A blonde and a 3rd grade geography question
"I thought Europe was a country..." 
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“I thought Europe was a country!?”, “Hungry? That’s a country? I've heard of Turkey!” … Is he handing out *the Sign* on a regular basis while hosting that show? 
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HAHA, very nice. It's OK that she couldn't guess it, but c'mon, don't Americans learn ANY geography?
But with another IQ, I'd sure take her home.. 
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4. vernon77pk 833 days ago
she is perfect 2008 presidentail candidate for America 
, i can't tell if i'm laughing or crying anymore............
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5. snotr_nasreddine 833 days ago
That wasn't very fun for me, and I think not for the country that I made night's to learn and study her language
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6. BearWithMe 833 days ago
My God! She is pretty but I don't think I would have the patience to chat her up. She is so stupidly blunt about her stupidity. Even the kid is shaking his head 
Beside, is the presenter pronouncing Hungary "hungry"?
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7. Friendlysoul 833 days ago
"Beside, is the presenter pronouncing Hungary "hungry"?"
I think he did it on purpose 
lol
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8. most_uniQue (moderator) 833 days ago
Fifth of american can even place usa in the world map...americans has such a low IQ...
Thank god i live in Europe
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I CAME FROM HUNGARY, and i can't believe how can be somebody so stupid..............???????????? And the better question why she went to this show , when she has got such a low IQ.????????
Ok, Hungary is a small country in Europe, but my God,......................“I thought Europe was a country!?”, “Hungry? That’s a country? I've heard of Turkey!”
IT'S MISERABLE!!!!!!
But the pronouncing of the man is that too.................................
NO COMMENT!!!!!!
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i'm on her side. she's obviously not smart but she's at least funny. the turkey joke was great.
it's much better than response from someone form hungary who think that judge someone only by the knowledge of his country. i can say that i don't also know all capitals in the world, especially in africa.
am i just stupid blonde?
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Bun:
I don't jugde anybody .I didn't want and i don't want too.Hungry is a small null country in Europe.......... I know it too.
She didn't know it..... and? It's not a big deal, but the way she didn't know, it's miserable..................
"the turkey joke was great." I don't think so..........Please!!!!!! Let see a world map, where is Turkey...........!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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@Nita000
"And the better question why she went to this show , when she has got such a low IQ.????????"
That is the sort of person they are aiming to get. She fits their target contestant description perfectly.
Why would they want a normal person who is smarter than a 5th grader for?
The whole point of the show is to laugh at all these morons.
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@ bun
It's not so much that she didn't know the capital or the country. You cant expect everyone to know this stuff. But 'I thought Europe was a country'.... come on dude !!!! Surly American history lessons covered the attack on Normandy and that means you should know about France, Germany and the UK being countries in Europe.
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19. Aliquantulus (admin) 832 days ago
It's not physically possible to be that stupid and still walk upright..
She must be a payed actor.. No one can be that stupid.. Simply not possible.. 
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Oh my God. She is stunning, but that space between her ears is lacking some grey-matter. Thank the USA for institutions like Play Play Boy & Hustler, without them she would end up rattling a tin to make a dollar.
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And America is the world leader because....? I suspect this girl can't even read! And guys, this is NOT funny at all!!!
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Hey guys! If they had a blond babe looking awsome hot and was giving all the right answers - then u wouldn't se her at a video like this. No matter where in the world u live - there are 15 moron's in a dozen near your place. But showing them up like this is just silly, cuz she's gonna be the joke anywhere she goes after this. I'm an european but I know this - average american's are not like this chick. And not all blonde's either. Seriously - to make joke's about humans due their ethnic origin is offensive and make's lots of folks crying out loud. Isn't it moral of double standards to make joke about people of a certain haircolor? Isn't it the same like making jokes about people due their skincolor?
Anyway I was laughing when hearing her going on, and the kid that was just shaking his head and laugh - hilarious!!
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this can't be true. i bet the girl was casted by some agency, or something. the left wing media again tries to give us americans a bad reputation. that's why they picked a blonde from the south.
this is anti-american propaganda! why do they hate our freedoms?
