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Destination USA. I Challenge You Quiz

If you accept my challenge then you must recognise all ten US landmarks from my internet trawl. Good luck.

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

Author
Fiachra

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
188,641

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
4021

Last 3 plays: Guest 73 (6/10), zeroapoc (7/10), Guest 104 (3/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these buildings is made from marble? Hint

Lincoln Memorial

Hoover Dam

Empire State

Guggenheim Museum

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these structures is clad in copper and stands on a granite base? Hint

Statue of Liberty

Golden Gate Bridge

Mount Rushmore

Brooklyn Bridge

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which state (admitted to the union in 1889), is home to the Grand Coulee Dam? Hint

California

Washington

Oregon

Arizona

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these bridges opened in 1883? Hint

Golden Gate Bridge

George Washington Bridge

Bayonne Bridge

Brooklyn Bridge

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Question 5 of 10

5. In which of these US national cemeteries are the graves of 3,800 former slaves to be found? Hint

Fort Barrancas

Presidio

Arlington

Fort Custer

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which famous/infamous US island used to be nicknamed 'Island of Tears'? Hint

Alcatraz

Ellis

Molokai

Staten

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Question 7 of 10

7. The concrete that made this dam would provide a four foot wide footpath around the earth at the equator. Which dam is being described? Hint

Glen Canyon

Bonneville

Contra Dam

Hoover Dam

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Question 8 of 10

8. In which US city can you find the Wainwright Building, the prototype of the modern skyscraper? Hint

New York

St. Louis

Chicago

Boston

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Question 9 of 10

9. Rhode Island is the smallest state of the USA, but how many times could Lake Mead fit into the state? Hint

One hundred

Ten

Five

Fifty

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Question 10 of 10

10. In which of these Arizona parks can what is to be believed to be the world's largest travertine bridge be found? Hint

Alamo Lake State Park

Sonoran Desert

Tonto State Park

Grand Canyon

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these buildings is made from marble?

Answer: Lincoln Memorial

Marble from Colorado, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia was used for this monument.

2. Which of these structures is clad in copper and stands on a granite base?

Answer: Statue of Liberty

Lady Liberty arrived in the US from France in 350 pieces. She was declared a national monument in 1924 by Calvin Coolidge.

3. Which state (admitted to the union in 1889), is home to the Grand Coulee Dam?

Answer: Washington

Arizona became a state in 1912, California in 1850 and Oregon in 1859.
It is the largest concrete dam in the US and was built in 1942.

4. Which of these bridges opened in 1883?

Answer: Brooklyn Bridge

This opened on May 24th, 1883 at 2.00 p.m. for pedestrians and at 5.00 p.m. for vehicles. The charge for vehicles was 5 cents. Those were the days!

5. In which of these US national cemeteries are the graves of 3,800 former slaves to be found?

Answer: Arlington

260,000 veterans are buried there from all the wars in which America has been involved. 3,800 former slaves are buried there and on their headstones 'Citizen' or 'Civilian' is inscribed.

6. Which famous/infamous US island used to be nicknamed 'Island of Tears'?

Answer: Ellis

Millions who emigrated to the US, from Europe, passed through the Emigration Centre, (now a museum), on Ellis Island. The tears, were in one way, sorrow at leaving home and family. In another way, they were tears of joy at reaching the US and having a chance to make a new life.

7. The concrete that made this dam would provide a four foot wide footpath around the earth at the equator. Which dam is being described?

Answer: Hoover Dam

"Now this is just a dam, but it's a damn big dam", William Wattis said on the completion in 1931, according to Deborah Cadbury, in "Seven Wonders of the Industrial World".

8. In which US city can you find the Wainwright Building, the prototype of the modern skyscraper?

Answer: St. Louis

It was designed by Adler and Sullivan and built in 1892. It was the first effort to build a modern office block, the idea was copied by New York , Chicago and spread worldwide. It is a national monument in the US.

9. Rhode Island is the smallest state of the USA, but how many times could Lake Mead fit into the state?

Answer: Five

Lake Mead is the biggest reservoir in the US. It has a shoreline of 550 miles and an area of 248 square miles. Despite its size, it's still only one-fifth the area of the USA's smallest state, Rhode Island.

10. In which of these Arizona parks can what is to be believed to be the world's largest travertine bridge be found?

Answer: Tonto State Park

The height is 180 feet; the length is 400 feet; and the thickness on top is a staggering 100 feet. It was formed over millions of years by erosion of the travertine, (calcium carbonate).

Source: Author Fiachra

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