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Quiz about Americans Do the Darndest Things

Americans Do the Darndest Things Quiz

Tour the counter-culture of America from the point of view of an African who thinks they're all nuts... yet has a sneaking respect for some of their madder habits!

A multiple-choice quiz by alkmene. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
alkmene

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
164,964

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
5822

Last 3 plays: turaguy (10/10), Dreessen (5/10), Guest 136 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Over the second weekend in March, in Sweetwater, Texas, a great round-up takes place. Souvenirs are sold and a good time is (we hope) had by all, but what critters are the locals rounding up, exactly? Hint

Rattlesnakes

Fleas

Iguanas

Donkeys

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Question 2 of 10

2. Two completely bizarre shrines to the American car (that I know of) exist in the States. The one, Cadillac Ranch, near Amarillo, Texas, features ten classic Caddies buried halfway in the ground. The second is Carhenge, which sounds about the same. Where is Carhenge? Hint

Alliance, Nebraska

Armpit, New Jersey

Detroit, Michigan

Vance Ranch, North Dakota

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Question 3 of 10

3. A question most Americans should be able to answer with ease but which may confuse us foreigners: every year in Milwaukee, Wisconsin the Annual H.O.G. Rally takes place in Wisconsin State Fair Park. What exactly does one ride at a H.O.G. rally?

Answer: (One word or two - it's an American institution)

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Question 4 of 10

4. What would a US counter-culture tour be without a mention of The King? What is the site of the first official reported Elvis sighting after his death? Hint

Val's Diner and Deli, NY

Graceland (outside, rattling the gates)

Felspauch's Supermarket, Michigan

The Strip, Las Vegas

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Question 5 of 10

5. The Great Potato Marathon falls every year on the second of May. Contestants play a sort of egg-and-spoon race carrying a potato - where does this weird and wonderful event take place? Hint

Ohio

Alabama

Utah

Idaho

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Question 6 of 10

6. Every fall/winter the citizens of Chandler, Arizona, gather for the Annual Tumbleweed Lighting Ceremony. In which month does this event take place? Hint

February

October

December

January

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Question 7 of 10

7. Huntington, Indiana, is home to the only museum dedicated to an American Vice-President. Who is this worthy?

Answer: (Both names or last name)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Annually on Shrove Tuesday the Liberal Pancake Race takes place. Contestants must flip constantly as they make their way around a 415 yard lap. Why is it called the 'Liberal' Pancake Race? Hint

It is organised by the local Liberal Party

It takes place in a town called Liberal

It was instituted in the 50s by white liberals to show solidarity with the Civil Rights Movement

Simply because liberal amounts of pancake batter are used

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Question 9 of 10

9. Only the USA would have such a theme park! Where would you find Dollywood, dedicated to a blonde actress? Hint

Turn north at Disneyworld and drive about a hundred miles

Little Rock, Arkansas

Austin, Texas

Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee

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Question 10 of 10

10. We're back in Texas - where we started! In February and March, the Texans (presumably in preparation for the Great Round-Up over in Sweetwater) of Alpine gather for a mass poetry reading. What type of poetry is celebrated at this literary convention? Hint

Desert epics

Oil limericks

Cowboy verse

Rodeo sonnets (although other poetic forms are not actively discouraged)

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Nov 17 2024 : turaguy: 10/10
Nov 14 2024 : Dreessen: 5/10
Nov 02 2024 : Guest 136: 9/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Rattlesnakes

A similar event takes place in January in Whigham, Georgia, but the Texans claim theirs to be the world's largest event of its kind. The Texans add a cook-off of rattlesnake delicacies to their bill.

Answer: Alliance, Nebraska

Carhenge, of course, was inspired by the much, much older mystic ruins of the British isles, called Stonehenge. The Brits have their druids, the Yanks have their mechanics - whatever blows your hair back, I guess...

Answer: Harley Davidson

H.O.G. stands for Harley Owners' Group.

4. What would a US counter-culture tour be without a mention of The King? What is the site of the first official reported Elvis sighting after his death?

Answer: Felspauch's Supermarket, Michigan

Elvis was reportedly spotted at checkout two shortly after his death. The supermarket is in Vicksburg, Michigan.

5. The Great Potato Marathon falls every year on the second of May. Contestants play a sort of egg-and-spoon race carrying a potato - where does this weird and wonderful event take place?

Answer: Idaho

Eagle, Idaho, to be exact. I like this festival as it falls on my birthday.

6. Every fall/winter the citizens of Chandler, Arizona, gather for the Annual Tumbleweed Lighting Ceremony. In which month does this event take place?

Answer: December

I have it on good authority that it's warm over Christmas in Arizona.

7. Huntington, Indiana, is home to the only museum dedicated to an American Vice-President. Who is this worthy?

Answer: Dan Quayle

This questionable edifice is styled The Dan Quayle Center and Museum.

8. Annually on Shrove Tuesday the Liberal Pancake Race takes place. Contestants must flip constantly as they make their way around a 415 yard lap. Why is it called the 'Liberal' Pancake Race?

Answer: It takes place in a town called Liberal

Yes - unfortunately the answer's as mundane as a place-name! When I first heard about this event, to my great delight, I assumed it was a political thing. I was hugely disappointed to discover it takes its name from its home: Liberal, Kansas. (I should have known: Liberals don't tend to hold rallies on religious holidays, do they?)

9. Only the USA would have such a theme park! Where would you find Dollywood, dedicated to a blonde actress?

Answer: Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee

God bless Dolly - she wrote 'I Will Always Love You' and sang the only decent version of it yet recorded.

Answer: Cowboy verse

Yup, The Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering is quite an institution, apparently.

Source: Author alkmene

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