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U.S. General Knowledge #18

Can you these random questions with an American focus?
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First submittedJanuary 20, 2017
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What city is often abbreviated as SLC?
Salt Lake City
What 1973 Supreme Court decision legalized abortion (in the first two trimesters)
Roe v. Wade
By revenue, what are the three largest pizza chains in the United States?
Pizza Hut
Domino's
Little Caesar's
What federal agency investigates insider trading?
SEC
What company was the largest chain of video rental stores in the United States, before going bankrupt in 2010?
Blockbuster
At what event would you be most likely to hear the song "Pomp and Circumstance"?
Graduation
What foreign country is geographically closest to the state of Florida?
Bahamas
What red furry creature was the "must have" toy of 1996?
Tickle-Me Elmo
What type of turtle, native to the eastern U.S., is well-known for its powerful bite?
Snapping Turtle
What American politican wrote a book entitled "It Takes a Village"?
Hillary Clinton
What boat ride at Disney World is famous for its repetitive and annoying music?
It's a Small World
What was the last state east of the Mississippi river to join the United States, in 1863?
West Virginia
What was the nickname of disease-spreading cook Mary Mallon?
Typhoid Mary
Name one of the two models of sports car currently manufactured by Chevy.
Corvette / Camaro
What sorority's named can be spelled ΔΔΔ?
Delta Delta Delta
What TV show's theme song asks "Bad boys, bad boys / Whatcha gonna do?"
Cops
What notorious western outlaw was also known as William H. Bonney?
Billy the Kid
What is the term for forcing a landowner to sell their property to the government?
Eminent Domain
sillie
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Level 77
Jan 20, 2017
That was weird. I just got 8/20 and all 7 people who took it before me have a better score. Still I end up with 5/5 points?
Qikiq
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Level 86
Jan 20, 2017
Also, couldn't just Little Caesar be acceptable - without the s at the end?
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Jan 21, 2017
Probably not. Some people don't like it when the answer completes before they finish typing it. "Pittsburg" for example. So either way some people won't like like.
TheCrusher
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Level 72
Apr 20, 2017
Still, forgetting the "s" doesn't mean you don't know the answer... And Pittsburg does work on every single quiz on this site, wether people like it or not. I think you should reconsider ! :)
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Sep 2, 2022
But then you type "Little Caesars" - the correct answer - and you end up with an extra s at the end which you have to erase. I feel like people should not be punished for knowing the correct answer.
tshalla
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Level 75
Nov 24, 2022
yup.
fromaj
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Level 70
Jan 20, 2017
Cops is still going, should be asks instead of asked.
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Jan 21, 2017
Who knew? Changed the tense.
Malbaby
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Level 71
Apr 21, 2017
It might still be going but here in Australia they have shown the same year over and over again for years and they must be at least 15 years old now.
JohnOfili
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Level 41
Jan 21, 2017
it doesnt really help that SLC type in still works
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Jan 21, 2017
Fixed.
PitifulExcuse
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Level 55
Apr 19, 2024
On the contrary, it would help a lot.
letschacha
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Level 58
Jan 21, 2017
would you accept snapper turtle?
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Jan 22, 2017
Okay
interopia
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Level 85
Jan 23, 2017
oops spelled "roe" as "row" :(
vermiciousknid
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Level 88
Nov 30, 2022
I misspelled "camaro" as "camero" :(
policraticus
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Level 63
Apr 20, 2017
emenent

emminent

emininent

imminent

imennint

(1 sec)

EMINENT!!

20/20

Maladroit
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Level 51
Apr 20, 2017
It's a good thing you've recently switched from US to UN countries, because otherwise I could point out that the United States government officially recognises the Conch Republic as an independent state: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conch_Republic#Invasions_of_1995
snix
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Level 55
Apr 20, 2017
Too American-centric.
bkemp2001
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Level 61
Apr 20, 2017
LOL, nice.
ebarky
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Level 57
Apr 20, 2017
Could you accept Dominoes as an answer? I typed it in several times and it didn't work.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Apr 21, 2017
Ok
kitshef
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Level 84
Apr 20, 2017
... and Billy the Kid's real name was Henry McCarty
POOCH
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Level 73
Apr 26, 2018
True. That was his real name , but the thing that I find the most interesting/ironic is that he was born in New York City, but is known as a wild west outlaw.
PoetsCorner
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Level 85
Jan 26, 2022
I believe he was born in Brooklyn which, TODAY, is part of New York City. At the time, however, it was its own independent municipality.
NCsupercade
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Level 55
Apr 21, 2017
I typed Rowe v Wade. I don't think that punctuation is usually a prerequisite.
jlf314
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Level 86
Apr 21, 2017
It's Roe, not Rowe.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Apr 21, 2017
"Row" will work now
divantilya
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Level 37
Nov 29, 2017
WHY? - The name of the case is ROE v. WADE!!!
mjolnir
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Level 48
Nov 24, 2022
When the quizmaster speaks, you listen 🫡🫡🫡
TheRatmeister
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Level 85
Aug 21, 2022
Should the Roe v Wade question be changed? I'm not really sure.
mrputter
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Level 81
Nov 24, 2022
I don't think it should. Just because it has now been overturned doesn't change the fact that it did happen, in 1973, and legalized abortion for a while.

All of the facts and verb tenses in the question still hold true.

tshalla
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Level 75
Nov 24, 2022
Is it fair to say that West Virginia was the last state to join? If Northern California (or some such thing) split off from the rest of its state, would it be right to say that it "joined" the United States at that point?
kalbahamut
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Level 82
Nov 29, 2022
yes. It would be a new state.
FatSpartanJediLlama
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Level 67
Feb 6, 2023
Thought of Eminent instantly even though I didn't remember what eminent domain actually was, I guess I randomly accessed some of that AP gov knowledge from 4 years ago
FatSpartanJediLlama
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Level 67
Feb 6, 2023
WV was my last guess because I tried pretty much everything
DictatorTal
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Level 81
Sep 27, 2023
Argh, stop it! You're making me remember the music now and now I can't get it out of my head!
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