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U.S. General Knowledge #34

Can you answer these random questions with an American focus?
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First submittedSeptember 18, 2018
Times taken15,906
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What cartoon character tries to steal picnic baskets?
Yogi Bear
Who did NOT shout "The British are Coming" on his midnight ride since his
mission depended on secrecy?
Paul Revere
What do you get for passing Go in Monopoly?
$200
Which state did the U.S. buy from Spain?
Florida
Who created the New Deal?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What character from "The Muppets" is porcine?
Miss Piggy
What city's name was the first word uttered on the surface of the moon?
(Other than some jargon related to technical aspects of the landing)
Houston
Hi ho! Who has a horse named Silver?
The Lone Ranger
What well-known former quarterback has a last name that is also the name of a state?
Joe Montana
What famous race is run at Churchill Downs?
Kentucky Derby
What fictional detective wears a yellow trenchcoat and a radio-enabled watch?
Dick Tracy
What was spilled by the Exxon Valdez when it ran aground in 1989?
Oil
What is the least populated borough of New York City?
Staten Island
What was the year that was four score and seven years before the Gettysburg address?
1776
What is the southernmost city in Florida?
Key West
What three letter federal agency is supposed to regulate the stock market?
SEC
What is George W. Bush's full middle name?
Walker
In the phrase "Heeeere's Johnny", who is Johnny?
Johnny Carson
Who beat a male tennis player in the famous 1973 "Battle of the Sexes"?
Billie Jean King
What is either the name of a rock band led by Debbie Harry, or the first name
of Dagwood Bumstead's wife?
Blondie
halpie
+6
Level 77
Sep 18, 2018
I thought Yogi tried to steal pic-a-nic baskets
wolfcat95
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Level 67
Jul 13, 2023
You are absolutely correct. Quizmaster misspelled it.
tschutzer
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Level 91
Sep 18, 2018
That detective in the yellow trenchcoat comes from a comic strip, not a comic book. It may seem like semantics, but it's an important distinction to make in the clue.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Sep 18, 2018
This has been fixed
bminus95
+3
Level 81
Sep 19, 2018
Fun fact: Daenerys Targaryen had a horse called silver
mikeb
+14
Level 66
Sep 19, 2018
Of course, "Here's Johnny" could also be Jack Torrence (Nicolson) in the "Shining".
ander217
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Level 75
Nov 19, 2018
Nicholson's character was repeating Ed McMahon's iconic nightly intro for Johnny Carson on the Tonight Show. BTW, Carson once sued a porta-potty maker for naming his johns "Here's Johnny".
tigon05
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Level 58
Oct 7, 2018
Face palm...missed Miss Piggy, read too fast and saw "porcupine", I don't remember a porcupine muppet lol
redsplat
+1
Level 74
Oct 29, 2018
Which would be the most labour-intensive puppet ever made!
PantsLobbyist
+1
Level 95
Nov 26, 2018
Yet there was one, I don't think it had/has a name though
vermiciousknid
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Level 88
May 1, 2023
There was a porcupine muppet named Wendell in Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas.
TimFed
+1
Level 75
Nov 8, 2018
Thanks, now I don't feel so bad. I got 19/20 but never really watched much of the Muppets and could not think of a porcupine either LOL
birdsetter
+1
Level 64
Aug 20, 2023
same here. Porcupine???
AVB
+1
Level 70
Nov 19, 2018
Although Jim Henson was American, he made the Muppet Show in England for a UK TV company - ATV.
Walacama
+3
Level 81
Nov 19, 2018
Too U.S.centric.
Susie222
+4
Level 59
Nov 19, 2018
LOL
bienhoa50
+3
Level 32
Nov 19, 2018
Watacama: That makes me laugh! Very funny!
barnawhat
+2
Level 39
Nov 19, 2018
Why is Ms Piggy not an acceptable answer?
wkrpnyc
+7
Level 81
Nov 20, 2018
She wasn't a second wave feminist.
ruudsje
+1
Level 69
Nov 21, 2018
i'm thinking, man this is way too us centred. and then checked the title again. and then felt less bad about my score.
Ferbin
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Level 76
Aug 2, 2021
I thought the W was just a W and not an actual name. Huh.
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Apr 20, 2023
That's Harry S. Truman.
Djilas
+2
Level 82
Apr 20, 2023
It's short for Dubya actually
timshorts
+1
Level 55
Jul 6, 2023
i was one letter out...........
DonTheLamplighter
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Level 84
Apr 20, 2023
Blondie was also what Eli Wallach's character (Tuco, aka the Ugly) called Clint Eastwood's character (aka, the Good) in "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly". (Lee Van Cleef's "Angel Eyes" was the Bad)
dcc
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Level 95
Apr 20, 2023
Martha Stewart was accused of insider trading after she sold four thousand ImClone shares one day before that firm's stock price plummeted. Although the charges of securities fraud were thrown out, Ms. Stewart was found guilty of four counts of obstruction of justice and lying to investigators.

Technically, then, the answer is obstruction and lying to investigators,

nerdalert
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Level 85
Apr 20, 2023
Essentially, she did what every member of Congress does frequently and legally.
LAP3UNC
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Level 84
Apr 20, 2023
Yes this should be updated, she did not do any prison time for insider trading but rather, the cover up of it.
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Apr 20, 2023
Dang. Thanks for the info. I've replaced the question.
cornflakesfu
+2
Level 86
Apr 20, 2023
What's your source for the Scandinavian descent question? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_and_Scandinavian_Americans says it's North Dakota, not Minnesota, that has the highest percentage.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Apr 20, 2023
Replaced this question as well.
Arp2600
+4
Level 86
Apr 20, 2023
Link Hogthrob and Julius Strangepork are also pig muppets.
kitshef
+4
Level 84
Apr 21, 2023
First word spoken on the moon was "contact". There were couple of dozen spoken before "Houston".
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Apr 21, 2023
Noted in the question now.
RuthlessCosmo
+2
Level 72
Jul 6, 2023
What was the first thing Capt. Hazelwood when he came to the bridge of the S.S. Exxon Valdez?

"No, #@$#%, I said I wanted a Tanqueray on the rocks."

rabble
+1
Level 66
Jul 9, 2023
I'm gussing that Tennis player Billie Jean King, is just a famous female name associated with Tennis, like Williams - and that explains why 54% of people knew the answer? Or JP has a lot of people >60ish who recall the event?

It looks like the match was rigged/thrown by Riggs. Reading the wikipedia article, 1970's tennis sounds a lot like WWF.

BlackLab
+1
Level 65
Jul 26, 2023
Let see, four score is 20 x 4, which would be 80. Then add 7, so now we have 87. Now subtract that number from the year of the Gettysburg address. Hmm, what was the date of the Gettysburg Address? 1860 something? Eh, screw it. I'm too lazy to do the math. (Well anyways, at least now I know the year of the Gettysburg address, just add 87 to 1776,)
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