Franklin D. Roosevelt was extremely popular and served four terms as president (more than anyone in American history). Your elementary students will learn how FDR led the nation during the Great Depression and WWII in this fun and messy game show based on a PragerU Kids biographical book about America’s 32nd president.
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updates welcome to guest or M 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 Chelsea and aan before coming here
each of you read our you kids digital
magazine about Franklin D Roosevelt from
our website now we're going to see how
much of it you remember here are your
messes for today orange slime dinosaur
egg cottage cheese gumballs pickle juice
spray frosting and mealworm sprinkles
octopus tentacles hidden messes
and a pie in the
face before we play Franklin D R velt
was the 32nd president of the United
States from 1933 to
1945 he is the longest serving president
in American history having been elected
to four
terms Roosevelt led the United States
during the Great Depression and World
War II as president he expanded
government power and raised taxes on the
American people are you guys ready to
play the game yes that's what I like to
hear the youngest player goes first
everybody get your hands on the bowl
you're that allowed to take them out of
the bowl for the entire game if you do
you lose the point understood okay let's
go Ethan first question is for you
Franklin D Roosevelt overcame which
disease to become president a cerebral
paly B polio or C multiple sclerosis B
polio that is correct polio while on
vacation in 1921 a 39-year-old Roosevelt
began suffering from a fever soon after
he couldn't move his legs and was
diagnosed with po myelitis also known as
polio eventually he learned how to move
around with leg braces and wheelchairs
this isn't just orange slime this is
Prager youu goo or should we just say
Prager
goo let's see let's see what this smells
like oh smells
like what does it smell like it actually
smells like hand sanitizer well it's
certainly not
sanitary uh-oh it's coming it's coming
around the mountain here it comes in 3 2
1 z0 and
half oh man it's so
sticky come on oh man it's not going to
go did KN
down there we go uh it actually feels
really good as it
should tell your brother thank you thank
you next question is for Chelsea
as President Roosevelt led the nation
through the worst economic crisis in
American history known as the Great
Depression that is correct the Great
Depression the Great Depression began
during Herbert Hoover's presidency after
the stock market crashed in 1929 soon
money jobs goods and food became scarce
for Citizens du largely to how the
government responded to the crash at one
point the nation's unemployment rate
skyrocketed to almost
25% Roosevelt defeated Hoover in the
1932 presidential election and promised
to rescue the nation from economic
crisis look what we have here a lot of
people were hungry during the Great
Depression but this one dinosaur egg
could feed an entire Village oh man I
want Gerald Gerald who's Gerald the
pterodactyl this is Gerald yes so is
this Gerald's baby yes can you put him
in cuz he needs to sit on
it you're wish is my command after we
see who can make the best pterodactyl
sound what do you think that would sound
like I don't know if you can beat that I
don't think
so let's
see what's in there
Gerald oh it's an actual egg I can of
course it is you love eggs don't you I
love eggs It's actually an ostrich egg
do you know how many chicken eggs could
fit in one ostrich egg
24 no don't eat that at least not
without salt and
pepper next question is for Ethan during
the Great Depression Franklin D
Roosevelt famously said the only thing
we have to fear is what a war itself B
starvation itself or C fear itself C
fear itself that is correct fear itself
with unemployment Skyhigh American were
desperate during the Great Depression on
March 4th 1933 Roosevelt took office in
his inaugural address he declared the
only thing we have to fear is fear
itself the new president's words
comforted and inspired Americans in need
of Hope speaking of fear I fear you're
getting another mess oh no do you like
cotage cheese not if it's weeks expired
it's only about 4 months expired
oh that's terrible hopefully it only
stays in your bowl and doesn't get on
your arms or anything no
no that's what that feels like how about
a little in your hair no thank you just
a little just a wee bit no a tiny bit do
it do it do
it since you said please I
won't
disgusting next question is for Chelsea
to cope with the Great Depression and
increase government power President
Roosevelt created the what a square deal
B New Deal or C big deal B new deal that
is correct New Deal Roosevelt's plan to
tackle the Great Depression was called
the New Deal and was made of several new
government programs including raising
taxes and imposing new rules on the
American people the New Deal cost a lot
of money increased the nation's debt and
did little to help the economy well
since you guys clearly studied so well
I'm going to do you a favor and make it
stink lesson here no oh these are 10
years old what I'm 9 years old these are
older than
you and here we go uhoh Gerald save
Gerald ah get inside smells like
blueberries in here you're welcome for
making it stink a little bit less more
you want the whole jar yes your wish is
my
command yeah oh no I can't find oh there
you are there's Gerald we got to make
sure Gerald is protected at all costs
get down
there what's that sound I don't know you
should know I should know you should
know I guess I am the host and 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 Franklin D Roosevelt digital
magazine but there's a Twist you'll both
be blindfolded for your question and
mess
Patriot Pop Quiz question number one
goes to Ethan the national anthem The
Star Spangled Banner describes America
as the land of the free and the home of
the what
Brave that is correct grave Francis
Scott Keys The Star Spangled Banner
written in 1814 ends with the line or
the land of the free and the home of the
brave really let's play a little game
left hand or right hand
hand and Choose
Wisely left hand oh my gosh left hand it
is I'm so
sorry
br oh what is this oh no what's going on
tentacles I don't even want to give you
hints don't want to know you will find
out soon enough next question is for
which founding father is known as the
father of the Constitution a George
Washington B John Adams C James
Madison a George Washington that is
incorrect let's see if Ethan can steal
it B John Adams that is incorrect the
correct answer is James Madison James
Madison played a major role during the
Constitutional Convention in 1787 his
plan for a new national government was
called the Virginia Plan and heavily
