American here and I only scored 16/20. Missed the actress and TV show, never heard of Green Day or their song, and even though I should have known the Cold War answer, I didn't. I first thought of Radio Free Europe because of all the TV ads for them, but it didn't have America in the name. I don't remember ever hearing about VOA during the Cold War.
I got the designated hitter one, even though I still don't even understand the question, by starting to type "ale" (thinking amber waves of grain was a reference to beer) and "al" was accepted! Thank you!
@Cardinalsin, Major League Baseball has two conferences: the American League (AL) and National League (NL). In the NL (until this year, when they changed the rule), pitchers take at-bats, but pitchers do not practice hitting because their value lies in a totally different and unrelated skill, so they're generally terrible at batting, and are close to an automatic out when they do bat. To address this, the AL instituted the designated hitter ("DH") -- a player who does not play the field, but bats in the pitcher's place, so that there is more offensive consistency in the lineup.
I'm an expert in America and all things American. I know all the states and all the state capitals. I know the Constitution and all 27 Amendments. I got 9/22. :(
A bit disappointing that no one got my joke, but this was a reference to that story from the Bible where Solomon suggested cutting a baby in half. Wikipedia article:
I find the Family Guy question unfair; while others might be known to non-Americans, this one we have no chance! TV programming, come on? Don't you also get reruns like crazy? Usually here the show after Family Guy is Family Guy again.
You're looking for the name of a TV show that has America in the name, and by association Family Guy helps make it come to mind quickly. It is currently on 72%
"comes on after" sounds very quaint now - who watches that sort of thing on "television" any more?! I got it instantly just from the connection to Family Guy and the theme of the quiz but the clue could definitely be better.
As a side note, Voice of America is still alive and broadcasting all over the place. Used to listen to it on my shortwave when I couldn't find any good static to enjoy.
It is one of the things currently under serious threat from Trump. He has fired all heads of media run by US government such as Voice of America just this month (June 2020) when he thinks no one is going to notice ... argh.
I feel like American Apparel (who always had the same young target audience as America Eagle) has (had?) more name recognition, but primarily for Dov Charney’s obnoxious antics in the news than for the clothes themselves. They did have great ads once upon a time, plus nothing says “American casual fashion” like having your CEO meandering around the workplace nonchalantly with his junk hanging out.
It probably depends when you were young (or when your kids were young). I was a teenager in the early 2000's, and *everyone* wore American Eagle. I'd never even heard of American Apparel, which I took took off about ten years later.
"The parts of the Western Hemisphere that speak a Romance language"
This ignores the parts of the Western Hemisphere that speak a Romance language like most of Spain, all of Portugal, a good bit of France, and parts of West Africa.
The answer is obvious, but "Western Hemisphere" is not a synonym for the Americas that Americans seem to think it is - hundreds of millions of people live on the east side of the Atlantic in the western hemisphere!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judgement_of_Solomon
Peter: You said it, Lois. And you know who else has a gun? Stan Smith. Take it away, Stan!
Lois: Peter, that's ... that show's not on after us anymore.
Peter: Oh. What is on? Something as or more successful?
[Everyone in the room awkwardly pauses and says nothing, ending off the episode]
This ignores the parts of the Western Hemisphere that speak a Romance language like most of Spain, all of Portugal, a good bit of France, and parts of West Africa.
The answer is obvious, but "Western Hemisphere" is not a synonym for the Americas that Americans seem to think it is - hundreds of millions of people live on the east side of the Atlantic in the western hemisphere!