11% of Americans can't find the USA on a map

Hurricane · November 21, 2002, 07:44

And more embarrassing facts can be found in National Geographic's latest survey among 18-24 year olds. For example:

87 percent cannot find Iraq

83 percent cannot find Afghanistan

76 percent cannot find Saudi Arabia

70 percent cannot find New Jersey

49 percent cannot find New York

11 percent cannot find the United States

BlackStone · November 21, 2002, 07:46

I bet Saddam is feeling a hell of a lot better now

Kropotkin · November 21, 2002, 07:48

So if 49% cannot find New York. How stupid must those (70-49=) 21% that can find N.Y. but not New Jersey be?

Winston · November 21, 2002, 07:49

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Originally posted by Hurricane

87 percent cannot find Iraq

83 percent cannot find Afghanistan

76 percent cannot find Saudi Arabia

70 percent cannot find New Jersey

49 percent cannot find New York

11 percent cannot find the United States

Bah! That totals much more than 100%, so this survey is obviously a scam.

Pekka · November 21, 2002, 07:49

I really have to doubt thouse figures. Everybody knows geogprahy is not the strongest points of murricans, but there has to be some fault in those figures. I refuse to believe those.

aaglo · November 21, 2002, 07:52

I don't believe those number either. The murricans cannot know that much...

Kropotkin · November 21, 2002, 07:53

HAHA, go to the page and do the test. I'm on the first question, 55% of swedes knows the population of the US; only 25% of the people from the US, in fact they are the worst group on the first question! ´

MRT144 · November 21, 2002, 07:53

im glad im one of the few people that can

Winston · November 21, 2002, 07:57

In related news: 100% of Swedes in this thread cannot correctly subtract the number 49 from the number 70.

BlackStone · November 21, 2002, 07:59

No wonder Bush got elected. He is the guy next door.

Kropotkin · November 21, 2002, 07:59

Winston: I don't know what you're talking about.

Winston · November 21, 2002, 08:02

aaglo · November 21, 2002, 08:02

I did the survey. I missed only the question about the most populated religion...

aaglo · November 21, 2002, 08:04

Actually, this survey only proves the stereotype of americans to be correct....

@americans

statusperfect · November 21, 2002, 08:06

"Top scorers were young adults in Sweden, Germany, and Italy."

Sikander · November 21, 2002, 08:08

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Originally posted by Hurricane
And more embarrassing facts can be found in National Geographic's latest survey among 18-24 year olds. For example:

87 percent cannot find Iraq

83 percent cannot find Afghanistan

76 percent cannot find Saudi Arabia

70 percent cannot find New Jersey

49 percent cannot find New York

11 percent cannot find the United States

Why do you think we invented the smart bomb?

MarkG · November 21, 2002, 08:09

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nearly 30 percent of those surveyed could not find the Pacific Ocean, the world’s largest body of water;

Richelieu · November 21, 2002, 08:10

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Originally posted by aaglo
I did the survey. I missed only the question about the most populated religion...

I had the same results! Must be a northern thing.

Richelieu · November 21, 2002, 08:11

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Originally posted by Sikander

Why do you think we invented the smart bomb?

Evil Knevil · November 21, 2002, 08:12

It was for 18-25 year olds so maybe thats why. Silly Quan'kee educshum system

I noticed the UK wasn't far behind the US, or Mexico....

d'oh!

Gangerolf · November 21, 2002, 08:13

38% of Americans can't find Russia.
3% of Swedes
6% French
24% of Brits
30% of Mexicans

MarkG · November 21, 2002, 08:16

ok americans at least nknow one thing: middle east produces the most oil in the world: 81%

Eli · November 21, 2002, 08:17

I proudly announce that I knew all the questions.

@ Stupid Americans.

Did you notice that most of the Mexicans didnt know where west it?

Gangerolf · November 21, 2002, 08:20

the brits are almost equally ignorant. 49% of them can't find Mexico!

and 20% of Americans can't find their southern neighbour.

MarkG · November 21, 2002, 08:22

i think we must do the survey for US apolytoners

mrboo123 · November 21, 2002, 08:38

This is sad, I'm 14, and the only question I got wrong was the biggest reiogln on the earth, I said Budsithm, I was thinking of the Chinese and the 1 billion+ peolpe...

Stefu · November 21, 2002, 09:00

Geez, I didn't think Americans were this eager to prove stereotypes about them correct.

Hurricane · November 21, 2002, 09:15

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Originally posted by Eli
Did you notice that most of the Mexicans didnt know where west it?

They are probably teached some really ****ed-up rule of thumb for remembering the directions, like "west is the opposite direction of where your right hand is pointing" or "Columbus sailed west towards India which is in the east, except he did it the other way around" or something like that.

Kropotkin · November 21, 2002, 09:23

Or that they know that the west indies are to the east.

Kropotkin · November 21, 2002, 09:24

... or should I say that they don't know that the west indies is to the east but... Oh crap, you get it.