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Spot the American!

Internet commenters often try to "Spot the American" by identifying our unique propensity for excessive tipping, gun crime, and non-metric measurement systems. In each group of four, can you spot the one that comes from NORTH OR SOUTH America?
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Last updated: February 29, 2024
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First submittedFebruary 29, 2024
Times taken24,190
Average score66.7%
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1. Countries
Belgium
Bolivia
Botswana
Bulgaria
2. Capital cities
Lima
Ljubljana
London
Luanda
3. Fruits and vegetables (by origin)
Apple
Carrot
Lemon
Potato
4. Actors
Benedict Cumberbatch
Hugh Jackman
Sophia Loren
Steve McQueen
5. Styles of art
Abstract expressionism
Baroque
Cubism
Impressionism
6. Dances
Can-can
Flamenco
Tango
Waltz
7. Lakes
Lake Baikal
Lake Balaton
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Titicaca
8. Foods
Churros
Falafel
Peanut butter
Soy sauce
9. Languages
Basque
Polish
Quechua
Tagalog
Quechua is spoken in Peru
10. Nobel laureates
Samuel Beckett
Marie Curie
Linus Pauling
Desmond Tutu
11. Country flags
The American flag is Venezuela
12. Mythical creatures
Banshee
Chupacabra
Genie
Yeti
13. Fictional characters
Aladdin
Cinderella
John Henry
Sherlock Holmes
14. Cities by picture
15. Rock bands
AC/DC
Black Sabbath
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Duran Duran
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Level 43
Feb 29, 2024
wait!? Im the first one to take this!?
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Level 65
Feb 29, 2024
Fantastic!

Very creative idea :)

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Level 72
Feb 29, 2024
That was mean, Quizmaster, putting a picture of Las Vegas that says Paris in it.
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Level 84
Feb 29, 2024
Finally, my poor eyesight comes in handy!
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Level 73
Feb 29, 2024
Its actually Buenos Aires, pfft /j
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Level 72
Feb 29, 2024
Having Lagos as an option is questionable considering it's not a capital. Obviously it wouldn't be an answer anyway, but doesn't exactly fit the category. What about Lomé?
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Level ∞
Mar 22, 2024
Changed it to Luanda.
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Level 43
Feb 29, 2024
Everyone I got wrong I had the right answer first 😭
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Level 67
Mar 4, 2024
Happens to the best of us
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Level 66
Mar 20, 2024
yea I had 3 wrong 2 of which I changed in the last second before I hit finish quiz. The other one was peanut butter..
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Level 55
Mar 1, 2024
Samuel Beckett
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Level 76
Mar 1, 2024
Spelling: Samuel Beckett
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Level 77
Mar 3, 2024
Well, I'm not American, but I scored 14/15 using the simple strategy that if I'd not heard of it, it was probably the answer.
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Level 82
Mar 22, 2024
You've never heard of Bolivia, peanut butter, the tango, or potatoes?
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Level 74
Mar 22, 2024
The word 'if' in that sentence doesn't imply that every correct answer was something Cardinal had not heard of.
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Level 60
Mar 22, 2024
me too!
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Level 66
Mar 23, 2024
Linus Pauling, Creedence Clearwater, Abstract Expressionism, and John Henry (the billionaire??) were the obvious cases of this for me.

(Yes I know what some of these are but they're clearly the least famous to me)

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Level 59
Mar 4, 2024
not trying to be that person but is that thumbnail ai?
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Level ∞
Mar 22, 2024
Yes, of course.
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Level 66
Mar 23, 2024
It's ugly AF
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Level 72
Mar 22, 2024
When I was a kid, Mad Magazine ran a parody of "Ripley's Believe It Or Not" called "Believe It Or Don't" that stated "You can boil eggs in the water of Lake Titicaca."

In smaller print below it said "Of course you have to boil it first."

I've been using that joke for the last 60 years.

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Level 62
Mar 22, 2024
AI Thumbnail 🤮
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Level 65
Mar 22, 2024
Nice one QM. Well done
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Level 23
Mar 22, 2024
Cool Quiz. As someone living in the Americas, but also pretty uncultured, I didn't have much of a chance when music or actors were brought in. The rest were easy.
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Level 45
Mar 22, 2024
Ew, AI thumbnail
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Level ∞
Mar 22, 2024
Weird that people seem to notice this one.
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Level 21
Mar 22, 2024
tell me why i read it as north or south africa :')
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Level 66
Mar 22, 2024
Here are two good articles on abstract expressionism for anyone interested.

http://mileswmathis.com/stoner.pdf

http://mileswmathis.com/papa.pdf

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Level 55
Mar 23, 2024
AI slop
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Level 55
Mar 25, 2024
The quiz description doesn't make sense. I was expecting questions relating to the USA going off the description but it encompassed all of the Americas.