Jesse Day 13

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1. The title of Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers (SCAP) was held by what individual who oversaw the post-World War II occupation of Japan from 1945 until his dismissal by President Harry S. Truman in 1951?
Correct Answer: DOUGLAS MACARTHUR
Your Answer: McArthur
Points Assigned: 1

This was just mentioned in relation to Trump firing lots of generals. 

2. Laverie Automatique, located on Place du Marché Saint-Honoré in Paris's First Arrondissement near the Jardin des Tuileries, is one of many places that could reasonably be described using the name of what renowned restaurant in Napa Valley's wine country?
Correct Answer: FRENCH LAUNDRY
Your Answer: French Laundry
Points Assigned: 0

Feels like this will play easy. 

3. A 1969 Bob Fosse-choreographed number featuring Gwen Verdon, titled "Mexican Breakfast", clearly inspired the music video for what chart-topping, award-winning song from 2008, taken from the album I Am... Sasha Fierce?
Correct Answer: SINGLE LADIES (PUT A RING ON IT)
Your Answer: Single Ladies
Points Assigned: 1

It is an iconic dance and I don't know many other Beyoncé songs. 

4. What word refers to the highest category of roads in the UK's "Strategic Road Network"? Roads in this category are designated with a prefix or suffix that matches this word's first letter.
Correct Answer: MOTORWAYS
Your Answer: Major
Points Assigned: 2

I got the M part. 

5. Derived from a word meaning "to stride over" (or perhaps "to leg over"), what term in poetry describes the continuation of a sentence or phrase from one line to the next without punctuation or pause?
Correct Answer: ENJAMBMENT
Your Answer: Astride
Points Assigned: 3

Never heard of it. 

6. What term refers to the sugary fluid, up to 90% sucrose in some species, that flows through the phloem of plants to store and transport carbohydrates produced during photosynthesis?
Correct Answer: SAP
Your Answer: Nectar
Points Assigned: 2

That makes more sense than my answer.