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U.S. General Knowledge #43

Answer these random questions with an American focus.
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What grocery chain has been humorously referred to as "Whole Paycheck"?
Whole Foods
What Apache leader's name is commonly yelled by people jumping out of airplanes?
Geronimo
What industry made J. Paul Getty and J. D. Rockefeller rich?
Oil
What red-breasted bird is called the harbinger of spring?
Robin
What breed of dog is Scooby-Doo?
Great Dane
What politican had a scandal involving a car accident on Chappaquiddick Island?
Ted Kennedy
What does the C stand for in the TV show CSI?
Crime
And what city did the original CSI take place in?
Las Vegas
What flower, associated with the state of Kansas, can grow to over 20 feet in height?
Sunflower
Who preceded Abraham Lincoln as President?
James Buchanan
In the poem "Casey at the Bat", what did Casey do?
Struck out
In what city did Benjamin Franklin live between 1757 and 1775?
London
What island in New York harbor was the first stop for 12 million immigrants from 1892-1954?
Ellis Island
Who starred in "Baywatch" and "Knight Rider"?
David Hasselhoff
What Carl Sagan television series was resurrected in 2014 with Neil deGrasse Tyson as host?
Cosmos
Who was the infamous co-author of the 2007 book "If I Did It"?
O.J. Simpson
What was Ross Perot's middle name?
Ross
By per-capita household income, what is the wealthiest urban area in the United States?
San Francisco
Who uses a replicator to order "Earl Grey, hot"?
Captain Picard
What three letters can represent a European terror group or a place for Americans to save money for retirement?
IRA
IsleAuHaulte
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Level 89
Oct 3, 2019
Oh yeah, now I remember his middle name clearly.
CalRodgers
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Level 63
Oct 3, 2019
Me too. It was hiding in plain sight...lol
joeythelemur
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Level 84
Oct 3, 2019
Ha, the Perot question! Well played.
tom88
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Level 72
Oct 10, 2019
that one got me, one of only 2 that I missed
APHill
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Level 75
Oct 3, 2019
I must protest that "The Hoff" is not accepted as a valid answer.
jeandawga
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Level 84
Oct 10, 2019
Agreed! I tried it at first, just to see if it would work.
Susie222
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Level 59
Oct 8, 2019
Jean Luc Picard should not be the second lowest answer on this list. I demand that more people take this test and improve his standing.
MarieDS
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Level 60
Oct 10, 2019
I respectfully disagree with this opinion lol. Good quiz, too.
QuizWol
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Level 59
Dec 14, 2019
I knew it but couldn't spell it eek
buck1017
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Level 77
Oct 6, 2020
make it so!
martay
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Level 70
Jul 12, 2022
Best captain of the entire franchise.
BlackLab
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Level 65
Jul 26, 2023
Computer. Tea, Earl Grey, Hot. Damn You!
FatSpartanJediLlama
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Level 67
Oct 10, 2019
I was thinking it was a Star Trek character
Phil
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Level 57
Oct 10, 2019
If San Francisco is so wealthy, why does everyone booboo in the streets there?
buck1017
+1
Level 77
Oct 6, 2020
Ahhh...the $64,000 question.
kalbahamut
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Level 82
Oct 27, 2022
Maybe it was saving money on toilet paper that made them so wealthy.

Or... maybe it was all the wealth that both drove up housing prices and generated large amounts of tax revenue that along with liberal politics funded extensive programs to aid low-income and indigent people, making the city simultaneously too expensive a place for many to afford housing and also an attractive destination for homeless persons to go or stay.

Or... [insert] some ignorant and disparaging obvious sour grapes remark about Democrats.

All of the above seems equally plausible.

GalileoS
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Level 77
Oct 10, 2019
Edward should be accepted for Kennedy question. Ted was his nickname.
QuizWol
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Level 59
Dec 14, 2019
I agree because that is what I tried.
hawksgirl10
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Level 65
Apr 16, 2020
Exactly, I put Edward, but no, grrrr lol
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Apr 16, 2020
Edward Kennedy will work now. In the future, save time by typing just the last name. :)
comradecora
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Level 69
Dec 8, 2020
Tiocfaidh ár lá
Cordelia75
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Level 56
May 15, 2022
Éirinn go Brách
BlackLab
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Level 65
Jul 26, 2023
From Wikipedia.

The cosmos (/ˈkɒzmɒs/, US also /-moʊs, -məs/)[1] is another name for the universe.

I knew it had something to do with the Universe, but Universe wasn't accepted. :(

TheGreatArturo
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Level 76
Jan 31, 2024
Thanks for the information. Really generous of you to look it up and take the time to inform us.
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