Everybody Votes Channel convinced me that America needs better education.

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#1 wiifan001
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The question was: Do you know who was buried in Grant's tomb?

Option 1: Of course!

Option 2: Huh?

Over 60% responded with "Huh?" Why did most of the people not get it?

Don't they know that they answer is Grant??

If people really can't figure that then.... I'm sorry I'm at a loss for words

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#2 haziqonfire
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That was a question? I deleted EBV so I don't even know.

still, LULz.

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#3 Rocky32189
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Yeah, I felt the same way. I was so mad I got that prediction wrong. How can people be so dumb?

I wonder if they know when the War of 1812 took place.

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#4 Keenzach
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I must have missed that one I didnt see it bust most people must of put huh because they never heard of it which i havent :P
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#5 webbut
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Yeah, I felt the same way. I was so mad I got that prediction wrong. How can people be so dumb?

I wonder if they know when the War of 1812 took place.

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#6 Wintry_Flutist
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I don't need Wii channels to know that.
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#7 helium_flash
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Well I voted Huh because the question was so stupid. I was like WTF when I saw it. They really need to choose better questions, like "Do more people own cats or dogs?" What a stupid question. The answer was cats, but more poeple voted dogs for some reason, even though cats are a more common pet :|
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#8 clicketyclick
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Alright. You think you're so smart... so, tell me, in what month did the October Revolution take place?

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#9 -Despacio-
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You need to account for a couple of things. Many people may have voted HUH because it's an unusual question for the channel. Also, it's a trick questions designed to trick.
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#10 Englando_IV
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It's not always that obvious. It could have very easily been a trick question. I mean the 100 years war was not 100 years long.
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#11 haziqonfire
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Alright. You think you're so smart... so, tell me, when did the October Revolution take place?

clicketyclick

10, 000 BC.

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#12 clicketyclick
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[QUOTE="clicketyclick"]

Alright. You think you're so smart... so, tell me, when did the October Revolution take place?

Haziqonfire

10, 000 BC.

Alright alright. Let me fix the question. What month?

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[QUOTE="Haziqonfire"][QUOTE="clicketyclick"]

Alright. You think you're so smart... so, tell me, when did the October Revolution take place?

clicketyclick

10, 000 BC.

Alright alright. Let me fix the question. What month?

August.

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#14 meinink2y
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Maybe they didn't know who Grant was? I dunno, either way it's sad.
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#15 clicketyclick
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[QUOTE="clicketyclick"][QUOTE="Haziqonfire"][QUOTE="clicketyclick"]

Alright. You think you're so smart... so, tell me, when did the October Revolution take place?

Haziqonfire

10, 000 BC.

Alright alright. Let me fix the question. What month?

August.

Close...!

Seriously though.

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#16 haziqonfire
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Close...!

clicketyclick

10,000 BC had no months actually. I'm sure of it.

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#17 Wintry_Flutist
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[QUOTE="clicketyclick"]

Close...!

Haziqonfire

10,000 BC had no months actually. I'm sure of it.

I'm sure the answer is somewhere in here:

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#19 hotreat
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me too
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#20 turbotoby95
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Where did the American Revolution take place? I've had trouble on that question lately
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#21 air_wolf_cubed
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Why would you use that channel? I used it a few times then shot it out of the pointless cannon
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#22 craigalan23
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[QUOTE="Rocky32189"]

Yeah, I felt the same way. I was so mad I got that prediction wrong. How can people be so dumb?

I wonder if they know when the War of 1812 took place.

webbut

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Actually it was 2012 but it took place in the past because the indians made a time machine out of grass and clay.. Jeez people don't know anything about history. Anyway most people probably weren't being serious when they answered it.

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#23 Chojuto
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Wait who's Grant?
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#24 sman3579
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I laughed when I saw the question because it told you the answer and people didnt notice. I think Nintendo did this to show how Americans need more education.
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#25 toadster101
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Stupid people are stupid.
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#26 wiifan001
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Up to how many bullets can a six shooter hold? I bet if I asked that most of America would get that wrong too.
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#27 -Oath
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Up to how many bullets can a six shooter hold? I bet if I asked that most of America would get that wrong too.wiifan001

That would be horrible..

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#28 AndYOU
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Lulz
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#29 deactivated-5c35826ea3913
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of course America needs better education but it'll never happen. Corporations own the government and thus own the school systems. Corporations do not want educated people capable of independent thought. They want obedient workers. Be happy with what you've got. It's never going to get any better.
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#30 bobbetybob
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Up to how many bullets can a six shooter hold? I bet if I asked that most of America would get that wrong too.wiifan001

Bet nobody in the south would get it wrong.

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#31 petwoip
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I wouldn't say this is an indicator of poor education in the U.S. The question and answer are simple if you aren't expecting it to be a trick question, but the reason they posted that question was to trick people. Like other people said, it similar to asking the question: "how long was the 100 year war". You'd expect it to be 100, but it isn't. People expected something like that to happen. I think before claiming America needs better education you should look into why the question was posted in the first place.
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#32 wiifan001
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[QUOTE="wiifan001"]Up to how many bullets can a six shooter hold? I bet if I asked that most of America would get that wrong too.bobbetybob

Bet nobody in the south would get it wrong.

