Anagramerica Trivia Quiz

Answer: grand canyon

The Grand Canyon is arguably the best known geological feature in the whole of the USA. Carved out over thousands of years by the Colorado river, the Grand Canyon is indeed a magnificent sight! The canyon was declared a national park in 1919, and is a mile deep, and 277 miles long.

Answer: potomac river

The Potomac River is often called the "Nation's River," because it flows through the nation's capital. For over 10,000 years the Potomac has been known as a trade route, and is to this day, well known for its varieties of fish, crabs, and oysters.

Answer: uncle sam

There is much debate amongst historians as to how the character "Uncle Sam" was created, or who he was named after, but the general agreement is that Uncle Sam was named after Samuel Wilson - who was a meat supplier to the US army.
Wilson was born in Arlington, on September 13 1766, and grew up in Mason, New Hampshire.
Wherever the name originated, "Uncle Sam" has come to represent the epitome of the federal government, and the most famous representation is the "I WANT YOU" Army recruiting poster from World War I. The poster was painted by James Montgomery Flagg in 1916-1917.

Answer: silver dollar

The first US Silver dollars were issued in 1794, and featured a Liberty head on the obverse, and an eagle within a wreath on the reverse, and were in circulation until 1798. A new reverse design was introduced in 1798, with a heraldic eagle bearing the motto "E PLURIBUS UNUM", which were issued until 1803.

Answer: statue of liberty

Here are some interesting dimensions of the famous "Liberty Enlightening the World"

Height from base to torch 151'1" 46.50m
Ground to tip of torch 305'1" 92.99m
Heel to top of head 111'1" 33.86m
Length of hand 16'5" 5.00m
Index finger 8'0" 2.44m
Head from chin to cranium 17'3" 5.26m
Head thickness from ear to ear 10'0" 3.05m
Distance across the eye 2'6" 0.76m
Length of nose 4'6" 1.48m
Length of right arm 42'0" 12.80m
Thickness of right arm 12'0" 3.66m
Thickness of waist 35'0" 10.67m
Width of mouth 3'0" 0.91m
Length of tablet 23'7" 7.19m
Width of tablet 13'7" 4.14m
Thickness of tablet 2'0" 0.61m
Ground to top of pedestal 154'0" 46.71m

Answer: times square

Times square is located just north of 42nd street, New York, and has long been associated with the glitz and excitement of the Big Apple. It is often referred to as the "Crossroads of the world". For many years, Times square has been famous the world over, for the extravaganza of New Years Eve celebrations.

Answer: disneyworld

Disney World Florida, is just an incredible place. It is one of the top 5 tourist attractions in the USA. Walt Disney was not just a master of magical film making, he was quite a visionary - Epcot, the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow was conceived by him to "take its cue from the new ideas and new technologies that are now emerging from the creative centers of American industry."

Answer: san andreas fault

Thousands of small earthquakes occur in California each year, along the San Andreas fault line. The largest in recent history were those in 1857 and 1906. The earthquake of January 9 1857, in southern California, was about the same magnitude as the San Francisco earthquake and fire of April 18 1906, which took about 700 lives and caused millions of dollars worth of damage in California, from Eureka southward to Salinas and beyond.

The earthquake was felt as far away as Oregon and central Nevada.

Answer: uncle toms cabin

Uncle Tom's Cabin, is essentially an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. When it was published in 1852, it had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans, and slavery in the United States, during the lead up to the civil war. During the 19th century, the book was a best seller - second only to the bible.

The book had such an impact, that when Abraham Lincoln met Harriet, he stated "So this is the little lady who made this big war."

Answer: chief sitting bull

Chief Sitting Bull was born in about 1837 in what is now North Dakota. He was the son of Sioux chief Jumping Bull. He is best known for defeating the US 7th cavalry at the Battle of Little Big Horn, where he was victorious over General George Armstrong Custer. Sitting Bull finally met his end though, when he and three hundred Indians were killed at Wounded Knee Creek, and the Sioux were finally subdued.