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Interesting USA Facts Trivia Quiz

Here are some interesting facts on the USA that I bet you never knew. All of these questions are as of 2003 unless otherwise stated.

A multiple-choice quiz by pitre29. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
pitre29

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
122,005

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1582

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Question 1 of 10

1. Where would you find Lombard Street, which is also called the crooked street? Hint

Iowa

Ohio

California

Idaho

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the only state that turned down the Olympics? Hint

Oregon

Montana

Colorado

Wyoming

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Question 3 of 10

3. What state was the first enlisted soldier to lose his life in the Civil War from?
Hint

New Hampshire

Kansas

Mississippi

Oklahoma

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Question 4 of 10

4. In 1867 U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward purchased this state from Russia for two cents per acre. Hint

Rhode Island

Texas

Maine

Alaska

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which state has about 90,000 miles of shoreline? Hint

California

Hawaii

Florida

Minnesota

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Question 6 of 10

6. Eugene was the first town to have a one-way street. What state is Eugene located in? Hint

Oregon

Iowa

Nebraska

Washington

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Question 7 of 10

7. Where was the first national park in the nation? Hint

Colorado

Utah

Texas

Montana

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Question 8 of 10

8. Where is the smallest church located? Hint

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York

New Mexico

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Question 9 of 10

9. Baseball player Hank Aaron was born in what state? Hint

Iowa

Alabama

Kentucky

Nebraska

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Question 10 of 10

10. Until 1996, what was the only state without a Wal-Mart?
Hint

Hawaii

Vermont

West Virginia

Maryland

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where would you find Lombard Street, which is also called the crooked street?

Answer: California

Lombard Street in San Francisco is the most crooked street in the world.

2. What is the only state that turned down the Olympics?

Answer: Colorado

In 1976 the Winter Olympics were planned to be held in Denver. But at the last minute they changed their votes because of the cost and pollution it would have caused in the state.

3. What state was the first enlisted soldier to lose his life in the Civil War from?

Answer: New Hampshire

His name is Luther C. Ladd and he was from Alexandria, New Hampshire.

4. In 1867 U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward purchased this state from Russia for two cents per acre.

Answer: Alaska

At two cents per acre it figured out to be about $7,200,000.

5. Which state has about 90,000 miles of shoreline?

Answer: Minnesota

That is more than California, Florida and Hawaii combined.

6. Eugene was the first town to have a one-way street. What state is Eugene located in?

Answer: Oregon

One-way streets were created in an attempt to accommodate auto traffic in areas not built for the automobiles.

7. Where was the first national park in the nation?

Answer: Montana

Yellowstone National Park was the first and is located in southern Montana and northern Wyoming.

8. Where is the smallest church located?

Answer: New York

Oneida has the world's smallest church with the dimensions of 3.5' X 6'.

9. Baseball player Hank Aaron was born in what state?

Answer: Alabama

Henry Louis (Hank) Aaron was born in Mobile, Alabama in 1934.

10. Until 1996, what was the only state without a Wal-Mart?

Answer: Vermont

It took seven years of battling before the store finally opened because people thought of it as an invader.

Source: Author pitre29

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