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U.S. General Knowledge #61

Can you answer these random questions with an American focus?
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What is 100 degrees Celsius in Fahrenheit?
212
Which U.S. state capital shares its name with 33 other cities and towns in U.S.?
Springfield
In what theater was Abraham Lincoln shot?
Ford's Theatre
What ship's mission was "to boldly go, where no man has gone before"?
USS Enterprise
Grammatically speaking, the phrase "to boldly go" is known as a split __________.
Infinitive
What type of animal is Speedy Gonzalez?
A mouse
What is the largest company providing intercity bus service in the United States?
Greyhound
What New York hotel gave its name to a salad with apples, celery, walnuts, and mayo?
The Waldorf Astoria
What famous U.S. landmark was known to the Lakota Sioux as "Six Grandfathers"
before it was carved?
Mount Rushmore
What singer had a serious sartorial blunder on February 1, 2004?
Janet Jackson
Who is the author of "The Audacity of Hope"?
Barack Obama
What is the more common name for sodium bicarbonate, used in cooking?
Baking soda
What species of whale was Moby Dick?
Sperm whale
What Los Angeles street gang is known for their rivalry with the Crips?
The Bloods
What book by Alex Haley featured a character named Kunta Kinte?
Roots
What group of people can be "sequestered" in rare instances?
A jury
What is the nickname of New Jersey?
The Garden State
What does the S in the SAT test stand for?
Scholastic
Start in Miami. Head south on Highway 1 until you reach the end.
Where are you now?
Key West
The U.S. has 169 in total of which 130 are in Alaska. None are East of the Mississippi.
What are we talking about?
Active volcanoes
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Jul 17, 2023
Note: For the volcanoes question, we are referring to volcanoes that have erupted in the last 10,000 years.
sumguy
+2
Level 84
Jul 17, 2023
I've heard of "wardrobe malfunction". That's the first time I've seen it referred to as a sartorial blunder.
JackBeNimble
+3
Level 81
Jul 17, 2023
I much prefer the latter. "Wardrobe malfunction" always sounds like a jammed wardrobe door to me...
Koopa
+1
Level 77
Jul 18, 2023
You might be the first.
hwes
+2
Level 85
Jul 17, 2023
Read the Highway 1 question in the wrong question, and kept typing different versions of the Canadian border, Maine, New Brunswick, St John's River etc. Until I reread the direction.
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 89
Jul 17, 2023
Fort Kent's a little obscure for most people.
biellos
+5
Level 90
Jul 17, 2023
should "jurors" be accepted? they can be a group of jurors.
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Jul 17, 2023
Okay
IsleAuHaulte
+2
Level 89
Jul 17, 2023
“No, no. It's celery, apples, walnuts, GRAPES. In a mayonnaise sauce.”

Basil Fawlty was sent back to the kitchen several times to get it right. I've never forgotten it either.

AbiA
+3
Level 83
Jul 17, 2023
I know this is a USA specific quiz, but just as a point of potential interest, SATs in the UK are standard assessment tests (or, historically, tasks), taken by school children at the end of key stages one and two.
triviawayne
+2
Level 65
Jul 26, 2023
actually...it stands for Saturday Afternoon Test
EconomicSnake
+3
Level 67
Jul 17, 2023
Maybe specify that you're looking for a city (or island) for the "Key West" question? My answer of "the keys" is technically correct as is.
GalileoS
+2
Level 78
Jul 17, 2023
or just the Atlantic Ocean
evilcheeser
+1
Level 72
Jul 26, 2023
or just on Earth.
Freestatebear
+1
Level 85
Jul 27, 2023
But the clue says to go to the end of Route 1. While the first part of the trip from Miami is across the mainland, the majority of it will be through the Keys.

BTW, most of the drive through the Keys is heading more west than it is south.

CaptainUnderpant
+6
Level 79
Jul 18, 2023
Anyone else think of glaciers for the volcanoes question? After looking, everything about the clue works except the numbers, which are much higher.
Koopa
+2
Level 77
Jul 18, 2023
My first instinct was highest mountain peaks, but then thought that probably was too much for an answer. I then went to volcanoes.
partdavid
+1
Level 71
Jul 26, 2023
I thought something like fourteeners.
evilcheeser
+3
Level 72
Jul 26, 2023
"jetpunk.com" not accepted for the Miami question? Shame, qm. Shame.
akipopopopooon
+3
Level 70
Jul 26, 2023
might be a little nitpicky but the College Board said in 1997 that the SAT no longer is an acronym, but rather a pseudo-acronym (although many people still know it by the former acronym).
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 60
Jul 29, 2023
In the 169 question, "east" should be lowercase I believe.
DictatorTal
+1
Level 81
Sep 9, 2023
Fun quiz! Just one note: this was never added to your U.S. General Knowledge series.
pogtato1
+1
Level 61
Sep 22, 2023
SAT does not stand for anything. It used to be Scholastic Aptitude Test, but it is no longer an acronym, it is simply called the SAT.
Greatgull
+1
Level 46
Mar 14, 2024
I'm from the City and forgot the Waldorf.
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