Many presidents were once generals, but Dwight D. Eisenhower was more than a war hero—he liberated an entire continent during World War II, led the D-Day invasions, fought communism, and ensured peace and prosperity as America’s 34th president. In this episode based on a PragerU Kids biographical book, young contestants test their knowledge about President Eisenhower to avoid getting gross and messy!
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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 Autumn and Anastasia
before coming here each of you write our
prer you digital magazine about Dwight D
Eisenhower from our website now we're
going to see how much of it you remember
here are your messes for today five star
bubblegum goo stinky fish Jello-O
dinosaur egg melted ice cream spray
drive-through chili burger marshmallow
tar and Feathers otherworldly ooble
hidden messes
and a pie in the
face before we play
Dwight D Eisenhower was the 34th
president of the United States from 1953
to
1961 he was a heroic General during
World War II he helped defeat the Nazis
by organizing the D-Day
invasion as president he worked hard to
stop communism and served during an era
of peace and
prosperity are you guys ready to play
the game yes awesome the youngest player
goes first everybody get your hands in
the bow you're not allowed to take them
out of the bowl for the entire game if
you do you lose a point understood yes
awesome Autumn the first question is for
you Dwight D Eisenhower became a
military hero and a five-star general
during which War World War II that is
correct World War II Eisenhower Rose
from serving as a war planner to a
five-star general during World War II he
brilliantly planned the invasions of
North Africa Sicily and Italy
Eisenhower's success has caught the
attention of President Roosevelt who
promoted him to supreme commander of the
Allied expeditionary forces speaking of
five star general how about some
five-star bubblegum goo can you say that
three times fast no five star bubblegum
goo five
star it's too hard I guess we'll put it
in your hair no okay what does it smell
like
um I don't know does it smell like
Bubblegum no does it smell like five
stars no does it smell like
goo yes that makes a lot of
sense oo that is gross I got to get
those stars out of there I got an
idea and voila oh hey can you help me
out
here it's just like really sticky and
feels like blue huh maybe we should call
it five-star bubblegum glue
next question is for Anastasia
eisenhauer helped win World War II by
organizing the largest Seaborn invasion
in history what was it called a dday b
gday or c jday a D-Day that is correct a
D-Day the D-Day invasion on June 6th
1944 was the most important American
Invasion during World War III President
Roosevelt chose Eisenhower to organize
the complicated operation involving
156,000 troops 7,000 vessels and 11,000
aircraft on the first day alone speaking
of Seaborn we have some nice stinky fish
Jello this is your fate so you might as
well get used to
it is it bad yes I feel so bad for you
just kidding no I
don't
e the fish is out of water
oh look at the nice little fish it's
like a
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pet do you like fish yes for got this
cite next question is for Autumn as
President Eisenhower negotiated an end
to which war the Korean war that is
correct the Korean war after entering
office in 1953 I Eisenhower negotiated
an agreement to end fighting in the
Korean War the United States entered the
war under President Harry Truman in 1950
to stop communism from spreading by 1952
The Americans managed to free the area
that is now South Korea but the conflict
turned into a stalemate and neither side
was winning Eisenhower's leadership to
end the fighting allowed the country to
enjoy peace and prosperity through the
remainder of his presidency do you like
dinosaurs no no well did you know that
we still have dinosaur eggs look at that
that's a prehistoric egg let's see what
it makes your nice gooey mess look like
3 2
1 why do you look so gross out it's
disgusting
really you crack me up just like this
egg voila I don't like it really even
with this little guy he's like you're
guardian angel I'm going to name him
Frederick you like Frederick no well
Frederick loves you
no maybe when you get to know each other
better next question is for
Anastasia President Eisenhower fought
against communism during which war a
Spanish American war B cold war or C
Iraq war B cold war that is correct cold
war after World War II a rivalry began
between the world's free Nations led by
the United States and communist Nations
led by the Soviet Union this was called
the Cold War it was a dangerous time
because the Soviet Union was taking over
countries to eliminate Freedom
additionally both sides had nuclear
weapons that could destroy all of
humanity during his presidency
Eisenhower successfully worked to stop
communism and also to prevent nuclear
