Does Gen Z Know Boomer History?

Does Gen Z Know Boomer History? | Try Not To Fail

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How well does Gen Z know the lives of Baby Boomers? We put that question to the test to see who knows US history the best with the help of an Elder! How many questions did you get right?
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4 Beatles
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Apollo 11
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JFK Assasination
• From the archives: Wal...
The Godfather - Marlon Brando
• THE GODFATHER | Openin...
Watergate
• President Nixon Resign...
Mary Tyler Moore Show
• Mary Tyler Moore Show ...
Fall of Berlin Wall
• Flashback: The fall of...
Freddie Mercury / Queen
• Queen Live Aid 1985 -...
The Graduate / Dustin Hoffman
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Ted Bundy
• Confession of Ted Bund...
George Carlin
• Monologue: George Carl...
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Does Gen Z Know Boomer History? | Try Not To Fail
0:00 Intro
0:42 The Beatles
2:44 Man On The Moon
4:04 Presidential Assassination
5:17 The Godfather
7:01 Presidential Scandal
8:29 1970s TV Show
10:30 Berlin Wall
12:08 Classic Rock
13:04 1960s Movies
14:27 Serial Killers
15:32 Comedians
16:59 Results
17:21 Outro

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@_WhiteW0lf_ Рік тому

Jaxon never disappoints to be the best current Gen Z cast.

@christianbrinkhoff5469 Рік тому

Him and Jair are amazing. 👌

@nadinehoogenboezem4798 Рік тому

Most knowledgeable about the past

@redikusuma1817 Рік тому

Jaxon even know about He Man's song & Skeletor's voice

@novaskill9032 Рік тому

The best

@djpegao Рік тому

And he low-key did a decent Kennedy impression

@jayjanzee9059 Рік тому

9:20-9:21 "That's a dog and my ex best friend" Katherine is soooooo savage!! Love her😍😍😍👏🏾👏🏾👑👑

@asher_mom Рік тому

I love Jaxons parents. They did good. I'm always amazed at his knowledge of good 'older" music :) Beatles, Green Day etc.

@ryannichols9827 Рік тому

I feel like Jaxon is a Millennial in a Gen Z body.

@kaDOA-xg6tf 10 місяців тому

green day is dad rock now?

@SilentBob731 10 місяців тому

@@kaDOA-xg6tf Dookie came out (pun intended) nearly 30 years ago. It happens to all of us. 👴

@kaDOA-xg6tf 10 місяців тому

@@SilentBob731 Like my father come to pass, 40 years has gone so fast...

@veddyveddygood Рік тому

Jaxon by far the most knowledgable in this group.

@ithikithik Рік тому

I'm not even an American, but I think I knew about the US more than this gen Z

@evaandava2439 Рік тому

Same 🤣

@thalia9789 Рік тому

I know our educational system in the U.S. is shitty, but not knowing JFK's assassination date and Watergate is kinda insane

@austinlarrimore6542 Рік тому

I feel like most classes don’t get that far in history before the class ends😂

@cquelhas Рік тому

@@austinlarrimore6542 But even if they didn't learn it in school, these events are depicted all the time in movies, series, even in youtube and social media... 🤦🏻‍♀️ 1963=Jefferson??? This even shows lack of critical thinking... (I'm from another continent. I love these kids, but I'm shocked!)

@austinlarrimore6542 Рік тому

@@cquelhas I mean I knew all the history ones so😂

@psnb1069 Рік тому

Yeah, I graduated in 2016 and didn’t learn anything about the watergate in school. I learned about the watergate from a book about the U.S. Presidents that I read when I was 10.

@cheneethompson5756 Рік тому

@@cquelhas I grew up learning about jfk in school It was so heartbreaking what happened to him! When Jaxon imitated him, I chuckled! He was like, "the man himself, John F. kennedy" with JFK's accent

@geckopecko Рік тому

as a gen z i feel embarrassed C'MON HOW CAN YOU GET THE BEATLES WRONG

@unkind6070 Рік тому

Maybe because they existed fifty years ago ☠️

@mibeatleman6767 Рік тому

@@unkind6070, Actually, now it's 60 years, hard to believe (Counting their start in 1962).

