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U.S. General Knowledge #63

Can you answer these random questions with an American focus?
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First submittedOctober 20, 2023
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What's the best-selling brand of cream cheese in the U.S.?
Philadelphia
On what "railroad" was Harriet Tubman a conductor?
The Underground
Railroad
Which state had the greatest total number of Donald Trump voters in the 2020 election?
California
What bomber plane, first flown in 1952, is expected to continue to serve in the
U.S. military until 2050?
B-52
What type of punishments are banned by the 8th amendment to the Constitution?
Cruel and unusual
What celebrity died in the same city that Martin Luther King Jr did, nine years later?
Elvis Presley
What word comes after Appalachian, Oregon, and Tamiami?
Trail
On what game show are contestants chosen from the audience and invited to
"come on down"?
The Price is Right
What averages about 30 at sea level, but can fall below 27 during a severe storm?
Barometric pressure
Who did Dick Cheney join as the only two people to shoot someone while
serving as Vice President?
Aaron Burr
What activity made Charles Atlas, Ronnie Coleman, and Lou Ferrigno famous?
Bodybuilding
Which two state capitals end in "polis"?
Annapolis
Indianapolis
In pro wrestling a good guy is called a "face". What body part represents a bad guy?
Heel
What Illinois-based company is named after the inventor of the steel plow?
John Deere
What type of animal was Harambe, who was shot by zookeepers in 2016 after
a small boy crawled into its enclosure?
Gorilla
Who was born in 1946 as William Jefferson Blythe, later taking the last name
of his stepfather?
Bill Clinton
Which Boston suburb is home to Harvard University and MIT?
Cambridge
Where did Richard Reid hide the bomb which he sneaked onto a plane in 2001?
His shoe
Which "college" has 538 members?
The Electoral College
DictatorTal
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Level 81
Oct 21, 2023
Fun one! It feels like these aren’t as hard as some of the earlier ones, and I like that.

But could you please make it so that you don’t have to type the full names of the two state capitals? Thanks!

Dimby
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Level 77
Oct 21, 2023
Yes, I felt like I logicked my way through this quiz.
AlmostAGenius
+6
Level 80
Oct 21, 2023
Stop spreading this ridiculous propaganda! Everybody knows that Elvis is still alive!
sumguy
+2
Level 84
Oct 21, 2023
I realize that one thing led to the other, but I think playing the Hulk is what made Lou Ferrigno famous.
Scaro88
+3
Level 78
Oct 21, 2023
Accept (Boeing) Stratofortress for the plane? Couldn't remember its code but there aren't any other planes with that name so I don't see how its wrong
CaptainUnderpant
+4
Level 79
Oct 21, 2023
The wording of Dick Cheney question seems weird. Just say, "Who did Dick Cheney join as the only other person to shoot someone while serving as Vice President?" Also, I'd never heard of the Cheney hunting incident and now it's been on two consecutive US General Knowledge quizzes I've taken.
Dimby
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Level 77
Oct 21, 2023
The way it’s written now eliminates the possibility that Cheney joined up with Aaron to double tap a guy.
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Oct 21, 2023
I was going to change it, but now I can't!
CaptainUnderpant
+3
Level 79
Oct 21, 2023
Ay caramba
PoetsCorner
+1
Level 85
Oct 21, 2023
I'm sure I got that info about the steel plow at some point, but it went in John Deere and out the other.
CaptainUnderpant
+1
Level 79
Oct 22, 2023
Nice
MindWax
+1
Level 83
Oct 23, 2023
Perhaps the plane question could be re-worded to more strongly imply you're looking for a type or model of plane, not a specific plane?
ECon211
+2
Level 88
Oct 24, 2023
Why is barometric pressure specific to the U.S.?
CaptainUnderpant
+3
Level 79
Oct 24, 2023
Probably because nobody else uses the same units so the numbers are unique to the US
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Dec 29, 2023
This.
DoktorApplejuce
+1
Level 62
Jan 16, 2024
Canada and Japan use the same units.
dunkinggandalf2
+1
Level 68
Oct 27, 2023
Misread cream cheese as ice cream...
Remster
+1
Level 77
Jan 16, 2024
Ugh, I was trying to think who died in Memphis in 1959.
Gurminator
+2
Level 67
Jan 17, 2024
19/20 for me.

The only question I couldn't correctly answer was the 9th question:

What averages about 30 at sea level, but can fall below 27 during a severe storm?

Not stating the units of measurement being used makes it too difficult for the 95% of the population who live outside of the USA or the other couple of nations that actually use Inch Hg.

Having said that, I *did* wonder if it was barometric pressure, but unfortunately I wrote "air pressure", which wasn't accepted.

Good quiz, otherwise.

Froststar101
+1
Level 74
Jan 21, 2024
The first answer I tried was "atmospheric pressure," which Wikipedia says is the same thing as barometric pressure. The second answer I tried was "inches of mercury." Accept these?
Hedgehog76
+1
Level 65
Feb 16, 2024
Didn't even try to guess some US cream cheese brand. Pretty upsetting that it turned out to be a brand that's pretty common in Europe, too. Easy answer missed for lack of trying or maybe overthinking.
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