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[@pddaawwgg]

They chose some polite Americans that didn't want to be rude and buzz in too fast lol

[@Fluffi_Bunni]

this should be a gameshow on how to hit the button fastest. They need to ask the Americans 10 questions then ask Europeans the same questions separately to see who knows more.

[@dwaingambino1979]

I thought the same....or just write it down and show your answers. It shouldn't be quickest to the button. You know it but wasn't as fast

[@elizabethlovett4318]

I thought so too!

[@MrCho14]

And they get 1 shot at it. You can't have someone guess 10 times and finally get it right and give them a point.

[@pacmon5285]

Also a sample size of two or three is not representative of the whole.

[@zoeferbrache]

Thank you so much Lewis,for standing up for Americans😊

[@claregale9011]

That's beacause your his main audience , he doesn't want to lose subs lol

[@beacar9977]

FYI most american schools teach geography, american history and world history. all are seperate classes so they get a general over all course on each.

[@kebonhawk1081]

Don't forget about Social Studies, Government and Economics. I don't know if those three are still required classes but I had to take them.

[@ItsMeAnn628]

And here in Texas we also study Texas history!

[@ItsMeAnn628]

@@kebonhawk1081They are still required! 😁

[@JacobW0422]

@@ItsMeAnn628 Same here in Florida. We also go to St. Augustine during the year

[@beacar9977]

i actually forgot about all of those classes lol. I been out of school for over 30 yrs. (I've slept since then lol)

[@alexksd5716]

The Berlin wall fell in 1989 but the cold war didnt end until the soviet union collapsed in 1991, so even the creators of the video got one wrong...

[@brettmuir5679]

Exit Comrade Gorbachev, enter Boris Yeltsin. 1991 true that :)

[@yia01]

imo 1989 would be the right answer, cold war was a war on economy stability, military spending, culture influence and morals of the citizens. teh Berlin wal going down signify that the USSR no long have control and give up. that the end of the war, the rest was just formality.

[@nosliwec]

I thought 1989 sounded too early. There may not have been as big of a scare of nuclear war between the US and USSR, but it was definitely still going after the Berlin Wall came down.

[@R.W.Raegan]

Imo I believe 1991 makes more sense, but "officially" many people say it was when George H.W. Bush and Gorbechev allegedly mutually said (paraphrasing) that this was the end of the Cold War which was supposedly stated at the Malta Summit in 1989.

[@scotchsour]

I believe it was the German reunification.

[@chasityhupp468]

I actually took the test. And got majority. They dont pick people to really represent the US at all😢

[@alexanderboukal5332]

💯Agreed. I took the test and got 14/15.

[@theblackcat5416]

Same

[@hedonistaesthetic828]

Distance from bell also made a difference - European individuals were closer to bell both moved at pretty much same time between faster and closer made a difference, also European’s think that the Cold War is ‘Only’ America history??? P.S. this was supposed to be a test of common sense questions???

[@montrelouisebohon-harris7023]

Me also and I’m 56 years old!! The Berlin wall came down in 1989 and cold war ended in 1991 when the USSR fell apart, and European should know that more than Americans because they live over there. 😂

[@montrelouisebohon-harris7023]

@@hedonistaesthetic828 these were mostly European or European countries, except for South America and the giraffe is in Africa and I only missed two of the questions which was the bull and the giraffe. Oh, and I didn’t think of the Whale. The reason the Europeans did better is because they were all European questions for the most part but the Soviet union falling apart is something that should’ve known considering they live next-door and the Berlin wall came down in 1989 . The cold war didn’t even start until around 1950 because the USSR would not withdraw from the European countries they took back from Germany after World War II. Stalin promised that he would, but then Franklin Roosevelt died right before World War II ended in Europe, and the United States didn’t want to fight the Soviet union over that, even though we would’ve won. Europe was blown up and we didn’t want to do that again- what we did to Japan, but a land invasion would’ve killed so many more people and taken longer. The atomic bomb killed approximately 300,000 people in Japan and maybe a little bit more but a land invasion would’ve killed 1.5 million Ally folders approximately & 8 to 10,000,000 or more Japanese because it would’ve killed the military and more civilians would’ve been killed in addition to committing suicide .

