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Tourist Attractions in the United States


Quiz Questions

  1. The Empire State Building is on which avenue?
  2. Fisherman's Wharf is a neighbourhood and popular tourist attraction in which city?
  3. Disneyland in California first opened to guests in the middle of which decade?
  4. Which neighbourhood of Los Angeles is known for its canals, a beach, and famous Ocean Front Walk?




  5. The French Quarter is a prime tourist destination in which city?
  6. Where exactly would you be visiting to see attractions such as the Ramble and Lake, Hallett Nature Sanctuary and the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir?
  7. What is the name of the mansion estate in Memphis, Tennessee, once owned by Elvis Presley?
  8. The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is on Merritt Island in which state?
  9. Faneuil Hall is in which city? It's an historic meeting hall opened in 1743 and the site of several famous speeches encouraging independence from Great Britain.
  10. On which tourist attraction do landmarks include the Dining Hall, the Main Cellhouse, Lighthouse and the ruins of the Warden's House?
  11. The Grand Canyon is one of the great tourist attractions in the United States, it was carved over several million years by which river?
  12. What name is given to the historic landmark which consists of over 2,700 five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars in Los Angeles?
  13. Which national park in California would you visit to see the incredible granite domes of El Capitan and Half Dome?
  14. The completion of what was marked by New York's first ticker-tape parade and a dedication ceremony presided over by Grover Cleveland?
  15. What was designed to reflect the late-Gothic style of the 1400s and completed in July 1971, after about 18 months of construction?
  16. What is the name of the cone geyser in Yellowstone National Park, named in 1870 and the first geyser in the park to be named?
  17. Which city is the most visited in Florida, with more than 75 million visitors a year?
  18. Pike Place Market, overlooking the Elliott Bay waterfront on Puget Sound, is a very popular tourist destination in which city?
  19. Including the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, which city's history attracts many tourists?
  20. Niagara Falls, spanning the border between Canada and the United States, is a group of how many waterfalls?
  21. What name is given to the stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard South known for its concentration of casinos and resort hotels?
  22. Millennium Park is a public park located in the Loop area of which city?
  23. Spaceship Earth is an attraction at which theme park at the Walt Disney World in Florida?
  24. The Gateway Arch is a 630-foot tall monument in which American city? It is the world's tallest arch.
  25. Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a massive sculpture carved into the granite of Mount Rushmore featuring which four American presidents?

Answers:

  1. Fifth Avenue
  2. San Francisco
  3. 1950's (1955)
  4. Venice, or Venice Beach
  5. New Orleans
  6. Central Park, New York City
  7. Graceland
  8. Florida
  9. Boston, Massachusetts
  10. Alcatraz Island
  11. Colorado River
  12. The Hollywood Walk of Fame
  13. Yosemite National Park
  14. Statue of Liberty
  15. Cinderella Castle (at the Magic Kingdom Park, a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida)
  16. Old Faithful





  17. Orlando
  18. Seattle (Seattle is also known for its observation tower called The Space Needle)
  19. Philadelphia
  20. Three (Horseshoe Falls (also known as the Canadian Falls), American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls)
  21. The Strip
  22. Chicago
  23. Epcot
  24. St. Louis, Missouri
  25. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.