President John F. Kennedy fought communism, raced to put a man on the moon, and encouraged Americans to “ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” Teach elementary students about JFK’s life and legacy with this fun game show based on a PragerU Kids biographical book on America’s 35th president.
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updates welcome to guest or mess the
game show by prer you kids I'm Xavier
and in this show if you answer a
question fast and correctly you avoid
getting totally gross and messy joining
us today we've got Ryan and Susan before
coming here each of you read our prer
you kids digital magazine about John F
Kennedy from our website now we're going
to see how much of it you remember here
are your messes for today purple slime
and chicken hearts stinky fish Jello-O
leaning tower of lasagna pickle juice
spray pig ears mystery balloon Moon mud
hidden messes
and a pie in the
face before we play John F Kennedy also
known as JFK was the 35th President of
the United States from 1961 to
1963 he was a charismatic leader and
Remains the youngest elected president
to date as commanderin-chief JFK LED
America through the Cuban Missile Crisis
when the world came close to nuclear war
tragically he was assassinated in
1963 are you guys ready to play the game
yeah then let's play the game the
youngest player goes first everybody get
your hands in the bowl you're not
allowed to take them out for the entire
game if you do you lose a point
understood yes yeah awesome first
question is for Susan John F Kennedy
served as a Navy Patrol boat commander
and saved his crew during which War
World War II that is correct World War
II during World War II Kennedy was
assigned as commander of a patrol
torpedo boat during the night of August
1st 1943 a Japanese Destroyer collided
with his boat and sank it Kennedy LED
his crew to swim for hours to the
nearest Island he even towed an injured
crew member by clenching the man's life
jacket straps in his teeth after he and
his crew were rescued Kennedy was
awarded the Navy and Marine Corps medal
and the Purple Heart JFK received a
purple heart which is quite the honor
and in his memory we have purple hearts
also known as chicken hearts inside of
purple goo I'm so sorry do you want them
instead no you sure yes okay she's not
sorry then since you're not
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sorry okay on the count of three 1 2
3 I think it's too gooey it's never too
gooey I want the even the one getting
theoo that was quite the working I
thought that was plastic it smells like
burnt plastic how does it feel a little
squishy are you a heartbreaker
yes that's a conversation for another
day next question is for Ryan Kennedy is
the blank man ever elected president a
youngest B oldest or C tallest a he was
the youngest that is correct youngest
Kennedy took office in 1960 at the age
of 43 the youngest elected president in
American history Theodore Roosevelt is
still the youngest to become president
at the age of 42 when President William
McKinley was assassinated speaking of
youngest we have a nice treat for you
cuz you're young too some stinky fish
Jello how does it smell smells like
garlic it's probably expired it is it
definitely is oh he's coming down uhoh
do you want to name the fish his name is
Jeffrey okay Jeffrey are you you ready
on your mark set go go go Jeffrey go
Jeffrey doesn't want to meet
you die
Jeffrey don't hurt Jeffrey no Jeffrey no
he was so young that's what he gets for
being
stinky next question is for Susan
Kennedy was the first member of which
religious group to become president
a Jewish B Roman Catholic or C Quaker B
Roman Catholic that is correct Roman
Catholic before Kennedy's election every
president had identified as a Protestant
in 1928 the Democrats nominated Al Smith
the first Roman Catholic candidate from
a major political party but he lost to
Republican Herbert Hoover the only other
member of the Roman Catholic Church to
become president is Joe
Biden when in Rome you have got to get
some delicioso Italiano I don't even
know if that was Italian but that's it
leans that way get it cuz it's a leaning
tower of lasagna I think it's so good
she wants some no thank you I had lunch
I'm going to lean over just like this
leaning tower of lasagna lean and lean
and lean
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oh this is fantastic Italiano you should
see mine it smells so bad yours smells
bad but yours looks on on myself every
time we have Las on you for dinner do
you really is nasty so this is nothing
abnormal next question is for Ryan
during his inaugural address Kennedy
famously challenged the American people
to ask what a the government to take
care of you B for special treatment or C
what you can do for your country see
what you can do for your country that is
correct what you can do for your country
Kennedy delivered his inaugural address
