U.S. General Knowledge #51 - Statistics

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Whose 1995 murder trial was sometimes called the "Trial of the Century"?	O.J. Simpson's	91%
What building was formerly known as the "Executive Mansion"?	The White House	85%
What is the most common three-letter ending for last names in the United States?	-son	76%
What two word slogan has been used to advertise milk since 1993?	Got Milk?	71%
Who appears on the front of the $10 bill?	Alexander Hamilton	69%
What book tells the story of a group of ancient Israelites who sailed to America and were later visited by the reincarnated Jesus Christ?	Book of {Mormon}	68%
What river did John Quincy Adams swim in (nude 😲) every day as President when weather permitted?	Potomac River	64%
What name did media give to the 1973 tennis match betweeen Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs?	The Battle of the {Sexes}	62%
What John Steinbeck book was about poor farmers who traveled from Oklahoma to California?	The Grapes of Wrath	60%
Which McDonaldland character is a criminal?	The Hamburglar	54%
What type of person is also called a dick, shamus, or gumshoe?	Detective	51%
Who said, in a 2000 song, "Will Smith don't gotta cuss to sell records. Well I do."?	Eminem	51%
What notorious Milwaukee serial killer was known for eating his victims?	Jeffrey Dahmer	51%
What fictional National Park does Yogi Bear inhabit?	{Jelly}stone	51%
What U.S. general was named a Field Marshal of the Philippines, served as governor of Japan, and was finally sacked by Harry Truman for insubordination during the Korean War?	Douglas MacArthur	50%
Who was special prosecutor Ken Starr hired to prosecute?	Bill Clinton	47%
What instrument did Satchmo play?	The Trumpet	44%
Who did anarchist Leon Czołgosz assassinate in Buffalo, NY on September 6, 1901?	William McKinley	43%
What did Michigan become the first state to abolish, in 1847? (Since then, 21 other states have followed suit)	The Death Penalty	33%
The Inverted Jenny depicts an upside down plane and is worth almost a million dollars. What is it?	a Stamp	29%