How Many Americans Know Where North Korea Is?

As President Trump warns North Korea of “fire and fury” if it makes any more threats against the United States, late-night host Jimmy Kimmel wanted to hear directly from the American people if they felt military action may be necessary against the impoverished nuclear-armed state as tensions continue to rise.

While many answered “yes” to the comic’s question, they were put on the spot about where exactly the impoverished nuclear-armed state is — leading to some awkward moments when they have to guess at its general location, with some pointing as far away from Asia as our friendly neighbor, Canada. Take a look at the map below before turning your attention to the cringe-worthy clip above.

True color satellite image of the whole Earth with country borders. This image in Miller projection was compiled from data acquired by LANDSAT 5 & 7 satellites. (Getty)