Statistics for U.S. General Knowledge #50

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Ted Williams missed nearly five seasons of baseball serving as a fighter pilot in two different wars. One was WWII. What was the other?	Korean War	85%
What did Oprah famously give to all 276 members of her studio audience on September 13, 2004?	a Car	84%
Charleston is a city in South Carolina. But what is THE Charleston?	a Dance	83%
What first name was shared by Wright and Redenbacher?	Orville	82%
In Mexico, it's called the Río Bravo. What is it called in the United States?	Rio Grande	82%
What, stereotypically, do people say when handing someone a subpoena?	You've been {served}	79%
What word is a homophone of the word "click"?	Clique	73%
What was the profession of TV's "Columbo"?	Detective	73%
Who did Anne Sullivan teach by spelling words on her palm?	Helen Keller	73%
The U.S. Constitution famously counted slaves as only 3/5ths of a person for the purposes of congressional allocation. What group of people weren't counted at all?	Indians, not taxed	68%
What did the G in the magazine GQ originally stand for?	Gentlemen's	65%
What word, meaning inseparable, comes before the words "with liberty and justice for all"?	Indivisible	62%
Who was the only President from the Federalist Party?	John Adams	62%
What former first lady is the namesake of a rehab center for substance abuse disorder?	Betty Ford	60%
What was the term for the period of time between the 18th and 21st amendments?	Prohibition	58%
What type of engine allows the ships in "Star Trek" to travel faster than the speed of light?	{Warp} Drive	57%
Who was traded from the Oilers to the Kings in 1988?	Wayne Gretzky	57%
What type of degree would you be most likely to earn at Wharton?	MBA	55%
What type of mountains are sung about in "America the Beautiful"?	Purple Mountains	50%
What comic strip appeared on wrappers of Bazooka bubble gum until 2012?	Bazooka Joe	31%