[@StuartistStudio1964]

It isn't the gravity in the sea which allows for larger animals. It's buoyancy.

[@slarzyer]

and the gravity actually increases and time speeds up

[@JJ-vt7sh]

I made this comment on another of your videos. As a teacher, I know that students learn their state’s history in fourth grade, around age 10. They learn American history in fifth grade and world history in sixth grade. Then they learn all of those again in middle and high school.

[@elizabethlovett4318]

Are you saying elementary schools go up to grade 6? That's not how it was in my schools, it went up to grade 5. Also, I think there's flaws in that. I remember very little to nothing of any history I learned in elementary school, and it wasn't re-learned in middle school either. School must be really different wherever you teach. Yes, I'm American btw. Are you in a private school of some kind? I'm curious what state you're from too since states can vary in education.

[@JJ-vt7sh]

@@elizabethlovett4318 I teach in a public school in Utah. Some of our schools have sixth grade in middle school and some in elementary school but the curriculum is the same wherever they go to school. The repeat in middle school and high school may or may not happen because in secondary school students choose classes to fill requirements. Those might be electives and not required classes but they are available for graduation credits.

[@garycamara9955]

They try to teach them , that doesn't mean they learn it!

[@garycamara9955]

​@@elizabethlovett4318elementary school go through 6th grade, Middle school through 7 to 9th grade, highschool 10th throuhh 12th grade.

[@ItsMeAnn628]

My current 7th grader is studying the Civil War so American History. 😁

[@matthewgunther782]

This is not a common sense test. This is trivia that was apparently written by a European.

[@MrCho14]

And yet, as an American, I got all but one correct and that was the blue tongue I was thinking was purple or black. This wasn't difficult.

[@pharaoh2537]

​@@MrCho14 Good for you but it was still European focused....

[@MrCho14]

@@pharaoh2537 What makes you think that? There were only 2 questions specifically about Europe. That was about Spain's national animal and the Black Plague (although that's pretty common knowledge). While Vatican City is in Europe, it's a general geography question. There was 1 US centric one about the flag. Are there other questions you think were Euro-centric?

[@matthewgunther782]

@@MrCho14 the argument isn’t that it’s hard. Anyone who’s taken history in school should know most of this stuff. The argument is that common sense and regional trivia are not the same thing. Common sense can’t usually be taught in a classroom.

[@MrCho14]

@@matthewgunther782 I agree it's not 'common sense' content. I was specifically referring to the second half of your comment which states that it was written by a European.

[@experiencefloridawithjulie4568]

😂The hard thinking look on your face trying to figure out which book was the best selling of all time had me laughing and thinking “he’s going to kick himself for not knowing it’s the Bible”. Then you called it a trick question 🤣🤣🤣.

[@thebunbun_]

13:43 Christie: "In Europe, we tend to focus on our own country's history." The subtitles: "In Europe, you tend to focus on every country's history." Yeah, I don't know about that one lmfao

[@arnodobler1096]

look again

[@ojisanhoward8940]

I think the European girls were just faster to hit the bell! A test would've been better!

[@Timbothruster-fh3cw]

That wouldn't have gotten as many clicks on their channel!

[@philmakris8507]

Ask them to figure out the tip at a restaurant and the sales tax at Wal-mart, how much it snows in Florida and see who wins.

[@arnodobler1096]

🙈😂

[@Loki_Trickster]

This would have been more realistic if they would have used a white board instead of doing off a bell. Bell immediately makes it about reaction time more then actual knowledge.

[@montrelouisebohon-harris7023]

Correct because whoever got the right answer, it should’ve been given the point versus whoever rang the bell 1st

[@LittleNemoGaming]

This is definitely how it should've been done.

