United States of Trivia Trivia Quiz

Answer: American Dogwood

"The American President" followed the trials of love in the White House for a widowed President and a political lobbyist. The President tries to order a bouquet following their first date, the flowers for her home state, but is frustrated both by being the President and because the Virginia State flower is the American Dogwood, a flowering tree.

The large, showy and colorful parts of the Dogwood aren't strictly flower petals, but are bracts, a modified leaf that that performs some reproductive functions in the plant. (question by wjames)

Answer: Loveland

Each year, hundreds of thousands of letters are hand-stamped with a Valentine's verse and forwarded to their eventual destination by volunteers at the Loveland Chamber of Commerce. (question by RequiemCube)

Answer: Cape May, New Jersey

Cape May holds the distinction of being the oldest seashore resort in the United States. In the same year that the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620, Dutch captain Cornelis Jacobszoon Mey (in English, Cornelius Jacobsen May), explored the Delaware River and named the peninsula after himself. Over a century later in 1761, Cape May became the first seashore resort in America. By 2015, Cape May stood as the nation's only entire city designated a National Historic Landmark. (question by Looking4IQ)

Answer: One of the causes of the Battle of Gettysburg

Confederate soldiers were making their way towards Harrisburg to destroy the bridge when they "bumped" into Union soldiers just outside the small town of Gettysburg. The Rockville Bridge was a key connector for supplies coming to and from the Northeast/New England. Rebel leaders hoped it would slow down transportation of goods to Union soldiers. (question by rfox1)

Answer: Illinois

Illinois was the first state to ratify the 13th Amendment to the Constitution abolishing slavery on February 1,1865.

After approval by the U.S. House of Representatives, the proposed Thirteenth Amendment to abolish slavery in the United States was sent to the states for ratification. Immediately after the U.S. House passed the Thirteenth Amendment on January 31, 1865, Senator Lyman Trumbull telegraphed Governor Richard J. Oglesby of Illinois urging him to ensure that President Lincoln's home state was the first to ratify the historic proposal. The next day at noon, Governor Oglesby forwarded the news to the state legislature, along with his directive that the Thirteenth Amendment "is just, it is humane" and should be approved "now". By 4:30 that afternoon, February 1, large majorities in both state chambers had ratified the Thirteenth Amendment. (question by acbuckley)

Answer: Missouri "The Show Me State"

Missouri has over 6,300 known cave entrances, mainly in the Ozark Mountains in the southern half of the state. Caves in Missouri have been used as cooling rooms for breweries in the St. Louis area, as tourist attractions and adventure destinations, and as a source of minerals, including saltpeter that was used in the manufacture of black gunpowder. (question by wjames)

Answer: Sonoma

From 1850-1853, shortly after statehood, Benicia, San Jose and Vallejo each held the capitol building and offices of California for a short while. These are all located around San Francisco Bay, the center of activity in the early years of the state. Sonoma is rather more isolated, on the Pacific Coast north of San Francisco. (question by Machwi)

Answer: Sitka

Sitka was where the transfer of ownership from Russia to the U.S. occurred on October 18, 1867. Sitka holds an annual Alaska Day festival in October to commemorate the transfer. (question by wjames)

Answer: Screened-in pools

There are many reptiles that inhabit the area, from small geckos to alligators. When hurricane season rolls around, invariably, a screen will tear. Some unsuspecting family will wake up to a gator in their pool as part of the aftermath. (question by rfox1)

Answer: Nebraska

The eastern part of Nebraska was included in the Louisiana Purchase and was explored by Lewis and Clark as they traveled the Missouri River. The other borders of Nebraska are straight lines defined by parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude, including a cut-out in the southwest to accommodate the very square Colorado. (question by wjames)