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[occasionalrain]

Appears to be a young child so I find it amusing. What I don't find amusing is what the recent college students on Jeopardy didn't know. All were from expensive private institutions and, it seemed to me, the questions were less than challenging. 

[akaburtonfan]

@LilacTree  smh = shaking my head

[Trinity11]

It would not surprise me if many adults would come up with the same answer.

I remember Jay Leno's segments on the street asking people questions about history and they were just as ignorant.

[Tinkrbl44]

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@Trinity11 wrote:

It would not surprise me if many adults would come up with the same answer.

I remember Jay Leno's segments on the street asking people questions about history and they were just as ignorant.

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@Trinity11

OMG, yes!  .....   it always started out funny but quickly became very sad.   I often wondered if people were REALLY that stupid .....  or were they just making up  ridiculous answers in hopes of getting on TV.

[sidsmom]

Nah....this was a little kid.

All those things they have to remember.

I can see where it would get confusing.

I find it endearing, sweet.

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When I was little, I heard 'Boycott Lettuce' on the nightly news (1970)..and my parents talking about it at the supper table.   I thought it was a boy whose name was 'Cott Lettuce'.   Man, my older siblings teased me to no end...and yes, 47 yrs later, I still remember.

What I find weird/sad/eye-roll is Getty Images slapping their name on everything...imo. 

[Puzzle Piece]

The child must have been young so they can still learn the correct answer. 

I know the young people are not taught much history or even geography where I live in Los Angeles.

Many find the subjects useless (the school system) and they want the children to learn what will make them the most money. 

[qualitygal]

Why aren't our children learning? What has happened. They are our future. Teach them.

[ladyroxanne]

actually this made me laugh.  it's written obviously by a very young child and i can see how they could make this mistake.  i don't see this as a bad reflection on kids at all. 

[Moonchilde]

I would also have the wonder if this young child has a learning disability.

They were clearly copying, yet wrote 'Imeges' and not Images. All they had to do is pure copying - and they couldn't.

[Burnsite]

History wasn't taught until 3rd or 4th grade when I was a kid in the mid-fifties.  I knew Washington was the first President because I was taught it at home in the context of the Feb. holidays for Washington and Lincoln. 

The parents have something to do with the knowledge level of their kids, surely.  A little kid who would answer "Getty images" is just being a little kid.  I had a friend whose child wasn't admitted to a private grade school in NYC because when he was asked where bread comes from (he was 6 or so), he answered "From a bakery."