Results From A Survey in 2008

Who was the first president of the United States?

--50% of Canadians knew the answer

Answer: George Washington

What part of the American constitution guarantees Americans’ rights and freedom?

--13% knew the correct response

Answer: The Bill of Rights

Which of the following slogans is associated with the American constitution? 1. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

2. Liberty, equality, fraternity 3. Peace, Order and Good Government

--66% knew the answerAnswer: #1

What is the first line of the U.S. national anthem?

--25% knew the answer

Answer: Oh, say can you see?

In what year was the Declaration of Independence issued?

--39% knew the answer

Answer: 1776

Who is the head of state of the U.S.?

--75% knew the answer

Answer: George W. Bush

Which of these visual artists is American?

Norman Rockwell A.Y. Jackson David Hockney

--75% knew the answer

Answer: Norman Rockwell

Which president was elected four times and was the longest-serving president in history?

--28% knew the answer

Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt

In what decade of the 20th century were American women first given the right to vote in elections?

--26% knew the answer

Answer: 1920s

Canadians were also asked similar questions about their own country. The results showed that, on average, Canadians could answer 4.7 questions correctly about American history and 4.2 questions correctly about Canadian history.