Can You Answer 21 Questions That Every American Should Know?
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Silly quiz. The average American doesn't need to know stuff like whether Election Day is the first Tuesday of November or the Tuesday after the first Monday in November (that's what calendars are for).
But the point is unless you've been living in a cave in Afghanistan your whole life you know the answer to that question.
It is a silly quiz. But what worse is that a sizable portion of our citizens couldn't pass this test.
Not necessarily. You know that Election Day is a Tuesday at the beginning of November, but most people probably don't know (and have no need to know) whether Election Day is the first Tuesday, or the Tuesday after the first Monday.
Likewise most people don't know if Thanksgiving is the 3rd Thursday in November, or the 4th Thursday, or the last Thursday, or second to last Thursday.
Quick.Without looking it up, which of the following is a National Holiday in the US?
A) Presidents' Day
B) Washington's Birthday
C) Lincoln's Birthday
D) None of the above
Does this mean I got them all right?
"We salute you! You got the top score! Which means you got more answers right than 90% of the population. You understand the intricacies of this great nation and how it works. You might as well move to D.C. right now, they could use a mind like yours to set things right!"
"We salute you! You got the top score! Which means you got more answers right than 90% of the population. You understand the intricacies of this great nation and how it works. You might as well move to D.C. right now, they could use a mind like yours to set things right!"
Reminds me of when Leno used to do jay walking. It was amazing how stupid some people were. He would give you the answer, and they still couldn't get it.
Leno: Who was the 28th president of the United states?
Dumb blonde: No idea
Leno: Who was dennis the menace's next door neighbor?
Dumb Blonde: Mr. Wilson
Leno: Who was the 28th president?
Dumb BLonde: no clue
Leno: Who was the 28th president of the United states?
Dumb blonde: No idea
Leno: Who was dennis the menace's next door neighbor?
Dumb Blonde: Mr. Wilson
Leno: Who was the 28th president?
Dumb BLonde: no clue
Some of the questions were silly, but I agree that every American should know the answers to 90% of these questions.
But from I've seen when people on the street are asked such questions (i.e., the Jay Leno street walking clips), I suspect that the average American would be hard pressed to get 50% correct.
But from I've seen when people on the street are asked such questions (i.e., the Jay Leno street walking clips), I suspect that the average American would be hard pressed to get 50% correct.
Everyone should be able to answer these questions as well as the ones asked on the citizenship test. When my wife became a citizen they asked her to translate the test to others. When that wasn't good enough they asked her to provide the correct answers.........she refused and everyone passed.......
Not for much longer. I just read an article this morning that the Pope is seriously looking into having Easter be the same date every year.
As for this "quiz" I don't know anyone that has failed it.
We salute you! You got the top score! Which means you got more answers right than 90% of the population. You understand the intricacies of this great nation and how it works. You might as well move to D.C. right now, they could use a mind like yours to set things right!
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I wonder if this is set up to say that everyone got the top score, no matter what you answer,. I'm going to retake it and intentionally give the wrong answers, and see what happens.
My result after intentionally flunking it:
You should brush up on your knowledge of this great nation!
You clearly love this great nation, but you could stand to brush up on your knowledge of it a bit more. You got many questions correct, but you're missing some of the finer details of this government's functions and mechanisms. We're sure you'll pick it right up as soon as you get started!
What other questions should every American be able to answer? Tell us in the comments!
In actuality, I didn't get any answers correct.
You should brush up on your knowledge of this great nation!
You clearly love this great nation, but you could stand to brush up on your knowledge of it a bit more. You got many questions correct, but you're missing some of the finer details of this government's functions and mechanisms. We're sure you'll pick it right up as soon as you get started!
What other questions should every American be able to answer? Tell us in the comments!
In actuality, I didn't get any answers correct.
We salute you! You got the top score! Which means you got more answers right than 90% of the population. You understand the intricacies of this great nation and how it works. You might as well move to D.C. right now, they could use a mind like yours to set things right!
I got this score as well!
Which is the problem and why we have the government we do. We are a dumb America and don't understand our country. So freaking sad.
Your round was sponsored by Pabst to boost flagging self-confidence. Your six-pack will be arriving with 4-6 weeks.
Maybe our Rutgers education placed all of us in the top 10%. I wonder how people from other states and schools perform when taking this test. Or if younger people would do as well (premising this is a slightly older crowd).
These kids are brain dead. I was purchasing something last week and it was $11.19. I gave him a $20 bill plus a quarter so I did not have to get all the change back. Well he did not get it and gave me all kinds of change back and the math was all wrong . I tried to explain it over and over and he had NO clue what I was talking about . Took way too much time so next time I see a millennial at the register I won't do this again not worth it .
Do you know how hard it is to do arithmetic in your head while stoned/drunk and that's not even taking into consideration keeping track of dollars and cents in your head?
Thank you early Catholic Church. They wanted to be acceptable to the new pagan converts
