Guess or Mess: Ayn Rand

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In this wild & fun game show (based on PragerU Kids digital magazines), our contestants are quizzed about author & philosopher Ayn Rand. Who will guess right and who will get a pie in the face? Watch!
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[Music]
welcome to the game show by prageru kids
I'm Noah and in this show if you answer
a question fastened correctly you avoid
getting totally gross and messy joining
us today we've got Samantha hi and we've
got Leah before coming here each of you
read our prageru kids digital magazine
about iron Ranch from our website now
we're going to see how much of it you
guys remember here are your messes for
today blue goo nacho cheese spray clam
chowder spam baby food water beads
cottage cheese ketchup and mustard mud
and a pie in the face
before we play Ein Rand was born in 1905
in St Petersburg Russia she was a
philosopher and best-selling author in
her youth Rand lived through the 1917
Bolshevik Evolution that brought
communism to Russia she and her family
fled communist Russia for the United
States
she learned English by watching movies
and plays and worked as a screenwriter
in Hollywood Rand strongly supported
individual freedom and capitalism
her writings helped create what's called
objectivism which means that people have
the right to pursue values that bring
them happiness
are you ready to play the game yeah
louder yeah 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
you ready yes let's go here's your first
question Samantha before getting to the
United States when she was 21 what
country did Ayn Rand Escape From Russia
that is correct you did Escape From
Russia so that means Leah gets the mess
oh no
oh my goodness
I'm just gonna do it with my hands
one more one more big one
okay I'm done with that okay question
and mess number two goes Talia
what happened in her Homeland that made
Iron rand's need to escape and move to
the USA the rise of Communism that is
correct it was the Communist takeover or
the Communist Revolution during the
Bolshevik Revolution ein's family
suffered years of poverty after armed
soldiers took over her father's Pharmacy
[Music]
oh my goodness
those feel weird yeah
okay question and mess number three goes
to Samantha
what was Ein rand's first name before
moving to America
Alyssa Rosenbaum
the correct answer was Alyssa young
Alyssa taught herself to read and write
before entering school she had strong
opinions and decided at age nine that
she wanted to be a writer that means
Leah gets the mess
no what is in this I don't even know ew
it's not bad
stop it
[Music]
oh my goodness
you want a big chunk
oh
should I mush it up for you
all right question and Miss number four
goes Talia how did Ayn Rand learn
English
uh her mother taught her that is
incorrect Samantha now you get a chance
to answer she taught herself to read and
write that is also incorrect the correct
answer was by watching films in her
aunt's theater oh my gosh I remember
that
too late oh man
oh no this is the ones that are both of
you clam chowder
oh my goodness
[Music]
reminds your girls you must keep your
hands in the ball
wow
[Music]
what is that what is that do you guys
know what's going on no I'm scared
it's time for a patreon pop quiz which
means that you each get a chance to
answer a trivial question about America
that was not in the iron ran digital
magazine what the twist you girls will
be blindfolded for your question and for
your mess
[Music]
all right Patriot Pop Quiz question
number one goes to Samantha what was the
name of the time period during the 1900s
when the relationship between the United
States and the Soviet Union was most
tense a the red War B the Cold War C the
hot war or D the war of Wars so uh the
war force that is incorrect which means
Leah you don't have a chance to answer
correctly uh the red Ward that is also
incorrect the correct answer was the
Cold War fact the Cold War was an
ongoing political rivalry between the
United States and the Soviet Union and
their allies that developed after World
War II it lasted until 1991. both of you
girls get the last
what is it I don't know what it is
you can't see it
I feel is it gonna be hot or cold
I smell Earth it feels right oh yeah
Ein rand's book Atlas Shrugged was
published in 1957. who was our American
president at that time a Ronald Reagan B
John Kennedy C Dwight Eisenhower or D
Abraham Lincoln
um John Kennedy that is incorrect
Samantha I'm gonna reread the question
for you I'm rand's book Atlas Shrugged
was published in 1957. who was our
American president at that time a Ronald
Reagan B John Kennedy C Dwight
Eisenhower or D Abraham Lincoln
Dwight Eisenhower that is correct Dwight
Eisenhower served as president of the
United States from 1953 through 1961. he
is the president who added the words
under God to our pledge of allegiance
that means
I wonder what it is
okay it sounds slimy I wish I could see
it
can you smell it I can smell it from
here it smells smells fruity do you
girls want to see what's in your bowl
yeah yeah
reminder girl put them in the ball okay
submit this turn
all right back to Ein Rand question and
Miss number five goes to Samantha which
value is most important in Iron ran
Stories being likable being agreeable or
being an independent thinker being an
independent thinker that is correct it
is being an independent thinker which
means that Leah I'm sorry again you get
the mess again oh wait wait wait oh is
that cheese
oh no oh now is it too
oh it sounds gross
it's nacho cheese
oh no I'm happy I don't know that
ew I mean a little more for fun
[Music]
question of mess number six goes to Leah
which economic system did Ein Rand
believe was the only one that supported
individual freedom
foreign
[Applause]
okay Samantha now you have a chance to
answer which economic system did Ayn
Rands believe was the only one that
supported individual Freedom
um
the correct answer was capitalism Rand
believed that something is good if it
promotes freedom and education she
believes that political dictatorship
destroys human life which means that
okay
this is a gross mixed it's like a hot
dog
[Applause]
okay question mess number seven goes to
Samantha name one of the American
political groups that Ein rand's
philosophy of personal freedom and
responsibility has influenced uh
objectivism that is incorrect
which means Leah has a chance to answer
name one of the American political
groups that Ein rand's philosophy of
personal freedom and responsibility has
influenced
individualism
that is incorrect any of these answers
would have been correct conservative tea
party libertarian or Republican parties
which means both you girls get the mess
again oh too bad so sad what is this
cottage cheese
look at those
look
oh
that smells disgusting
all right question and mess number eight
which is our last and final question and
mess goes to Leah why did eindran
believe it was important to be
independent and responsible for yourself
um foreign
[Applause]
believe it was important to be
independent and responsible for yourself
um because so people could be free and
do whatever he or she wanted that is
absolutely correct but in the magazine
it describes how happiness comes from
trying to be the best you can be and
happy people are nice to one another and
being responsible gives us purpose
accomplishing goals also makes us happy
which helps Society
which means both of you girls get the
mess for the third time in a row first
let me get you girls ready
for what
ready for a piece
[Music]
oh my gosh I'm so happy I get to see I'm
gonna make it really really tall let me
give it a shake shake shake no no
oh
um
[Music]
really tall oh wow what about some
sprinkles oh no
I'm gonna cross whoa whoa
look at all these sprinkles
are you ready
[Applause]
it's going through my shirt
here's what we learned
foreign
Rand was born in Saint Petersburg and
witnessed the Communist takeover of
Russia she emigrated to the U.S and
became a best-selling author her two
novels are The Fountainhead from 1943
and Atlas Shrugged from 1957. she
developed her own philosophy called
objectivism she believed every
individual has the right to pursue the
values that make him or her happy you
girls okay yeah and that's the end of
our game the winner is drum roll please
Samantha here's what you won
about to be an American Metal
and a Jar full of American points but
white coins do you know no do you know
because our American models are printed
on all coins in God we trust Liberty and
e pluribus unum but what does IPL mean
out of many one it means that we're all
Americans here together even though we
all might have different backgrounds did
you girls have fun yes really yes yes
for being such great Sports both of you
are going home today with gifts from our
Prager youth store
we hope you learned something today too
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to reach each other you're gonna get
your messes all over each other there
you go
okay
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[Music]
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