'Do Young Americans Know ANYTHING?' | American Reaction

[@stevesymonds7724]

Russia is not a continent. It is a country that spans two continents, Europe and Asia. Asia is the one you forgot or didn't know.

[@RexAlfieLee]

Arctic isn't one

[@SoggyToast506]

@@RexAlfieLee Antartica is a continent tf drugs you on

[@emilyliles5991]

@@SoggyToast506 the arctic and Antarctica are two separate locations.

[@whymeeveryone]

yes you are right for Australia is the only continent, that is both country and land mass

[@gomiladroogies5951]

@@whymeeveryone Although correct that Australia is a continent i have never heard an Australian point out to continental Australia because for practical purposes it has no point. Like we're only ever reffering to the country of Australia or if were refering to that general region we use Oceania because it includes NZ and all the little island.

[@JarekBaldrian]

Dude Russia being a continent and 6x7 being 43 while reacting to these videos ensures average US national IQ slipping another few points

[@innotafanofanyofjlbjlbissd6777]

I think the government and the school system let the kids down .Equally . It’s a tragedy in my mind . It’s like fast forwarding Welcomed me back Kotter. But the sweat hogs are way ahead of the kids of today and that’s laughable and extremely worrying at the same time .

[@MomoPersikka]

well he did correct himself on the 43 to 42.

[@richardlambert8406]

I don't even mention that there is NO GEOLOGICAL reason to separate Europe and Eurasia (no mountains, volcanos, ocean or even a FUCKING small river in between). We live on the same Eurasian plate, so etymologically speaking (according to the definition of the word "continent") and geologically corect to say that we live on the Eurasian continent. This bulshit is all about politics

[@Terrie_is_better_than_U]

Could Americans get any stupider?

[@jasminsimoneerhart9023]

Usually he's pretty smart, but yeah...these two were definitely some slip ups. I mean in all fairness Ryan does know more about the US and the world than most people in the US...if we can trust various videos like the one he is watching right now. He seems to like education and educating himself which is definitely a good thing if some schools do a terrible job like teaching young adults absolutely nothing. Learning is a life long journey.

[@judithermer7969]

Sorry but here in Australia 7 x 6 has always = 42, love your reactions 🇦🇺

[@danielgrey5754]

In all fairness those of us in the AFL states can probably give you any multiple of 6 instantly without hardly having to think about it.

[@allangoodger969]

Ah yes but 6 x 9 also equals 42. The ultimate meaning of life, the universe, and everything!!!!!!

[@geoffdrewer1978]

@@allangoodger969 54

[@allangoodger969]

@@geoffdrewer1978 Yes it does when it is in base 13. I am sory you mised The hitchikers guide to the galaxy hint.

[@Optimismus53]

@@allangoodger969 sure?

[@lizzieapples3339]

As an English person today I learnt that I know more about American history than young Americans actually know 😂

[@innotafanofanyofjlbjlbissd6777]

That’s almost true about any country that speaks English even countries that don’t know more

[@Adrianitataddey]

@@innotafanofanyofjlbjlbissd6777 I´m from Argentina, we dont even speak english here and i know more than these kids...

[@blueratou]

Not English, but Canadian. Same here. Except the presidents!

[@michelemeyer3201]

Also in Switzerland we learnt a lot more about american history than people in the USA does...

[@AHVENAN]

True for Finland as well......

[@norsehall309]

I'm not American but that was so painful too watch, if that's a true representation of the American education system your country is FUCKED.

[@lillibitjohnson7293]

Lmao tell him what you really think!! Hahaha

[@dregnar85]

Absolutely.

[@darreld4844]

TO watch😉

[@mjr320]

as an Aussie damn you aint wrong

[@JF95]

As an American this kind of video, while funny in a grim sort of way, is also quite painful. I don’t know any Zoomers (phone thought I meant sooners...) other than my own family and they wouldn’t fail to answer these (assuming you could get them to care about answering you), but I don’t get much reason to hope this sample wasn’t representative of the general population from watching people in public.

[@fryingpan2114]

As an American who actually knows geography and simple math … this hurts so much

[@Jebu911]

If you were there they would have just cut you out of the video or maybe left you for last to give a glimmer of hope. Alltho he did manage to find some of the stupidest people around.

[@JenniferRussell-qw2co]

That was worrying, I knew the answers, and can name the 50 States, including a town/city within each, (it's amazing what you can put your mind to when insomnia sets it, which also works as a cure!).🥱 What was really concerning was that none of those people seemed to care at all. 🤦‍♀️ Well they do say ignorance is bliss, and they were all blissfully ignorant. You have my sympathy 🙋‍♀️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🤪

[@kennethdodemaide8678]

There is a wise saying that applies here."It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and prove it"

[@RexAlfieLee]

Actually it says at the end, "open your mouth & remove all doubt".

[@silkwesir1444]

@@RexAlfieLee there are several different variations of that saying

[@RexAlfieLee]

@@silkwesir1444 but this one I know is true

[@yyy2438]

👍

[@gerardflynn7382]

​@@silkwesir1444Nope, just 1. 2 if you include the US.