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wonder if nasa could put enough rockets under america to send the whole place into orbit... would solve a whooooole lotta problems
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Americans have some problem with Budapest In Van Helsing movie ona female character says "here in Budapest blah blah blah" but the movie takes place in Romania (so capital city should be Bucharest) And was made in Czech republic, my country, btw. It is even smaller than Hungary, where she would place it? To asia or what? oh my god
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I'm from Denmark, and apparently it's a common misconception in the states that Denmark is a city in Sweden. Jeeesus... ! 
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If I were her I would spend the rest of my life trying to track down every single copy of this video and destroying it. Good grief but she came across dumb!
The only one on this show who comes out with any self respect is the kid.
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Wow. Surly Europeans don't think we are all that dumb in America. As for knowing all the capitals of European country's, it's kinda like Europeans not knowing what state the city of Jackson is in. We aren't all that dumb over here, but there are quite a few who are. No more than anywhere else, I guess.
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Hilarious!!!
The problem is not knowing that the country is Hungary 
, the problem is saying: "This might be a stupid question (...) I thought that Europe is a country"!! 
(...) I know that they speak french there (...) Is France a country??"
Please!!! Too stupid... Too low IQ... Too bad, even for a blond that is so hot... LOL
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Ah, doesn't matter, she probably a great lay.
You can keep your smart and ugly Euro-chicks, I'm not trying to solve global issue with them, just make bouncy-bouncy.
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That's Kelly Pickler (from American Idol last year) and yes, she's that dumb. If you ever saw her on that show...you wouldn't be surprised by her answer here
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37. mariak33776 822 days ago
She is not stupid only, but ignorant. She might be thinking she is funny, but she is not.... at all.
If this is price of beauty, I would opt for the "beast".
As general information: Hungary should be remembered because of it's history, also because of its capital, Budapest, one of the most beautiful cities from whole Europe.
I am glad to be born in Europe, (with Hungarian heritage), and having some general culture about this world we live in.
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Americans are not stupid and idiots can be found all over the world. Europe is no longer what it used to be. I am from Europe and live in USA. So I know very well both. And I am not one of those brainless youngsters. However, I must recognize that this blonde is beyond of my imagination. Wow 
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40. Martyn_King69 820 days ago
Guys you are being too hard on her. Okay - she doesn't need a brain. Look at the body - would we not all like to use that?? Of course we would!
So look at the assets. A good looking blonde female with a fine usable body.
The downside? She's American (poor thing - an accident of birth) She has a larynx (an unfortunate quirk that proves nature has a sense of humour. We all know women should never be born with a larynx!)
Apart from that, as we know, Americans are stupid, they are poorly educated and they are horrendously unworldly. Just look at the thing they elect for president for proof of that.
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Well.. the only way this girl could look clever was with her mouth full.. And of course, she had to be american, what else could she be to give answers like this???
Since the few americans that have heard about Portugal think that it is a part of Spain, and it is only the european nation with the oldest borders of all... nothing can surprises me...
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So basically what you're saying here is that unless every single person in America has heard of your specific corner of the world, we're stupid. Wow. A few things:
1)Yes, this girl is an idiot. But judging all Americans based on one dumb blonde from the South (two, if you count our president) would be like my judging all Chinese people based on a stupid girl I knew in college.
2)I can guarantee you that EVERY SINGLE American who ever completed school up to age 14 has heard of pretty much every country in the world. We have plenty of geography courses. Whether or not someone remembers what he or she has been taught is another story entirely. Again, this girl was an idiot; no one should be surprised that she doesn't remember hearing the name Hungary or Budapest. (Or France)
I can also guarantee that her ignorance of general world geography does not come from never being told Europe is a continent.
3) Not everyone knows everything. Sure, if you know that Budapest is the capital of Hungary, then someone who doesn't seems like an idiot. If you know that Moscow is the capital of Russia, Brussels is the capital of Belgium, etc. But I'm not going to call you stupid if you don't know the capital of Paraguay or the state capital of Pennsylvania.
