Originally Posted by D

I'd take that bet...

especially if I get to pick at least 2 of the 100 Americans. :-)

Almost 30% of Americans have at least a bachelor's degree... I'd hope that at least half of that group (therefore around 14 out of 100 Americans) would remember that from their history requirement.

And then you have the book-smart peeps who don't have a college degree.

I'll give you the average American is a mentally lazy mofo... but not all of us are that way.