[@davidporter499]

I left my UK school 50 years ago, have forgotten half of everything I have ever learned and would still have scored 100%. Non US education is about teaching how to learn and encourages a desire for knowledge and information, rather than just passing tests. This explains the gap in knowledge, perceived, between US citizens and the rest of the world. Access to the internet should be closing the gap, but this appears not to be the case.

[@regenbogen_sim]

It really depends on the person. I've met Americans (online of course) who are eager to learn more and use the internet and the chance to talk to people from all around the world. I only graduated in 2014 in Germany and am currently in school again to go to university soon, but my mum had people ask her if ww2 ended yet or if the nazis still rule Germany when she was my age 30 years ago so it's not really the generations but unfortunately the US education system as a whole 😭

[@davidporter499]

@@regenbogen_sim This is the problem. Those looking beyond their borders for solutions to problems they see within are, typically, better educated. The majority, however, are too ready to believe their leaders or the media are correct in suggesting everywhere outside the U S A is still in the dark ages. By the way, I wish that I had such command of a second language. I know how to be polite, eat and drink anywhere, but that is all. You have put me to shame.

[@silkwesir1444]

I think that the Internet doesn't close the gap has to do with that attitude learned in school rubbing off onto daily life as well.

[@davidporter499]

@@regenbogen_sim I was speaking of the masses who listen only to propaganda, rather than those who explore the world online. No sleight intended.

[@AHVENAN]

That's cause everything these young people use the internet for are memes, online gaming and to read about what the Kardashians or -input moronic celebrity of your choice- is up too 🤣

[@shanedorival3177]

Ha ha ha 42, not 43….. there hasn’t been a 69th President. 46th is Biden…. I’m Aussie, we have a really good education system. and yes I can spell Mississippi.

[@roeb8923]

Yes we do!!!! I'm not just saying that because I'm an Australian teacher. WE ARE pretty good in terms of the world stage.

[@candycanessongs]

@@roeb8923 The three R's aren't glamorous but it gets the job done.

[@GregPolkinghorne]

He's the 46th president but the 45th person to be president. The one non-consecutive president got counted twice. A fact I've learned as an Australian by watching British TV.

[@kirk5152]

@@GregPolkinghorne QI?

[@peterfromgw4615]

@@kirk5152 Mate, most likely yes. I believe I heard that question on QI. It’s a great show. Perhaps our American cousins could improve their knowledge by watching QI. Grüße aus Australien.

[@elin2962]

Im a dyslexic high school dropout from Sweden and i could answer all the questions. I love it! I feel so SMRT!😂😂😂😂😂

[@caretakerfochr3834]

Lysdexia Lures KO?

[@loutsont2985]

U ken bee dusleqtic and a geenuinos - jist ned au asistont.

[@abductme2984]

i just want to say as an Australian how do I know all those answers and American youth don't??? my soul is crying for your education system

[@corncobsandtobacco9178]

Absolutely mate. When I was in the US it saddened me that as an Australian I knew more about US history, geography and politics than the average American. The US education system has a lot to answer for.

[@writerbill1]

I'm a generation X American (US), and I know all these answers. What happened to the educational system indeed!

[@downeedles9249]

Mate , I'm French and i feel the same , we learn a bit about their country , and it seems that just with the little i've learned i know more than them

[@AmandaMitting]

Yep, another Aussie here and I knew all the answers too! Really worrying for future generations

[@impazzita82]

German here, and knew all the answers, too.

[@dromomaniac8318]

I went to high school in the US for a short while. When choosing subjects I was asked which history I wanted to do & I answered “both”, thinking that it would be modern history & ancient history. It turned out to be American history and Californian history. It explains a lot about Americans’ knowledge of the world.

[@Reneesillycar74]

43!!☝🏼 Said with such conviction 😂 It’s ok Ryan, lots of people freeze when put on the spot. The Mississippi question reminds me of when we had to learn to spell Czechoslovakia in school. Never forgot it & never stop asking my kids if they can spell it yet 🤣

[@overlordnews4075]

We had Antihistamine as a special question at the end of a quiz in 4th grade, never forgot.

[@onjeed3770]

@@overlordnews4075 hippopotamus

[@gmans777]

It’s not called Czechoslovakia anymore..

[@Reneesillycar74]

@@gmans777 yes, I’m aware

[@ronprichard6145]

Sadly Czechoslovakia no longer exists so your hard earned knowledge is redundant now.

[@YourLastM1stake]

Last time I went to the states and I told them I was from Australia this one women was like ”Australia! OMG I love Europe!“ despite my best efforts I was unable to convince them I did not in fact live in Europe.

[@stacydetwiler1475]

She probably got confused with Austria

[@YourLastM1stake]

@@stacydetwiler1475 yea I pointed that out as well but she was adamant

[@nswinoz3302]

@@stacydetwiler1475just tell them “It’s the one with the Kangaroos”! It’s a common expression over there in that country (in reverse) “Austria the one without the Kangaroos” we walked into a cloths shop in Linz that had this logo on is bags and a ton of T shirt with Australian Kangaroo road signs and this expression all over them, marketed directly at the American visitors.NSW in Oz

[@Angarl]

“What’s 6x7?” The ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything.

