Guess or Mess: J.P. Morgan

[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 Leo and Saul before coming here each of you write our prageru kids digital magazine about JP Morgan from our website now we're going to see how much of it you remember here are your messes for today green slime pancake syrup and Feathers gefilte fish patties pickle juice spray mystery eggs sauerkraut stinky fish sauce secret messes and a pie in the face Yay before we play JP Morgan was an American banker and financier who became one of the richest men in the world as Federal Reserve chairman Morgan helps the government during times of financial crisis he founded the present-day Bank of J.P Morgan Chase and Company Morgan helped reorganize many businesses including American railroads General Electric and U.S steel are you ready to play the game yes okay the youngest player goes first now everybody get your hands into the bowl you're not allowed to take them out for the entire game if you do you lose a point let's go our first question goes to Seoul to whom did Morgan arrange a loan of 62 million dollars in gold in the 1890s in order to avoid a financial crisis a the king of France B the U.S treasury or C his parents the U.S treasury that is correct it was the U.S treasury Morgan helps the U.S government secure financing to pay its debts during the gold Panic of 1893-1895. this allowed the federal government to avoid a total Financial collapse Leo gets the mess what do you think Leo it's watery green slime oh it's so weird it's like ew I think it's live or something all right second question goes to Leo what was Morgan's childhood nickname pick that is correct it was hip his full name was John Pierpont Morgan but he preferred to go by his middle name of Pierpont as a child he was known affectionately as pip [Music] [Music] so bad don't be scared of them they're very friendly no they're not oh yeah I like chicken nuggets next question goes to salt which industry did Morgan help reorganize in the 1880s by negotiating disputes and restructuring finances a United States railroads B British Banking or C Brazilian coffee United States railroads that is correct it was the United States railroads Morgan used his influence and business sense to bring order and cooperation to the chaotic railroad industry he eventually became the dominant figure in restructuring railroad finances yeah slime and syrup and Feathers okay ooh syrup oh it smells good though what should I put the whole bottle it's kind of Dripping on the table that's fine it smells so good okay open the cap and then pour all of it Pour all of it it looks like a chicken [Music] okay our next question goes silly out what was the name of the committee that called on Morgan to testify at a congressional Hearing in 1912. I don't know okay so that means that Soul gets a chance to answer what was the name of the committee that called on Morgan to testify at a congressional Hearing in 1912. ah the oh the Poo show thingy yeah that's correct it was called the pujo committee the pujo committee sought to expose Morgan as the leader of a money trust that secretly controlled American business but the claim was never conclusively proved [Music] pickle juice spray you want a pickle like to eat you crazy okay three two one foreign you know I kind of want to throw some pickles in there let's take the Slime cold again [Music] [Applause] whoa whoa what's that sound what is that sound that sound means that it's time for a patriot pop quiz [Applause] which means you each get a chance to answer a trivia question about America that was not in the JP Morgan digital magazine The Twist you'll be blindfolded for your question and mess Patriot Pop Quiz question one goes to Seoul which branch of the federal government decides what the laws mean a the judicial branch B the executive branch or C the legislative branch the executive branch that is actually incorrect oh no so now Leal gets a chance to answer which branch of the federal government decides what the laws mean a the judicial branch B the executive branch or C the legislative branch the legislative branch that is actually also incorrect the correct answer is the judicial branch the judicial branch of the Federal Government consists of the Supreme Court and lower federal courts our courts interpret what the legislature meant when they wrote laws including the Constitution itself So since neither of you answered correctly means you both get the mess oh no oh any guesses uh no I don't know oh it's on me what is it I don't know is it eyeballs what is it oh my God what kind of eyeballs do you think they are oh I'm holding one oh it's like crunchy I guess bear eyeballs bear eyeballs yes oh these are always yeah they're olives oh yeah they're just all of these guys Patriot Pop Quiz question two goes silly out what are the first three words of the United States Constitution we the people that is correct it is we the people the Constitution begins with what's known as the Preamble declaring that free people of the United States are the ones who create and establish our government not a king a dictator nor a group of elite politicians any guesses no something in a bottle really what is that I don't know there's like some kind of bones can I feel one laughs ew let's take those blindfolds off and see what those messes look like they're chicken feet yeah oh is that kind of Awesome back to JP Morgan this question goes to Seoul why did Morgan not enlist in the army during the Civil War um didn't he have health problems yes that is correct he was Ill Morgan suffered throughout his life with poor health including exhaustion fainting spells severe headaches and the skin disease rosacea when the Civil War draft was instituted Morgan paid 300 to hire a substitute to take his place in the Army oh the mystery mystery eggs oh wait kind of look cool do they feel cool what do you think's inside um yolks okay I also find out [Laughter] ew why are you playing with it to make scrambled eggs the one who's coming up okay our next question goes to Leo what unique and Risky Business decision did Morgan make as a young man that showed his good character and initiative a he quit one job before finding another B he took test rides on new railroads or C he bought and sold coffee on a ship he bought and sold coffee on a ship that is correct he bought and sold coffee on ship Morgan discovered a shipment of coffee with no buyer so he took samples to local businesses and got commitments from them to buy it he then went back to the ship and bought all the coffee and delivered it what made this unique he did not buy the coffee himself until he had already sold it to the local businesses it's about to get really stinky in here stinky fish sauce okay on his head on my head ew ew it smells really like rotten ew put it next to his nose no he has fish more fish and chicken feet and oh oops that's disgusting our next question goes to Saul after his success with the railroad industry Morgan financed a series of giant industrial consolidations including General Electric and which other company U.S steel that is correct it was U.S steel by financing industrial consolidations including General Electric and U.S steel Morgan helped reshape American Manufacturing cabbage oh it's gross ew I don't know how long it's been there for eign now it's time for the final question but this is an important one because whoever gets this question wrong gets a pie in the face oh no and there's another twist you must hit your buzzer first in order to answer the question here we go [Music] what word means being unable to pay debts owed a insolvent b incapable or C incapacitated [Music] that is incorrect which means now Saul gets a chance to answer incapacitated that is also incorrect the correct answer actually was a in solvent in the aftermath of the 1907 Wall Street Crash the city of New York and the New York Stock Exchange were temporarily insolvent Morgan led a group of Bankers who helped preserve the solvency of major Banks and corporations and avoided a crisis since you both got the answer wrong you both get a cherry pie in the face all right oh oh did that actually make it big it looks so good oh but double that more that's good that's good okay do you want any chocolate sauce yes yum [Music] yum all right let's all count down together five four three two one go ahead and go now it's Saul's turn five four three two one so okay so do you want a pickle no no no laughs here's what we learned JP Morgan was an American banker and financier who became one of the richest men in the world he helped the U.S government through two Financial crises as the Federal Reserve chairman Morgan helped reorganize many businesses including American railroads General Electric and U.S steel you both have little JP Morgan mustaches now it's time to announce our winner so the winner of our five-point star and American flag trophy is drum roll please solve good job thank you good sport 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 have fun yeah thank you for playing with us for being such great Sports both of you are going home today with gifts from our figure you store and we hope you learned something too for more fun visit prageru kids.com and enjoy all our digital magazines and shows oh it cans okay what about a high five see you next time thank you for watching you know we've got more episodes right watch the whole series And subscribe at prageru kids.com