@FatherFigure3000 Рік тому

Bro's mad because of one question 💀 Leave them alone

@jozelkiture5668 Рік тому

Tbh the only band member name I knew was John Lennon🤷🏽‍♀️

@franingegnieri1831 Рік тому

@@unkind6070 Its music history man and they left their mark for good, Paul and Ringo are still alive!!

@EmelieStenberg Рік тому

I usually feel dumb but after watching this and hearing their answers I feel smart...

@jasontoddman7265 Рік тому

When I feel like I'm surrounded by crazy people I just listen to videos based on Reddit posts, and soon I find myself thankful that the people around me are all so sane and normal! 😏

@star_man Рік тому

Watching Catherine's reaction to the JFK assassination clip broke my heart, I was fighting back tears.

@cheneethompson5756 Рік тому

I teared up! My dad still remembers that he was heartbroken that day He was in third grade And that the teachers were crying

@XGamerFPS2164 Рік тому

“Apollo I” is a crazy answer and not knowing the president who was assassinated in the 1960s is insane…I’m part of this generation too💀

@madscgreen Рік тому

THESE KIDS DON'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT JFK????????????? what are they teaching in schools? 😭 i'm only 26 too

@carlycchapman Рік тому

Right

@TheTraycinkokeke Рік тому

"That's a dog and my ex best friend" killed me 💀💀💀

@nickhill8612 Рік тому

Haha I know right.

@jamesharris4969 Рік тому

Im from the UK and knew all of these. Half of these were just common knowledge. Really surprised on how little the younger generation know about their own countries history.

@leefischer5814 Рік тому

We will accept you now as an American. Inform your country in exchange we will send 3 of these idiots in exchange, welcome aboard✋😀

@jamesharris4969 Рік тому

@@leefischer5814 lmao 😂

@marciooliveira5451 Рік тому

I am a Brazilian and I wonder if these people have history of their own country in schools. It is not possible that they simply do not know about the biggest events in the USA.

@angelaR4661 7 днів тому

As an American i can tell you no, we don't. We're too busy being politically correct to actually teach children real history. I learned history from my parents and reading books.

@Angela-or9zo Рік тому

I get not knowing some pop culture, but to not know JFK was assassinated? What are they teaching in school?

@AliciaNyblade 11 місяців тому

I'm a millennial and I knew all the answers, and was pleasantly surprised that I did. This was so much fun to play along to at home! Please do more of these!

@EdenMrochinski 11 місяців тому

"Thats a dog and my ex bestfriend" killed me

@meahjones10 11 місяців тому

Fr😭😭😭

@christinadoxstader3004 Рік тому

Catherine's hints are just awesome lol

@animatorFan74 Рік тому

Always impressed with Jaxon's knowledge of the 80's and decades well before his time.... his parents definitely did a great job raising him. :)

@jinakaye Рік тому

I think a lot of us are taking their lack of pop culture & historical knowledge too seriously. I'm Gen X and only missed the serial killer question (thought it was Son of Sam). There are things that Gen Z hasn’t learned yet. When you lived during the times of the events, it's easier to judge. I wouldn’t have gotten the George Carlin or Dustin Hoffman questions right if this had been asked when I was a teenager. Give Gen Z some grace.

@XSDX3R0 9 місяців тому

The point is at their ages, they likely would've learned it. They certainly should have learned JFK and Watergate in school. Angel reminded me of the classmate who tries to ask everyone for the answers because they know nothing.

@ianh1984 9 місяців тому

Everything except the Berlin wall happened before I was born, yet I knew. Kids these days have no curiosity about history. Whether it be pop culture or geo-political.