on January 20th 1961 it is regarded as
one of the most iconic speeches in
American history he challenged the
American people by saying ask not what
your country can do for you ask what you
can do for your country inspired by his
words millions of Young Americans signed
up to serve the nation in various ways
next we have a fan favorite thank
you so you're in a pickle but you want
to eat a pickle but you're going to
smell like a give me a clean one they're
all dirty we get these out of the local
dumpster wasn't that on the
waer let's see if it at least has a nice
crunch to
it oh got my hair I'm going to make some
Piola Piola any last words before the
pickle juice spray you're already
spraying me with it fair enough yeah
it's SM it's covering up the snow is it
now you have fishy pickles or is it
pickly fish pickle Jeffrey some in your
hair want a pickle
s what you mean break it she really did
what did that pickle do to you not
letting me eat
it what's that sound p pop oh yeah it's
time for a patriot Pop
Quiz now you each get a chance to answer
a trivia question about America that was
not in your John F Kennedy digital
magazine but there's a Twist you'll both
be blindfolded for your question and
mess it's in my
mouth Patriot Pop Quiz question number
one goes to Susan what is the maximum
number of times someone can be elected
president
a once B twice C unlimited B twice that
is correct twice originally there were
no limits in the constitution on how
many times someone could be elected
President George Washington began a
tradition when he stepped down from the
presidency after two terms and no
president served more than two terms
until President Franklin D Roosevelt was
elected four times in the 1940s after
Roosevelt's terms the 22nd amendment was
ratified limiting all future presidents
to being elected
twice what do we have here since you can
be elected president twice we have two
mess options for you Ryan so you get to
pick your poison today I'm sorry Ryan
are you getting the mess in the left
hand or the mess in the right hand um
right oh did you make the right
answer maybe let's see I think you did
this mess isn't too bad I lied
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oh no it sounds like the meal worms I
need to protect my hands it's okay
they're just sprinkles that is that's a
lie I can feel something crunchy I'm
glad that's not me not you
yet Patriot Pop Quiz question number two
goes to Ryan what was the name of the
ship that brought the pilgrims to
America in
1620 hold on uh think hard but don't
think long oh man I don't
know let's see if Susan can steal it
Susan the Magnolia that is close but
incorrect the answer is the Mayflower
the pilgrims were devout Christian
Puritans who wanted to live and worship
God freely in September 1620 a group of
pilgrims left Plymouth England on the
Mayflower headed for the new world or
what is now America they arrived in what
is now Massachusetts in December and
signed the Mayflower Compact the first
formal government framework in America
America looks like this time you're both
getting the hidden
mess this is one of my favorite
disgusting things H which one of you
should get this disgusting mess first
she got it wrong first I'm hiding my
hands all right both of you pick a
number between 1 and 10 five seven
doesn't
matter you're both getting the mess what
some nasty Snake Eyes For You some nasty
Snake Eyes For You everybody gets the
nasty Snake Eyes wait
no they feel like when I put it when I
put my hands in
Orbeez e I'm having too much fun right
now you always have too much fun I know
now let's take those blindfolds off and
see what those messes
are what is this so you have Boba and
Ryan you got Boba and meal worms they're
all swimming in her Bowl ah here you can
have one no get out
and now back to John F Kennedy next
question is for Susan President Kennedy
launched a failed Invasion known as the
Bay of Pigs into which country Cuba that
is correct Cuba in April 1961 Kennedy
authorized an invasion of Cuba at the
Bay of Pigs to overthrow the communist
government of Fidel Castro the invasion
was initially planned under outgoing
president Dwight D Eisenhower but
carried out under President Kennedy it
was a complete failure and encouraged
the Soviets to send nuclear missiles to
Cuba one of my favorite messes notorious
Pig some good old
Pigg you should try an eat one should I
try it yeah
psych oh oh that smell well thank you
from some notoriously stinky pigs well
they must be deaf cuz they can't hear
that you don't like the pig ears not
really we love pig ears you should make
it a saale you're going to sail in the
Bay of
Pigs next question is for Ryan as
President Kennedy committed America to
achieve what goal by 1970 a land a man
on the moon B cure cancer or C develop
artificial intelligence a land a man on
the moon that is correct land a man on
the Moon by the time Kennedy entered
office the Soviet Union was ahead of the