[@LiveLaughLove33]

Most sold book of all time was the easiest of all the questions.

[@courtneyraymer6586]

Yes it was. Lewis seemed to have some difficulty accepting that; but from the time that the Bible was first put into book form,it has always been the largest seller. Another factor is the fact that many Bibles are provided by churches for missionaries and for the children of the church. All the different versions in all the different languages are bought and sold at some point.This has been going on for centuries. Gutenberg may have made the mass sales possible, but I doubt if there will ever be a book that surpasses it.

[@LiveLaughLove33]

@@courtneyraymer6586 Amen

[@victoriaroberts8024]

I agree. I didn’t hesitate at all on this question.

[@GregAlverson-ri9nb]

I think how easy that question is depends greatly in your up bringing. Would someone of another religion think of the answer? Also i can see it not being brought up in the US schools due to the whole separation between church and state thing that cause some boards of education to omit some historical things they shouldn't

[@LiveLaughLove33]

@@GregAlverson-ri9nb yes I agree with you as well. I also understand the separation of church and state. However, we used to pray in our schools. Now they have church of Satan doing after school programs in I believe 14 schools and putting up satanic statues in government buildings or land. It is really sad.

[@JustinBurrichter-w1m]

The European girls should do one on the USA since it seemed like a bit of the test was European. I have meet people that never been to a Zoo. THE test didn't provide anything on smart. Anyone can forget something at the moment (it's the same thing when a guy sees a beautiful lady forget his name). We do have a lot of Super smart people.

[@jaimemicelotti8539]

I’m American. We had world history, US history & State history. History was my favorite subject in school. My favorite teacher was my 9th grade history teacher. He was a Vietnam war veteran. He would tell us crazy stories about his days in Vietnam. Forgot to add he taught World History.

[@dennislinehan6548]

They are asking mostly euro-centric questions . And it's 3 to 2 .

[@elizabethlovett4318]

I thought so too! If they're going to do that, they need to equally ask American-centric questions if they care about fairness, accuracy or integrity. And answer questions separate from the other side or write them not rely on speed to hit a button. That adds pressure that affects performance.

[@MrCho14]

There were only 2 euro-centric questions. These were the Spanish national animal and the Black Plague both of which the Americans got correct. The only US centric question was the stars on the flag which the Europeans got correct. The other questions were world history, geography, animals, or other generic topics.

[@WhatDayIsItTrumpDay]

Cold War ended in Dec 1991. I was a Freshman in college, and I remember that it [the Soviet Union] all fell apart during the Christmas season. Wait, what? 1989? No, that's not correct. That's when the Berlin Wall fell in October of 1989. The Soviet Union didn't fully collapse for other 2 years. 26 months ro be exact.

[@spyrus_4359]

I think there's a lot of nuance to this question. I've actually been told the answer is 1990. I'm not sure what the true answer actually is. If you are, then good for you!

[@sw828]

Two things about this vid...1 It's really a contest about fastest to the buzzer. 2. Lots of Eurocentric questions as well. I got most of these right! Ha!

[@LiveLaughLove33]

World Civilization was an awesome class. I remember making a clay hieroglyphics tablet from scratch. I enjoyed learning about other cultures. I’m now 46 and still love to speak to people all over the world and learn about their cultures and ways of thinking. Love accents as well.

[@KTKacer]

You don't give yourself enough credit, Lewis. Tho you did nail it on Europe having an extra player and the Q's being somewhat euro-centric. Not ALL of them, but the majority.

[@garycamara9955]

Uuuuuuh and, they weren't hard questions though.

[@erikofthenorse]

I dont see many Americans bring this up but not only do we learn American history in school but also european/world history.. not nearly as much but definitely some.. like I remember doing a paper on the struggles in ireland/northern ireland

[@JJ-vt7sh]

Really, if they were first to hit the button they got the answer. Hitting the button first was a key reason for getting the answer. If they had to write the answer instead of a race for the buzzer then I think the score would have been closer.