war from breaking out speaking of Cold
War I have something that used to be
very cold
do you like ice cream yeah what about
melted spoiled ice cream that's been
sitting in my backyard for 3 weeks no
really yeah why it's disgusting don't
knock it until you tried
it but you sure
will e
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uh-oh hey I think it smells kind of good
don't you not with the fish you don't
like fish teeth flavored ice cream
no it makes the fish more worse well I
won't put any more in
Psych e now your fish can swim fish back
in
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water what's that sound that means 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 the Dwight D Eisenhower digital
magazine but there's a Twist you'll both
be blindfolded for your question and
mess oh yes oh
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yes Patriot Pop Quiz question number one
goes to Autumn who is on the $50 bill a
Andrew Jackson B ulyses S Grant or c
Grover Cleveland B ulyses grant that is
correct ulyses S Grant ulyses S Grant
first appeared on the $50 note in 1913
he was the Victorious Civil War General
who helped President Abraham Lincoln
preserve the union Grant also served as
the 18th President of the United States
Grant and Eisenhower are the only two
presidents who graduated from the United
States Military Academy at West Point
New York you may not be able to see it
but you sure will be able to you smell
it smells bad it sure does smell
fermented and oh is something alive in
there oh no oh no this is straight from
the sea e fish I I don't even think a
fish would want to be in the same ocean
as this
oh
woo take all that smell with you no
smells terrible it's chunky and gross
and wet even Frederick's not looking too
good over
there Patriot Pop Quiz question number
two goes to Anastasia in which state is
the iconic Golden Gate Bridge
located California that is correct
California the Golden Gate Bridge is
along with the Hollywood Sign one of the
most iconic sites in California the
Bridge opened in 1937 is 1.7 Mi long and
connects the city of San Francisco with
Moren County across the bay and what do
we have here
ooh oh something rotten again no any
guess this what it is you want to take a
whip no no it already smells bad well it
can only get worse Autumn you already
can't
see I felt it go in my
bowl how to get all the way over there
there okay that's all
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good ew it got on my lip this is
disgusting it tastes disgusting too now
let's take those blindfolds off and see
what those messes are oh I don't want to
neither do
I just old smelly peaches and cottage
cheese in your bowl not too bad ah
Fredick do you know what that is no
stinky sauerkraut also known as
fermented
cabbage and now back to Dwight D
Eisenhower next question is for Autumn
what system did President Eisenhower
create to make travel safer and more
efficient a Federal Reserve System B
social security system or C interstate
highway system C interstate highway
system that is correct interstate
highway system in 1956 President
Eisenhower signed a law to create the
interstate highway system which
modernized America's Transportation
infrastructure eventually 46,000 miles
of Highway were built across the country
Eisenhower considered it one of the most
important achievements of his
presidency you guys ever get on the
highway and just get super hungry want
some fast food or is it just me just you
probably just me I am a little greedy
let's stop for some fast food here's
your order thank you is that it and no
I'm not giving you a tip thanks we have
some nice delicious fast food for you
here
see I'm going to throw off oh it looks
sloppy oh no it look like poop it sure
will turn into that
soon does it smell good no it's
delicious and nutritious though because
there's a piece of lettuce on there want
to take a bite no just a little like a
little Munch no
fine complete your try mushing it up
maybe that'll make it more appetizing I
don't think I want to fine then we're
leaving you here on the
interstate next question is for
Anastasia in 1956 President Eisenhower
signed a law making the phrase in what
we trust the national motto a freedom B
wealth or C God C God that is correct
God Is The Answer President Eisenhower
signed a bill in 1956 declaring In God
We Trust America's official national
motto the phrase reflects the importance
of faith in the United States history
and culture it also distinguished our
nation from the Soviet Union which
banned worship of God the motto still
appears on virtually All American coins
and dollar
bills you marshmallow cream yeah but
feathers well the feathers are just for
a little color do you want to try some
of this marshmallow tar I'm sure it
tastes good I don't know what it has in
it
psych everything here is spoiled smells
good we don't waste anything around here
I thought you liked marshmallow tar I do
