You don’t have to go far to find evidence that many students today are poorly educated. Just watch some videos on Youtube channels like Prager U, Liberty Hangout or Mark Dice (Q: What year did Karl Marx, Lee Harvey Oswald and John Wilkes Booth sign the Declaration of Independence? A: 1492).
There was a gameshow skit on SNL that was as bit like Password and Family Fued. Two teams of two people. One teammate pitching questions to the other. The goal was not to give the correct answer but the most popular answer.
Which war ened slavery? World War One? World War Two!
What year was America discovered? 1776!
What orbits the earth? You see it at night. Almost every day… Oh! The Sun!
Elton John is… The Queen of England!
A cast member played Jean Kirkpatrick, former US ambassador to the UN. She gave correct answers and was going nuts because her teammate kept saying “No…Nope…Nooo…”
“Remember, Jean: we’re looking for the most _popular_ answers to the question!”