@aliciacaldwell950 Рік тому

9:20 'thats a female dog and my ex bestfriend'😂

@thealexunion7061 Рік тому

Dude I’m like 17 and I answered every single question it’s like common knowledge not even boomer history

@djpegao Рік тому

_"Apollo 10?.... "Keep going", "Apollo 9?"_ Bruh, come on....

@reneelayza Рік тому

9:18 "that's a dog and my ex best friend" i'm here for the shade hahahaha

@johnbgood52 Рік тому

There's no such thing as "Boomer history." It's just history - and public schools apparently don't teach it anymore.

@BlackDragon-uq1wy Рік тому

They’re just calling it that because it happened during the boomers upbringing it’s not that hard to understand the title

@jwb52z9 Рік тому

The schools do teach it. That doesn't mean the students will remember it very long. I don't keep large amounts of factual information in my memory as I don't have a reason for it and I'm Gen X.

@TaraTara-ld2xb Рік тому

Props to Jaxon for getting the year the Berlin Wall was torn down. I knew it was the 80's and guessed the same year, but wasn't entirely sure.

@AhsimNreiziev Рік тому

I mainly know about the Kennedy Assassination because I'm a massive _Doctor Who_ fan. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22rd, 1963. The first-ever episode of _Doctor Who_ aired on November 23rd, 1963. As you might be able to imagine, this didn't do wonders for DW's viewing figures. In fact, the viewership was so low, the producers even resorted to re-airing the pilot the next week right before episode 2, so people getting into the show wouldn't miss out in seeing the first episode. At any rate, for this reason, most big Whovians know the exact date of Kennedy's murder.

@SavaFiend Рік тому

How do you not know JFK? That's like super monumental. For any generation.

@seungcheolswife Рік тому

they knew him just wasnt sure when he got assasinated

@SavaFiend Рік тому

@@seungcheolswife no most of them needed prompts to get his name right

@cheneethompson5756 Рік тому

JFK may be the most famous president, along with lincoln and Washington

@ampjr99 4 місяці тому

Thats kids jfk impersonation was spot on

@kspeed419 Рік тому

Jaxon is the most pop culturally aware kid I've ever seen on this!

@tiedtheknotable Рік тому

I love Jaxon!!! He’s just way too cool for school!!! How did he not get the Moon landing though…he even said it!!! I mean what are they teaching in American schools and colleges????

@alanrover4428 Рік тому

I stopped watching this channel for a while after the pandemic started. I have to say, I am so relieved to see the Elders of this channel all well and healthy :)

@elconejomalo787 Рік тому

same!!!

@elizabethbertucci9313 Рік тому

“No, that’s a dog. And my ex best friend.” 😂

@taiwanwhite5762 Рік тому

"A b**** is a dog and my ex best friend " 😭😭😭😭😂😂

@cheneethompson5756 Рік тому

Jaxon did a great impression of JFK!

@kayseedorf8172 Рік тому

Not the “thats what you call a female dog and my exbest friend 😭

@cheneethompson5756 Рік тому

I love catherine!

@katharinaschulze4416 10 місяців тому

how can you not know immediately that freddy mercury was the singer of queen? queen was and forever will be an iconic band

@itbelikethattho4785 11 місяців тому

“That’s a dog and my ex best friends..” I WHEEZED 😭

@beeflo6177 Рік тому

Jaxon and Jair's parents raised them right in genre 👏

@laura-maejames3424 Рік тому

Catherine always gives great clues.

@michaeljenkins7024 Рік тому

10:51 - that is not a map of The Berlin Wall! That is a map of how the whole of Germany was occupied after WWII; how it was divided into sections that were administered by America, Britain, France, and the Soviet Union. The line highlighted in this map was simply the border between what would become East and West Germany, and was nearly 900 miles long! The Berlin Wall was 27 miles long and was erected in Berlin itself, which was deep in the Soviet-controlled area of Germany shown by the map given here. Despite being in the Soviet zone, because of its importance Berlin was also split into sections given over to the British, Americans, French, and Soviets to administer, which essentially made West Berlin an island in the middle of East Germany.

