How about this one? Is it any wonder

Posted By: sm - Starcat on 2006-08-22
In Reply to: This poll truly makes me ill....sm - LVMT

King George was *elected* (maybe)? Is it a case of the blind leading the blind? I guess it's more important to know popular culture than who and what affects your everyday life. Yowza! Very scary!

Seven dwarfs better known than high court justices

Mon Aug 14, 6:20 PM ET

Three-quarters of Americans can correctly identify two of Snow White's seven dwarfs while only a quarter can name two U.S. Supreme Court Justices, according to a poll on pop culture released on Monday.

According to the poll by Zogby International, commissioned by the makers of a new game show on pop culture called Gold Rush, 57 percent of Americans could identify J.K. Rowling's fictional boy wizard as Harry Potter, while only 50 percent could name the British prime minister, Tony Blair.

The pollsters spoke to 1,213 people across the United States. The results had a margin of error of 2.9 percentage points.

Just over 60 percent of respondents were able to name Bart as Homer's son on the television show The Simpsons, while only 20.5 percent were able to name one of the ancient Greek poet Homer's epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey.

Asked what planet Superman was from, 60 percent named the fictional planet Krypton, while only 37 percent knew that Mercury is the planet closest to the sun.

Respondents were far more familiar with the Three Stooges -- Larry, Curly and Moe -- than the three branches of the U.S. government -- judicial, executive and legislative. Seventy-four percent identified the former, 42 percent the latter.

Twice as many people (23 percent) were able to identify the most recent winner of the television talent show American Idol, Taylor Hicks, as were able to name the Supreme Court Justice confirmed in January 2006, Samuel Alito (11 percent).

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060814/film_nm/culture_dc&printer=1

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One stubborn King. - sm - Starcat
- This poll truly makes me ill....sm - LVMT
  - How about this one? Is it any wonder - sm - Starcat
    - Easy to see just from the crashers on this board. - Liberal
      - I assume you are speaking of me. - Lydia
        You assumed incorrectly. - Liberal
        I don't see where anyone believes Bush has done no wrong - Hattie
        Then I'm glad you know Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11 - Liberal
        Not true - Hattie
        Well, then, what has Bush done wrong in your opinion? - Liberal
        Not standing up to the liberal Democratic party - Hattie
        Thanks for responding. - Liberal
        And re not standing up to the liberal Democratic party: - Liberal
- Freedom agenda in the Middle East? - Liberal
  - The Commander in Chimp's base is hopeless...sm - LVMT
    - I saw it on Scarborough. - Liberal
    - Personally, I am disappointed in Pres Bush, but namecalling is really infantile. - Lydia
      - Infantile? High school behavior? - Liberal
        What are you talking about? - Lydia
        You know my game? You don't even know your own words. - Liberal
  - Yup, up to the *spinners* now - LOL - sm - Starcat

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