[@LaurieLeeAnnie]

100%

[@Coooeee]

Hahaha

[@davidfilicietti7168]

Yes, that truly is the Ultimate Question. You a true scholar. By the way, where have all the dolphins gone?

[@Ajax1063]

I'm a Geographer by training so if someone came up to me with a camera and said, "Can you name the continents?" The most appropriate answer is, "Using what model?" Lol Because depending on the model you can have 4, 5, and 7. With the literal geographic definition being 4.

[@fedodosto3162]

Maybe then you can answer my question. If we have the continents of North America and South America what then is Cenreal America? It is neither in North America nor Souht America.

[@Ajax1063]

@@fedodosto3162 lol Are you serious? Central is a subset of North. That's right, the central american countries of Belize, Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaraguan, El Salvador, and Guatemala also ALL count as North American countries. Next question.

[@Ajax1063]

@Gregory Schroeder I'm hypocritical because I gave a short answer and didn't want to explain the politics behind each model? First, you need a dictionary since you're using the term hypocritical wrong. Second, I never claimed to be a Professor. It's not my job to provide a long explanation. I gave you critical information about each model. Now go and do some online research to discover the history of each one, when they were created and why. You have some nerve and/or you're just lazy to demand from strangers online full explanations.

[@Caoneman]

@@canislupuscanus Use whatever model you want, "central america" does not exist in any of them, It is part of north america or to just america.

[@AposTrof-s1t]

6 continents: North America, South America, Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Eurasia. Those who call Oceania do not understand the meaning of the word continent at all. They confuse it with the continental plate. Oceania is a bunch of islands, not a continent. Europe and Asia are two regions of the same continent - Eurasia. Russia is located in the middle of this continent between Europe and Asia. 30 percent of Russia is located in Europe, the rest in Asia, but the majority of the population lives in the European part of Russia. The Ural Mountains are considered to be the border between Europe and Asia. Behind them is sparsely populated Siberia.

[@jamiemctainsh3267]

Not being able to answer a simple question, because your mind has suddenly gone blank, is also known as a "Brain-fart" in OZ.

[@JyveKilla]

i like "cognitive stall"

[@teresabealey7049]

@@JyveKilla Brain fart is better

[@peterfromgw4615]

Mate, many many Americans are having one, long “brain fart”. This interviewer is just reinforcing these people’s ignorance. Grüße aus Australien.

[@michaelschmidt7939]

Yeah but these people are just stupid. Thankfully they are not the majority of US citizens. There are alot of them, but the majority of citizens have intellect.

[@peterfromgw4615]

@@michaelschmidt7939 you reckon? I’ve run into many Americans in the US, particularly in the Mid West, and there were not that many one would call intelligent. Parochial at best, with very little interest in things outside their local area. Grüße aus Australien.

[@TechnikMeister2]

My kids have experienced the Australian, US and German education systems as I was posted to overseas offices in my career. The US had the edge in Maths and Science. The Germans also. The Germans paid much more attention to European History as you would expect. But the US came a long third in global history and geography. Case in point in my Australian daughters experience: A Kansas dad thought his daughter needed a passport to travel to New York. She visited Ground Zero in NYC with some American classmates. She pulled out a copy of the Gettysburg address and read it. Bystanders wept including a NYC cop who stood listening. One of the girls asked, "Did you write that?"

[@makaylahall2664]

Ain't no way the usa had an edge in math and science bro, this is coming from a usa citizen 😭

[@thanussongprasart2568]

That’s no way the US has edge in math. I was an exchange student to Texas and used my country 8 grade math knowledge to top year 11 there

[@janined5784]

Oh gosh! "Did you write that?" That's so sad 😥

[@mishamelbourne1649]

Mate the irony of judging your fellow Americans for making states as continents and then naming Russia! LOL The only country acceptable as a continent is us here in Aus though most of the world refers to Oceania or the horrible Australasia. Better luck next time ;)

[@roryslaine7896]

I actually lost it when that fella answered that the USA gained independence from Korea 😂😂

[@janined5784]

There is a new quiz show starting on TV here tomorrow (Australia) for high school students. In the advertising the quiz master asks one girl to name all the American states, IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER. She nails it perfectly in about 10 seconds! Alabama to Wyoming, straight through the list. Awesome!

[@donnawilliams2805]

Awesome show!!

[@janined5784]

@@donnawilliams2805 Yeah, it was good wasn't it?! I was surprised at how much I knew and got the correct answers to some they got wrong. (Except the physics questions - my brain is not wired for physics). I can't believe they didn't get "The Blue Danube" though.

[@donnawilliams2805]

@@janined5784 I was shouting blue at the screen lol! I genuinely loved Shaun Ms banter and witty quips too

[@janined5784]

@@donnawilliams2805 😆 Me tooooo! Also the Latin words, veni vidi, vici and ad nauseam. I hoped my neighbours weren't hearing me yell "veni vidi vici - I came I saw I conquered" at the TV! I'm sure they would have called the Police or an ambulance and put me in a straight jacket. It was quite entertaining though. It's a nice change from crime shows that's for sure!

