Are you smarter than an Ivy League undergrad?

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The United States perceived Communism to be a danger in Japan in the late 1940s and early 1950s partially because Japan was geographically proximate to two large and powerful Communist countries. What were those two countries?

My Ivy League undergrads couldn't answer this question. Can you?

Re: Are you smarter than an Ivy League undergrad?

Perhaps it might be good to clarify that I'm not making fun of "students" as a general category of people. There's all sorts of knowledge in this world, and we all have to start somewhere.

Rather, I'm annoyed by how the system of higher education has facilitated the relative ignorance of the ultrawealthy, who apparently can't find Russia on a map.

I don't actually dislike ultrawealthy college students. Most of them are friendly and well-socialized. Many of them are quite charming, and they have fun stories. I don't find 20yo children attractive, obviously, but it's interesting to observe how they dress and present themselves. As individual people, I like them. It's my job to support them, and I do genuinely want to see them learn and grow and succeed and be happy.

At the same time, it can be frustrating to be confronted with the naked reality of the fact that these kids aren't any smarter or more talented than anyone else, and that their privilege comes entirely from the wealth of their parents.