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Originally Posted by Burninator
That show was done to be funny, not represent an accurate account of Americans intelligence. I am sure there were people who correctly identified the geography questions, but that doesn't make a funny news segment. Canadians do the same thing with the Rick Mercer and his show Talking to Americans. Heck Americans do it to themselves with a segment on the Jay Leno Show, Jaywalking.
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I don't remember the name of the show, its origins, or its purpose, however I it seemed to be filmed as a news segment rather than a comedy. I was simply flipping through channels while I lived in New Zealand.
Regardless, Transplant was saying how many people would be aware of the Korean War, but I think that might be harder to find, especially given it was completely overshadowed by the end of World War II and the emerging bipolar focus at the time. That was my point.