The States Trivia

1. Who led Texas in the Battle of San Jacinto?

From Quiz "The States"-Texas

Answer: Sam Houston

On April 21, 1836, the Battle of San Jacinto began. General Sam Houston led Texas into battle to avenge what happened at the Battle of the Alamo just forty-six days earlier. Texas has adopted three state mammals. The armadillo (state small mammal), the Mexican free-tailed bat (state flying mammal) and the Texas longhorn (state large mammal). Between the years 1997-2000, the Houston Comets won the WNBA Championships four years in a row.

From Quiz "The States"-West Virginia

Answer: 1908

At the beginning of the twentieth century, jobs for women were scarce. Since women were largely responsible for buying certain products, advertising was one of the few jobs that women were allowed to do without little or none opposition. West Virginia has become a recreation paradise, including trails for hiking, railways and ATVs. Rivers for white water rafting and two tourist railroads were also included for visitors to enjoy. The 1991 horror classic, "The Silence of the Lambs" filmed some of its scenes in West Virginia.

From Quiz "The States"-New Hampshire

Answer: England

Named after the town of Hampshire, England, Captain John Smith was the one who gave New Hampshire its name. In 2008, 13 of the 24 seats in the New Hampshire Senate were held by women and only 11 were held by men.

From Quiz "The States"-Kansas

Answer: Comanche

"The Battle of Little Big Horn" took place on June 25 and June 26 in the year 1876. Almost 1000 people were killed in battle. Civilians Boston Custer, Mark Kellogg and Henry Armstrong Reed were also killed. Kansas state was named after the Kansas River. The Kansas River was named after the "Kansa" tribe that was made up of Native Americans who lived in the area.

From Quiz "The States"-North Carolina

Answer: Richard Petty

"The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing" (NASCAR) has become a huge spectator sport throughout the country. It has been discovered that an estimated $3 billion is spent due to the purchase of NASCAR related products every year. Established in 1995, the state vegetable is the Sweet Potato. In 2001, the state red berry came to be the Strawberry and the state blue berry was established as, you guessed it, the Blueberry. North Carolina even has a state historical boat (the Shad Boat), a state carnivorous plant (the Venus Flytrap) and even a state toast (The Tar Heel Toast).

From Quiz "The States"-California

Answer: 1948

Is is written that "Hells Angels" do NOT refer to each other by last names, meaning they are on a strict first name basis and in most cases they know each other by nicknames. Arizona, Nevada and Oregon are all connected to California. The state of California is subject to droughts, floods, landslides, tsunamis, wildfires and most notably earthquakes.

From Quiz "A" is for America-California

Answer: 1967

A resident from California would be called a Californian.

From Quiz "The States"-West Virginia

Answer: 1,200

In 2008, the deepest mine in the world was discovered to be located in South Africa and called the "Savuka Mine". Since the 18th century, this state has had a huge economy boost with salt mining. In 2005, there were 4,308 more residents in the state than there were in 2004.

From Quiz "The States"-New Hampshire

Answer: Harry S. Truman

Lyndon Baines Johnson was born on August 27, 1908. Johnson was the thirty-sixth president of the U.S.A., but the thirty-seventh U.S. Vice President. On January 22, 1973, Johnson died at his Texas Ranch, after suffering from his third heart attack. Born on May 8, 1884, Harry S. Truman became the thirty-third U.S. President. Interestingly enough, Truman never had a middle name, only the middle initial "S". Truman passed away on December 26, 1972. By 2008, New Hampshire only had ten counties. That was 48 less than California and 52 less than New York. Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont all boarder New Hampshire.

From Quiz "The States"-Kansas

Answer: Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe

Cyrus K. Holliday was in charge of the project and charted the original course the "Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe" would be taking. By 1945, the railroad has carried and transported roughly 11,264,000 passengers. The railway owned a mere six trains in 1870, but in 1945 1,759 locomotives were owned by the company. Sharing a border with Nebraska (to the north), Missouri (to the east), Colorado (to the west) and Oklahoma (to the south), the center point of the 48 continuous states has been established in Smith County, which is located close to Lebanon, Kansas.

From Quiz "The States"-North Carolina

Answer: pork

Dating back to the year 5000 BC, Pork is one of the most consumed forms of meat in the world. In 2006, 52.5 million tons of pork was consumed by China alone. The United States only consumed an estimated nine million tons. Former U.S. Presidents James K. Polk and Andrew Johnson were both born in North Carolina. However, both Polk and Johnson began their political careers in Tennessee and represented that state when they were elected President.

From Quiz "The States"-California

Answer: San Francisco

This particular earthquake also resulted in ruptured water mains, extreme fires and an estimated 80 percent of the city being destroyed. The death toll of this San Francisco earthquake in 1906 was 478, but in 2005 was revised at over 3,000 casualties. Native Americans were inhabiting California prior to people settling there. More than 70 different groups of Native Americans were represented. In 1542, Joao Rodrigues Cabrilho became the first European explorer to explore the northern coast.

From Quiz "A" is for America-California

Answer: McDonald's

Among the famous residents from California are Julia Child, Marilyn Monroe, Robert Redford and Jo DiMaggio.

From Quiz "The States"-Texas

Answer: one

After being its very own country, the nation flag of the Republic of Texas was adapted as the state flag when Texas joined the union. On the Texas state flag it has been noted that red symbolizes bravery, purity is represented by white and blue is symbolic of loyalty. It has been reported that more wool comes form the state of Texas than any other state in the union. Kelly Clarkson, the first ever winner of "American Idol", was born and raised in Texas.