[@eurekaelephant2714]

Yeah but shes obviously got autism or something. It is awesome, but im over w society that thinks stuff is good just because of peoples dna that they inherited. While its interesting to watch, at the end of the day it doesnt matter one bit. And thats coming from a straight A student. How supposedly smart you are, doesnt deserve the value we still put on it, spiritually speaking.

[@hugheseguia1845]

In the continents question, Ryan says "North America, South America", but they are the same continent, the whole is just "America". This leads to confusion because people in the US call their country "America", when America is the whole continent. So the continents are America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania, each represented by a circle in the Olympic Games' flag. What I learned at school was that the circles' colors represented each continent: Red for America (red-skinned people) Black for Africa (black-skinned people) Yellow for Asia (yellow-skinned people) Green for Europe (green fields) Blue for Oceania (surrounded by water) Antarctica is also a continent though basically no one lives there permanently.

[@joaquimvital5888]

THIS.

[@noahcufre5534]

Estaba por decir eso, me sorprende la confusión que hay con los continentes!

[@trevorcook3129]

Change Oceania to Australia. Continents refer to large land masses. Not small islands

[@gregmccallum3124]

I feel bad for the future USA watching this, as an Aussie, I know all these answers. I wasn't even looking at my screen for the Mississippi question and just naturally nailed it, it is even quiz/trivia night you go to.

[@williecoulter1091]

Yeah i think miss is sippi when she dashes into woollies for something she forgot. 🤔 🤣

[@steadholderharrington9035]

@@williecoulter1091 🙄😓

[@wolf1066]

My friends and I used to pride ourselves at how fast we could rattle off the spelling of Mississippi when we were nine - we live in New Zealand, where we're more likely to need to spell Tāmaki-makau-rau

[@steadholderharrington9035]

@@wolf1066 "Take care of me" huh? And here I was thinking it'd have been something more, like: "Inaianei kua panuitia te karangatanga tuunga mo te Ariki o nga Rings!" 😂😂😂🤣

[@wolf1066]

@@steadholderharrington9035 Tāmaki-makau-rau is the Māori name for Auckland - we stopped auditioning for Lord of the Rings years ago.

[@LukeBerrell]

Mate, I'm enjoying your vids - the 6x7 confusion and query was a hoot - I hope you see the irony. Good onya for showing an interest in other countries I'm sure your views will happily answer your questions and give you clarity. Hope you visit one day - we'll totally give you 5 star hospitality and show u all the good stuff.

[@RexAlfieLee]

You said 43 twice & I laughed both times in embarrassment for you. Btw I'm Australian & I can spell Mississippi backwards in about 2 seconds. The Arctic isn't a continent bcos there's no actual land mass above the water. It's all ice. Largest number is infinity but it isn't really a number, it's a concept. A googolplex perhaps. It's 10 to the power of [10 to the power of a hundred]. Now that is really big. As for the 69th president, he'll go down in history one day & I'm sure there'll be a lot of interesting asexual positions available. 😀 Will America exist by the 69th president is a bigger question?

[@Coooeee]

Googolplex +1

[@DanDownunda8888]

Graham's number is bigger than the googolplex. It's so big, the Universe does not contain enough stuff on which to write its digits: it's literally too big to write. But this number is finite, it's also an whole number, and despite it being so mind-bogglingly huge we know it is divisible by 3 and ends in a 7.

[@elizabethwallace-donnelly.2356]

🤣🤣🤣 I just can't believe the stupidity ... Also Ryan isnt the brightest

[@thisismetoday]

Kudos for that thumbnail! It made me giggle 😁 I’m worried what to expect hehe

[@joandsarah77]

You need to see the video asking Americans to pick places on a map. One American points to us (Australia) and says we are North Korea and then his mate says we should invade. It's hilarious-but I am also thankful he isn't in charge.

[@maggie6]

Love the American mentality. Invade! They don’t know anything about the country - but hey! Let’s just invade it. Disgusting the way they love war.

[@altsc]

Amen to that

[@icebergrose8955]

I saw that, so funny. What I don't understand is how they couldn't find the USA on a world map. They literally live there.

[@rerehuia709]

I learnt how to spell Mississippi as a kid. Never been to America and now I'm 64, can still spell it.

[@patricec.2957]

you needed 7 minutes to realize your error with the 7x6 🤣🤣🤣

[@ros2456]

I think my favourite answer was to the question, “What is President Obama’s last name” to which the girl responded “Care”. She then proceeded to spell out c-a-r-e and said Obama Care. Hilarious!

[@zkaluf]

what is the last name of obama lol hahaha lmfao

[@MattOstey]

Who fought in the civil war? Soldiers I would have given her the money (and then some) for such a creative answer that was also technically correct...

