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This is a interesting thread. But why is this in the pit?
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So we can use expletives when describing our discontent when a poster fails to use an ‘an’ in front of a word that begins with a vowel.
I kid, I kid.
It’s not just the contestants.
I just watched an episode the other day:
$25,000 question: “When viewed from the front, which president on Mt. Rushmore appears furthest to the right?” (paraphrasing from memory)
Answer options (like this is a surprise)–George Washington, Theodore Roosavelt, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln.
The contestant didn’t know (how does that happen?) and chose to “Ask The Audience.”
60% (the overwhelming majority) picked Roosavelt. The contestant went with it, and went home with $1,000.
I can buy that ONE person might not know the order of the faces on Mt. R, but SIXTY PERCENT OF THE AUDIENCE???
Good cripes!
The order? I have a hard time remembering which four were on there.
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The order? I have a hard time remembering which four were on there.
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Yeah, this one didn’t surprise me at all. I think the only reason I knew the right answer is that the summer reality series “Treasure Hunters” made a stop there, and made a big point out of the fact that the presidents are not in chronological order. The audience probably assumed they were.
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Roosavelt,
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/Gaudere
It’s Roosevelt.
[QUOTE=fessie]
/Gaudere
It’s Roosevelt.
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Ah, but which one?
:dubious: 
[QUOTE=fessie]
/Gaudere
It’s Roosevelt.
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But I thought the point was that it’s not Roosevelt, it’s Lincoln
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About a dozen years ago I heard a radio report that paraphrased a study by saying that less than half of American adults know how long it takes the Earth to go around the Sun. I couldn’t believe it, so I started giving my students (ages 25 and up, all with at least a high school education) the question for extra credit, along with the choices 24 hours; 7 days; 29 days; 365 days.
Only about 30% got it right. Certainly, that is a lot easier than the Earth-Sun distance.
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Well, it’s a trick question. Everyone knows the Sun goes around the Earth.
What do I win, Alex?