A tiny percentage of the questions were a bit unfair. For example, "Where is the Berlin Wall?", I would have paused, too, thinking, "Okay, he must be asking what road the Berlin Wall was on, do I know that? Let's see, there was Brandenberg Gate, was it on Brandenberg Street? No, that can't be right, I think the wall turned corners, so it couldn't be said to be on any particular street. Is he asking if it divided East Berlin from West Berlin? I guess I'm not sure what he's asking."
Also, "Where is KFC from," I would have paused there, too, knowing that although KFC stands for Kentucky Fried Chicken, that is quite possibly just a marketing name, and the company itself could be from anywhere.
But the vast majority of the questions were perfectly fair, and they highlight a very real problem here in the states - we think it perfectly okay to graduate ignoramuses from high school. I especially liked the mislabeled map. In a couple hours my daughter walks down the aisle to accept her high school diploma, and I'm gratified that she knows that South Korea is not on the continent of Australia.
--Percy
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