4) I have yet to meet someone who thinks that Denmark is a city in Sweden. More often than not, people know it's a state and think there's something rotten in it.
5) In re-reading the responses above, again I'm struck by the stupidity of anyone who thinks this dumb blonde girl represents typical Americans. I'd remind you that more than half of us did not vote for Bush the first time around.
6) I thought this clip was hysterical. Stupid people going on TV to prove it - great idea. Though she was smart enough to copy off the kid. Probably how she got through school, too.
7) Next time you use any technology, take any sort of pharmaceutical product, split an atom, just remember there are as many smart people here as there are idiots (well, maybe not as many), but don't question America's place on the world stage because some of the population is made up of ignorant morons.
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43. matildegaspar 815 days ago
No one is questioning America's position in the worldwide stage. I guess we can only imagine what you have been through these past 6 years. But I know a lot of americans that support Bush 100 percent and don't even know what he's doing out there: that's stupid. You've had great presidents: Clinton did an excellent job (ok he made a mistake, but he lost his job as PRESIDENT because of something that had to do with his private life). I can't understand: you elected Bush once... But TWICE? that's because you want him to continue all the things he started: THAT'S terrorism. You guys are always acting as if the UN is the supreme power but then you don't even ask for it's opinion when you're going to invade Irak. But most americans don't know that. Maybe if americans had elected Al Gore, you would have signed Kyoto (I guess his campaign was less appealing since probably not even half of the americans know what the treaty represents and WHERE it was signed)
Anyway this isn't about political views. to answer 7) you should also thing about the number of europeans that aren't financed here in Europe that are paid 3 or 4 times their salary to go to american enterprises. Ok, America's got the money, we know that. just don't say americans discovered pharmaceutical products and technology etc. Lots of europeans discover things every day in America's name. Our schools here in Europe have the credit, even though you have in fact the money to pay for all the scientific research that we don't. Your position in the worldwide stage is due to your money and not to your decisions. A country that profits from the wreck of other's shouldn't have be the leader of the world. Your self-centered vision is destroying US and you don't even see it when it's right before your eyes.
You may say whatever you want, but I think that this isn't just one person in a film. I'm not saying americans are stupid. I lived there for 6 years, I know. I'm just saying that most of them DON'T CARE. You could be doing good things with your power, but I guess you don't even care because it doesn't affect your insignificant lives. This isn't about IQ, it's about how you were "born with privileges" and don't even care about what your president is doing in your name out there. You could make a difference and simply don't want to.
i rest my case
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Dumb, Maybe. Stupid, NOT. 
Don't you guys realise she is playing (having a go) to raise money for a charity?
If she approached ANY man socially and playfully she would have him knotted up and begging. I don't think you can get on American Idol and continue the ball rolling with other shows and interviews being DUMB. She must have some smarts to be where she is in life. She doing better than any of us on these comment pages, guaranteed!
Thank God, Allah, Jehovah or whoever that I'm an Ozzie. YOU GO GIRL! 
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46. bananawoman 809 days ago
the only beef i have with any of this video is the people commenting on her national origin and her haircolour. those of whom who are saying these things- you are being racist. literally because you are being serious about your judgement. just because it isnt a skincolour or religion you are attacking, doesnt make your comments right or fair. you are just as ignorant sounding as your making out that girl to be.
fair enough, i have my reservations about the USA but mainly because i havent visited there yet and have not really experienced their culture (yes, the USA has culture too, its not totally filled with McDonalds i dont think) or way of life etc. i could give you loads of clichés here: dont judge a book by its cover being one of them.
america is HUGE. i have seen a globe (shocker, im blonde too) and europe is a similar size. so imagine trying to learn ALL the COUNTRIES and their capitals if you live over the pacific when your country is just as big. vice versa, america has endless state capitals and states themselves that i doubt any european would be able to name them all without missing a beat.
lay off it you guys. calm the fuck down. everythings equal. your not always right. we are- believe it or not- all human (ish) but this unfounded hate and fear of the unknown will be our downfall. mark my words.
also, some of you, i know this is the internet, new age and free speech and all that but seriously, think before you post.