[@Deedric_Kee]

😂 . It's about hitting the button faster and guessing. It's not officially about who's smarter.

[@lindagoodrich8153]

A timed written test would have been more accurate. And not multiple choice, write out the answers!

[@marucadarbison146]

The biggest issue is that America teaches everyone and counts them in the equation of national education scores

[@Dfourteens]

It's all good. Half of it is a contest of who can ring the bell the quickest.

[@cpace123]

There is a difference between being smart and what we call book smart. If you go to a University many people think you are smart. Which could not be farther from the truth. Just knowing facts does not make you smart. Knowing facts is just 1 part of being smart.

[@phillipmerriwether6899]

All school systems in the US vary from state to even county. I learned more at the schools I attended at a younger age than my later years of schooling. And where I live now and what my children are learning is absolutely nothing compared to when I was their ages in school. We are in a different state than where I was as a student. I think the outcome would be different with older contestants

[@garycamara9955]

The kids today learn nothing compared to what we had to learn in the 50s and 60s.

[@wyblackwolf]

That was a very small pool of people too, not to mention 3v2 for some reason? Not a fan of the bell thing either, I'd rather have asked them these questions individually, like have one group/person at a time come in to answer the questions. Also ask more diverse questions instead of mostly Europe-centric. The Cold War one was a good question.

[@LiveLaughLove33]

How in the world did the American not know there are 50 stars on our flag?!

[@ENCAGED79]

That one hurt my soul

[@LiveLaughLove33]

@@ENCAGED79 me too. They could have at least chose someone that knows there are 50 states in the US and that those 50 stars represent the number of states and that there are 13 stripes representing the 13 colonies. I’m actually embarrassed by these American’s answers.

[@ENCAGED79]

@@LiveLaughLove33 🇺🇸🫡

[@MontysGatorGulf]

I’ve been watching for a while and I just now subscribed! Love all your videos btw ❤

[@lartrak]

Something kind of amazing about doing a quiz to find the smartest and misspelling dumbest.

[@rblume1968]

I don't know, from what I have seen from many of the millennials, I'm worried about the intelligent rate dropping on all the continents. There is an old movie called Idiocracy that at the time I thought was just funny, but I am afraid it might actually be prophecy.

[@georgefalcon14]

Millenials won't even be in power in the USA in majority until 2038 at this rate, stop blaming Millenials for their intelligence, when Boomers have ran and changed the American curriculum over the years to what we have now, I was lucky and got around the indoctrination by dropping out at 18 and getting a GED.

[@Rob337_aka_CancelProof]

11:09 it's sold the most copies because it's one of the oldest books and it's been printed for ever

[@Cookie-K]

I think this was just a battle of who could hit the bell faster....its not the fact that the Americans "didn't know" the answers because they knew quite a few of them they just didn't hit the bell faster. Yes we still hear we are dumb sometimes...and its sad to say that we kind of get used to it...and we get tired of defending ourselves

[@coleensakamoto6844]

The Bible IS the best selling book of all time. I'm a Christian and I have 6 Bibles. All different. Different translations. Some have different notations in the margins that help you study it easier. Some have more space in the margins so you can write your own notes & thoughts. Many of my friends have 20 or more Bibles. People are given Bibles for many different occasions. So, yes. A LOT of Bibles are sold each & every year. It's never on any "Best Seller" list because it's always at #1. I got 8 answers right, but I was able to pause the video and think about some of the questions before I answered. 😂 They really should have had an equal # of contestants on each team. And the "50 stars on the flag" thing? Embarrassing. But you did really well, Lewis!!! Proud of you! We should've been able to count YOUR answers to the American side of the scoreboard!! You ARE an Honorary American, after all! ❤😊

[@LittleNemoGaming]

Yep. I have a "good" Bible meaning full sized and easy to read given to me as a gift by a friend when we were in high school because I went to church with him & his family a few times. Then I have like two of those tiny partial Bibles people give out when they stand on a street corner or whatever.

