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U.S. General Knowledge #68

Can you answer these random trivia questions with an American focus?
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Who gave the Gettysburg Address?
Abraham Lincoln
Which Ivy League university starts with Y?
Yale
Who was known as the "King of the Wild Frontier"?
Davy Crockett
What's the longest river in Alaska?
Yukon River
What does a bellhop carry?
Luggage
What bird is found only in southern California, the Grand Canyon,
and a few other small areas?
California Condor
What chain restaurant is known for almost never closing – even during natural disasters?
Waffle House
What everyday object depicts a pyramid with an eye on it and the
Latin words "annuit coeptis"?
Dollar bill
What American city once had a population over 1.8 million, but today numbers
only around 630,000?
Detroit
What was Eleanor Roosevelt's maiden name? (Hint: the answer might surprise you)
Roosevelt
Who is the richest citizen of New York City and also its former mayor?
Michael Bloomberg
Who holds the career and single-season NBA records for most 3 pointers made?
Stephen Curry
Before 2024, what was the last Presidential election year without a Bush,
Clinton, or Biden running for President or VP?
1976
What does the CB in CB radio stand for?
Citizens band
What bills itself as "the happiest place on Earth"?
Disneyland
Where is John F. Kennedy buried?
Arlington National
Cemetery
What German word do people sometimes say when someone sneezes?
Gesundheit
What non-alcoholic drink is named for a former child star?
Shirley Temple
What city's Superdome became an ad-hoc hurricane shelter in 2005?
New Orleans
Who wrote the song "Malibu" about her relationship with actor Liam Hemsworth?
Miley Cyrus
17 Comments
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Level 62
Nov 14, 2024
I think #3 is known more for other things
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Level 75
Nov 14, 2024
But the point of the question is recognizing him by that thing.
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Level 63
Nov 14, 2024
Accept ‘Guzenheight’ and more spellings like that, please. It’s U.S. General Knowledge, not German. Many Americans have heard the saying, but very few will have written it before or know German phonetic rules.
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Level 80
Nov 14, 2024
I'm all for some alternate spellings that would at least sound like the word but guzenheight isn't all that close.
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Level 83
Nov 15, 2024
but it's an American word
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Level 73
Dec 18, 2024
It'd be tough to capture the bizarre ways someone might try to spell it. Maybe find a reference, like a list of common misspellings or Google results, to show which ones are common and could be accepted?
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Level 79
Nov 14, 2024
The "s" in Citizens Band kept me from a perfect score.
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Level 85
Nov 14, 2024
For me it was not having heard of Waffle House, which I assume is an American thing.
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Level 45
Dec 19, 2024
same!
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Level 91
Nov 14, 2024
Cost me one as well, along with the dollar bill. Tried cash, money, banknote etc. Is it only the one dollar bill?
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Level 84
Nov 16, 2024
Yes, just the $1.
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Level 31
Dec 3, 2024
U.S. General Knowledge Quizzes 66-68 aren´t in the series.
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Level 29
Dec 18, 2024
Citizen Band should be valid. the s isnt necessary
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Level 38
Dec 18, 2024
Got me as well
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Level 25
Dec 18, 2024
bruh Obama what the heck man I don't see him there bruh🤔
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Level 28
Dec 19, 2024
Elanor Roosevelt Roosevelt?
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Level 74
Dec 23, 2024
Not sure what "gesundheit" has to do with US general knowledge?