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People to Meet, Places to Be Trivia Quiz

People and places in US History, didn't we sleep through that class? Don't sleep here! Try and remember all those facts you were supposed to memorize for class ...

A multiple-choice quiz by highst950. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
highst950

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
286,800

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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1424

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the first permanent successful English settlement in the Americas? Hint

Jimtown,West Virginia

Jamestown,Virginia

Johnstown,Pennsylvania

Jollytime,Iowa

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Question 2 of 10

2. Where was the first "ginger ale" created in the USA, and by whom ? Hint

1866, Detroit Michigan, James Vernor

1816, New York New York, T.J. Schweppes

1800, St Louis Missouri, John McLaughlin

1830, Washington DC, B. Clinton

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Question 3 of 10

3. Pick the three items that Benjamin Franklin invented. Hint

flexible urinary catheter, glass harmonica, lightning rod

glass harmonica, bifocal glasses, telegraph

lighting rod, 'Franklin' stove, telephone

lightning rod, mouse trap, doorstops

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which letter in the alphabet does NOT appear anywhere in any of the names of the fifty states? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. Babe Ruth kept what under his ballcap to keep himself cool? Hint

Cabbage leaves

Wet towels

Lettuce leaves

Bunches of spinach

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Question 6 of 10

6. Parker Brothers/Hasbro, the makers of the board game Monopoly, produce more Monopoly money than all the real money in the world each year.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Confederate flag was designed and first flown in what southern state and year?
Hint

Mississippi,1859

Arkansas,1810

Georgia,1821

Alabama,1861

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the 50 states could boast until 2002 of being in the 90th percentile in the harvesting of blueberries and the production of toothpicks? Hint

Maine

Washington

California

Michigan

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Question 9 of 10

9. In what state was the first long distance auto race held and in what year? Hint

Indiana, 1911

Illinois,1900

New York,1800

Texas, 1912

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Question 10 of 10

10. At what University was Gatorade developed? Hint

Florida State University

Florida A &M University

University of Miami

University of Florida

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the first permanent successful English settlement in the Americas?

Answer: Jamestown,Virginia

Jamestown was founded on May 14, 1607. It is commonly regarded as the first permanent English settlement in what is now the United States, following several earlier failed attempts. Jollytime is popcorn. Jimtown is a mining town. Johnston, is the home of the "incline plane".It is one of the longest and steepest hoists in the world and one of the few transportation systems of its kind still in existence.

2. Where was the first "ginger ale" created in the USA, and by whom ?

Answer: 1866, Detroit Michigan, James Vernor

One of the first commercial soda pops made in the U.S. is said to have been Vernor's Ginger Ale, created in Detroit, Michigan in 1866 by James Vernor. Canadian John McLaughlin invented the popular Canada Dry brand of ginger ale in 1907 in Toronto. Schwepps is London based and we know that B. Clinton was 42nd President.

3. Pick the three items that Benjamin Franklin invented.

Answer: flexible urinary catheter, glass harmonica, lightning rod

Among his many creations were the lightning rod, the glass harmonica, the Franklin stove, bifocal glasses, and the flexible urinary catheter.

4. Which letter in the alphabet does NOT appear anywhere in any of the names of the fifty states?

Answer: Q

Q is the *only* letter in the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of the United States!
V appears in Nevada, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia; X in New Mexico,Texas and Z in Arizona.

5. Babe Ruth kept what under his ballcap to keep himself cool?

Answer: Cabbage leaves

What's more, he changed his cabbage leaf every two innings!

6. Parker Brothers/Hasbro, the makers of the board game Monopoly, produce more Monopoly money than all the real money in the world each year.

Answer: True

More Monopoly money is printed in a year, than real money printed throughout the world!

7. The Confederate flag was designed and first flown in what southern state and year?

Answer: Alabama,1861

The Confederate flag was designed and first flown in Alabama in 1861. The very first national flag of the Confederacy was designed by Prussian artist Nicola Marschall in Marion, Alabama. The Stars and Bars flag was adopted March 4, 1861 in Montgomery, Alabama and raised over the dome of that first Confederate Capitol. Marschall also designed the Confederate uniform.

8. Which of the 50 states could boast until 2002 of being in the 90th percentile in the harvesting of blueberries and the production of toothpicks?

Answer: Maine

90% of the country's toothpick supply is produced in Maine which also produces 99% of all the blueberries in the country making it the single largest producer of blueberries in the United States. However, in 2003 the production of tooth-picks in Maine ceased.

9. In what state was the first long distance auto race held and in what year?

Answer: Indiana, 1911

The first long-distance auto race in the U. S. was held May 30, 1911, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The winner averaged 75 miles an hour and won a 1st place prize of $14,000. Today the average speed is over 167 miles an hour and the prize is more than $1.2 million. The Indianapolis 500 is held every Memorial Day weekend. 200 laps=500 miles.

10. At what University was Gatorade developed?

Answer: University of Florida

Gatorade was named for the University of Florida Gators where the drink was first developed.

Source: Author highst950

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