"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
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> In article >, "Virginia
> Tadrzynski" > wrote:
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> > "Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
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> > > I've arrived at my Current Events questions for The Big Kids who
> > > show up with their grubby hands out, too. They have to answer
> (snip)I'm guessing the kids will know the Governor's
> > > name and maybe the Secretary of State question. I'm doubtful of
> > > the rest. I gotta go look up my Lt. Governor's name. . . .
>
> > snip
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> > Barb, I do Citizenship in the Nation as a merit badge for Boy
> > Scouts.....I have an eight page questionnaire I have for them (if
> > they can answer my questions they earn the badge) on the Declaration
> > and Constitution. Wanna copy........
>
> I'll pass, Ginny. Thanks, though! The kids failed miserably. :-(
> They did know who the Governor is, but not one (nor any of the adults
> who accompanied the kids next door) knew the rest of the questions. Two
> girls from another claimed they didn't study current events -- she was
> taking a World History class. Fine: Who was Josef Stalin? "I know, I
> know -- he's the guy who ran Italy during World War II." <sigh -- and
> getting out the beads to go double time for the future of our world>
>
> There's a big flap going on in the state about the requirements for
> teaching history -- just saw a commercial by the guy who helped me with
> my questions for his series about how our kids did on their quiz. It'll
> be airing this week.
>
> Tim Pawlenty is my governor; his Loot Gov is Carol Molnau (she's also
> our Commissioner of Transportation), OUR Secretary of State is Mary
> Kiffmeyer and her big responsibility is to ensure a smooth electoral
> process. And Marion Gaborik finally signed a $10 million contract with
> the Minnesota Wild -- and he's from Slovakia!
>
snip lovely recipe.

The best answer I ever got was to the question 'What is guaranteed by the
preamble to the constitution? Instead of the correct (ahem) answer, the
dear lad told me 'life, liberty and the prostitute of happiness'.........I
damn near peed my pants on that one.

-Ginny