Born in 1960, so the space program was a HUGE thing of interest to me as all the boys back then. My kid’s view of that time is the same as my view of WW II - ancient history!
I asked my one daughter (8th grade) these questions first - she got them all right. Well - except when I said there was another country other than Mexico and Canada on our border. She thought about it and gave up but I wouldn’t say. She then said “South America??” Then my 16-year old son mentioned Cuba )nope, international waters as posted above.
Finally my son said “Oh - Russia!”.
As I said - with the homework my kids have, I really don’t understand how kids can be so stupid.
Oh - when my daughter said the Revolutionary War, and I added and “who was it against” , she said “England! - well the British.”
I said Yeah - England, British - whatever.
My son chimes in “No - it was the British, it wasn’t called England then.” Smart alec. And after looking just now on the web I’m just as confused. England is an island (and still a country or kingdom??). Great Britain is also an island and a kingdom (country??). And the whole thing together is called the “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”. (Hey - what about England!!???)
Jeez, and some kids are confused between the difference between America and the United States of America!