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>>This reminds me of one of the things that talk show host Jay Leno does - goes out on the street and asks very simple questions on things like American History - Who's buried in Grant's Tomb, Which side won the Civil War, etc... I'm embarassed for my species sometimes.
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>Howard Stern does the same sort of thing. My all time favorite question he asks is: "How many states are there?" I'm always amazed how many people answer with 52. I guess I shouldn't be.
And how many are there really? Excuse the stupid question from a foreigner... I learned more than 20 years ago that there were 50 states, but I am not sure whether any states were added in the meantime.
Hilmar.
Difference in opinions hath cost many millions of lives: for instance, whether flesh be bread, or bread be flesh; whether whistling be a vice or a virtue; whether it be better to kiss a post, or throw it into the fire... (from Gulliver's Travels)
