Statistics for U.S. General Knowledge #42

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Who are the two actors to be elected as governor of California?	Arnold Schwarzenegger	92%
What massive dam, finished in 1936, cost the lives of over a hundred construction workers?	Hoover Dam	88%
What word refers to a stereotypical bar in the Old West, especially one with swinging doors?	Saloon	88%
What is the most common street name in the U.S. that is named for a person?	Washington	82%
What city has suburbs named Braintree, Cambridge, and Salem?	Boston	80%
Who are the two actors to be elected as governor of California?	Ronald Reagan	78%
What is the most popular breed of dog in the United States?	Labrador Retriever	77%
What type of person is a southpaw?	Left-Handed	74%
What bankrupt retailer had a mascot named Geoffrey the Giraffe?	Toys "R" Us	72%
What type of bird has eggs with the same color as Tiffany jewelry boxes?	American Robin	67%
What "quiet beach community" just north of Los Angeles is a popular place for celebrity mansions?	Malibu	59%
What technology has been responsible for the boom in U.S. oil production since 2008?	Fracking	57%
Who have fought from the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli?	U.S. Marines	57%
What Texas School Book Depository employee became infamous in 1963?	Lee Harvey Oswald	56%
What Teamsters union leader mysteriously disappeared in 1975?	Jimmy Hoffa	54%
Whose face is depicted on the $50 bill?	Ulysses S. Grant	53%
What type of collectible, featuring Honus Wagner, was sold for $2.8 million in 2007?	Baseball Card	47%
What was the first name of James Madison's wife?	Dolley	44%
What is the number of the federal tax form that most households fill out once a year?	1040	35%
What American bird, once numbering in the billions, went extinct in 1914?	Passenger Pigeon	29%