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U.S. General Knowledge #26

Can you answer these random questions with an American focus?
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First submittedSeptember 28, 2017
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What are the two most populous cities in Tennessee?
Nashville
Memphis
Who was author Toni Morrison talking about when she said "white skin
notwithstanding, this is our first black president"?
Bill Clinton
What government agency has its headquarters in Langley, Virginia?
The CIA
Who won the first season of "American Idol"?
Kelly Clarkson
What TV show features a character named Squidward Q. Tentacles?
SpongeBob SquarePants
What corporation was founded in 1898 as the National Biscuit Company?
Nabisco
What is the best-selling brand of peanut butter in the U.S.?
Jif
What TV show tells the story of advertising executive Don Draper?
Mad Men
Complete the marketing tagline: "Maybe she's born with it. Maybe it's __________".
Maybelline
In Looney Tunes comics, who does Wile E. Coyote plot to capture?
The Roadrunner
What does NIMBY stand for?
Not in My Back Yard
Which two states are nearly rectangular when viewed on a Mercator projection map?
Colorado
Wyoming
What domestic terrorist managed to get his manifesto published
by the New York Times in 1995?
Ted Kaczynski
What was referred to in the 1990s as the "Information Superhighway"?
The Internet
What is the last name of siblings Donny and Marie?
Osmond
What family famously feuded against the McCoys in 1800s Appalachia?
The Hatfields
What were Meriwether and William better known as?
Lewis and Clark
What object is called a "pigskin" despite usually being made from cowhide?
a Football
sillie
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Level 78
Sep 28, 2017
Whyyyy did I stop at just half of Meriwether and William? psst.. typo: terrorist.
tschutzer
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Level 89
Oct 6, 2017
Some additional spellings of the terrorist's last name would be nice to have. I remembered his nickname, or I would have been sunk by that. Also, maybe reword the question about the states being "nearly rectangular" - nearly is a subjective term that could make states like Kansas and the Dakotas seem "close enough", depending on the quiz-taker. I'd recommend "unbroken, parallel, and straight borders joining at right angles to appear nearly rectangular" with some wishy-washy language added to cop to the fact that it's all approximate.
jmellor13
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Level 67
Jan 13, 2018
Yeah, I just typed in the nickname first because I couldn't be bothered to try to guess the spelling.
anna0kear
+1
Level 36
Jan 14, 2018
I agree, but just for the record, Colorado and Wyoming's borders aren't perfectly rectangular under any map projection – they were meant to be, but surveying errors dating back to the nineteenth century messed things up a lot, especially on Wyoming's border with Idaho. Can't tell from just a glance at distance, though.
unimp0rtant
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Level 44
Mar 16, 2023
so then why point it out
InterAlia
+2
Level 71
Mar 17, 2023
Maybe because it's interesting trivia to some people. I mean, you know where you are, right? She's not saying anything is wrong, just adding more detail.
Bonzo65
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Level 67
Jan 13, 2018
Jif used to be a top selling cleaning fluid in the UK, until they changed the name to the more dubious Cif, because it was getting confused with Jif lemon juice which continues to this day. Would never have thought it could be a peanut butter.
ander217
+3
Level 76
Jan 13, 2018
"Choosy mothers choose Jif." (Which always made me wonder which brand choosy fathers would choose - Peter Pan?)
GreenFriday
+1
Level 83
Jan 13, 2018
In New Zealand, the cleaning fluid is still called Jif as far as I know.
blizzrd33
+1
Level 78
Jan 31, 2023
Same here in Australia
tuzdayschild
+3
Level 56
Jan 18, 2018
We're Skippy people.
unimp0rtant
+1
Level 44
Mar 16, 2023
I very recently turned from Jif to Skippy... Jif is just too high maintenance
OfficerDibble
+1
Level 78
Jan 23, 2023
When Jif's your cleaner,

Tough dirt goes away so easy - and it shows

Your home has never been loved like this before

bkemp2001
+1
Level 60
Jan 15, 2018
I knew the answer, but couldn't get the spelling right on the Maybelline question.
Neodymium
+1
Level 56
Jan 22, 2023
Why do I not know half of these, while being an American.
kinjapan
+1
Level 70
Jan 22, 2023
can you have more spelling options for Maybeline?
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Jan 22, 2023
We have lots! Which one are you requesting?
mikemosz
+1
Level 74
Jan 23, 2023
I tried so many! At the very least:

maybellene

maybeline

maybillene

maybilene

mabeline

mabelline

mabiline

mabilline

Got it eventually but it really went off the rails for a while

GlassMonkeyCode
+1
Level 60
Mar 16, 2023
Why can't you be true!
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Jan 23, 2023
Helpful. A couple of those would have worked, but I added a lot more.
sumguy
+1
Level 83
Jan 22, 2023
Interesting that Louis and Clark doesn't work.
unimp0rtant
+1
Level 44
Mar 16, 2023
why is it interesting? that's not how Lewis' name is spelled
JackintheBox
+2
Level 77
Jan 23, 2023
Who else tried NBC for National Biscuit Company?
JackintheBox
+1
Level 77
Jan 23, 2023
and Reese's for peanut butter?
Jacktheguy
+2
Level 88
Mar 16, 2023
I saw "domestic terrorist" and "1995" and immediately thought of Timothy McVeigh.
unimp0rtant
+1
Level 44
Mar 16, 2023
I know more about China than the US and I'm from the US
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