but not on my hands what else do you do
with marshmallow tar then cover yourself
in it eat it really yeah but there's
probably so many calories in there what
should I do with these feathers put them
on her
arms we're going to turn you into a nice
little bird I don't want to be a chicken
can you make a chicken noise I can't you
can't then you're going to look like a
chicken wanto ew This is never going to
come off it probably won't back in the '
40s this would have been such a nice
look just ask your grandmother about it
I would have looked crazy they all
looked crazy
I'm going to fly away
too be careful there might be a deep
fryer out there looking for you better
not go to
Kentucky you guys are tied so far you
both have not missed a single question
you must have studied or maybe
Fredrick's telling you the
answers
H next question is for Autumn Eisenhower
created agencies to ensure America would
remain a world leader in technology
which agency did he not create a
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration AKA NASA B office of
Science and Technology policy ostp or C
Advanced research projects agency a
RPA a
NASA that is incorrect let's see if
Anastasia can steal it b o s TP that is
correct office of Science and Technology
policy during the Cold War the United
States competed with the Soviets in many
ways especially to be the world's leader
in technology in 1958 President
Eisenhower created NASA to further
America's leadership in space
exploration and arpa to advance
leadership in military technology the
ostp was not created until 1976 under
President Gerald Ford H what mess should
I get for you something not disgusting
not disgusting maybe something from
outer space or otherworldly
oh well hello Mr astronaut well thank
you do you like working at Nasa well we
can thank Dwight D Eisenhower for
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that and what do we have for you some
other worldly oo it looks super liquidy
but then you poke it it's hard as a
rock see if I can pick some up for you
like in there that makes it ew it's
melting in my hand just like that ice
cream earlier it's going to turn you
into an alien doesn't smell good at
least I'll let you be the
judge you ready to turn into an
astronaut No 3 two
one oh wow that is so cool you're
missing out on all the
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fun it's very extraterrestrial like
e I'll make it for you I don't want to
cut the fish the fish is back alive
now it's time for the final question and
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 the buzzer
understood yes here we
go what did President Eisenhower warn
Americans about in his farewell address
a military industrial complex B
inferiority complex or C social
industrial
complex did that buzz I think it did
Buzz what's the answer a military
industrial complex that
is correct military industrial complex
on January 17th 1961 Eisenhower
delivered his farewell address to the
American people in it he warned
Americans to Be watchful about a
military industrial complex the
relationship between the military
Congress and companies that made
military weapons he feared that together
these groups might become too powerful
and lead the United States toward
becoming less
free it's pie time this is what I call
the double chocy chocolate cocoa super
chocolatey chocolate pie you don't look
enthusiastic still
you don't like the pie m- don't knock it
till you try it cuz it's going to be a
good one some nice whipped
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cream is that enough whipped cream no
no that looks good doesn't it no so more
more whipped cream mm more you said it
didn't look good yet okay it does look
good
okay test my coordination oh that looks
good
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a masterpiece or as we like to say here
a
masterpiece can I get a countdown please
5 4 3 2
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1 bone Appetit did you eat any of the
pie but it looks so chocolaty and
delicious it's messy and delicious and
that's how we like it
here here's what we
learned Dwight D Eisenhower was the 34th
president of the United States he helped
lead America to Victory as a general
during World War II he organized the
successful D-Day invasion the largest
Seaborn invasion in world history as
president he fought against communism
and served during during an era of peace
and
prosperity the winner of our five-point
star in American flag trophy is
Anastasia 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 yes yeah awesome well
thank you both for playing with us and
for being such great Sports both of you
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Prager youth store
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hands I'm stuck to this hey there's
Frederick and give each other a high
five see you next time
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