Stupid Question Hall of Fame: The Week of 04/13

The Stupid Question Hall of Fame is back again, ready to embarrass the kids who cheapen your degree. Remember the rules – If you send in the absolute stupidest, you get a free BustedTee. Read all five and cast your vote. And, if you heard something stupid in class this week, send it to me at CollegeHumor.com/StupidQuestions.

• A) SCADSubmitted by Michele

  Professor: What happened during the turn of the century that would have caused a change in the work force?
  
  Einstein Jr.: The Roaring 20s?
  
  Professor: No. That happened in the 20s.

• B) George Washington UniversitySubmitted by John

  Professor: Ok so pass your paper around the circle clockwise.
  
  The Brilliance: Wait, my clockwise or yours?
  

• C) University of IllinoisSubmitted by Dawson

  Professor: And we all know why the pilgrims started new lives in America…
  
  Blondie: They were looking for gold?
  
  Professor: Absolutely not.

• D) BloomsburgSubmitted by Shawn

  Professor: Maryland was the second largest slave state in the country up to the Civil War.
  
  Genius: I know the Civil War happened a long time ago but when did Maryland move to the north?

• E) University of Wisconsin-OshkoshSubmitted by Andrew

  Professor: An example of Economic Rent was the rise in bread prices and therefore wheat prices in the late 1700’s, which historical event would have caused this raise in wheat prices??
  
  Smarty: Was it the potato famine?