[@bluewhale5367]

Him: 6×7=43 Asian parents: so you have chosen death 💀

[@kimnovak8985]

I think one of those late night hosts did something with a map of the world and asked random people in the US to point to a continent. Some pointed to Japan and random islands on the map . When they were asked where they were on the map as in the US they were pointing everywhere but North America. It was terrible, some of the kids were better and were able to answer correctly- so there must be some improvement in the American education system but unfortunately there looks like there’s 2-3 generations of kids who unfortunately have been let down by the education system there. Oh by the way Antarctica is a continent because there is land under the ice but the Arctic isn’t because it’s all ice.

[@PPfilmemacher]

Jay Leno have started this kind of „survey“ being stoped bye a group of people with a huge camera and a big fluffy overhead microphone mi back then a huge camera and pedestrians on the sidewalk and them answer random questions about topics wats acutely was supposed to be common knowledge and Lenon and his audience have loved this concept immediately, so the made decided to rann with it and have made it segment in to a regularly recurring event of Leno‘s Late night Talk Show Show a which other Talkshows copied current staple it became became and staple segment people 22 Years ago for many years and ten yeard latter almost made every late night show have copied it but jimmy Kimmels show is now The only one left and other

[@michaelschmidt7939]

Those late night shows specifically target people who are not smart or sometimes will pay people to act dumb. Thats showbiz.

[@netgnostic1627]

The Arctic is an ocean, ice or no ice ...

[@SkyModess]

@@PPfilmemacher trying to read your comment ... hurt my brain.

[@samsprrr3548]

I am from England and I am starting to feel sorry for you before I laugh at the video. Great video thank you

[@stanleywiggins5047]

P.S. this 64 year old Aussie can spell the name of the river with 4 Ss & 2 Ps in it. These videos are a sad indictment of the U.S. education system. I've seen on where they were actually in a high school talking with year 10 through 12 students

[@KrokoZBR]

Question 6x7 make me wanted give a tip "remember The Question about life, universe and everything", but i guess it would be unknown reference for zoomers

[@chrmnlp4413]

My Mum always said they had to learn to spell ornithorhynchus as their spelling word. I have known how to spell it since I was six. To the uninitiated, it is a platypus.

[@njkauto2394]

Your mum is clever and you are lucky 😊

[@janined5784]

That's a tough one!

[@jillmortlock8439]

In intermediate (11-12) we had to spell antidisestablishmentarianism.

[@janined5784]

@@jillmortlock8439 Certainly a mouth full!

[@julesmarwell8023]

Just shows you... I just learnt something... thanks..

[@arnodrygala965]

The dumbing down of the population is also occurring in Australia. English grammar is no longer taught at school and even most English teachers do not understand grammar. Television journalists constantly make basic mistakes such as using the singular form when they need to use the plural. “There is problems’ instead of the correct “There are problems.” An ignorant population where an opinion carries the same validity as a fact spells the destruction of democracy.

[@muzza1967]

I would have loved it if someone reply to the 60mph question as 96 kilometers.

[@Joe-King]

96.56064

[@muzza1967]

@@Joe-King Yes you are correct I used 1.7 instead of 1.6 as a quick conversion.

[@Joe-King]

@@muzza1967 Me: Google... 👍

[@p38arover22]

102km = 63.37 miles :)

[@ngocminhpham5665]

I love that he thought Russia was a continent and that the North pole should also be a continent (even though it's just water and floating ice). It shows that even relatively intelligent Americans still have serious gaps in their geography knowledge.

[@jogould1045]

lmao . i love the way he just says 'yes' even when they are wrong... Just so nobody beats the shit out of him for telling them they are wrong i bet... 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TheJoergenDK]

Like I told you, you are funny. This time especially when you said "Please stop!", because that is my favourite movie meme! Please don't stop, though! 🤣

[@TheEmeliaJean]

6x7 = the meaning of life

[@Joe-King]

Don't panic! And hold onto that towel.

[@muzza1967]

After seeing this video I want to say "so long and thanks for the fish"🤣🤣

[@Kayenne54]

@@Joe-King No wait. gotta have my cuppa first.

[@deanblaze-h5e]

Yes I'm worried, hand me my towel and electronic sub-ether device please

[@MrMadact]

One of the jokes in the book is that the answer is 42 but no-one knows the question... which at some point is revealed to be "what is six times nine?", to which a character responds "I always knew there was something fundamentally wrong with the universe"

[@marcballard9428]

How many in a dozen...and the guy doing the reactions response is amazingly American when they don't know. "Don't you ever get donuts" 🤣🤣🤣

[@billmilligan1705]

Look at the US vehicle importers guide to vehicles. Apparently in the USA there is a N for Night mode on automatic transmissions. 9 out of 10 Americans found that these imported cars could not be used at night but would work during the day when D for day mode was used. Apparently at night when N for night was selected the car would just sit there and not move and the engine would just rev

[@leannecurtis1582]

😂😂😂

[@vanidiaogega94]

You mean neutral and Drive why 😂😂😂

[@vanidiaogega94]

The way you said "AFRICA" and I was like Oh bless him .He doesn't realize that they think Africa is a country lol..😂😂😂 Plus in the continents question, In Kenya We call them the Americas in plural not only because we have North and South but Also because America as a whole is a country. But this country is part of a continent. We have Canada too as part of North America. So I think it'll be wrong to count both North and South America as one continent.

