Other States Trivia

1. Salt Lake City is the capital of Utah. Which fast food restaurant was first established here?

From Quiz U.S.A: All about Utah

Answer: Kentucky Fried Chicken

Surprisingly, Kentucky Fried Chicken did not originate in Kentucky. Colonel Harland Sanders opened his first KFC franchise in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1952. The property was originally run by Pete Harman and his family, and originally called "Harman's Cafe." Harman met Sanders in Chicago in 1951, who then came to visit him at his family's cafe and cooked his secret recipe of fried chicken using 11 herbs and spices. Harman and his family were so impressed that he made a deal with Sanders to franchise his restaurant on his property. The original restaurant was demolished and refurbished in 2004. The restaurant still has Sanders' original white suit on display in a glass case. Salt Lake City was originally called "Great Salt Lake City" due to how close it is to the Great Salt Lake. The name "Great" was dropped in 1868.

From Quiz U.S.A: All about West Virginia

Answer: Point Pleasant

Mothman was reportedly seen around Point Pleasant in West Virginia between 1966-1967. He has been described as a humanoid, bird-like, man-sized creature. "The Mothman Prophecies" is a 1975 book that investigated the apparitions, in which the author connects the appearance of Mothman to the collapse of the Silver Bridge on the Ohio River in 1967.

From Quiz Exploring Delaware

Answer: Finns

Finnish immigrants arrived in the mid-1600s and set about building their new homes from logs. The log cabin became a symbol of the American pioneer. A cabin from the period is preserved and on display at the Delaware Agricultural Museum in Dover.

From Quiz Montana: Big Fun in Big Sky Country

Answer: Radon

Some of the mines have radon levels as much as 175 times the US federal safety level for homes. People sit in the mines for hours a day, playing cards and reading books while their radon levels increase.

From Quiz Wyoming - My Home State

Answer: Most of what is now Wyoming was part of the vast Louisiana Purchase acquired from France

The maps showing the extent of the Louisiana Purchase include all but the southwest corner of the modern state. I do love the image of Andrew Jackson winning it in a card game. In his youth, he was quite a gambler and a pretty wild character.

From Quiz Origin of Names of States in the U.S.

Answer: New York

New York was named in honour of the English Duke of York, who was the brother of King Charles II.

From Quiz Do You Really Know the States?

Answer: Here We Rest

The Alabama people were part of the Muskogean tribe that came up with the name. The other names (besides "Harmony in Equality") are other, less popular suggestions as to what the Native Americans named Alabama. For example, some think that the Choctaw influenced the name with their words "alba" meaning plants, and "amo" meaning to cut or to trim or to gather.

From Quiz Quirky Central Oklahoma

Answer: Sooners and Cowboys

University of Oklahoma sports teams go by the name the Sooners. OU is located in Norman, just south of Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma State University sports teams are known as the Cowboys. OSU is located in Stillwater, northeast of Oklahoma City.

From Quiz South Carolina: Land of Road Kill

Answer: Vanna White "Wheel of Fortune"

Vanna is from Myrtle Beach, SC. Whenever the show is filmed in the state, she has gone out of her way to film public service announcements, visit schools, and do other charitable work. She was also one of the first contestants to 'Come On Down' on "The Price is Right".

From Quiz Linked To Chicago IL

Answer: Superdawgs

This stand, on the corner of Devon and Nagle Avenues, serves great dogs (Superdawgs) and burgers (the Whoopercheesie). Superdawgs opened in the 1950's as a car-hop stand and still serves customers that way.

From Quiz U.S.A: All about Utah

Answer: Arizona

Utah does border Wyoming, but Wyoming lies north, as does Idaho. Utah also borders Nevada, but Nevada lies west, and Colorado lies east. The south-eastern corner of Utah meets Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado. The border between Utah and Arizona has been hailed as a great place to view nature. Between the south-eastern border of Utah and the northern border of Arizona lies the striking sandstone buttes of Monument Valley, which is part of the Navajo Indian Nation. Some of these buttes reach over 1,000 feet (305 m) and are popular with hikers.

From Quiz U.S.A: All about Connecticut

Answer: Berkshire Mountains

The Berkshire Mountains are located in the north-west of Connecticut, and the west of neighbouring Massachusetts. Three states border Connecticut, with Massachusetts lying north, Rhode Island lying east, New York lying to the west. Connecticut also has the Long Island Sound (which is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean) lying to the south. Mount Greylock is the highest mountain of this sub-range of the Appalachians, at around 3,490 (1,060 m) feet high. Ridgefield is a town located in Fairfield County, Connecticut. It features the Keeler Tavern, the summer house of architect and pioneer in skyscrapers, Cass Gilbert (1859-1934), known for designing the Woolworth Building in Manhattan, one of America's first skyscrapers. The Keeler Tavern predates Gilbert's ownership, standing since around 1713. During the Battle of Ridgefield in 1777, the British opened fire on the tavern, upon learning that the basement was used for the creation of musket balls. One British cannonball got stuck in the corner of the building, and it has remained in place ever since.

From Quiz U.S.A: All about West Virginia

Answer: Mitt Romney

Romney is often cited to be West Virginia's oldest city, standing since 1762. Hampshire County was established by the Virginia General Assembly almost ten years earlier than the establishement of Romney, in 1753. It was made of parts of Augusta and Frederick counties, then part of the neighbouring state of Virginia. Mitt Romney (born in Detroit, Michigan, 1947) is a Republican politician who ran for the 2012 U.S Presidential election, losing to Barack Obama. Stephen Ailes, who served as U.S Secretary of the Army from 1964-65, was born in Romney, West Virginia.

