Is it possible that almost two-thirds of Americans 18 to 24 cannot point to France on an outline map? That 75% of adult Americans are unable to locate the Persian Gulf, where 39 American sailors have died in the past two years? That a few put the U.S. inside Australia or Botswana?
Yes, alas. These are among the revelations in a Gallup study released last week on more than 10,000 adults from nine nations, including Italy, Mexico and Japan. The lowest scorers were young Americans, with an average of just 6.9 correct answers to 16 easy questions (Swedes were tops, with...
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