Jimmy Kimmel asks pedestrians to name Avengers characters, then U.S. presidents

Jimmy Kimmel plays Avengers vs. Presidents
(Image credit: Jimmy Kimmel Live)

The newest Avengers movie, Captain America: Civil War, had its world premiere on Tuesday night, and Jimmy Kimmel celebrated on Wednesday's Kimmel Live by sending a team out to Hollywood Boulevard to ask random pedestrians to name as many Avengers characters as they could — and then as many U.S. presidents. Granted, this is the selection of respondents that the Kimmel team picked out for entertainment value, but still, your estimation of American civic engagement won't go up after watching the clip below. Marvel, on the other hand, can laugh all the way to the bank. Peter Weber

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.