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This is the U.S. Trivia Quiz

There are many U.S. States, but do you know them all? Do you know them all, enough? Test your skills by taking this quiz.

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

Author
bloogy

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
339,707

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2960

Last 3 plays: Guest 83 (10/10), cms4613 (6/10), Guest 24 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. How many states did the original United States of America comprise? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the original states? Hint

Virginia

Maryland

Alabama

Delaware

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Question 3 of 10

3. What year did Florida become a state in the United States? Hint

1854

1815

1898

1845

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Question 4 of 10

4. Hawaii and Alaska both became part of the United States in the same year.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. How much money did the United States Government have to pay for Alaska? Hint

$7.2 million

$2.2 million

$7.7 million

$2.7 million

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Question 6 of 10

6. When Alaska became the forty-ninth state, what was the arrangement of stars on the U.S. flag? Hint

one column, forty-nine rows

five columns, seven rows

six columns, eight rows

seven columns, seven rows

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was president of the United States when Alaska and Hawaii became states? Hint

Abraham Lincoln

Dwight David Eisenhower

John Quincy Adams

John F. Kennedy

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which U.S. state has the nickname "Constitution State"? Hint

Arkansas

Washington

Virginia

Connecticut

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these states did Thomas Jefferson, the main author of the Declaration of Independence, live in originally? Hint

New Hampshire

Virginia

Connecticut

New York

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Question 10 of 10

10. Delaware's nickname is "The First State".

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many states did the original United States of America comprise?

Answer: 13

The thirteen colonies (as they then were) rebelled successfully against British rule in 1775-1781 and gained internationally recognzied independence in 1783.

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the original states?

Answer: Alabama

The original thirteen sates were: Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Virginia.

3. What year did Florida become a state in the United States?

Answer: 1845

Before being acquired by the United states, Florida was Spanish territory. The United States bought it in 1819, and it became a state in 1845, 26 years later. In Spanish, Florida means "feast of flowers".

4. Hawaii and Alaska both became part of the United States in the same year.

Answer: True

Hawaii and Alaska both became states in 1959. Alaska was bought by the US in 1867 and Hawaii, having previously been an independent country, was annexed by the U.S. in 1898. Hawaii became a state on August twenty-first, Alaska on January third.

5. How much money did the United States Government have to pay for Alaska?

Answer: $7.2 million

Alaska was sold to the United States from Russia for $7.2 million. That meant that it cost two cents an acre.

6. When Alaska became the forty-ninth state, what was the arrangement of stars on the U.S. flag?

Answer: seven columns, seven rows

On January 3rd, 1959 the new United States flag was made. It had forty-nine stars-seven columns by seven rows.

7. Who was president of the United States when Alaska and Hawaii became states?

Answer: Dwight David Eisenhower

Dwight David Eisenhower, the thirty-forth president of the United States, was the current president at the time (1959).

8. Which U.S. state has the nickname "Constitution State"?

Answer: Connecticut

Connecticut was given its nickname in 1959 by John Fiske. Three towns in Connecticut created the first constitution. That is why we call it the "Constitution State".

9. Which of these states did Thomas Jefferson, the main author of the Declaration of Independence, live in originally?

Answer: Virginia

Thomas Jefferson's birth place was in Shadwell, Virginia. He later moved into Philadelphia to write the U.S. Constitution.

10. Delaware's nickname is "The First State".

Answer: True

Delaware's nickname, "The First State", is on road vehicle license plates in Delaware. It is called "The First State" because it was the first state to ratify the Constitution of the United States.

Source: Author bloogy

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