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Question	Answer	% Correct
What nearby country has been embargoed by the United States since 1961?	Cuba	95%
What three letter agency was founded in 1947 as a successor to the Office of Strategic Services?	CIA	81%
What type of person would supposedly wear a tin star on their shirt in the Old West?	Sheriff	79%
What type of creature is Pepé Le Pew?	Skunk	76%
What is composed of Horseshoe Falls, American Falls, and Bridal Veil Falls?	Niagara Falls	73%
Whose dictionary, completed in 1825, standardized American spelling?	Noah Webster's	72%
What words appeared on the Gadsden flag?	Don't {Tread} on Me	71%
What crop was farmed by Jimmy Carter?	Peanuts	71%
What is the northernmost major city in the lower 48 U.S. states?	Seattle	71%
What famous mail delivery service operated across the American West in 1860 and 1861?	{Pony} Express	70%
Colorado is known as the "Centennial State". In what year was it admitted to the Union?	1876	63%
Which Las Vegas casino has an ancient Roman theme?	Caesars Palace	63%
Where did the New York Philharmonic perform before moving to Lincoln Center in 1962?	{Carnegie} Hall	57%
What once-illegal crop was farmed by George Washington?	Hemp	52%
What county in Iowa is famous for its covered bridges, and was featured in a movie starring Clint Eastwood?	Madison County	52%
What cable station broadcasts the proceedings of U.S. Congress?	C-SPAN	49%
Who finished 3rd in the 1992 Presidential election?	Ross Perot	42%
What Crayola crayon color, starting with the letter P, is a pale blue?	Periwinkle	41%
What American fairy tale character fell asleep for twenty years?	Rip Van Winkle	36%
What is the most common female middle name in the United States?	Marie	33%