Is Britain A Country of Dunces?

Question

This Question is not asked by me but from a survey who said Majority Of English are not eligible to answer meant for 7 years old. Eg: 58% don't know what cube of 2 is. I Know it is 2*2*2=8.

Answer 1

NO, or we wouldnt go to school =S

Answer 2

Well Im British and have a first class honours degree, there is dim and bright people all over the world not just here in Britain

Answer 3

On the one hand we have given the world the telephone, the railway, radar, the computer and Weetabix...

...on the other hand we also gave the world Jade Goody

Guess you can't generalise so much.

Answer 4

So apparently no on in Britain is smarter than a 10 year old then? ~ makes the programme a teeny tiny bit pointless then lol

Answer 5

hahaha!!

i think you mean the cube route of 8 = 2 mate.

the cube route of 2 = 1.2599 etc.

so as i sit here is London, tyhe answer is no, no dunces here.

Answer 6

Well I don't know about the math problem, but they did give up their right to own guns, and are allowing millions of Muslims to take over their country. Those two things make them seem a little less than intelligent. I wish them luck.

Answer 7

So.... because someone didn't know what 2*2*2 was the WHOLE country are a bunch of dunces.

I think you're the dim one.

Answer 8

well i don't know about the British, but here in America, our school system is the worst, and i find that appalling, we can spend so much money on war, NASA mars missions, war on Marijuana, and our schools suck,  that is wrong, very wrong

Answer 9

Well if the question is  (2* x 2*) x 2............. 2 squared x 2 squared x 2 the answer is 32.

But to be honest I don't actually understand the question, and I have a Bsc.

To answer your question, when you have a system that encourages 'ology' and 'media' studies, you may well be right.