tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766480662363186608.post3145624948051643582..comments2023-10-15T08:33:17.704-04:00Comments on What People Know: Bill O'Reilly -- QuizmasterHollanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07388479139384630638noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766480662363186608.post-7935680255313760412012-11-30T14:40:28.017-05:002012-11-30T14:40:28.017-05:00Sorry, that should have been "mid 1990s"...Sorry, that should have been "mid 1990s" not 1980s.Mark E. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673098868516577427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766480662363186608.post-23895024427610670152012-11-30T14:39:49.145-05:002012-11-30T14:39:49.145-05:00The quiz is flawed, FWIW. Question two asks, "...The quiz is flawed, FWIW. Question two asks, "Which nation recently launched its first aircraft carrier?" and implies the correct answer is China.<br /><br />China "recently" landed its first plane on an aircraft carrier ... that was commissioned two months ago ... went through sea trials 18 months ago ... and whose keel was laid by Russia in the mid 1980s.<br /><br />But, you know, accuracy is a main stream media thing.Mark E. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673098868516577427noreply@blogger.com