Gov. Sam Brownback can rest assured that his name will be permanently imprinted upon the minds of today’s young Kansans, but poor old Betsy Ross is probably wishing she had sewed her initials into the American flag so her name would not be lost in history.

After watching the YouTube video entitled “Lunch Scholars,” commonly known as “kids can’t answer basic questions,” in which students from an Olympia, Wash., high school give migraines to history teachers across the nation, the Free Press staged impromptu interviews of its own with students wandering the halls of Free State.

Like the so-called Lunch Scholars, these Firebirds were asked questions primarily pertaining to American politics and history. However, unlike the Lunch Scholars, the freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors representing Free State managed to maintain a solid [letter grade] average — with only a few embarrassing blunders along the way.

Check out the video of these interviews at fsfreepressonline.com, on the homepage.

Questions and Answers:

1. Who is the current governor of Kansas?

Sam Brownback

2. How many GOP candidates are left in the race for the Republican nomination (as of the then-current date, Feb. 23)

Four

3. How do you spell the current American president’s name?

B-A-R-A-C-K   O-B-A-M-A

4. How many states in the United States can you name that start with the letter “I?”

Four: Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana

5. Why are there 13 stripes on the American flag?

Thirteen colonies

6. Who sewed the first American flag?

Betsy Ross

7. What countries border the United States?

Mexico and Canada

8. Which ocean is to the west of the United States? Which is to the east?

Pacific to the west, Atlantic to the east

9. Is Africa a country?

Nope.