[@chrislinderman9761]

It was China, population-wise, but India just recently passed China in Population

[@garycamara9955]

Area wise it is Russia

[@nosliwec]

When I was in high school, we learned US History and World History. World History didn't go into as much detail in each country but it definitely gave us more of an understanding than what was exhibited on this video.

[@timcaldwell5241]

I’m as appalled as you that my team (American) didn’t know how many stars are on OUR flag….

[@annahall7651]

They knew how many stars there are. The other team just buzzed in quicker. This was more about who was the fastest.

[@garycamara9955]

Ever since Obama said there were 52 states, he was wrong. There is a portion of the country that believes that. We have 50 states and territories in Puerto Rico, Guam, Samoa, and various pacific islands.

[@zenzen436]

LEWIS WHILE YOU SAY WA' ER WE SAY WATER 🤣

[@scorpy09]

He does not always pronounce T's in the middle of words, e.g., butter.

[@SchroedpieceMedia]

09:42 - trick question.. the answer is: as far as we know, it never did. 😰😬 The reason we all called it a cold war is was that we couldn't officially tell if we were at war or not, cause none of the countries militaries were ever ordered to shoot at each other. All we knew was that we were both trying to scare each other and screw each other over, but mainly just had a passionate difference of opinions on the (dumb) idea of communism.

[@garycamara9955]

It was mainly between the US and Russia, we were each building better, more and more powerful weapons. It was almost a competition. For instance in 1957 Russia launched a satellite with a dog in it. After much back and forth we landed a man on the moon.

[@doylebrockman8225]

Lewis, the Bible is the most book in every category. The Bible is not printed for free. I try to live by it so i dont go psycho. I would buy as many Bibles possible and give them away. When the enemy is sending their welcoming party for you, are you at peace?

[@hedonistaesthetic828]

The Bible is not only the most sold book. It is also the most stolen!

[@Minnesota3478]

I used to make the same mistake as a child. Getting confused between the number of cards in a deck and the number of states in America.😂

[@lindagoodrich8153]

Not to mention the number of weeks in a year LOL.

[@GregAlverson-ri9nb]

The number of cards in a deck actually would have been a great neutral question. As well as calendar related things like how often is leap year, or how many months have 28 days or less than 30 days.

[@dlcalbaugh]

The Bible is a reading book. Many people read it every day. I have read it through from front to back almost 4 times. I am working on the 4th time currently.

[@lartrak]

It's more just calling it "most sold" that trips people. It should be phrased as "most printed" for clarity, as really a lot of bibles (and all religious texts) are not exactly "sold", they're given away or used in institutions.

[@VisceralMonkey]

You saying "in the 1900's" when they asked when the Cold War ended hit hard. America's #GenX is weeping 😢 because we all remember when the Berlin Wall fell. It was a HUGE deal. I demand a redo with the GenX participants!

[@BeautifulKittenOfLove]

NONE OF THESE ARE COMMON SENSE QUESTIONS! Common sense is the ability to think and behave in a reasonable way and to make good decisions. Common sense questions examples: 1.If you're feeling too warm, what should you do? Answer Example: Put on a sweater/ turn on the heat. 2. What do you do before crossing the street? Answer Example:. Look both ways/check traffic. 3. Why should you not drink poison? Answer Example: Because you could die. ETC...

[@zenzen436]

YOU WROTE IF YOU'RE FEELING TOO WARM WHAT SHOULD YOU DO? PUT ON A SWEATER OR TURN UP THE HEAT🤣🤣🤣

[@DocWhovian_71]

This wasn't a test of whose smarter, this was a test of reaction time.

[@debbiedoughty]

Team America here. I answered 10 out of 15 right. I'm a Christian, so I knew the Bible was the answer to that question.