United States in the space race the
Communists had already beaten America by
launching a satellite and the first man
into space Kennedy feared that if the
Soviets won the Space Race the rest of
the world would look to the Communists
for leadership he declared a new
National goal to land a man on the Moon
by 1970 to prove the greatness of the
American system this goal was fulfilled
in July 1969 when Apollo 11 astronauts
Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldren became
the first humans to walk on the moon
Susan this otherworldly mess is for
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you you're not NE Armstrong you're a
non-union actor hey he's a very nice guy
he went to the
moon what is this it's cow juice it's
eggnog it looks like crumber life
look how salad it is what is it cheese
it's uh what do you call o oh that's you
might be right but why does it smell so
bad got on my shirt did I I'm
sorry it's so solid but then it turns to
liquid it's cor and water is it sticky
then why does it smell like this cuz
it's it smells like coffee it's got
coffee juice oh it's turning to milk I
like that ET loves this stuff I need I
need to wash this how you wash it off in
dirty water do you want a chunk of U yes
do you oh my wait that is solid
what it's stuck it's like clay and bombs
way my mom's enjoying this too much so
am
I next question is for Susan President
Kennedy presided over an event that many
historians believe was the closest the
world came to nuclear war up until that
time
what was it a bombing of Hiroshima B
Cuban Missile Crisis or C Chernobyl
disaster B the Cuban Missile Crisis that
is correct the Cuban Missile Crisis the
1962 Cuban Missile Crisis posed a great
threat to the United States the Soviet
sent nuclear missiles to Cuba an island
country close to Florida President
Kennedy demanded the missiles be removed
at first the Soviets refused to remove
them and the world fear that a nuclear
war might erupt Kennedy remained firm
and after a couple of tense weeks the
Soviets removed the missiles and the
crisis ended this time is often
considered the most dangerous moment of
the Cold War a nice beautiful balloon
surprise what do you think's in there
I'm not sure liquid is it hypnotizing
you it's cow juice cow juice what's cow
juice milk milk is that juice yes you
learn something every
day and here we
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go what don't give her the pin okay I
don't like stinky cheese that's cheese I
told it was Turtles it used to be cheese
it is cow
juice and I'll be back after a short
break now it's time for the final
question this is an important one
whoever gets this one wrong gets a pie
in the face and there's another twist
you must hit your buzzer first in order
to answer the question make sure you
listen to all the answer choices before
hitting your buzzer understood yes
awesome here we go Kennedy was the
fourth American president to be what a
excommunicated B impeached or C
assassinated
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C assassinated that
is correct
assassinated Kennedy was shot and killed
in Dallas Texas on November 22nd 1963
and it was a shock to the nation as
President Kennedy was very popular and
the American people were devastated by
the news of his death to date he was the
fourth and most recent president to be
assassinated Abraham Lincoln James
Garfield and William McKinley were the
only other presidents who were killed
while serving an
office it's pie
time are you excited for this Delicious
lemon mering pie mhm
mhm put in all of it I'm starting to
think you've had too much sugar put in
all of it maybe just a little
bit maybe just a little bit just a
little bit of whipped cream hey little
bit of whipped cream just got another
whipped cream C no you're
right ah to make this beautiful
Masterpiece put all the sprinkles go
very good all of it all of it she going
to be bouncing off the walls oh yeah
you're going to have a loud car ride
home can I get a countdown please 5 4 3
2 1
you want more
pie I can't
see here's what we
learned John F Kennedy was the 35th
President of the United States he was a
charismatic leader and Remains the
youngest elected president to date as
commander-in-chief JFK led the nation
during the Cuban Missile crisis the most
dangerous time during the Cold
War sadly he was the fourth president to
be
assassinated the winner of our
five-point star in American flag trophy
is
Susan on our flag red stands for courage
white is for Purity and blue is for
justice and perseverance our flag is a
worldwide symbol for freedom it belongs
to all Americans together as one through
our differences did you guys have fun
today yeah I'm
glad well thank you both for playing
with us for being such great Sports both
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Piola okay pickle and how about a high
five and a gentle high five for me
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