From Quiz "The States"-West Virginia

Answer: 1862

West Virginia also had some historical firsts. In Grafton, Mother's Day was first celebrated. The first 4-H Camp in the U.S. was established in Jackson's Mill. In 1926, a federal prison that was only for women was opened, the first of its kind in the United States.

From Quiz "The States"-Kansas

Answer: 1911

The Wichita Mid-Continent Airport has been revealed as the largest airport in the state. In 2008, a total of 36 Kansas cities had a population of at least 10,000 people. Wichita was ranked the #1 most populated Kansas city with 357,698 and Haysville had 10,029 natives.

From Quiz "The States"-North Carolina

Answer: July

Woolworth's opened for business in 1878 and went out of business in 1997, due to the company changing their name to Venator in 1996. A battleship from World War II, the USS North Carolina was named after the state. The Coast Guard Air Station located in Elizabeth City has become one of the busiest air stations in the United States Coast Guard.

From Quiz "The States"-California

Answer: motel

Arthur Heineman was responsible for the construction in building the first motel in 1925. The name "Motel" came from Heineman himself when he cleverly combined the word "motor" (as in car motor) with the already established "hotel", making the result be "mo-tel". About 25 percent of the total surface area in California is made up of deserts. Arrivals to California increased during early 20th century, because of the new transcontinental highways reaching completion.

From Quiz "A" is for America-California

Answer: 1930's

In 1951, "I Love You California" became the state song and the state fish became the California Golden Trout in 1947.

From Quiz "The States"-Texas

Answer: Santa Anna

Born on February 21, 1794, Mexican General and former President of Mexico Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna led the charge against Texas at the Battle of the Alamo in 1836. Santa Anna died on June 21, 1876, a full forty years after the Battle of the Alamo ended in San Antonio. Texas has been reported to have more species of bat than any other place in the nation. From 1836-1845, Texas was its own country.

From Quiz "The States"-West Virginia

Answer: a bridge

210,000,000 matches were transported from Wheeling, West Virginia to Memphis, Tennessee in August of 1933. With a state motto of "Mountaineers Are Always Free", there's no wonder why West Virginia has been nicknamed "The Mountain State".

From Quiz "The States"-Kansas

Answer: Sunflower

The sunflower plant was discovered in Peru. Maurice Greene was dubbed "The Worlds Fastest Man", won four Olympic Medals and was born in Kansas City, Kansas. Kirstie Alley, Ed Asner, Hugh Beaumont, Annette Bening, Madge Blake, Scott Foley, Dennis Hopper, Don Johnson, Buster Keaton, Shirley Knight, Paul Rudd, Vivian Vance and Dee Wallace-Stone were all Kansas residents before they hit it big in the acting industry.

From Quiz "The States"-North Carolina

Answer: New York

During the Civil War, roughly 40,000 troops from North Carolina were killed, more than any other state of the confederacy. For a limited time, there were 56 gold mines established in North Carolina. On March 7, 1914, legendary ball player Babe Ruth hit his first home run in Fayetteville, North Carolina. In 1898, the soft drink Pepsi was invented in New Burn.

From Quiz "The States"-California

Answer: the hot rod

In southern California, during the late 1930's, people with a "need for speed" began to work on and modify the "hot rod" by putting more power charged motors in their otherwise ordinary cars. The largest United States university system has been revealed to be California State University, which is estimated to have 400,000 students in 2008. The Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta is responsible for providing water for 23 million people.

From Quiz "The States"-Texas

Answer: 1867

The first large scale cattle drive took place in 1866, with cowboys attempting to take their cattle from Texas to Chicago. It was estimated that 3.5 million people occupying Texas in 2004 were born in another country. Given where Texas is located, it is safe to assume that the majority of the 3.5 million were born in neighboring Mexico.

From Quiz "The States"-West Virginia

Answer: The Coal House

"The Coal House" was constructed in 1933. Located completely within the Appalachian Mountain range, West Virginia is the only state to have that honor. Sixteen West Virginia cities had a population of 10,000 or more residents in 2007, which included Charleston that had a population of over 53,000.

From Quiz "The States"-New Hampshire

Answer: -120 degrees Fahrenheit

Mt. Washington has become New Hampshire's highest point at an impressive 6,288 feet. Engineers were summoned to create the first ever home video game by New Hampshire native Ralph Baer in 1966.

From Quiz "The States"-Kansas

Answer: Kansas-Nebraska Act

In 1854, the Kansas-Nebraska act was established to make new territories and for the settlers to decide once and for all if they would allow slavery in those new lands. Named for the 34th President of the United States, the "Eisenhower Presidential Library" can be found in Abilene. Dwight D. Eisenhower was born in Texas, but he grew up in Abilene, Kansas. Eisenhower died in Washington, D.C. and days later was buried next to his son, Doud, who died at the age of three in 1921. In 1979, Eisenhower's wife, Mamie, died and was also buried next to her husband and son. All three are buried in Abilene on the grounds of the "Eisenhower Presidential Library."

From Quiz "The States"-North Carolina

Answer: Fort Bragg

Named after Braxton Bragg, a Confederate Army General, Fort Bragg had a population of more than 29,000 residents in 2000. Howard Cosell, Donna Fargo, Ava Gardner, Kathryn Grayson, Andy Griffith, Sugar Ray Leonard, Ronnie Milsap and Randy Travis were all born in North Carolina. "The Andy Griffith Show" was set in the fictional town of Mayberry, North Carolina.

From Quiz "The States"-California

Answer: 49ers

Starting at Sutter's Mill on January 24, 1848, the legendary "California Gold Rush" would go on for the next seven years, until it ended in 1955. In 1848, There were no more than 15,000 non-native California residents. After the great "California Gold Rush" in 1849, the population exploded.

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