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Questions I
- How many stars were on American flags in World War Two?
- Sioux Falls and Deadwood are in which American state?
- What great construction is located near near Boulder City, Nevada?
- What is the Will Rogers Highway better known as?
- Which American city is home to the Liberty Bell?
- Who was the first female African-American secretary of state?
- Who was governor of Alaska from 2006 until 2009?
- Who was commander of the Alamo garrison at the Battle of the Alamo?
- The 1947 Roswell UFO incident happened in which U.S. state?
- In 1992, the Rodney King riots occurred in which American city?
- Bill Clinton served as governor of which American state?
- Harvard University is in which American state?
- Samuel Langhorne Clemens is better known by what name?
- In which month of 1941 did Japan launch a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor?
- Name the state capital of Louisiana?
Answers:
- 48 stars (since Alaska and Hawaii were not yet U.S. states)
- South Dakota
- The Hoover Dam
- Route 66
- Philadelphia
- Condoleezza Rice
- Sarah Palin
- William B. Travis
- New Mexico
- Los Angeles
- Arkansas
- Massachusetts
- Mark Twain
- December
- Baton Rouge
USA Quiz Questions II
- What is the second most common language spoken in American homes?
- Ike Godsey's Store featured in which classic television series?
- What was the first name of Fleet Admiral Nimitz of which the supercarrier the U.S.S. Nimitz is named after?
- Which American state has the longest coastline?
- The Bank of America Plaza is the tallest building in a state capital and the tallest in the Southern United States - in which city is it located?
- Give the exact date of the The Declaration of Independence?
- Give the street address of the The White House?
- Topeka is the capital city of which state?
- Which American television series was based on the book Spencer's Mountain?
- Which four Presidents' heads are carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore?
- How many American states start with the word 'New'?
- Whose head was exhibited at the 1878 Paris World's Fair?
- Who was the President of the Confederate States during the American Civil War?
- In which American state would you find the cities of Spokane and Tacoma?
- True or False. Alaska has a longer coastline than all the other states combined?
Answers:
- Spanish
- The Waltons
- Chester
- Alaska
- Atlanta
- July 4, 1776
- 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
- Kansas
- The Waltons
- George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln
- 4 (New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, and New York)
- The Statue of Liberty's (it was built in France)
- Jefferson Davis
- Washington
- True
USA Quiz Questions III
- In which city was there a fire in 1871 which razed several square miles and left more than 100,000 homeless?
- What name is given to the natural region of tropical wetlands in the southern portion of Florida?
- Which river flows through the Grand Canyon?
- How many colonies declared independence in 1776?
- Which Californian city has the nickname 'Capital of Silicon Valley'?
- Which major political party is represented by the Donkey logo?
- The Hollywood Sign is located on which mountain in the Hollywood Hills?
- Which city is known for it's hilliness, cable cars and colourful Victorian houses?
- Which state has the second longest coastline?
- Who was commander of the Apollo 13 space mission?
- In which city would you fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport?
- Which leader is widely regarded as second only to Geronimo in terms of the Apache tribe’s historical significance?
Answers:
- Chicago
- The Everglades
- Colorado River
- 13 (also represented by 13 stripes on the American flag)
- San Jose
- The Democratic Party
- Mount Lee
- San Francisco
- Florida
- James Lovell
- Houston
- Cochise
Other USA quiz links:
> States Trivia
> Quiz about US Presidents
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