WHAT WE LEARNED ABOUT AMERICANS
THIS WEEK ON THE CBS PRIMETIME GAME SHOW "POWER OF 10"
The following was revealed on the POWER OF 10 episode broadcast on
Wednesday, Aug. 15
9% of married Americans said they do not currently love their spouse at
least as much as they did on their wedding day
48% of Americans said people who don't speak English annoy them
32% of Americans have kissed a dog on the mouth
6% of Americans said they were behind on their mortgage payments
40% of Americans have gone online to self-diagnose an illness
38% of Americans think Mick Jagger is too old to be a rock star
28% of Americans think Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote William Shakespeare's
"A Midsummer Night's Dream"
82% of Americans think America is the greatest country in the
world
42% of Americans think girls should be allowed to try out for and play
on the boys' football team
41% of American women said they prefer chocolate to sex
14% of Americans weigh themselves every day
37% of Americans said when they wake up in the morning, they do not
look forward to going to work
10% of Americans have shaken hands with a U.S. President
7% of Americans think professional wrestling matches are real
71% of Americans think immigrants should be required to speak fluent
English to become U.S. citizens
29% of Americans think Mormons should be allowed to practice polygamy
under the First Amendment of the Constitution
POWER OF 10 is a high-stakes game that challenges contestants to guess
the behaviors, opinions and lifestyle choices of the American public for
the chance to win $10 million. POWER OF 10 airs Wednesdays (8:00-9:00 PM,
ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Drew Carey serves as host and
Michael Davies is the executive producer for Embassy Row in association
with Sony Pictures Television.
Source:
CBS Press Release