[@hollieshelesky668]

Just wanted to say iv been watching your channel for awhile. I watch when I need a pick me up and I end up smiling every time. Thanks for making my hard days a bit better ❤️

[@kevincomer2101]

This was more a generational quiz than a true representation of America. I'm 65 and got most of them. America is a very diverse country and this was not represented here. No excuse for not knowing the stars on our flag... What color is a baboons butt or how many stomachs does a cow have. 😅😅😅

[@rubiesofgold7698]

The American girl that said it would have been better if they would have worked together with their collective knowledge is a perfect American response. Americans typically work collectively to make something exponentially better. A small example is pot luck dinners. Instead of one person/family making a dinner for everyone, everyone brings their best dishes so people can select their favorite items. The meal is overall better because it was a collective effort.

[@ZLEntertainment]

I got most of them correct. The ones I didn't I could care less about (who cares about an animals tongue being blue?) except, I was surprised that the smallest country wasn't Andorra 🤔lol

[@lindagoodrich8153]

I was surprised the Italian girl didn't even know the Vatican is a country.

[@amwood]

She's only representative of a certain generation. Most of us had some real learning. And a lot of us have lived through enough history it is very much in our wheelhouse.

[@SM-bu9bz]

This isnt an intelligence test, its a who hits the button quicker.

[@MrCho14]

As an American, I got 100% when you take into account that the most populated country as of 2023 is actually India and that the color or a giraffe's tongue in described as blue, purple, or black. I've always heard purple specifically.

[@danielmcgraw7908]

You should also take into consideration that your history books are influenced by your nations experiences, and your culture influences the rest of your education. Just as ours influences us. Our predecessors fought Indians, crossed 3000 miles to reach the Pacific Ocean, and then claim the expanse as our own. Europe and the UK had paved streets before we even thought of them.

[@champ1ontryymegaming304]

50 stars and 13 stripes. We learn that in elementary school people! Geeesh!

[@R.W.Raegan]

The blue whale size thing: The best explanation I can give (not being a physicist) is similar to how being in space (a zero gravity environment) could affect the evolution of a creature. Because you somewhat float in water, creatures can evolve to be larger because water supports their mass without causing strain on their bodies (from buoyancy). But on the solid ground, creatures could not support their mass on land if they were as heavy as something the size of a blue whale. In space, a near infinite mass could be supported because there is almost no strain on body tissue (as well as organs, bones, etc) because there is nothing shifting the mass of a creature down onto a solid surface. But blue whales being that large is with the theory of evolution, you could not nor would not become significantly larger in your lifetime. However, your offspring could theoretically adapt over millions of years to become that large over many generations.

[@notabadslime8874]

You are right. I am sitting here so upset they didn't know their own country's flag. Like what? That's elementary right there.

[@JanettaB.]

I'm good with the European girl got the flag answer. It's nice to know that others are that interested in learning about our country.

[@candaceh1943]

Wow, either the Americans were really slow hitting that button, or our school system has really gone downhill since I graduated high school in 1975. I knew everything except for the Vatican and the kilometer vs miles questions. How could they not know how many stars are on the American flag???? 🙄 Thanks for sticking up for us Lewis. Really enjoyed your reaction!

[@Jazzi_may_94]

Yea I remember learning world history thought my schooling. We even had dedicated classes in high school that was required course to graduate. My brother even took AP World history (college prep) in high school so yes we learn a lot about different countries around us from a very young age.

[@alexanderboukal5332]

This test should be done where Europeans and Americans are answering the same questions, not racing to hit the button first. My answers: 1. China 2. No Clue 3. Spanish 4. Japan 5. Yes, but towards the end. Early on, they were allies with Nazi Germany. 6. Sperm Whale 7. The Bubonic Plague/The Black Death 8. 50 9. By land area or by population? By population, I'd say Vatican City. But Idk when in terms of area or land mass. 10. The Pacific Ocean 11. Russia 12. 1km = 0.6 mi 13. Black 14. 1970 something. 15. The Bible, followed by Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter.

