What Do Americans Know?
How much does a barrel of oil cost on the world market today?
8 About 100 dollars
67 About 140 dollars
6 About 180 dollars
12 More than 180 dollars
7 Don't know
What is the name of the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board?
36 Ben Bernanke
19 Alan Greenspan
10 Paul O'Neill
35 Don't know
Which of the following is the TOTAL national debt at this time?
15 About 3 trillion dollars
15 About 5 trillion dollars
22 About 7 trillion dollars
32 More than 9 trillion dollars
16 Don't know
What is the current unemployment rate in this country?
10 About 3.5 percent
49 About 5.5 percent
19 About 6.5 percent
15 About 8.5 percent
7 Don't know
Which one of the following countries do you think now emits the most carbon dioxide--the greenhouse gas that has been linked to global warming? Is it…?
42 China
3 Russia
39 United States
6 India
10 Don't know
In which of the following areas do you think stem cell research would be MOST useful?
17 Spinal injuries
4 Brain injuries
2 Blindness
69 In all of these areas
8 Don't know
According to recent data from the U.S. Census, which of the following is the average size of an American household?
4 1.2 persons
10 1.9 persons
49 2.6 persons
30 4.2 persons
7 Don't know
Each year, about how many children in the United States will see their parents divorce? Is it…?
15 250,000
22 500,000
25 1 million
24 4 million
14 Don't know
Which of the following is the percentage of U.S. adults who are overweight or obese?
27 35 percent
55 66 percent
15 82 percent
3 Don't know
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Member Comments
Posted By: gbg0001 @ 10/08/2008 8:02:12 PM
Comment: The worst President in America is George Bush and he is a republican.
Posted By: gbg0001 @ 10/08/2008 7:59:31 PM
Comment: GEORGE W. BUSH IS A REPUBLICAN SO THAT IS THE PARTY THAT THE WORST PRESIDENT IS FROM.
Posted By: wfrobe @ 07/25/2008 2:26:20 PM
Comment: Generals who became President of the United States.
Your quiz in the July 14, 2008 edition incorrectly gave only three former generals that became President. Newsweek's answer was Washington, Grant, and Eisenhower. I counted ten by researching the White House's biographies on former Presidents.
1. George Washington - MG, American Revolution.
2. Andrew Jackson - MG, War of 1812, Battle of New Orleans
3. William Henry Harrison - MG, War of 1812, Battle of Tippecanoe
4. Zachary Taylor - MG, Mexican War, Battles of Monterrey and Buena Vista
5. Franklin Pierce - BG of Volunteers, Mexican War
6. Andrew Johnson - BG of Volunteers, Civil War
7. Ulysses Grant - GEN, Civil War
8. Rutherford Hayes - Brevet MG, Civil War
9. James Garfield - BG/MG of Volunteers, Civil War
10. Dwight Eisenhower - GA, WWII
There are several President who were veterans but did not make it to the General/Flag officer ranks - examples being Theodore Roosevelt, John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush.