I get made fun of a lot for not knowing the basic things that almost everyone knows. Such obvious facts are better known as common knowledge and if you don't know them you're bound to wind up like me or Jill the Barely 18 Intern on the Booker show: the subject of a degrading game where people call in and try to guess if you know the answer to easy questions. If they guess correctly they win a prize.
I'm actually of the belief that a lot of these so called common knowledge facts aren't so wildly known as everyone thinks they are. So what I'm going to do is compile a list of things people should know and I want everyone to read along and see if there are any that stumb them. Trust me they'll be at least a half dozen. I hope there's at least that many because I don't know any of these:
What year was the Miracle on Ice?
How many weeks are there in a year?
How often does a leap year occur?
How many days are in February?
Who is on the twenty dollar bill?
Which former Presidents are on Mount Rushmore?
What came first the chicken or the egg?
How many virgins do Muslims believe they get when they die?
What are the seven wonders of the world?
What are the three types of rock?
What's the most widely spoken language in America?
What's the second most populous religion in the World?
How many planets are in our solar system?
What came first the chicken or the egg?
What's the current cost of a stamp?
Is the current price of a gas over $4 a gallon?
What goes on the memo line of a check?
What do women want?
How many minutes are in a soccer match?
How many apostles were there?
Between Disney Land and Disney World which one is in Florida and which one is in California?
Does the sun set in the east or west?
How many city blocks make up a mile?
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie roll pop?
What is a calorie?
What is the capital of Thailand?
Well there you have it. Was there anything on the list that stumped you?
Who was St. Patrick?
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