@jayjanzee9059 Рік тому

How I screamed so hard at my screen when they struggled with the JFK answer, as if I could have somehow fed them the answer 🤣🤣🤣🤣 But still 🫤🫤🫤🤨🤨

@cheneethompson5756 Рік тому

I learned about JFK a lot in school His family is known for the kennedy curse His own death is the most famous of the curse

@isidoraprotic3710 11 місяців тому

I mean Kennedy, comon, I am not American, but I know - it`s history. An importan part of hitory at that.

@jimhoyt5 Рік тому

I knew all of these answers except for Ted Bundy - I was thinking it was David Berkowitz (Son of Sam) who was active about the same time..

@rhuskymikhaelorcullo5832 Рік тому

I'm 16 in high-school in the Philippines, and I got all of these correct, I was unsure whether the information I learned would come in handy someday so thanks FBE, for validating my knowledge.

@rhuskymikhaelorcullo5832 Рік тому

@TheElevenBravo20 yeah?

@rhuskymikhaelorcullo5832 Рік тому

@TheElevenBravo20 what are you talking about?

@ericmatthews9076 Рік тому

I'm embarrassed just watching this. Glad Jaxon had the most common sense

@karsata Рік тому

yeah, I've watched a lot videos with Jaxon, he is very knowledgeable in a lot of fields and has a good music taste, seems like a great guy

@FlankerB3 11 місяців тому

Apollo 13 was "Houston, we have a problem!"

@armygirl85fuckhitler74 6 місяців тому

I'm 38 and a history buff. Not space though eww😂 I ALWAYS think of the movie first then I say Apollo 11

@k-town873 Рік тому

I've never seen Mary Tyler Moore. I've only heard of her because of Weezer's Buddy Holly.

@Kizzy1555 Рік тому

Ain't no way they struggled with JFK yall cmon lmao 🤣

@cheneethompson5756 Рік тому

That one was easy! My fave part is where Jaxon imitated JFK!

@isa1683 10 місяців тому

Honestly this was absolutely horrifying

@wahn10 11 місяців тому

To call questions like this "Boomer history" is to give our young people the easy way out. Learn your history, both political and cultural. After all, you have Google, Wikipedia and UKposts now to help you.

@t.a.k.palfrey3882 9 місяців тому

I can understand some of their ignorance, but not knowing JFK?!?! Even my 13-yr old grandsons in Canada and Australia have learned about him already. 🙄🤔

@rileynewman-gatton8549 8 місяців тому

I would have gotten 100% of these correct with absolutely no hints needed and I am gen z. I get not knowing the actors/comedians, but the absolute basic American history stuff is disturbing.

@RobynHurley-zp9sh 4 місяці тому

Agree from a gen xer

@Revvvey Рік тому

"thats a dog and my ex best friend" lmao

@AprilT72 Рік тому

"bush did it" and Scranton strangler 😂😂😂

@dhruvadhikari9059 Рік тому

I’m not even American and I got ‘em all. This is just basic general knowledge xD

@the_oslovian Рік тому

Jaxon, you make me belive there is hope for the human race. Can't belive you even did JFKs accent! I am a Norwegian and knew most of the answers 😉

@cheneethompson5756 Рік тому

Jaxon did a great job at JFK's accent!

@leefischer5814 Рік тому

Please come to the US for I can't take this generations stupidity since some of these questions are essential not only to being a US citizen but a World citizen😒

@travonsurgeon4863 Рік тому

As soon as I heard Sizzler, I shouted "Oh snap!". Took me back to my youth youth in the 90s.

@joannescott3461 Рік тому

I'm just blown away at these '70's references being "boomer" references, since I'm a genX & it's my lifetime 🤯

@imkluu Рік тому

Some of that was GEN X trivia.