[@Katliott]

As a kid in Australia I also learned Mississippi… but it was M I double S, I double S, I double P, I 😂. Haha that brought back memories, have no idea why we were taught that.

[@ScottEDawg]

I belive we were taught that as a part of word structure - how words sound, word building and the like.

[@njkauto2394]

I am in my 50's and we were taught Mississippi as a way of understanding how American English spelling is more phonetic than Modern English language spelling.

[@teresabealey7049]

yep we learned it too back in the 70's. Aussie education covered it all

[@macdac9861]

@@teresabealey7049 except how to pronounce chance, dance, France, plant, example etc

[@joanneklimoski3832]

I'm another child of the 70's. Went to school in Inner Sydney. We were taught "Mrs M Mrs I Mrs SS I, Mrs SS I, Mrs PP I".

[@BigAl53750]

Hey Ryan, your expressions when they answers are so bad are outstanding!

[@suetatlock8328]

This is not just a USA thing. We have thick heads in the UK. And so do many other supposedly educated countries. Don’t feel bad

[@jfrancobelge]

I'm afraid it's the same worldwide. Our young generations have switched their brains for smartphones. Humanity is doomed.

[@robertpaget809]

You paused that video more times than I’ve been layed 😂

[@pamboak2209]

I don’t think American young people are alone.

[@west.8105]

43 omg haha…..love your vids! Keep the good work!

[@greghillier5176]

I'm sure there must be some people in the US that made it to grade 3 general knowledge(most of this is grade one and two stuff). curious as to know how many people he interviewed got the answers right and did not make it to the final cut.

[@BrightSeaStar]

My fervent prayer is just that there were many, but I may be living in my own fantasy world.

[@Rubytuesday1569]

That Obama 'Care' answer was gold!🤣 Her friend ran away!

[@PiersDJackson]

Ryan... Russia 🇷🇺 is a Country not a Continent.... replace that with Asia.... technically from the Ural mountain range in the West to the Pacific rim in the East, and then add in "Central Asia" - all the *stans, and the two subcontinental plates of India and Tibet, they are a sandwich India over Tibet over Asia heading north.

[@Orbitalmercury]

60 mph for 1 hour is 60 miles or 96.56064 Kilometers. Continents, North America, south America, Africa, Asia, Europe , Australia and Antarctica. 6*7=42 A dozen is 12, a bakers dozen is 13. War of independence was against England. All those who couldn't get continents are all mentally incontinent ;😜 Civil war , the North vs the south or Yankees vs confederates. Australian here and we know MISSISSIPPI.

[@sandrarobinson3266]

This is why Aussies get away with saying we ride Roo's to school and so much more, it is how we say it that helps, but half the time it is the Yanks that ask us, if we really do XXX we just go with it keeping a straight face, affirm their assumptions, it is so much fun we have turned it into a great Aussie pass time.

[@janined5784]

Oh yeah, I loved the one the other day when the Aussie guy said "yes we do have 4th July, it's stops 3rd and 5th of July from running each other". Love it!

[@MayYourGodGoWithYou]

Same reason Scotland can convince them the haggis is actually a wild animal. What's really weird, I even managed to convince one person that the flightless haggis had somehow emigrated and we now have a wild population in Ireland (despite not having the mountains they live on). Just seems some in the US are so gullible they'll believe anything.

[@janined5784]

Oh gosh, me too, that C was classic!

[@vpdownunder9032]

Don't forget the drop bears that fill the trees along walking trails lol.

[@timefliesaway999]

Ryan how are you so sure about 6x7 being 43 😭😭😭🤣

[@leighkennedy6973]

Hey mate come across your video last month on Qantas Airlines, been watching ever since. You are definitely passionate about us Aussies, you have to get over here and check it out all out for yourself. By the way...Qantas stands for Queensland and Northern Territory Airway Service, otherwise we would actually spell it with a u lol. Safest airline in the world to date, thanks heaps for the entertainment mate, cheers Leigh

[@goodtimegwyn]

As a retired teacher, I would be interested in a comparison between British and Americans. And yes - you did say 43!!!

[@deanmaynard8256]

Who fought in the Civil War? Parliamentarians and Royalists or course!

[@looloo4029]

They should have asked him to which civil war he was referring...US Civil War, Spanish Civil War, etc, etc..

[@janined5784]

@@looloo4029 ...English civil war...the list goes on, but those kids probably don't know that other countries exist, let alone who fought civil wars and why.

[@deanmaynard8256]

Even here in Australia we had some mini civil wars (uprisings really)- one was called The Rum Rebellion as Rum was the currency at the time!

[@looloo4029]

@@deanmaynard8256 I am also Australian. The most important rebellion I think of in our history is that of the Eureka Stockade.

[@looloo4029]

@@janined5784 that’s right.

[@lulu-qw8xy]

So enjoyed your video. You are so funny! ♥️

[@andrewferguson887]

"Who fought in the civil war ?," soldiers !, lmao, but she is correct.

