, but I don't think I got them all...anyone know this one?
Little George the ***SNIP*** and his merry band of dummies !!! :tu
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There is only 1 country that starts with a 'U' and that is the United States of America.
What about Ukraine and Uganda?
QUOTE(Malakissmeni @ Jan 23 2007, 03:10 AM) [snapback]1512100[/snapback]
Well done ! Guess who gets a gold star ??
but 5 got two wrong! Hopefully 4 on purpose.
They are not difficult questions can't believe people can't answer them.
QUOTE(pyrokinetic_1 @ Jan 23 2007, 04:58 AM) [snapback]1512211[/snapback]
What about Ukraine and Uganda?
Indeed or United Kingdom of Great Briton and Northern Ireland or Uruguay or Uzbekistan.
I think in fact the only letter in the English language that is not the first letter of a country name is X.
I wanted to edit what I wrote because I was looking at the clips and we all know that shows like this pic out the worst or the most embrassing. But damn. All American's should have been able to ramble off all the correct answers, how very simple. Everybody knows Australia use to be called France at one time lol The map part was brutal.
http://home.comcast.net/~wwwstephen/americans/
A Canadain twist, makes us feel so very small, being the second largest country on the planet.
http://home.comcast.net/~wwwstephen/americans/
A Canadain twist, makes us feel so very small, being the second largest country on the planet.
QUOTE(Mattshark @ Jan 21 2007, 12:23 PM) [snapback]1510167[/snapback]
tut tut, Germany, it was a seperating barrier itwas in both east and west Berlin, not just in the DDR.
Moro was right. The Berlin Wall may have been the separating barrier but it was built by the East Germans and was built entirely in the East German sector of Berlin. Do you really think the West would have allowed a single brick to have been laid in any of their sectors?
wow! when they were showing the map with australia titled as north korea, and nobody noticed, wow!!!!
but i think this aussie show stole the idea from us canadians and a guy named rick mercer, i am including the link with similar ignorance displayed.
http://home.comcast.net/~wwwstephen/americans/
but i think this aussie show stole the idea from us canadians and a guy named rick mercer, i am including the link with similar ignorance displayed.
http://home.comcast.net/~wwwstephen/americans/
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