U.S. General Knowledge #28 - Statistics

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Question Answer % Correct
What was the largest chain of video rental stores in the United States in the 1990s? Blockbuster
91%
What word comes before Cod, Fear, and Canaveral? Cape
85%
What word, starting with O, refers to people like Billy the Kid and Jesse James? Outlaw
77%
Who lived at a plantation named Monticello? Thomas Jefferson
75%
What can you buy on the TV show "Wheel of Fortune"? a Vowel
74%
Who is the dapper, monocle-wearing mascot of the Planters company? Mr. Peanut
72%
Who founded Standard Oil and was the first U.S. citizen to be worth one billion dollars? John D. Rockefeller
71%
Which U.S. state did Huckleberry Finn live in? Missouri
65%
What principle allows the government to force someone to sell their property for public use? Eminent {domain}
63%
Who, appropriately, wrote the state song of Colorado: "Rocky Mountain High"? John Denver
63%
What TV show had a character that was played by both Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen? Full House
62%
It's 1996. A dance craze is sweeping America. What is it? The Macarena
56%
Who are also known as the Bronx Bombers? New York Yankees
53%
What company makes Viagra? Pfizer
51%
Who created and hosted 23 seasons of "America's Next Top Model"? Tyra Banks
49%
What magazine has Alfred E. Neuman on its cover? Mad
48%
What racehorse won the Triple Crown in 1973, and still holds the record for the fastest time in all three races? Secretariat
46%
What fictional character mocked his daughter's vegetarianism, saying "you don't win friends with salad"? Homer Simpson
40%
According to Thomas Edison, what is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration? Genius
34%
What company was nicknamed Ma Bell before it broke apart into several "Baby Bells"? AT&T
32%
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