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Quiz about America The Book by the Daily Show Staff

America (The Book) by the Daily Show Staff Quiz

How much do you know about the hilarious textbook-type writing by Jon Stewart and the cast of the Daily Show?

A multiple-choice quiz by filmmaker03. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
filmmaker03

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
201,913

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1567

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Question 1 of 10

1. According to the book, which image should you not include in your campaign ad? Hint

sex with a hooker

your attractive but non-threatening wife and children

amber waves of grain

waving American flag

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is not necessary to become a candidate? Hint

having disciples

passing off glaring defects of character as loveable quirks

expressing strong emotion on cue

being dashingly handsome

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which is not an optional answer to the poll, "How much do you support our troops?" Hint

Lots

Zero

Totally

Plenty

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Question 4 of 10

4. To whom is the book dedicated? Hint

Comedy Central viewers

George W. Bush

the huddled masses

George Washington

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who supposedly wrote the foreword for the book? Hint

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Abraham Lincoln

Thomas Jefferson

Ronald Reagan

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was given as the interesting fact about Jesus' age? Hint

33 years after he was born

he is actually still alive

three days before Easter

one fewer than number of home runs Boog Powell hit in 1966

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Question 7 of 10

7. Samantha Bee likes to tell readers about her native country. Where is she from? Hint

Yemen

Canada

Norway

Ireland

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Question 8 of 10

8. Congressman Henry Hyde (Republican from Illinois) is noted as what type of congressman? Hint

the oldest

the jowliest

the ugliest

the sexiest

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who is NOT listed as a "Who's Who" of political interviewers? Hint

Chris Matthews

Barbara Walters

Ed Bradley

Larry King

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which product was NOT produced in Southern Asia? Hint

Nike sneakers

Pad Thai (food)

America (The Book)

Gonorrhetic Syphillis

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. According to the book, which image should you not include in your campaign ad?

Answer: sex with a hooker

As any candidate knows, prostitutes do not add any favorable color to your campaign ad.

2. What is not necessary to become a candidate?

Answer: being dashingly handsome

A politician needs an indefinable quality above and beyond intelligence, dedication and any grasp of the issues to win an election, according to the book.

3. Which is not an optional answer to the poll, "How much do you support our troops?"

Answer: Zero

America the Book Insta-Poll also features the option, 110%.

4. To whom is the book dedicated?

Answer: the huddled masses

"To the huddled masses, keep yearnin'!"

5. Who supposedly wrote the foreword for the book?

Answer: Thomas Jefferson

Of course, Thomas Jefferson did NOT write the foreword. We're not sure who did, actually.

6. What was given as the interesting fact about Jesus' age?

Answer: one fewer than number of home runs Boog Powell hit in 1966

Jesus is noted as a philosopher of the roots of American Democracy.

7. Samantha Bee likes to tell readers about her native country. Where is she from?

Answer: Canada

"Would you mind if I told you how we do it in Canada?"

8. Congressman Henry Hyde (Republican from Illinois) is noted as what type of congressman?

Answer: the jowliest

"Were You Aware? Congressman Henry Hyde is our jowliest congressman."

9. Who is NOT listed as a "Who's Who" of political interviewers?

Answer: Ed Bradley

Also included are: Ted Koppel, Tim Russert, George Stephanopoulos, Bill O'Reilly, and Diane Sawyer.

10. Which product was NOT produced in Southern Asia?

Answer: Pad Thai (food)

"Pad Thai was actually made in a Greenwich Village restaurant by Mexicans."

Source: Author filmmaker03

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