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Amazing!!!!!!!! What do they teach in History lessons??? Now I understand why Americans have chosen such a president and this is the 1st world power..........
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C'mon... stop with that "history/geography" knowledge/lessons, and don't pretend you're wiser than the average American. Would be able to name the capital of Croatia? or even Australia? Could you guys tell of which country Astana is the capital?
Everybody knows already how illeterate are the American people - so, please comment different ;-)
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"It's not so much that she didn't know the capital or the country. You cant expect everyone to know this stuff. But 'I thought Europe was a country'.... come on dude !!!! Surly American history lessons covered the attack on Normandy and that means you should know about France, Germany and the UK being countries in Europe."
You forgot about Poland -.- Polish ppl was one of the most important soldiers in WW II !! We were fighting for UK in their air forces, and even Churchill thanked polish soldiers.
BTW: Americans are really... eh... :/
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51. Aliquantulus (admin) 763 days ago
It's so funny to see everyone blaming this on the IQ of Americans.. Personally I don't like America, but come on? You're not exactly a scholar if you seriously think IQ has anything to do with what you know.
IQ has to do with how fast your mind logically solves a logic problem. And how fast you manage to do these kind of problems in a set time.
If you don't know what IQ really is, don't embarrass yourself by claiming someone else has a low IQ.
I think it's fucked up she doesn't know that Europe isn't a country, but that has nothing to do with her IQ. Maybe she never was told this, or maybe she forgot it. But it has nothing to do with solving problems in your head.
Let Americans live in their little bubble anyway.. Let them feel on top of the world as long as it lasts..
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52. acleverblonde 762 days ago
Aliquantulus said: “IQ has to do with how fast your mind logically solves a logic problem. And how fast you manage to do these kind of problems in a set time.”
It is obvious that you are the one who doesn’t know what the IQ is. First of all IQ is the ratio of a person’s mental age to their chronological age. Furthermore, it measures a person’s intelligence (intelligence is having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree, and possessing sound knowledge) as indicated by an intelligence test. An intelligence test doesn’t take into account only the speed at which you solve a logic problem. It is entirely based on the knowledge you have and how you use that knowledge in order to be fast when solving problems. Moreover, IQ doesn’t examine your logic only. Most IQ tests include items from various domains, such as short-term memory, verbal knowledge, spatial visualization, and perceptual speed. So being a knowledgeable person doesn’t necessarily mean being smart. Confusing knowledge with smartness is like confusing velocity with distance. Anyway, the discussion here is not about the definition of IQ, but about the women on the video. She obviously has a low IQ, because her chronological age is much higher than her mental age. She wasn’t able to answer a question for a third grade child. And in addition, she doesn’t even know that Europe is a continent and not a country?! Is that possible?
For those who mention that Europeans don’t know the capitals of the US states I would like to say - why should we? Is this stuff included in any geography lesson? No, it’s not. But although it’s not, we know the capitals of the major states like Texas (capital city is Austin), California (capital city is Sacramento), New York (its capital city is Albany, although New York City is both the largest city in that state and in USA in general) etc. And also, we know that the capital of the USA is Washington D.C. which is located on the banks of the Potomac River and bordered by the states of Virginia and Maryland. So, to cut the long story short, both Americans and Europeans should have some basic geography knowledge like how many continents exist and their names (Asia, Africa, Antarctica, North America, South America, Europe, and Australia – yes Australia is a continent too) and the major countries on each continent.
In conclusion I’d like to say that it doesn’t matter where you are from, but it matters if you read books, newspapers, magazines etc. to enrich your knowledge and to have something to answer when asked.
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You guys aren't so smart, are you? Have you thought of the possibility that she is faking all this? Besides, as "acleverblonde" (agrees completely with almost everything he/she has said) said IQ and knowledge are not the same.
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You guys aren't so smart, are you? Have you thought of the possibility that she is faking all this? Besides, as "acleverblonde" (agrees completely with almost everything he/she has said) said IQ and knowledge are not the same.
- At your service,
Calisca, CrazyScorpion, Finduinal, Darkmaster, Scorp, CS,
And LieutenantColonel CrazyScorpion.
