Guess or Mess: Grover Cleveland

[Music] welcome to guess or mess the game show by prageru kids I'm Noah 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 Scott and I before coming here each of you read our prageru kids digital magazine about Grover Cleveland from our website now we're going to see how much of it you remember here are your messes for today glitter goo ketchup and mustard frosting and mealworm sprinkles mayonnaise spray chunky clamps crickets mystery eggs green slime dog food secret messes and a pie in the face Grover Cleveland is the 22nd and 24th President of the United States and the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms before he was President Cleveland worked as a teacher a lawyer and a sheriff Cleveland was nicknamed Grover the good because he was known for his honesty he believes the federal government should not be too powerful or spend too much money an economic depression ruined his second term but Cleveland stood by his principle of limited government are you ready to play the game yeah all right the youngest player goes first now everybody get your hands into the bowl now you're not allowed to take them out for the entire game if you do you lose a point got it got it all right our first question goes to Scarlett what did Grover Cleveland refuse to do as president even though people wanted him to do it a declare war B give more power to government or a c make New Mexico a state give more power to government that is correct he refused to give more power to government Cleveland strongly believes that Americans should be free to live our lives without government controlling us he said office holders are the Agents of the people not their masters see what we've got Arya humorous mess glitter goo you ew I don't think it's fun oh it's so sticky ah all over you oh my gosh it feels so weird it's kind of fun though right it's just so cold [Music] all done you want revenge yeah our second question goes to Arya what virtue was Cleveland known for even before he ran to a public office being honest that is correct Cleveland was known for his honesty Cleveland lived in a time when America was growing and becoming prosperous but many politicians were abusing their power to make themselves rich people voted for Cleveland because he was an honest man one of his sayings was whatever you do tell the truth oh ketchup and mustard [Music] so cold okay this is even colder mustard is more gross huh gross sound huh you're having fun yeah [Music] question three goes to Scarlett Cleveland's father was a church Minister but died when Cleveland was 16 years old what did Young Cleveland do a found a job as a teacher B join the Army or C ask the government for help found a job as a teacher that is correct he found a job as a teacher Cleveland's father died of a stomach ulcer so young Cleveland quit school and worked to support his family he took a job teaching at the New York Institute for the blind right Arya no no do you want some sprinkles sure hey yeah that's a big scoop as a big scoop [Music] it's so cold you want some sprinkles sure oh look pretty it feels so weird I knew [Music] mealworms sprinkles no that's disgusting [Laughter] you like worms all over you no I do not okay our next question goes to Arya get her back for the worms huh what do you think yeah okay yeah no all right at 22 years old Cleveland passed the bar exam in New York to become a what lawyer that is correct he passed the bar exam in order to become a lawyer Cleveland never went to college but he became a lawyer by studying the practice of law while working at a law firm in Buffalo New York it's our next one well this is a bad one [Music] it's mayonnaise foreign that got everywhere what what is that sound I don't know that song means that it's time for a patriot pop quiz you each get a chance to answer a trivia question about America that was not in the Grover Cleveland digital magazine The Twist you'll be blindfolded for your question and mess Patriot Pop Quiz question one goes to Scarlet which branch of the federal government makes the laws a the legislative branch B the executive branch or C the judicial branch um a that is correct the legislative branch makes the laws the legislative branch of government is Congress made of the House of Representatives and the Senate Article 1 Section 1 of the U.S Constitution says that only the legislative branch has the power to make or change laws Arya do you like Cocoa Pebbles it's just like cereal laughs it's just cereal see it it's just cereal I know it oh [Music] I'm so scared it smells so disco they're not just crickets you know there's some worms some grasshoppers are they alive uh I don't know they're not alive Patriot Pop Quiz question two goes to Arya which American Patriot ended a fiery speech with the words Give me liberty or give me death a Paul Revere B Patrick Henry or C Thomas Paine Thomas Paine that is incorrect which means that Scarlett now gets a chance to answer which American Patriot ended a fiery speech with the words Give me liberty or give me death a Paul Revere B Patrick Henry or C Thomas Paine see that is also incorrect the correct answer was actually B Patrick Henry Patrick Henry was called the voice of the American Revolution his powerful melodious scripture inspired speeches in defense of American Liberty roused and unified the colonists in the early days of the war for independence So since neither of you answered correctly that means you both get the mess what's the mess wanna guess okay I'm gonna put some on Arya first what do you think that is um chicken bone [Music] [Applause] all right let's take those blindfolds off and take a look at those messes something gross those are slimy clamps it smells so disgusting now back to Grover Cleveland our next question goes to Scarlett why did Grover Cleveland support the Democratic party a they supported Foreign Wars B they opposed the government spending or C they wanted election reform uh B that is correct they opposed the government's spending Cleveland stuck by his belief that the best type of government was small and fruitful meaning they didn't spend too much money to fix people's problems the Democrat Party of Cleveland's time was very different than today right Arya what's this next one yeah no it's not bad it's a mystery egg you know what's inside confetti Maybe oh baby it's just confetti [Music] the bad one next question goes to Arya how many years did it take Cleveland to go from mayor of the City of Buffalo to governor of New York to president of the United States three years that is correct it took him three years Cleveland was elected mayor of buffalo in 1881 became governor of New York state in 1883 and successfully ran for president in 1884. he was the first Democrat elected president in 30 years this means garlic that's the mess Oh yay yay [Music] you know what it's like slime like green slime it looks alive or something oh it feels nice nice yeah oh you like it yeah with ketchup and mustard and mayonnaise and clams kind of okay our next question goes to Scarlet as the President Cleveland fought wasteful spending and government corruption just as he did when he served as mayor and Governor name one way he fought corruption as president a he vetoed bills from Congress B he let the citizens vote on everything or see he refused to talk to anyone he vetoed bills from Congress that is correct he vetoed bills from Congress Cleveland vetoed more bills from Congress than any previous president avito is when a president refuses to sign a bill so that it does not become a law by doing this a president can stop bad laws it's one of the checks and balances in our American government that prevents one group from having too much power that means Arya gets the mess yay what is that dog food uh-huh I don't mind that you don't mind dog food no it's okay yummy you're playing with it why you're crazy now it's time for the final question this is an important one because whoever gets this question wrong gets a pie in the face and there's another twist you must hit your buzzer first in order to answer the question you ready yeah here we go when Cleveland lost his bid for re-election after being president what did he do a retired and opened a library B became governor of California or C worked as a lawyer in New York worked as a lawyer in New York that is correct he worked as a lawyer in New York Cleveland did not let the loss of an election discourage him he went back to his law business started a family and spent time fishing at his summer home in Massachusetts but he also waited patiently for the next election and ran for president again [Music] hey Scarlet let's get you ready for the pie gotta gets you ready yummy [Applause] I do maybe I'll just do two whipped creams [Music] that's good oh oh my gosh okay I think we need a countdown what do you think yeah okay come with me ready five four three two one I can't see yummy yummy yummy here's what we learned Grover Cleveland is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms people voted for Cleveland because he had a reputation for being honest Cleveland believed the government shouldn't become too powerful or spend too much money the winner of our five-point star in American flag trophy is drumroll please Scarlett 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 and it belongs to all Americans together as one through our differences did you have fun yeah thank you for playing with us for being such great Sports both of you are going home today with gifts from Robert Baker you store and we hope you learned something too for more fun visit prageru kids.com and enjoy all our digital magazines and shows okay now shake hands okay high five okay now wait bye say see you next time [Music] thank you for watching you 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