| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| On what highway can you "get your kicks"? | Route 66 | 82%
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| What holiday on June 19th celebrates the abolition of slavery in Texas? | Juneteenth | 70%
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| Who supposedly threw a silver dollar across the Potomac River? | George Washington | 65%
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| What musical instrument did Bill Clinton play on TV during his election campaign? | Tenor Saxophone | 65%
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| What is the colloquial term for a wedding where the bride is pregnant? | {Shotgun} Wedding | 61%
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| Who was the first President to serve two non-consecutive terms? | Grover Cleveland | 60%
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| Which U.S. state was the end point of the Trail of Tears? | Oklahoma | 60%
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| What model of Chevy, discontinued in 1987, was a car in front and a pickup truck in back? | El {Camino} | 55%
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| What hipster city has been called a place where young people go to retire? | Portland | 43%
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| What department of the U.S. government do ambassadors work for? | State Department | 43%
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| In what city would you find Yale University? | New Haven | 41%
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| What race is commonly referred to as "the run for the roses"? | The Kentucky Derby | 41%
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| What product used the slogan "plop plop fizz fizz"? | Alka-Seltzer | 39%
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| Who did Anita Hill accuse of sexual harassment during confirmation hearings in 1991? | Clarence Thomas | 36%
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| What rating replaced X in movie theaters? | NC-17 | 36%
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| What TV host would pretend to be a psychic swami named Carnac the Magnificent? | Johnny Carson | 30%
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| Republicans call it the death tax. What do Democrats call it? | {Estate} Tax | 26%
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| What L.A. neighborhood is known for its "towers" and the race riots that happened there in 1965? | Watts | 26%
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| What restaurant chain announced in 2010 that their food used to taste like cardboard? | Dominos | 25%
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| What union do nearly 100,000 employees of Ford and GM belong to? | The United Auto Workers | 24%
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