:) True.

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[QUOTE="Haziqonfire"][QUOTE="clicketyclick"][QUOTE="Haziqonfire"][QUOTE="clicketyclick"]

Alright. You think you're so smart... so, tell me, when did the October Revolution take place?

clicketyclick

10, 000 BC.

Alright alright. Let me fix the question. What month?

August.

Close...!

Seriously though.

November....I heard that question before in my history class and thought it was October, but it wasn't.

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#34 J_Ford
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I've answered every question they've put on the Everybody Votes Channel so far, and I don't ever remember answering a question like that. It doesn't sound like a question they'd put up either. I'll admit they've put up some dumb questions compared to others, but the question you're talking about makes no sense at all. Who exactly is the Grant you're referring to in that question? If it has no historical referrence or is related to anyone important there's no way they'd put it up. To me, it sounds like a made up question that someone submitted and hoped they'd chose it.
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#35 Rocky32189
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I've answered every question they've put on the Everybody Votes Channel so far, and I don't ever remember answering a question like that. It doesn't sound like a question they'd put up either. I'll admit they've put up some dumb questions compared to others, but the question you're talking about makes no sense at all. Who exactly is the Grant you're referring to in that question? If it has no historical referrence or is related to anyone important there's no way they'd put it up. To me, it sounds like a made up question that someone submitted and hoped they'd chose it.J_Ford

Where do you live?

It was a National question for America and it was very recent. The question refers to Ulysses S. Grant, a United States president and Civil War General.

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#36 Legolas_Katarn
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The question was: Do you know who was buried in Grant's tomb?

Option 1: Of course!

Option 2: Huh?

Over 60% responded with "Huh?" Why did most of the people not get it?

Don't they know that they answer is Grant??

If people really can't figure that then.... I'm sorry I'm at a loss for words

wiifan001

I put huh, because, I assumed it was Grant, but I didn't actually know. The question didn't ask if I think I know what it is, it asked if I know, so the answer would still be huh even if I read the name. The poll questions are making me wander about people, dumbest polls I've ever seen. Is feeding the dog fun? Do hit the brakes on your care more than you hit the gas?

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#37 Rocky32189
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Do hit the brakes on your care more than you hit the gas?Legolas_Katarn

Yeah, that was another dumb one. The problem is... if you're driving on the highway you obviously use the gas more. But if you are driving in the city with lots of traffic lights, you definately use the brake more. Except they don't address those issues. I predicted gas, because I knew that's what people would say.

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#38 Black_Knight_00
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What was the color of Napoleon's white horse?
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#39 J_Ford
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[QUOTE="J_Ford"]I've answered every question they've put on the Everybody Votes Channel so far, and I don't ever remember answering a question like that. It doesn't sound like a question they'd put up either. I'll admit they've put up some dumb questions compared to others, but the question you're talking about makes no sense at all. Who exactly is the Grant you're referring to in that question? If it has no historical referrence or is related to anyone important there's no way they'd put it up. To me, it sounds like a made up question that someone submitted and hoped they'd chose it.Rocky32189

Where do you live?

It was a National question for America and it was very recent. The question refers to Ulysses S. Grant, a United States president and Civil War General.

I live in Canada and I seriously don't remember answering that question or seeing it. I also just checked the Poll History and Recent Results and it's not listed in either of those. So the question about Grants Tomb would have had to of been asked at least a month ago, or longer, that's not very recent. Maybe it's possible it was asked, but it's still such a stupid question you can't really blame me for not remembering it.

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#40 Litchie
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Yeah, I felt the same way. I was so mad I got that prediction wrong. How can people be so dumb?

I wonder if they know when the War of 1812 took place.

Rocky32189

I've noticed that when you predict the dumbest answer on that channel, you'll get the prediction right almost every time. It's pretty annoying, but that's what I had to do not to get it wrong.

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#41 Rocky32189
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[QUOTE="Rocky32189"]

[QUOTE="J_Ford"]I've answered every question they've put on the Everybody Votes Channel so far, and I don't ever remember answering a question like that. It doesn't sound like a question they'd put up either. I'll admit they've put up some dumb questions compared to others, but the question you're talking about makes no sense at all. Who exactly is the Grant you're referring to in that question? If it has no historical referrence or is related to anyone important there's no way they'd put it up. To me, it sounds like a made up question that someone submitted and hoped they'd chose it.J_Ford

Where do you live?

It was a National question for America and it was very recent. The question refers to Ulysses S. Grant, a United States president and Civil War General.

I live in Canada and I seriously don't remember answering that question or seeing it. I also just checked the Poll History and Recent Results and it's not listed in either of those. So the question about Grants Tomb would have had to of been asked at least a month ago, or longer, that's not very recent. Maybe it's possible it was asked, but it's still such a stupid question you can't really blame me for not remembering it.

It was a question for the United States, not Canada. Every country has different National questions.

It was asked last week.