Those of you who know me and want to complain, you know where to find me, else, you can always just search for me.
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57. AMERICANandPROUD 676 days ago
In reference to #10, she is a singer named Kelly Pickler. She was on American Idol (a singing competition on Television). She does not need the money. She went on this show (titled Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?) simply to earn money for a charity that she supports. She made it to the $50,000 question, but dropped out, though she had the correct answer, for fear of losing the money she had earned for her charity. A more proper description of Ms. Pickler is ignorant. She isn't stupid. Perhaps she simply isn't as well-educated, refined, or enlightened as many of us, but she has the capability of learning and/or being trained. To call her otherwise is to be as vacuous, imbecilic, dull-witted, moronic, cretinous and simpleminded as she is accused of being.
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58. OothaWatha 676 days ago
A Brit and I discussed the stereotype of the "stupid American," and he offered a curious observation. He remarked how enormous the US is compared to most of the European countries, and how he came to sympathize with our perceived ignorance of other countries because of that. Let's face it: here in Indiana, I have no idea what's going on in Wyoming, because I'm more interested in what's happening in Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, and Kentucky. Of course I don't know what's going on in Budapest. To me, most of Europe speaks in one "continental" voice; to Europeans, the US speaks in one national voice.
Also, please consider how the US mandates to educate all of her citizens (and guests, too) until 18. Many European nations used a lyceum system of graduated exit points in their public education. The image we strive for in the US is unity, although we continue to be a melting pot and a deliciously diverse and non-homogeneous people. Our stereotypes are just as diverse as our people.
Lastly, that blond gal was cast for her entertainment appeal, and whoever made that decision was spot-on.
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For those who think only Americans can be stupid... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59Ga5PuckA0 .. French who wants to be a Millionaire. 56% of the audience thinks the Sun revolves around the Earth. I find that horribly sad.
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60. SpikedSilver 658 days ago
omg what a stupid earthling. i feel ashamed for human race. fuck nationalities by the way. and you guys who are just laughing about americans or anybody... haha... laugh about yourself. you are educated enough to know hungary and its capital, but you are not wise enough to just dont care and you are only satisfied if you can show that you think you are a more valuable person.
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America has a population of some 300 million people. how can you judge by a single individual?
ps:i'm not american
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fucking dumb bitch... texas idiot, she even looks like püaris hilton, do they share a brain or something. men even paris knows europe isn't a country
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At least she is in the right kind of show..imagine she would be on "who wants to be a Mllionaire"..she wouldnt even get 50 bucks.
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65. expatudon08 453 days ago
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stupid is stupid does run forest run some pepole really do live in a bubble
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67. OhMeOhMyDC 248 days ago
OK, I wasn't going to get in on this one, but I couldn't help myself. I am an American, and unfortunately, there are "dumb" people in the "Good ole' US of A", but to judge all of us, by someone who has learned to act ignorant, to make it to fame, is quite ridiculous.
Reading these posts, by people judging a whole Continent, by the "intelligence" of 1 person (ok, yes, there are more than 1), is a sign of complete ignorance in itself. But what makes me laugh, is not only all of your comments, but the signs you display of your own "ignorance". The majority of you don't even know how to spell. I'm no grammer, oops, "grammar" student, but I do know how to use a Dictionary. So, before you get so critical, look at how you are displaying your own intelligence, with your spelling.
More over, I would love to have her IQ, if it meant being as successful as she has become, and making a whole lot more money than I do, with the education that I unfortunately didn't take serious enough.
What also amazes me, is that not ONE of you, remarked on Jeff's response about her "listening, but only hearing what she wants to", and Jeff's comment of how "that is just about being a women". Well, as much as that is a "feminist" remark, I know he is just being funny, so there for, I am not insulted (considering I am a women), yet I laughed. I chose to laugh at the "humor" of this whole shenanigan, instead of getting so worked up about it.
Not all American are "stupid", just as much as not all Europeans are overly intelligent..
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1. dave9191 833 days ago
I thought Europe was a country.... I dont know if I should laugh or cry!