@melrhea12 Рік тому

Jaxon knows a lot for his age lol

@Bridgett30 Рік тому

I love this matchup!!! Most of my favorite reactors! The boomers look like they’re gonna slap them. 🤣

@thatgirl9532 Рік тому

Not surprised Jaxon did the best that guy is too intelligent for his age… this was fun to watch I knew most of the answers pls continue to make more of these videos!!! I love history videos

@joaoluizfonseca6914 11 місяців тому

Jaxon immitating the "offer he can't refuse" was so adorable HAHAHAHAHAHAHA I wanna be best friends with him -_-

@VibrantSylveon Рік тому

"that's a dog and my old best friend" gotta love old people

@Jlnk7 Рік тому

Tbh other's partners helped them and they would've gotten many of them wrong if they didn't. Jaxon on the other hand seemed more educated about these things

@ravenslight2549 Рік тому

Jaxon never fails to amaze me

@donnas.1075 Рік тому

Some of them gave very impressive hints! 👏

@experi-mentalproductions5358 Рік тому

1:35 - She was actually right, Ringo's real name is Richard Starkey and the others often referred to him as "Richie".

@slashdisco Рік тому

As soon as I saw Jaxon in the thumbnail. it was obvious who'd win! He's an old soul.

@nickhill8612 Рік тому

His parents did a great job.

@cheneethompson5756 Рік тому

He did a great impression of Jack Kennedy!

@nickhill8612 Рік тому

@@cheneethompson5756 Yes he did.

@rsrocha1984 Рік тому

This video really does say something about the united state education system.

@psnb1069 Рік тому

Same with parents letting their kids spend so much time on electronics

@lsy6237 9 місяців тому

There lack of history knowledge is deeply concerning

@UnconventionalReasoning 5 місяців тому

Why? There is so much information being thrown at GenZ, including 400 years of "American" history. They study a lot more stuff then kids from past decades.

@lesliedaubert1411 Рік тому

I have a friend who's 43, and his favorite band is the Beatles. He knows so much about them.

@whiskers1776 Рік тому

Some of the most important things in history and its not taught in schools unbelievable

@travtotheworld Рік тому

You should listen to some of James Lindsay's videos/podcasts on modern pedagogy.

@marclapuz5753 10 місяців тому

I’m 18 right now and when I have a family, I’m gonna make sure that they will know The Beatles and Love their music

@ThomasakaDes 10 місяців тому

If I ever get kids, I'm gonna let them like whatever music they want to without forcing my taste onto them 😉

@nicelyfaithful Рік тому

As a 90s kid i'm glad I got each one right, except for my mind blanked for Mary Tyler Moore show.

@BeatrizOliveira-wt6mu Рік тому

I'm gen z and European. And knew most of these. Jeez

@prodkwop Рік тому

Yeah as a gen z American that knew all of these this was pretty hard to watch

@BeatrizOliveira-wt6mu Рік тому

@@TheElevenBravo20 there's no such thing as American UKposts. European people like to know more about other people and their culture and their knowledge. Can't say the same about Americans.

@tonylouis6072 29 днів тому

How do they not know JFK 🤯

@Cassxowary 29 днів тому

they're from the US, raised to be anti-education

@SpaceCattttt 10 місяців тому

The state of the American education system makes me cry in anger...

@Rinn-nz6of Рік тому

As a GenX I am so happy to see things like this the joy they get from it and seeing things like ooooooo! Jaxson you are just awesome!

@mFabulous14 Рік тому

It pained me to see how many of them did not know when JFK was assassinated

@cheneethompson5756 Рік тому

That one was easy!

@jayjanzee9059 Рік тому

These kids are funny unintentionally though 🤣🤣🤣 🤣🤣 But I LOVE Jair and Gary pairing! They are hilarious together 😂☺️😂

@lizthedisjointedzebra692 Рік тому

Oh jeez, that's embarrassing that they can't name the four Beatles😬 And technically the girl that said "there's a Richie in there" wasn't exactly wrong, as Ringo's real name is Richard Starkey🤣

@renatal1972 4 місяці тому

I’m dying, I’m calling out the names and my 26 year old is arguing with me and telling me I’m wrong.