[@montrelouisebohon-harris7023]

13 stripes for the 13 original colonies and 50 stars for the state

[@gotham61]

I missed two, giraffe's tongue color, and official animal of Spain.

[@occheermommy]

I guessed those right but it took a sec. I ended up getting all right but had to guess those two.

[@hannabertrand4460]

You should check out the videos of when Jay Leno used to go "Jaywalking" on the Tonight Show. He would walk around New York City and ask Americans common sense questions and they usually gave hilariously stupid answers. I think you'd be surprised.

[@b_nes6093]

"During 1989 and 1990, the Berlin Wall came down, borders opened, and free elections ousted Communist regimes everywhere in eastern Europe. In late 1991 the Soviet Union itself dissolved into its component republics. With stunning speed, the Iron Curtain was lifted and the Cold War came to an end."

[@jonok42]

When I was in school in the 70s and 80s we were required to learn our state history, our national history, and also world history. After high school I attended a Junior College for 2 years and have an associates degree based in hospitality/travel and tourism, so my training was heavily based in world geography. Also during college years for graduation we had to have world history and humanities. I also made sure my children have world history and geographical knowledge.

[@TimRoyalPastortim]

Exactly how I would have answered. The Bible has always been the best selling book. It was the first book off the first printing press. I don't even remotely think Americans are "dumber." Not knowing the end of the cold war is unreal. If they had asked when the Berlin wall came down? Same answer

[@FlyOverZone]

When I went to school it was one year of "American history" and one year of "world history". I don't know how the color of a giraffe's tongue fits into the common knowledge or smartness category of knowledge. To me that's random weird stuff knowledge

[@johns7283]

World History in US is taught kinda different state to state - I grew up in Virginia- so our state History IS American History, so we also had some good lessons in World History as well

[@user-calm_salty]

Lewis, the Bible is a "reading book". Good reaction 👍👏👏

[@luxleather2616]

I'm 36 & I learned State & American & World History when I was in school from 5th grade to 12th grade

[@SharonElizabethWhitfield]

The song Ring Around The Roses is about the Bubonic (black) plague.

[@IC27185]

Because they are hitting the bell faster

[@montrelouisebohon-harris7023]

The plague killed more people!! I was thinking of the elephant has the biggest, and then I said whale right afterwards..

[@bonniestonerock2521]

I got 10 right and missed 5.

[@samhamilton1172]

The 50 stars on the American flag represent the 50 states (which was changed to this after there were actually 50 states). There are 13 stripes (7 red & 6 white), representing the 13 original colonies.

[@binxbolling]

All these women can speak Korean, so you'd think they couldn't be ignorant. But you never can tell.

[@Rob337_aka_CancelProof]

4:28 keep in mind these are all females hahaha

[@MissCraig]

In America, at least where I went to school, we had to learn different histories. We had to learn World History, American/U.S. History, Civics, Virginia History, Geography, etc.

[@samhamilton1172]

Also, they weren’t specific about the smallest country. Technically, it would be Sealand, since they didn’t include any vernacular about whether it had to be officially recognized.

[@roush243]

I would love to see you react to Texas History.

[@mippyflippy6706]

I did really well on this trivia, but apparently the Americans they chose didn't. I knew the Cold War answer because I was in Germany in history class when we found out.

[@alb91878]

It's strange how you said that they don't teach American history in your schools in the UK, but a lot of people in the UK don't understand why some North Americans don't know much about other people's history. When I was younger we were taught about different countries. just a little bit from each country, but when it came to American history we were mainly taught white people's history with a dash of african-american, a dash of native american, and a little sprinkle of Spanish history. Also, how is this about common sense? Did I misread something?

[@uberXserial]

Lewis said Vatican and I swore the sounds from his face was "Monaco."