From Quiz Iowa School Consolidations

Answer: Galva-Holstein

A lot of rural Iowa roads have gravel surfaces, hence the clue for the town of Galva in Ida County. In 2010-11 Schaller-Crestland combined with Galva-Holstein to form the Ridge View School District with the high school located in Holstein and the Junior High building in Early.

From Quiz Exploring Delaware

Answer: 0

Despite having about 380 miles (611 km) of shoreline, Delaware has no national seashores or national parks. There are no national historic sites or monuments. It is the only U.S. state without any.

From Quiz Wyoming - My Home State

Answer: 1869; 9000

Geographically, Wyoming is a pretty tough place to live. It was even tougher in the mid-1800, so there were not a lot of settlers.

From Quiz Origin of Names of States in the U.S.

Answer: Alabama

Alabama was also known as 'thicket-clearers' in the Choctaw Indian language by some people.

From Quiz Arkansas Festivals

Answer: The King Biscuit Festival

In 1941, Sonny Boy Williamson was hired to play on a blues radio show in Helena, Arkansas, called "King Biscuit Time," sponsored by King Biscuit Flour. The King Biscuit Blues Festival was started in 1986 as a one-day tribute to this man, and has grown amazingly since then. It is estimated that there will be 100,000 people from all over the country in attendance at this year's festivities in 2008.

From Quiz Quirky Central Oklahoma

Answer: Newsline Nine

This news-gathering institution, established in 1953, has been at the forefront in the nation for breaking news and weather coverage. It has also been instrumental in the development of better technology with which to present the news to its viewers.

From Quiz South Carolina: Land of Road Kill

Answer: Columbia

Columbia was named after explorer Christopher Columbus. It was founded in 1786 specifically as the state's capital. It was one of the first planned cities in the United States.

From Quiz Linked To Chicago IL

Answer: the Water Tower

It still stands today, on Michigan Avenue. Wrigley Field is the home of the Cubs and Buckingham Fountain can be found in Grant Park.

From Quiz U.S.A: All about Utah

Answer: Clarence King

At around 13,530 feet (4,120 m) King's Peak is located in Duchesne County in the northeast of Utah. It is situated in the Ashley National Forest, which runs through the northeast of Utah, and the southwest of neighbouring Wyoming. It was not known as the highest peak in Utah until the 1960s, as before it was debated whether neighbouring mountain, South Kings Peak, was the highest. Clarence King (1842-1901) was the first director of the United States Geological Survey between 1879-1881. A keen mountaineer, he also had Mount Clarence King in Fresno County, California, named after him, as well as the King Peak in Antarctica.

From Quiz U.S.A: All about Connecticut

Answer: Bridgeport

On March 10, 1860, Abraham Lincoln gave a speech at what was then called Bridgeport City Hall, now named the McLevy Hall. An advert in the papers specified that Lincoln's speech would "commence precisely at 7 o'clock, as he is obliged to leave on the Express train at 9:07 pm." Lincoln spoke in front of over 100 members of the Republican committee, talking for two hours passionately against slavery. Not only did Lincoln receive a standing ovation for his speech, but a crowd followed him right to the train station, cheering as the train pulled away with Lincoln on it. A year later, Abraham Lincoln was elected U.S President. There is a plaque standing where Lincoln stood during the speech. Bridgeport is situated in Fairfield County, on the Pequonnock River. It is around 40 miles (65 km) from the Bronx, New York City. Famous showman, P.T. Barnum, lived in Brideport for around 40 years of his life, and was even Bridgeport's mayor. There is a statue of him here overlooking the Long Island Sound.

From Quiz Exploring Delaware

Answer: breakwaters

The Delaware Breakwaters are on Cape Henlopen in Lewes. The originals were built in 1828. They were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

From Quiz Wyoming - My Home State

Answer: 1890; 63,000

With the exception of Alaska, Wyoming has historically had the least population density of any state. It has a lot of lonely country.

From Quiz Origin of Names of States in the U.S.

Answer: Maryland

Queen Henrietta Maria was the wife of Charles I of England.

From Quiz Quirky Central Oklahoma

Answer: Gary England

Mr. England and his team of forecasters got me through many a storm season. At the slightest little hint of severe weather, my TV went straight to Gary. He has been instrumental in the invention of more and more accurate forecasting techniques over the years. Gary became the first in history to warn the public of severe weather with Doppler radar in 1981. I love to watch the movie "Twister" because you can see Gary in authentic TV spots covering tornadoes in the early 70s.

From Quiz South Carolina: Land of Road Kill

Answer: The Palmetto State

The state tree is the palmetto. The palmetto is on the state flag along with a crescent moon.

From Quiz Linked To Chicago IL

Answer: Kevin Butler

Butler, the kicker, scored 144 points in the 1985 season. Walter Payton, of course, was one of the greatest running backs in NFL history. Tom Thayer was a right guard.

From Quiz U.S.A: All about Connecticut

Answer: Bantam Lake

Candlewood Lake is situated in Fairfield and Litchfield counties. It encompasses an area of around 8.5 square miles (22 square km) and is the largest lake within a 60 mile radius of the city of New York. Bantam Lake is the largest natural lake in the state. It measures around 1.55 square miles (4 square km) and is located within Lichfield County. It is fed by the Bantam River and Whittlesey Brook from the west of Connecticut.

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