@-TheFilmBuff- 15 днів тому

Gen z: Its not a b*tch is it? Boomer: That’s a dog and by ex best friend 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@iamthor1094 Рік тому

How can you missed these iconic history? I think Jaxon knows everything, the rest was trash

@psnb1069 Рік тому

Probably because the school they go to doesn’t teach those parts of history. I graduated in 2016 and didn’t learn any of this in school. I learned about the “Watergate” from a book about the U.S. presidents that read when I was 10.

@Rorujin Рік тому

I'm a Millenial... And not even an American, and I knew all of these.

@silverstar1178 Рік тому

i mean most of these aren't things only americans would know.

@jasontoddman7265 Рік тому

@@silverstar1178 Especially in this age of the Internet, where researching stuff is way easier than it used to be. Otoh maybe that makes people less prone to depend on their own memory? Something an old guy like me hates doing because my smarts and memory are all I got left anymore.

@declanfan30 Рік тому

This was a really cool quiz. I love seeing the interactions and reactions between different generations. You guys are all so awesome!

@sobloom71 Рік тому

I love the Elders 🥹🫶🏼!!!!!!! Thank youuuuu for including them more ❣️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ They are my favorite reactions

@rickyzee3154 Рік тому

not surprised that Jaxon got the highest score, he's one clever kid

@obiesunstreak2409 Рік тому

As a gen Xer, I was screaming at the screen. I mean this was basic history! don't they teach kids history in school anymore?

@jasontoddman7265 Рік тому

Maybe they're too reliant on their smartphones to give them all the answers. Remember when teachers told us we need to learn math because we wouldn't always have our calculators with us? Well, maybe not I'm a Boomer myself and calculators were still new bulky and expensive at the time - let alone computers. Still, it makes me wonder what kids *do* learn in school these days.

@psnb1069 Рік тому

There are parts of history that schools don’t teach nowadays. I learned about the “watergate” when I read a book about the U.S. presidents when I was 10. I didn’t learn any of these in school.

@iicog2070 Рік тому

Always love Jair's interactions with the Elders cast.

@TrickyGunzz Рік тому

As a 23 yr old I’m proud to say I knew pretty much all of these. My parents raised me right lol

@ahmedsirour Рік тому

Pop culture questions can be excused but the historical ones that are basic knowledge facts that all US students should know as children that these these teens/young adults didn't is seriously beyond sad; I couldn't stop shaking my head in disgust. I can't even believe some of their answers, and how could they not name one of only two presidents assassinated in US history, let alone the only one assassinated on live TV?? 🤦🏾‍♂

@iamawesome1208 Рік тому

This was so hard to watch... Gen Z really needs to up their game 🤣 I'm Gen Z and I knew almost every one

@wmbookworm96 Рік тому

She did not say Thomas Jefferson for the President assassinated in 1963 🤦‍♀️

@cheneethompson5756 Рік тому

Lol! But, in all seriousness, may jack kennedy rest in peace!

@zdvxr Рік тому

I knew every one of these answers by heart besides the TV show one and the SNL one.

@degrassi8982 Рік тому

That’s a dog and my ex best friend 😂😂😂😂

@j0hnn13K Рік тому

The cat in the scene from the godfather was not planned, she just wandered onto the set and decided Marlon's lap looked like a cosy place to settle down on. Also... not knowing JFK is bad, that event was as big as the moon-landing, also also.. show those kids who George Carlin really was hehehe, they need him in their life ;)

@QQyEscuchalos Рік тому

This should be "try not to cry". They don't know the history of their own country. American educational system

@aznmochibunny Рік тому

To be fair, half of them was history, the other half was pop culture references.

@QQyEscuchalos Рік тому

@@aznmochibunny You're right. You can't judge them for not knowing pop references from the past. But how can you not know about Watergate, Kennedy, Apollo XI, etc.

@psnb1069 Рік тому

@@QQyEscuchalos probably because school nowadays don’t teach that part of history. I learned about the “Watergate” from a book about the presidents that I read when I was 10. I graduated in 2016 and didn’t learn any of this in school.