[@rebeccawaller3561]

I used to drive a luxury sedan and I accidentally hit the button that turns miles into kilometers and I couldn't figure out how to turn it back for DAYS. Did I learn to convert? Nah... but I did learn to google how to change kilometers back to miles in a cadillac.

[@MudderToad]

I don't mind the stereotype. Lowered expectations allow me to laugh back harder when I hear stuff like, "what the heck is a cup / foot / mile / etc? i don't know how to measure anything that's not in multiples of 10"

[@samhamilton1172]

I have fed a giraffe, & I would have called its tongue black, not blue.

[@samhamilton1172]

I agree that the quiz would have been more fair if they all secretly wrote their “first instinct” answer. Allowing the second person to answer after an incorrect answer was given let them choose an answer from process of elimination. For instance, the Atlantic vs. Pacific Ocean question.

[@Rebekah570]

The Bible sells so many new copies every month that they decided to not put it on the New York Best Sellers List so the Bible wouldn’t be #1 every single month. And thats not just in America, thats around the world. It is also the most selling book around the globe as well.

[@montrelouisebohon-harris7023]

1991 cold war ended.. I’m American. WHY do people think Americans are dumb? It’s ridiculous because our education system public school level has declined over the past 20 years or so, but that’s because of politics. We’ve had 20 years of democrat presidents, and only 12 years of a Republican as president in 30 years and that’s why public schools have declined. American colleges are even pumping out on people now because many of them are indoctrinated… The LSAT is not required in most states to apply for law school anymore and it should and colleges good if you’re going to major in science like computer tech, computer, science, medicine, healthcare, and to go to law school but aside from that no it’s not worth it.. do you have to get a bachelors degree at minimum to be a teacher and then get a post Bachlorette but you still have to take your licensing exam and if you want to be a psychologist or even a social worker, you have to go to college for seven years and it’s frustrating because my daughter is a social worker and it took her at least about two years after she got her masters to start making 47k to 50,000 a year. After three years when she was eligible to take her license clinical social worker exam and pass it then she was able to make more money and she probably Mickey Mouse 70,000 a year now but she pays 1500 a month in student debt. We learned a lot about European history in college, and if you took western civilization, you learned a lot more even about Africa and the far east . I don’t know if kids have to take western civilization anymore because I went to high school in the 1980s.

[@burrichgrrl57]

I was pretty annoyed when the girl in the leather jacket didn't ring in on the 50 stars question but I did appreciate how she kept ringing in until she got it on others. Which I think is a very positive American trait.

[@NerdyNanaSimulations]

I got all but the vatican and giraffe question, this was pretty much stacked. We are judged on the fact that Americans are less knowledgable about europe and other countries that are across the largest body of water, but they are never judged on not knowing about the Americas. There is also the fact of interest, when you look at how many Americans have passports vs the rest of the world, if you don't plan on traveling there you don't really care what goes on there most of the time. Americans with passports are more likely to visit other countries in the Americas. We are just as smart, we are simply not that interested it what happens on the other half of the world, therefore while we may know in a basic sense it's not something on the top of our mind. Just as most of the other half of the world is clueless when it comes to the Americas.

[@Owlincoup]

Lewis, Here in the states, you can get the absolute best of the best when it comes to an education. On the flip side, you can get the absolute worst of the worst as well. Also, I didn't miss a single question, and that would not be a nod to my education growing up, it's a nod to my thirst for knowledge. Edit - spelling

[@PnwChillin]

As an American - I got them all correct except the Cold War date. I said 1968. I was close lol But in general I think Americans are smart. We have hundreds of universities and colleges that are full to the brim with very smart youngsters. We have less privileged states with populations of lesser educated people, but … so does every Country.

[@coltwest6858]

I'm from Texas and only got the Spanish flag wrong. I guessed Iberian Lynx, because it's awesome.

[@knightmarefishing]

As an American I missed 2. The yen question I said China. And cold war I said 1985.

[@daricetaylor737]

When I was in high school we had US history and world history classes. Both were mandatory.