It’s tempting to pick on the sad state of Britain’s school system, given a recent survey where:

More than 1000 high school students aged between 11 and 16 were asked what they knew about Auschwitz, where about 1.3 million people died during World War II.

Ten per cent said they were unsure, while eight per cent believed Auschwitz was a country bordering Germany, two per cent said it was a beer, another two per cent said a religious festival and one per cent said a type of bread.

But let’s face it. It’s highly unlikely U.S. students would have done even that well. For cryin’ in yer Auschwitz, only a third of Americans can name the three branches of the federal government.