Who Won The Civil War? Tough Question.

[kpete]

Recently PoliTech, a group of politically engaged students on the campus of Texas Tech University, posted a video titled "Politically Challenged — Texas Tech Edition" in which they quiz contemporary students about history and politics.

On-screen reporter Courtney Plunk tosses the simplest of questions at random passersby "to see just how much our fellow students know about their country."

Question: Who won the Civil War? Answers: "The South?" and "The Confederates?"

Question: Who is our vice president? Answers: "I have no idea" and "Is that a trick question?"

Question: Who did we gain our independence from? Answer: "I couldn't tell you."

http://www.npr.org/blogs/theprotojournalist/2014/11/18/364675234/who-won-the-civil-war-tough-question?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social

[belzabubba333]

1. ouch this is really painfull

[BillZBubb]

2. This is Texas you are talking about. No surprise.

[drm604]

4. I'm not so sure it would be much different elsewhere.

Maybe the Civil War question would get the right answer up north.

[Blue_Adept]

3. I hate stuff like this

Because anytime you basically accost anyone on the street, they're going to be offput by the whole thing.

Some people will just blurt anything out, others won't be able to step up to the plate, and some will just say anything to get away or act goofy because they think they'll be on TV.

[mmonk]

5. If today's US politics and Supreme Court

are any indication, the Confederates have eventually won.

[Initech]

12. Well we did move from actual slavery to wage and debt slavery so I guess that's something.

[hifiguy]

13. Indeed.

[GreatGazoo]

6. it was edited of course to show only the worst answers

hardly scientific so it's poli sci without the "sci" part.

Hey, they knew who Snooky was -- I don't.

[packman]

7. Shit, I don't know a fraction

of the latest pop culture faces . Whenever I see someone on TV or the Internet gushing over this or that personality I am at a loss.

[hobbit709]

8. Idiocracy is a documentary.

[Rex]

9. Worth every penny of student loans.

"Who cares if we won our independence from China in the Boxer Rebellion in 1492? What is important is that I get a great job after graduation!"

[Initech]

10. Electrolytes: they're what plants crave!

[hifiguy]

11. Everybody knows it was the

Germans.

Boy are people dumb.

[Enrique]

14. i'm proud of myself

I would have been able to answer both Brad Pitt questions.