influenced the Constitution's final
draft he later led the fight to ratify
the Constitution by writing several
Federalist Papers his leadership earned
him the title father of the Constitution
both of you get the second mystery
mess see if you can guess what this
is oh I don't want to know any guesses
it smells like medicine oh and pickles
no these are pickles
ghouls they smell it smells like
medicine oh oh oh oh that is this I'll
just tell you they're
tadpoles no they're not you're scared of
tadpoles water B keep your hands in that
bowl now let's take those blindfolds off
and see what those messes
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are oh no they're water be it's not that
bad it's just Boba and you're lucky you
buried the other mess because you also
got worms ew and dirt and they're alive
they're not they are alive they're
moving this is the real deal real
worms and now back to Franklin D
Roosevelt next question is for Ethan
President Roosevelt signed which law to
provide government insurance for elderly
and unemployed Americans a social
security act B Civil Rights Act or C
Federal Reserve Act a Social Security
Act that is correct Social Security Act
on August 14th 1935 President Roosevelt
signed the Social Security Act it
provided insurance and welfare programs
for the elderly and unemployed Americans
continue to debate the pros and cons of
how Social Security was designed and
many point out that it might run out of
money soon yay pickle oh I wanted that
can you spray a little bit for me no you
have enough grein in your bowl I will
squirt you with these I'm warning you I
will throw this pickle right at
you that's okay I like pickles oh
Chelsea you are truly in a pickle and
now you will smell like one too I do
like pickles do you do you love pickles
I love pickles
careful glad it took my at least it
didn't get on your
shirt that's cold and since you ask
nicely
let's see how quality this pickle is O
you can tell by the
crunch next question is for Chelsea
Franklin D Roosevelt led the United
States during which War World War II
that is correct World War II when World
War II broke out in 1939 President
Roosevelt tried to keep the United
States out of the war but when the
Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December
7th 1941 Roosevelt asked Congress to
declare war Roosevelt spent the rest of
his presidency mobilizing the nation for
the war and managing relationships with
America's
allies I got some nice frosting for
you
hey I just wanted to give you a beard
okay that is so gross hey you almost got
this frosting in your hair do do it on
his here no don't eat any more frosting
or
else out for it and one more good
Scoop hey you got it on
me let's see if fate is on your side
today if you get heads you get the
regular sprinkles if you get tails you
get Neil worm sprinkles let's
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see heads
yay hey
like a little
cupcake that's it you're getting the
meal worm sprinkles too I won't eat it
anymore I know I just ruined your
appetite didn't I there's someone your
canopy I physically cannot handle
watching you eat those meal worms I'm
not eating them
good looks like Ethan is leading with
one point can you keep the lead Ethan
probably all right cuz next question is
for you after the Japanese bombed Pearl
Harbor on December 7th 1941 President
Roosevelt famously described it as a
date that will live in what a disgrace B
infamy C iniquity a disgrace that is
incorrect Can you steal it Chelsea
maybe B iny that
is correct
infamy one day after the Pearl Harbor
attack Roosevelt spoke for Congress and
requested a declaration of war in his
remarks he cited the day of the bombing
as a date that will live in infamy
infamy means being known for a bad
quality or deed oh are they alive I do
not of course it's alive oh it's not
it's going to fit in your swamp actually
I like eating squid tentacles oh this
isn't a squid this is an
octopus hold
on nobody told me that this smell as bad
as it does this smell is like infam me
in a jar I'm sorry you have to hold
that oh my
goodness can you believe this is one of
the it moved no it's not I'm going to
need you to not move in my hand
Mister actual
octopus higher thing the whole thing
it's not real hey keep your hands in
wa it actually feels good does it that
feels good you're a brave man where did
Gerald go oh Gerald here he is you got a
whole zoo in your
bowl now it's time for the final
question and this is an important one
not only is it a tiebreaker but whoever
gets this one wrong gets a pie in the
face and there's another twist in order
to answer the question you must hit your
buzzer first make sure you listen to all
the answer choices before hitting your
buzzer understood mhm mhm let's go
Franklin D Roosevelt is the longest
serving president in American history
how many terms was he elected to a three
B four or
C
five Chelsea B4 that
is
correct yes I
Roosevelt was elected to four terms in
1932 1936 1940 and 1944 no other
president has served more than two terms
Americans elected Roosevelt to serve a
third and fourth term because they
wanted an experienced leader to guide
the country while the world was at war
after Roosevelt's presidency the 22
amendment was ratified which stated that
no president could be elected to serve
more than two terms
it's pie time
yay I heard you like whipped cream but
we got exactly what you asked for yes
two cans of whipped cream thank you Mr
xaver this one's got a lot more in it
wow just so you're occupied don't get
hungry in the
meantime this is one tall pie it's like
3.14159265
358 get it
pie okay
and some nice sprinkles for you do you
like sprinkles I would eat them for
dessert by themselves
oh that's good no too much sugar that's
plenty of sugar and if not here's some
chocolate drizzle for you
yay I'm so excited well no more delay
can I get a countdown please 5 4 3 2 1
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is it everything you wish it would be
more and
more you want to see the
mess M you look like you have a
beard here's what we
learned Franklin D Roosevelt was the
32nd president of the United States He
is the longest serving president in
American history roselt led the nation
during the Great Depression and World
War II as president he raised taxes and
made the government more
powerful the winner of our five-point
star in American flag trophy is
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Chelsea on our flag red stands for
courage white is for Purity and blue is
for justice in 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 well thank you both
for playing with us and for being such
great Sports both of you are going home
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E and give each other a lovely high five
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