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Quiz: How much do you know about the USA?

Land of the free, home of the trivia.
9.00pm, 13 Nov 2016
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AMERICA. IT’S BEEN in the news this week a fair bit.

How much do you know about it?

How many stars would have been on this American flag - raised in Japan during World War II?
50
48

46
44
The Super Bowl makes up 19 of the 20 most-watched TV broadcasts in American history. The finale of which show is also in there?
Friends
Happy Days

M*A*S*H
Cheers
The iconic Route 66 links California with which state?
Illinois
Indiana

New York
Florida
This is the iconic flag of which major American city?
New York
Boston

Chicago
Los Angeles
How many turkeys will Americans eat over the Thanksgiving - Christmas period?
90 million
100 million

110 million
120 million
What is the tallest building in the USA?
Trump Tower, Chicago
One World Trade Centre, New York

Willis Tower, Chicago
432 Park Avenue, New York
Which founding father is one the $10 bill?
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton

Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
The Louisiana Purchase saw the US buy land from which country?
Britain
Mexico

France
Spain
How many time zones are there in the United States?
Four
Five

Six
Seven
Abraham Lincoln was shot on what day?
Christmas
Easter

Independence Day
Good Friday
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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Top Dog!
Pawsitively Brilliant!
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Clever Cat!
Almost purrfect!
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Fintastic!
Flippin' good.
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You scored out of !
What are ewe doing?
Couldn't ram the knowledge home?
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You scored out of !
Turtley awful!
Shell of a bad effort!
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    George McCarthy
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    Nov 13th 2016, 9:45 PM

    Sunday eve quiz..brings back memories of “where in the world”…happy days.

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    David O'Toole
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    Nov 13th 2016, 10:43 PM

    Pass…..Africa 9

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    Seán Domhnall O'Sullivan
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    Nov 14th 2016, 6:01 AM

    @David O’Toole: vowel…consonant … Carol put your clothes back on I can’t concentrate

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    Samuel Sapp
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    Nov 13th 2016, 10:53 PM

    I live in the US and I got 8 of 10 . Never seen that flag of Chicago before .

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    Jimmyjoe Wallace
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    Nov 13th 2016, 9:24 PM

    Truly Awful I got…woo hoo!

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    john culhane
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    Nov 13th 2016, 9:09 PM

    48 stars in 1945

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    Dave O'Hanlon
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    Nov 13th 2016, 11:49 PM

    Got 4 out of 10, kinda reflects how much I really care about America

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    Tony Stack
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    Nov 13th 2016, 9:49 PM

    7 ain’t bad

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    Alois Irlmaier
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    Nov 14th 2016, 3:40 AM

    You scored 3 out of 10!
    Nearly was 5 out of 10 but I questioned myself, yikes…

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    The Guru
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    Nov 14th 2016, 6:25 AM

    0/10. Happy with that

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    Willy
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    Nov 13th 2016, 9:07 PM

    How many stars ? 50 ?

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    Niall Martin
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    Nov 13th 2016, 9:19 PM

    Alaska and Hawaii weren’t part of the union back then.

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    Patrick Gough
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    Nov 13th 2016, 10:17 PM

    I thought alaska was.

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    P.J. Nolan
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    Nov 13th 2016, 11:05 PM

    @Patrick Gough:
    Bought from Russia in 1867, didn’t become a state until 1959

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    Declan Harkin
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    Nov 14th 2016, 9:18 AM

    The American flag has 50 stars…. come on!!! What a crap quiz

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    Nov 14th 2016, 9:20 AM

    Ops I didn’t read the question did I! I hate Mondays

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    prop joe
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    Nov 14th 2016, 7:45 AM

    10 pretty happy

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    Nov 14th 2016, 1:11 PM

    Afraid of your intelligent superiors are we.

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