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U.S. General Knowledge #47

Answer these random questions with an American focus.
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Who had a sign on his desk that said "the buck stops here"?
Harry S. Truman
Who broke baseball's "color barrier" in 1947?
Jackie Robinson
What must nearly all American men register for at age 18?
The Selective Service
(aka, the Draft)
Who has been married to both Tommy Lee and Kid Rock?
Pamela Anderson
Who was Abraham Lincoln talking about when he said: "I cannot spare this man. He fights."?
Ulysses S. Grant
Which U.S. state has more registered corporations than any other?
Delaware
What TV cartoon introduced the exclamation "Zoinks!" to express surprise and fear?
Scooby-Doo
What can Mr. Ed do that other horses cannot?
Talk
What U.S. mountain was 1300 feet shorter in 1981 than it was in 1980?
Mount St. Helens
What city has suburbs named Salem, Braintree, and Quincy?
Boston
What is the name of an African-American magazine and a type of wood?
Ebony
What is the name of a gay neighborhood in San Francisco and a Latin American dictator?
Castro
What is the name of the largest island in Alaska and a subspecies of brown bear?
Kodiak
What industry was J.P. Morgan involved in?
Banking
What were Larry, Moe, and Curly (or sometimes Shemp) known as collectively?
The Three Stooges
Which U.S. newspaper has the most paid subscribers?
(Hint: There's no city in its name)
USA Today
What is the first name of Ms. Miranda, Electra, and Sandiego?
Carmen
Who wrote "The Fall of the House of Usher" and "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
Edgar Allan Poe
What company is famous for sponsoring the blimps that provide aerial footage
of major sporting events?
Goodyear
What company with the stock symbol F was founded in Michigan in 1903?
Ford
Hominka
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Level 80
Apr 26, 2020
What? Delaware? Why Delaware?
jamesd
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Level 68
Apr 26, 2020
Two reasons are often cited: First, Delaware has a large and established body of corporate law. In theory, this means that corporations can know the rules and face less ambiguity from lawsuits. Second, Delaware has been accused of being very corporate friendly, meaning that it is harder to sue a corporation in Delaware than most other states. There is no requirement for corporations to have a physical presence in Delaware. They just exist there as legal entities. Completely sensical, right?
ArpitJain
+6
Level 62
Apr 26, 2020
Corporate tax haven
dunkinggandalf2
+1
Level 68
Dec 15, 2020
Yeah, that second reason seems more likely.
interopia
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Level 85
Apr 26, 2020
Should probably accept "3 Stooges".
jamesd
+1
Level 68
Apr 26, 2020
I tried that too
Sifhraven
+1
Level 67
Apr 26, 2020
+1
dunkinggandalf2
+1
Level 68
Dec 15, 2020
4 Stooges?
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Apr 26, 2020
Fixed
BlackLab
+1
Level 65
Jul 27, 2023
stooges is prolly good enuf
Mookie
+3
Level 79
Apr 28, 2020
Pamela Anderson is Canadian
kinjapan
+1
Level 72
Jun 3, 2020
I thought the same thing. It seemed like a weird question to be included in a U.S. general knowledge quiz.
kalbahamut
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Level 82
Jun 3, 2020
she's something that would be generally known by Americans, having married two of them, and building her career through US television shows Home Improvement and Baywatch, and US publication Playboy. What difference does it make that she was born in Canada?
ddddan
+1
Level 81
Jun 4, 2020
she's something, all right...
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Jun 3, 2020
Isn't Jet also an African-American magazine and a type of wood? It's usually considered a gemstone... but it's really made of wood.
ander217
+1
Level 75
Jun 3, 2020
It may have started out as wood but it turned into coal under pressure and became a mineraloid, so it isn't really wood anymore. (Jet is also the name of our youngest black angus bull calf.) :)
ChallengeMaster
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Level 28
Jun 3, 2020
I only got the three Stooges and the Edgar Allan Poe one
jmellor13
+4
Level 67
Jun 3, 2020
Who is paying to read USA Today?!?!
BalsoSnell42
+5
Level 48
Jun 3, 2020
Hotels
mpmusic
+2
Level 57
Jun 3, 2020
Wasn't J.P. Morgan also heavily involved in the railroad industry?
Froststar101
+3
Level 74
Jun 4, 2020
Yes. That was my first guess. Then I said "iron" and "steel" because he owned U.S. Steel. Then I realized there was no need to overthink. But the clue is extremely vague and there are many valid, correct answers--he was "involved in" many industries.
EcceHomo
+1
Level 79
Jan 14, 2021
I tried National Service, not knowing the US term for it.
ElMoose24
+2
Level 65
Feb 4, 2023
"Oh America is not so bad, they even named a street after me in San Francisco........it's full of what?!"
echoes
+2
Level 84
May 7, 2023
Question number #5 asking who Abraham Lincoln was referring to is also in US General Knowledge #58. One of them should be updated. Thanks!
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