GMM 357: 15 Things You Don’t Know About the USA

you know that the US flag is red white and blue yeah but do you know these 15 other things let’s talk about that good mythical morning all right it’s time to play a game and we invite you to play along with us regardless of what country you come from and you’re in at the moment this game is going to be all about the United States of America because that’s where we’re at and we’re hoping we’ll do well because of that but we may not okay here’s the backstory Jason who’s standing behind the camera right now has a girlfriend good first of all good job never thought it would happen but you know what second of all it could happen anyone but here’s the catch she’s Canadian oh oh really oh yeah I knew that okay so crime from Jason but basically you have witnessed her starting to go through a process to become a u.s. citizen there are three phases she just completed phase 1 phase 1 and to celebrate that you guys had a party an American we had a welcome to America party um and you made up a quiz of facts that you thought that she wasn’t no exactly that will be fun so we’re not going to play this game because you did not invite us to the party we do not know the questions or the answers so we’re going to play the game and the winner gets to be the American of the day on with a celebratory ceremony at the end yeah okay I’ll gladly do that all right so what is 15 questions 15 questions multiple choice Stevie or keeping score and you are American so you’re not biased and I know people get offended when you say American and you’re North American you’re you are from the United States of America cuz Canadian just Canada is in North America I’m gonna do awesome at this all right so a B C D multiple choice you can play along in the comfort of wherever you are right now just be comfortable let’s do it the first president the United States George Washington made a lot of money by doing what Hey producing whiskey be growing hemp see writing newspaper articles or D soldier of fortune answer in three two one be the growing hang up he was a hint master the correct answer is name producing whiskey haha we both wanted him to be making some him I thought he was a farmer how many doughnuts are consumed by Americans each year a 900 million be 2 billion see 10 billion or D 3 answer in 3 2 1 Hey see the correct answer is C 10 billion doughnuts kill 10 belly I thought it was gonna be lower then you know I thought you were doing that to me there’s a lot of doughnuts the most dangerous job in the United States is a fisherman be logging fishermen what is the fish a Mac is that like a fisherman I think it’s a fisherman a fisherman’s right see airline pilot or D roofers answer in 3 2 1 blog blogger you’re both correct all right brother total of 68 logging deaths last year cuz the logs are always moving mean swung I get hurt every time I go logging 35 million Americans shared their DNA with who a Native Americans be the Mayflower pilgrims see Thomas Jefferson and Deacon it Canadians I will said Canadians answer in 3 2 1 D Canadians the correct answer is B the Mayflower pilgrims flats what 35 million people really it could be one of us we’re pilgrims it’s occurring to me that he’s just making all this up no he used eased data many things are hidden on the American one dollar bill including a musket be a spider see a lightning bolt or D a map answer in three two one C spider I know about this the correct answer is B a spider dang it you’re just freaking guessing no I do I look at my money all the time where is the spider it’s all wrong the money you got to look really hard he’s guessing 9 World War 2 the Japanese attacked the United States in a strange way by doing what a mailing random Americans exploding packages be dumping raw sewage from planes on u.s. Navy ships see sending Japanese motorcycles armed with explosives across the Canadian border or D floating hot-air balloons with bombs over the country answer in 3 2 1 I’m going with feces me to the sewage thing the correct answer is d floating hot-air balloons with bombs over the clock that’s smart over our country yeah there are 300 balloons fan found scattered across the western United States including Oregon the most popular name for dogs in the United States currently is a Bella B max see Toby or D rocky answer in three two one hey B the correct answer is a Bella yes Max is a close second people named the dog keep it coming 26 of the 50 United States are listed on the back of the United States five-dollar bill which of these is not one of them a Arkansas B Colorado C Rhode Island or D Wisconsin answer in three two one B I said B to the correct answer is C Rhode Island’s economy was Colorado ah yeah yeah because I thought it was a country it was newer Maine state was newer our eighth President Martin Van Buren will my favorite was the first president to not be what a a plantation owner be a British subject C a member of Congress or D a soldier answer in 3 to one Dean the correct answer is being a British subject Oh got it wrong Wow okay I thought it was not in Congress yeah with lamb chops like that you can’t be a soldier hide and they let him in to Congress what was America’s crazy military strategy to win the war of 1812 a build a rock and wood obstacle course in the Atlantic Ocean to block British ships v2 convinced the Native American population of Canada to fight against the British sea to invade and seize all of Canada for America or D to convince Napoleon to invade Britain so British forces would stop attacking America answer in 3 2 1 obstacle course Native Americans get involved the correct answer is C to invade and seize all of Canada for America oh you can do that any time you want you can invade Canada it needs to be like okay they’re begging for a president John Adams was the first u.s. president to do what a declare war on another country B travel abroad C not wear a powdered wig or D have a fireworks display at the White House answer in 3 2 1 B see Craig dancer is Dean have a fireworks display at the White House we’re equally bad you’re a little bit worse than me right now but that doesn’t mean it’s gonna hold up in a recent study 52% of Americans that were polled believe Blanc was easier than figuring out how to eat healthy a repairing their own car be doing their own taxes see high school geometry or D naming all the United States Presidents answer in 3 2 1 C taxes the correct answer is B taxes Dan yeah yeah yeah guessing fool man man people think they can do the text they can’t Uncle Sam was popularized during what war a world war 2 B the Galactic Civil War see the American Civil War or D the war of 1812 answer in 3 2 1 correct answer is d the war of 1812 got a head on that Wow nowhere in the United States Constitution does it say what a that citizens have the right to vote be that US Supreme Court justices must have legal training see the phrase the United States of America or D that a US president must be 35 years old answer in three two one will go down I’m gonna go with the 35 president the correct answer is B that US Supreme Court justice must have legal training there actually was a Supreme Court justice who had no education what lies at the feet of the Statue of Liberty a nothing B flowers see change shackles or D Plymouth Rock answer in three two one nothing Plymouth Rock the correct answer is C change shackles you’ve been there I haven’t been there to the Statue of Liberty know I’ve seen it we didn’t go to it well you still win but you did it in a way that sucked but hung on I’m the best American I just want to say speech that you know these are awesome flags first of all and I’m especially fond of corrugated flags but listen it’s not easy being such a great American I mean knowing it mean it takes a takes a committed American patriotic spirit to know like 30 percent a lot of good if you got to be a good guess of questions and occasionally get a correct guess but hey you know what I’m willing to act like you knew things that you were only shooting in the dark about and the true American spirit I’m gonna give you a flag you know what listen you can wave the flag proudly you can be like my my Vice American so you’re my vice American I hope you feel great about that and yeah there you go see how does that feel you know what time it is hi I’m are seek a break these are my mythical beasts pals it’s time to spin the wheel of mythicality okay you’re into tumblr as some people seem to be we want to let you know we’ve got one go over there and tumble all you want just don’t hurt yourself don’t hurt your head or anything like Jim Jim poke your head in your gents it’s right off camera beside every time they took a mythical boy no I she uh she reach umbels stuff so you didn’t to uh you put something tumble worthy we can reach humble that and she’s also Canadian ad and we’re gonna see how well she does it the crooner self as a worthy American good mythical more but the gin versus us Rick keeps cutting link off ah me I’m like good episode now it’s just trying out but we should root can take you in yeah okay can I even get a word well listen but what the thing about it is listen oh I was like I was what just try don’t tell me what you were trying to do I was well yet but listen what I was gonna know but one thing I was actually doing trying to compliment a listen give me a chance exactly if you get four of the six right you can take that corrugated American fly Wow that’s exciting we’ll put it behind you and you can wave a flag

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