NPR : Britain Quizzing Prospective Citizens
NPR : Britain Quizzing Prospective Citizens
This was a really funny piece - take a listen if you can.
It's a brilliant idea to to think about postulating a 'quiz' we could give perspective 'Americans' to see if they should really be allowed to be citizens. The program was asking listeners to e-mail or call in with the questions they'd like to see on such a quiz. I think it would be fun to make up a quiz. Those of you who feel inclided to do so (after listening to this link if possible) - leave your ideas for quiz questions on the comments.
Remember we don't want anything dull on our quiz like constitutional law (which your average American citizen can't answer anyhow) - we want the stuff that's truly 'Americana' - like one listener e-mailed in "Who were Lucy and Desi's neighbors?"
Things like name 3 John Belushi movies, and name 3 John Wayne movies were suggested by the other guest on the show (a self-described Anglophile)...etc.
Here's one: Who was Foghorn Leghorn's nemesis?
You get the idea....
Question away kids....
This was a really funny piece - take a listen if you can.
It's a brilliant idea to to think about postulating a 'quiz' we could give perspective 'Americans' to see if they should really be allowed to be citizens. The program was asking listeners to e-mail or call in with the questions they'd like to see on such a quiz. I think it would be fun to make up a quiz. Those of you who feel inclided to do so (after listening to this link if possible) - leave your ideas for quiz questions on the comments.
Remember we don't want anything dull on our quiz like constitutional law (which your average American citizen can't answer anyhow) - we want the stuff that's truly 'Americana' - like one listener e-mailed in "Who were Lucy and Desi's neighbors?"
Things like name 3 John Belushi movies, and name 3 John Wayne movies were suggested by the other guest on the show (a self-described Anglophile)...etc.
Here's one: Who was Foghorn Leghorn's nemesis?
You get the idea....
Question away kids....
posted by Colette at 8:20 AM
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How about "What year was America's Bicentennial held in?"
or "Who stitched the first American Flag?"
or "Nixon, evil or just misunderstood?"
maybe, "paper or plastic?"
perspective 'Americans' to see if they should really be allowed to be citizens.
first, they should be able to speak english (ou francais? hehe). ive heard stories of three generations of families living in le floride all the way down to the next gen not being able to learn english. now your public schools are overflowing with non english speaking students (children of illegal immigrants included). now the state is enforcing spanish in schools (which is good to learn another language) but hardly fair for students who doesnt want to learn spanish .... im babbling now ..
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