Mattwalking
The cast: Me, Girl 1, Girl 2, Boy 1.
Matt: Hey, can I ask you a couple of questions?
Girl 1: Ok.
Me: What does AOL stand for?
Girl 1: America Online.
Me: Ok, good. What does irs stand for?...do ya know?
Girl 1: I don't know...sorry.
Me: What does FBI stand for?
Girl 1: I don't know
Me: Do you know what UFO stands for?
Girl 1: Unidentified Flying Object.
Me: Ok, correct. Now, can you tell me what the DC stands for in Washington DC?
Girl 1: I don't know
Me: Go ahead and take a guess...any ideas?
Girl 1: Declaration Constitution?
Me: Now I should hope that you know who this next person is. All I need is their first name, ok?
Me: What book character said "Call me Ishmael"?
Girl 1: I don't know!
Me: Just think it over...he or she said "Call me Ishmael".
Me: So who could he or she be?
Girl 1: It sounds familiar!
Me: They were in the book "Moby Dick". A character in that is named Ishmael.
Girl 1: I can't figure it out. I never read it
Me: Could it possibly be Batman?
Girl 1: Maybe
Me: what is a larger number: negative 2,000 or negative 1999?
Girl 1: 2,000?
Me: Remember, they're both negative numbers.
Me: So with that in mind, are you still going with the answer that you selected?
Girl 1: Yeah!
Me: I'm sorry, that's wrong.
Me: When was the War of 1812?
Girl 1: I don't know.
Me: Is there such a place as "Thailand"?
Girl 1: No.
Me: Is there an "Armenia"?
Girl 1: No.
Me: How about "Iraq"?
Girl 1: No.
Me: "Iran"?
Girl 1: No.
Me: Name an ocean.
Girl 1: The Pacific.
Me: Ok, good. Now name a sea.
Girl 1: I don't know of any.
Me: Who is Al Gore?
Girl 1: A govenor?
Me: Of where?
Girl 1: New Jersey?
Me: Really? Wow! I didn't know that!
Me: What is a light year?
Girl 1: I don't know.
Me: What is a lightsaber?
Girl 1: A tool in the movie Star Wars.
Me: what planet is third from the sun?
Girl 1: Mercury?
Me: Ever seen the show "Third Rock From the Sun"?
Girl 1: Sometimes.
Me: What planet does it take place on?
Girl 1: Earth
Me:So what is the third planet from the sun?
Girl 1: Mercury? Mars? I forget.
Me: How many main branches are there of the United States government?
Girl 1: I don't know.
Me: Take a guess based on what you know (and don't know).
Girl 1: 35?
Me: In what town is the Leaning Tower of Pisa located?
Girl 2: France
Girl 2: Paris?
Me: What was the planet Mars named after?
Boy 1: A Greek goddess?
Me: ...um, Mars was the Roman god of war...
Me: When was the US Declaration of Independance signed?
Boy 1: August 2nd, 1776.
Me: No, it was July 4. When did the first Star Wars come out?
Boy 1: 1973.
Me: Oops! Wrong again! 1977.
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