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Quiz about What A State I Was In
Quiz about What A State I Was In

What A State I Was In! Trivia Quiz


Let's travel the countryside of the U.S., visit a few of the states, and find out what we can about some unusual things to see and do.

A multiple-choice quiz by logcrawler. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
logcrawler
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
370,012
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
550
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Question 1 of 10
1. Well, here is a bit of an oddity. On Long Island, New York, specifically in Flanders, N.Y., there is a big duck. Oh, not just ANY big duck but an actual structure known as The Big Duck. What was its original purpose, when it was constructed way back in 1931? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Having visited The Big Duck, let's now head south to The Big Chicken in Marietta, Georgia. What company ORIGINALLY owned this regionally famous landmark that looms to a height of 56 feet? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. There is a giant teardrop memorial in Bayonne, New Jersey that commemorates the tears shed during the horrific 9/11 destruction of the World Trade Center. What country officially presented this ten-story sculpture to the U.S. on September 11, 2006? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. There are two locations in the U.S. that boast "Flintstones Bedrock City", and there used to be two in Canada as well, before licensing issues caused them to close. What two U.S. states have Bedrock-themed areas? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In what U.S. state would you expect to find the first state statue dedicated to an insect, right in the heart of a downtown area? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. A grotto is usually considered to be more or less a cave. In what seemingly unlikely state can "The Grotto of the Redemption" be found? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Each September, this U.S. state sponsors a Roadkill Cookoff Festival. Mighty tasty vittles like rattlesnake, squirrel gravy over biscuits, and deer sausage are just a few of the featured delicacies.

To what U.S. state would you need to travel in order to enjoy a great roadkill luncheon?
Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. I'm certain that you've heard of the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy, but where in the United States can you find a Leaning Water Tower? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. In which U.S. state might you expect to find a six-foot tall replica of California's original Hollywood sign? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In which U.S. state could you be visiting to see The Fountain of the Planet of the Apes or the equally absurd Fountain of the Grapes of Wrath? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Well, here is a bit of an oddity. On Long Island, New York, specifically in Flanders, N.Y., there is a big duck. Oh, not just ANY big duck but an actual structure known as The Big Duck. What was its original purpose, when it was constructed way back in 1931?

Answer: to sell ducks and duck eggs

A duck farmer named Martin Maurer and his wife had the duck-shaped structure built in Riverhead, and operated it as a store in order to sell ducks and duck eggs. In 1937, Maurer had the building moved to Flanders, where it remained until Suffolk County took over the building after the business closed down in 1984.
2. Having visited The Big Duck, let's now head south to The Big Chicken in Marietta, Georgia. What company ORIGINALLY owned this regionally famous landmark that looms to a height of 56 feet?

Answer: Johnny Reb's Chick, Chuck and Steak

When The Big Chicken was first built in 1956, it was owned by S.R. "Tubby" Davis. The building housed his restaurant, Johnny Reb's Chick, Chuck and Steak. In 1963, Mr. Davis added the iconic superstructure to the original building in an effort to capture the imaginations (and appetites) of passersby. After a few years, it became a franchisee of Kentucky Fried Chicken.

A storm toppled the structure in 1993, but there was such an outcry to restore it to its former glory that KFC decided to not tear it on down, but rather to satisfy the public.

If you're ever near Marietta, Georgia, just ask anyone for directions to anywhere, and you'll almost invariably get a response like, "go to the Big Chicken, then turn left... or right... or go straight". Talk about an icon!
3. There is a giant teardrop memorial in Bayonne, New Jersey that commemorates the tears shed during the horrific 9/11 destruction of the World Trade Center. What country officially presented this ten-story sculpture to the U.S. on September 11, 2006?

Answer: Russia

The ten-story memorial was erected to honor the victims of both the collapse of the World Trade Center buildings in 2001 and the previous attempt to destroy the buildings in 1993.

The various titles of the monument are "To the Struggle Against World Terrorism", "The Tear of Grief", and "The Tear Drop Memorial".

The tower of the sculpture stands 100 feet tall and is made of bronze-coated steel. The center of the tower has a ragged split in it where a 40 foot stainless steel teardrop appears to be falling from the top of the split.
It was officially presented to the United States by Russia in 2006.
4. There are two locations in the U.S. that boast "Flintstones Bedrock City", and there used to be two in Canada as well, before licensing issues caused them to close. What two U.S. states have Bedrock-themed areas?