[@Kellerkind.1]

i love this sh*t.... and how you messed 6x7 up...lol, you made my day! it just proves, US education is great :)

[@desireeg5807]

Lol you're funny. As someone who has never been on friendly terms with maths, this resonated with me... It took you three attempts - the first two concluding with 43 (which weirds me out coz I'm pretty sure an even multiplied by an odd number always has an even numbered result?) and then roaring the fourth (thankfully, correct) answer out to the universe :D Great stuff! Legitimately :D

[@DD-jz2tv]

I actually chuckled at your reactions in this video!

[@grandmothergoose]

These types of videos need to be taken with a huge amount of scepticism. It's quite normal for people to suffer a brain freeze when asked pop questions they weren't expecting, even more so when under the pressure of being filmed, in public. Most of these people probably walked away and realised they did know the correct answer later on. We have no idea how many hundreds of people he interviewed and how many of them got all the questions correct easily but ended up on the cutting room floor. Do this in any country and interview enough people, you'll find enough dumb responses to make a decent length video out of it.

[@lisabelw7782]

Even though I agree with you on the brain freeze point, this video almost completely mirrors my experience as a German exchange student at a HS in Tennessee. I was a sophomore back in 2010 and had World History and Local & Regional History classes. I did find that I knew more about US history than most of my peers.

[@iggyblitz8739]

Come on, most of the questions are soooooo basic and there was no time limit to answer them, excuses.

[@gigantor62]

Only an American would say that. Smh

[@durabelle]

If that's true, where are all the videos from the other countries? Brain freeze is a thing for sure, but just blurting out such brainfarts isn't that, it just proves how little about the subject these people know.

[@ChrissaTodd]

the obama question should have been called out as a trick question right away though

[@atlantisatlantis3864]

I really like your Clips. Gives me a feeling of being a genius😂

[@Danger_Mouse_00]

They only travelled a mile in an hour as they caught all the red lights. 😂

[@Nick-kk9ei]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@johnstopford9633]

You crack me up Ryan when I watch your videos well done :) I can tell you we here in Australia, seems like we know more about the USA than the people living there no joke. lol

[@emmjay22]

North pole is not a continent like Antarctica is, because it's not land mass.

[@susankemble-jones3021]

What Is Antarctica? - NASA 8 Dec 2010 ... Antarctica is a continent. It is Earth's fifth largest continent. Antarctica is covered in ice. Antarctica covers Earth's South Pole.

[@emmjay22]

@Susan Kemble-Jones what? I think you've mis-read my comment. We are both saying that Antarctica is a continent.....

[@papadingo]

Mate, I'm 67 and we were taught to spell Mississippi in school. Was part of our spelling tests here in Australia.

[@colonialgal1750]

Mark Dice does great ones of these, usually records it at Venice Beach, California. A lot of the time, near the end of the video, he'll include a person, or people who know the answer, and they are invariably foreigners.

[@writerbill1]

Those videos are wild! One time, somebody would not trade their half-eaten ice cream for a gold coin! 🤦‍♂

[@janhegarty5268]

Back in 1982 when I was in the USA, when I told an American tourist that I was from Australia. She said “0h just next to Germany”. I couldn’t believe what I had heard! Oh my goodness you have mixed up Australia with Austria! I received an incredible look and was told that Austria didn’t exist!

[@blue_rose789]

I've just found your channel and I've been binge watching it! I absolutely love your reactions.

[@MaskedBishop]

So you have several channels! 😱 Got you. 🤘 Greetings from Germany.

[@melblue4953]

In NZ we had to learn to spell Mississippi. I new most of the answers. Hahaha Obama care love it.

[@Stiffdistantandweird]

I pissed myself at “Care”. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@brosert]

I think when you ask people a random question (especially when they're being filmed) some people do get flustered - especially when the answer is stupidly obvious and you sort of start thinking you've misunderstood the question). It's sort of obvious with the Obama question, that he needlessly hurries him a long to help confuse him a bit more....

[@missdragonfire]

Also, they are not likely to show those who got it right.

[@njkauto2394]

AGREE, These are not trick questions but trip-questions. The people are being blind sided and tripped up by the simplicity of the questions. Then there are those who just don't care and that's fair enough 🙂

[@nagyzoli]

@Ryan Was Depends on the mile => km conversion. The mile is not unique (specific reason why meter was invented in the first place). You have nautical, you have Uk, you have french, you have USA all using their own different length for the mile. Averaging these out it is 1.6 km = 1 mile. Fun fact: the origin of the mile IS 1000 x something. Namely: 1000 paces, as measured in the Roman Empire. It was never intended to use 8 x something, 12 x something etc

[@susanhammond2724]

Yes in New Zealand we were taught the spelling of words like Mississippi with little poems to remember them. Not sure why but it something that stays in your head like chanting the maths times tables daily. They didn't do that when my kids were at school though.

[@icebergrose8955]

I'm in NZ and my 7yr old granddaughter had her first computing coding class last term. She loved it, they're making games.

[@deanblaze-h5e]

Yes I did in the 70s 80s nz but my kids didn't in the 90s. We had a time table book at home it had the rhyme for how many days in each month, little song too.

