Boy, Sen. Grassley was really on to something when he said the History Channel was going to hell in a handbasket:
https://twitter.com/HISTORY/status/481497059111882754
Is that supposed to be a trick question?
Let’s take a closer look, shall we?
Call us crazy, but that looks suspiciously like Thomas Jefferson.
@HISTORY Thomas Jefferson
— Todd A. Kruse (@toddakruse) June 24, 2014
@HISTORY Jefferson
— Don wray (@donald_wray) June 24, 2014
@HISTORY Thomas Jefferson !
— Keith Bennett (@KeithB_73) June 24, 2014
@hymnforrachel @HISTORY LOL its Thomas Jefferson!
— Mary #FlyTheW (@mchastain81) June 24, 2014
@HISTORY All three are incorrect. It's Thomas Jefferson. #TriviaTuesday
— Varun Sivakumar (@VarunSivakumar) June 24, 2014
In other words, History, none of the above.
@RBPundit D. NONE OF THE ABOVE
— Katherine Miller (@katherinemiller) June 24, 2014
@hymnforrachel @HISTORY D. None of the Above. Seriously, guys.
— MDMRN (@MDMRN) June 24, 2014
For the record, John Adams does appear on the back of the $2 bill. Unfortunately, John Adams and John Quincy Adams are not the same person.
Maybe not History’s finest hour, but at least it’s got people talking.
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/481498824398356480
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/481498657770856448
LOL! RT@HISTORY: #TriviaTuesday: Which U.S. President is featured on the $2 bill?
A. John Quincy Adams
B. Andrew Jackson
C. Millard Fillmore— Skid Willie (@SkidWillie) June 24, 2014
Oh, @History, bless your heart. https://t.co/S1uzZ09GXB
— Jason Pye (@pye) June 24, 2014
Are you tweeting Common Core questions? @HISTORY
— Steve Klein (@SteveKlein62) June 24, 2014
get it together HC… RT @HISTORY: Which President is featured on the $2 bill?
A. John Quincy Adams
B. Andrew Jackson
C. Millard Fillmore— Dr. Umar’s CIA Handler (@TypicalAssGucci) June 24, 2014
Thanks for the giggles, History!
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/481499150194720769
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/481498884980473856
A-ha!
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Update:
Took a while, but History finally wised up to its mistake and gave it another shot:
#TriviaTuesday: Which U.S. President is featured on the $2 bill?
A. Millard Fillmore
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. John Quincy Adams— HISTORY (@HISTORY) June 24, 2014
Good for them. But while the original “Common Core” version has been deleted from History’s feed, it remains preserved here on Twitchy, for ourselves and our posterity.