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100

What's the typical speed limit in residential areas in the US?  25 mph   55 mph   45 mph   15 mph

25 mph 

100

Which of these singer-songwriters has a 1982 album called Nebraska?  
Tom Waits   Don Henley    
Brian Wilson   Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen

100

The Kennedy family is most closely tied to which state?   New Mexico    Massachusetts
Colorado     Texas

Massachusetts

100

Smirnoff is a popular brand of what alcoholic beverage? Vodka   Whiskey   Rum   Tequila

Vodka

200

What does a single broken yellow line on the road mean?
Deer Crossing   Passing with care
Parking zone     No passing zone

Passing with care  A single broken yellow line separates opposing traffic and means that passing with care is allowed for traffic in either direction.

200

Which U.S. state is mentioned in the song "Take Me Home, Country Roads"?
Kentucky    North Carolina   West Virginia   Georgia

West Virginia

200

Which of these families built an American automobile empire?  Carnegie    Ford    Vanderbilt   Rockefeller

Ford

200

Which of these music festivals started in 1969?
Rock Fest    Lollapalooza   Welcome to Rockville
Woodstock

Woodstock   August 15, 1969, as half a million people waited on a dairy farm in Bethel, New York, for the three-day music festival to start.

300

Which street sign is usually red in most parts of the world?  School Zone   Stop    Disabled parking
Construction zone

Stop

300

Which legendary musician released the 1960 song "Georgia on My Mind"?
Ray Charles   Tony Bennet  
Frank Sinatra   Chuck Berry

Ray Charles    After Charles’ success, the song became regularly covered by the likes of Ella Fitzgerald, The Band, and Willie Nelson.

300

Who are Ethel and Fred Mertz's best friends in "I Love Lucy"?  George and Louise Jefferson
Lucy and Ricky Ricardo     Mike and Carol Brady
Archie and Edith Bunker

Lucy and Ricky Ricardo

300

Which of these is a small cake baked in a small paper or aluminum cup?  Croissant    Churro    
Cupcake   Eclair

Cupcake

400

What color are most traffic signs? [stop & go lights]
Yellow   Purple   Teal   Coral

Yellow

400

The Mamas & the Papas had a 1965 hit about the "Dreamin" of which state?
California   Virginia   Florida   Vermont

California   

400

Which family was involved in a historic feud with the McCoy family?  Kennedy    Hatfield
Roosevelt    Rockefeller

Hatfield    William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield and Randolph McCoy. As legend has it, two neighboring families in the backwoods of Appalachia waged a crude and bloody war against each other over a stolen hog, an illicit romance, and longstanding grudges.

400

Which celebration ends the Carnival season in New Orleans?  Juneteenth    Halloween
Gasparilla     Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras  Mardi Gras (French for "Fat Tuesday"), a celebratory name for Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday, which is the start of Lent in the Western Christian tradition.

500

What did the U.S. states of Hawaii, Alaska, Maine, and Vermont ban? Night driving   Smoking near a tree
Honking   Billboards

Billboards

500

Who performed the civil rights anthem "Mississippi Goddam"?
Nina Simone   Aretha Franklin
Billie Holiday   Ella Fitzgerald

500

Which 1970s TV series follows the life of the Ingalls family?  All in the Family    Dallas
Little House on the Prairie   The Young and the Restless

Little House on the Prairie  

500

What festival culminates with the burning of a giant effigy?   Sundance Film Festival
Lollapalooza     Coachella     Burning Man

 Burning Man    Burning Man is an annual week-long event held in Nevada's Black Rock Desert. 

600

In which U.S. city horses can't exceed 10 mph on city streets by law?
Houston    Great Falls    Indianapolis    Louisville

Indianapolis      Any person who owns a horse in the city of Indianapolis should bear in mind that all traffic rules apply to their equine friend including a 10-mile-an-hour speed limit when trotting through city streets.

600

Sweet Home Alabama is a song by which band?
Chicago   Yes   Love     Lynyrd Skynyrd

Lynyrd Skynyrd   

600

The daughter of what famous rock star was married to Michael Jackson? Lenny Kravitz    Phil Collins
Frank Sinatra     Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley    Lisa Marie Presley was an American singer-songwriter. She was the daughter of singer and actor Elvis Presley and actress Priscilla Presley. She was also known for being the first wife of Michael Jackson, from 1994 to 1996.

600

What singer was known as the "Queen of Disco"?
Madonna    Cher    Donna Summer    Barbra Steisand

Donna Summer

700

Which term is used in parts of the American Midwest to refer to highways?
Autoway   Autoroute   Highroute   Expressway

Expressway

700

Which US city is the setting for the song "House of the Rising Sun"?
New Orleans    New York   Houston   Nashville

New Orleans   

700

Which modern President is a distant cousin of George W. Bush?   Donald Trump    Barack Obama
Bill Clinton   Joe Biden

Barack Obama    President Barack Obama and President Bush are 10th cousins, once removed, linked by Samuel Hinkley of Cape Cod, who died in 1662. family trees such as these throw up interesting histories and links, genetically they are meaningless, Obama and Bush would have no more genetic link than someone they bumped into at random in the street.

700

Which music group was known for its song "Y.M.C.A."?   The Trammps    The Jackson 5
The Pointer Sisters     Village People

Village People