Answer: South Dakota and Arizona

The Bedrock City Park in Custer South Dakota came into being first in 1966. The one in Williams, Arizona, which lies just south of the Grand Canyon National Park, opened in 1972. While the South Dakota locale is only open in the summer months, the park in Arizona is open year-round, with the exception of Christmas.
5. In what U.S. state would you expect to find the first state statue dedicated to an insect, right in the heart of a downtown area?

Answer: Alabama

Enterprise, Alabama has a 13-foot high statue dedicated to a bug that devastated cotton crops. The statue was installed in the downtown area, way back in 1919.

The boll weevil completely wiped out the cotton planters, which caused them to be forced into diversifying their crops, and eventually peanuts became the cash crop for much of the southern U.S.

Peanuts proved to be even more lucrative than cotton, and thus the statue was erected to the lowly boll weevil as a sort of "thank you" for helping people to see beyond what they were accustomed to seeing as potential for earning money.

The statue is a figure of a woman holding a boll weevil on a pedestal high over her head.
6. A grotto is usually considered to be more or less a cave. In what seemingly unlikely state can "The Grotto of the Redemption" be found?

Answer: Iowa

Near the village of West Bend, Iowa, The Grotto of the Redemption was constructed by a German immigrant priest named Paul Dobberstein. Several decades of hard work went into constructing his work which was intended as a tribute to the life of the Virgin Mary. In actuality, the amazing structure consists of nine different grottoes that depict various phases in the life of Christ.

Constructed of semi-precious stones, fossils, seashells and various minerals, it has an estimated value of over $4 million dollars (2014 data). Its greatest wealth, however, may be in the lifetime of devotion that the priest put into it. He began construction of the "grotto" in 1912, and his work was not completed until 42 years later.

Many of the stones, shells and minerals from all over the U.S. were shipped into the area by train for years, well before construction ever began.
7. Each September, this U.S. state sponsors a Roadkill Cookoff Festival. Mighty tasty vittles like rattlesnake, squirrel gravy over biscuits, and deer sausage are just a few of the featured delicacies. To what U.S. state would you need to travel in order to enjoy a great roadkill luncheon?

Answer: West Virginia

Marlinton, West Virginia hosts an annual road-kill festival each September. The complete name of the festival is the The West Virginia Road Kill Festival and Autumn Harvest Festival.

If you've never enjoyed such exotic dishes as squirrel gravy, bear BBQ, possum stew or teriyaki rabbit, you need to make definite plans to come join the festivities!

(Arts and crafts are also featured as a part of the festival, just in case you decide to stop along the way for a boring PB and J or grilled cheese sandwich.)
8. I'm certain that you've heard of the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy, but where in the United States can you find a Leaning Water Tower?

Answer: Texas

The leaning water tower of Groom, Texas might not be as well-known or as spectacular as the Leaning Tower of Pisa, but it has its admirers nonetheless.

The tower was originally used as a quite literal water storage tower, but when it was slated for destruction, a man named Ralph Britten bought it and moved it to its location near Groom. It served as a gimmick for truck drivers and travelers, causing passersby to stop, take photos and well, you guessed it, eat at a diner/truck stop owned by Mr. Britten.

Even though a fire destroyed the restaurant later, the leaning water tower remained as a cultural icon along I-40 (formerly a part of the old Route 66).

There is also a Leaning Tower in Niles, Illinois that was erected in 1934, a replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. In 1991, Niles, Illinois and Pisa, Italy became sister cities.

Just down the road a piece from the leaning water tower in Texas is a 19-story white cross... (But that is another story to be explored by anyone interested in researching.)
9. In which U.S. state might you expect to find a six-foot tall replica of California's original Hollywood sign?

Answer: Washington

A replica of the original "Hollywoodland" sign can be spotted near Kent, Washington on Hwy 167 South.


The letters of the original California sign were constructed at 45 feet in height in 1923. The "land" portion of the name was removed from it in 1949 to better reflect the district itself and not the original planned housing development that it was intended to advertise.
10. In which U.S. state could you be visiting to see The Fountain of the Planet of the Apes or the equally absurd Fountain of the Grapes of Wrath?

Answer: New York

Both fountains are located near Flushing Meadows, New York. The Fountain of the Planets was created for the 1963-64 World's Fair by Robert Moses. As a joke, it was renamed The Fountain of the Planet of the Apes by Parks Commissioner Henry Stern. This went without notice for some time, but when it was pointed out, Stern refused to change it back, noting that it was a "great movie" that warned of the dangers of war, referring to film "The Planet of the Apes".

A nearby fountain he named The Fountain of the Grapes of Wrath in reference to a novel by American author John Steinbeck.
Source: Author logcrawler

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