[@krh007]

The only thing the majority of our young generation can retain & know is - what Kim Kardashian is up to - what clothes are on sale - latest hot song released on the charts- how fast they can scroll their phone for insta/tiktok etc posts. Their iphone addiction is so bad to social media these days their concentration skills to any serious task (like working) is completely shot. Their productivety ouput in any given working day would be max 50%. If you told them they could not have their phone for one day they would suffer anxiety and for a week they would have a mental breakdown. Most young people severely lack sleep and we are seeing a whole wave of anxiety & depression from iphone addiction burnout Their brains are fried

[@gregmayo]

Omg I'm a genius I answered every question correct

[@nagyzoli]

@Ryan Was He never said in a straight line now did he? You could be doings laps with 60 mph and still, relative to the point of origin, bee in the same race track :D

[@fedepax8474]

7 continents only for you guys 😜 In Italy we say 5 (I remember my elementary school teacher once told me to think about the symbol of the Olympics) but of course is something used conventionally. Wikipedia explains it better than me 🥹😅

[@artemisa1523]

In Latin America is the same, just give continents.

[@ryttyr14]

The north pole, or the Arctic as I assume you meant to refer to, is not a continent but an archipelago partially connected together by ice.

[@alijames180]

It’s good to see you out there trying to educate your citizens 😳

[@moonypad]

Hi Ryan, there are 6 continents: America (it's just one, which we divide in north, central and south america but the continent is called america as a whole), Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania and Antartica. At least it's taught like that here in Argentina, I don't remember if USA considers North America and South America as different continents, so that can be right as well if you consider it like that. In that case it's 7 continents.

[@corberus3119]

in some places the combine europe and asia into one continent so there would be 5, 6, or 7. there is no global consensus on the correct number

[@vanidiaogega94]

In Africa we count them separately. So in essence 7 continents

[@monogramadikt5971]

mate, when i looked at the text books my dad had learn from in school and then compare them to the books i was taught from at the same age, they are literally worlds apart.. theres no way modern kids could probably handle them with all the social media distractions and other nonsense they have to deal with now days. and imo they seem to dumb down the education on offer every other year, its almost like they dont want educated people getting in their ways these days

[@deanblaze-h5e]

That's it you worked it out friend.. You ALL gonna be mindless slaves, not just the blacks this time. That's the rich rulers plan

[@AlexandraVioletta]

I learned how to spell Mississippi right because of an Chipmunk episode 😂 M, I, double S, I, double S, I, double P, I. 😂

[@Wandafulofit]

It's really interesting that you say ss and pp yet in Australia we say double s and double p

[@OblivionGate]

We say the same thing in the UK... But you know Americans are still using the imperial system and driving on the wrong side of the road... So... Among many other weird things.

[@continental_drift]

Kiwis would say ss and pp also, they never say double s or p. It is an interesting cultural thing.

[@hypsyzygy506]

@@OblivionGate The USA has never used the Imperial System. Their pint is about 20% smaller than an Imperial pint, and their ton is only 2000lbs rather than the Imperial ton of 2240lbs. They also have no idea of how many pounds there are in a stone. Even their fluid ounces are different from Imperial. Of course, everything in the US Customary and Imperial systems is defined in metric units, anyway.

[@allisongrattidge4154]

He should've asked what time is the 6 o'clock news? Haha

[@MMSS-1311]

I’m an Aussie and even I know most of the questions about America! 😳

[@rozhunter7645]

I’ve always been able to spell Mississippi and when you kept saying 43 I kept shouting noooo it’s 42 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jamiemctainsh3267]

@ 5:03 Six times seven equals 43 ???? Not too late to pull this vid. You must be younger than you look.

[@thornbird6768]

Mississippi was a constant on junior school spelling tests in the UK . Junior school age group is 7 - 11 years old . This is painful to watch ‼️

[@allangoodger969]

I would be at my letterbox? 60 miles = 96.56km

[@Fidi987]

About the 60 miles: I think they assume he's asking "how far have you gone after one MINUTE". Maybe because of the 60 miles and the association of 60 mins in an hour. Does that make sense?

[@brettevill9055]

It's the third millennium, Ryan. The first was 1 to 1000, the second was 1001 to 2000. The north pole is in the middle of the Arctic Ocean, not a continent. And I think the kids are just panicking.

[@njkauto2394]

I Agree, people are panicking.

[@janined5784]

Oh but, not one of them got the 60mph for one hour! That's so easy and obvious. They should be able to answer that without even thinking about it. That's like the one - which is heavier, a ton of feathers or a tin of bricks? Nah, on second thought that would be too hard for them.

[@brettevill9055]

@@janined5784 Right, it's so easy and obvious that it's very unlikely that they couldn't figure it out, which is why I think they panicked. And of course the people who put the video together didn't bother to show us the people they asked who got it right.

[@nick7076]

Which is why I celebrated the millennium on NYE 2000 unlike the rest of the world who celebrated a year early on NYE 1999. There was no year 0 it is 1 BC to 1 AD. The 21st century started at midnight 2000 to 2001

[@barbaradalziel9421]

As a Canadian we know more about the states then Americans do We learnt this in public school