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City Slickers Trivia Quiz

You'll need more than a map to answer these questions about US cities. You'll also need your knowledge of curses, poets, the desecration of a beloved American monument and more. Check out these city slickers but don't get snookered.

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

Author
nutmeglad

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
181,089

Updated
Nov 16 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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2627

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Question 1 of 10

1. In what city might you experience the "curse of the Bambino"? Hint

Boston

Baltimore

New York City

Chicago

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Question 2 of 10

2. Poet Carl Sandburg called this city "hog butcher to the world". Can you name it? Hint

Omaha

Chicago

Minneapolis

St. Louis

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Question 3 of 10

3. Your copy of "Howl" is in at The City Lights Bookstore. What city are you in? Hint

New York City

Denver

Los Angeles

San Francisco

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Question 4 of 10

4. In what city could you see where Ozzy Osborne desecrated a beloved American icon? Hint

Washington, D.C.

Houston

New York City

San Antonio

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Question 5 of 10

5. In what city would you be able to see where Nathan Hale matriculated? Hint

New Haven, CT

Princeton, NJ

Cambridge, MA

Dartmouth, NH

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her father forty whacks." In what city could you visit the scene of the crime? Hint

Albany, NY

Fall River, MA

Springfield, MA

Manchester, NH

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Question 7 of 10

7. In what city would you have seen Robert Zimmerman graduate from High School? Hint

Hibbing, MN

Hershey, PA

Pittsburgh, PA

Minot, ND

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Question 8 of 10

8. In what city would you be if you were standing on the Capitol steps of the first state to join the union after the original 13 colonies? Hint

Nashville, TN

Frankfort, KY

Atlanta, GA

Montpelier, VT

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Question 9 of 10

9. You're standing in front of Grant's Tomb at 5:00PM. Which of these tourist attractions could you reach by 6:00PM? Hint

Wright-Patterson AFB

Wrigley Field

Empire State Building

The White House

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Question 10 of 10

10. In what city hall would you find the deed to the birthplace of Frank Sinatra? Hint

Hoboken, NJ

Camden, NJ

Bayonne, NJ

Asbury Park, NJ

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what city might you experience the "curse of the Bambino"?

Answer: Boston

Babe Ruth, aka "the Bambino", pitched for the powerhouse Boston Red Sox until he was sold to the New York Yankees in 1920 for $125,000.

2. Poet Carl Sandburg called this city "hog butcher to the world". Can you name it?

Answer: Chicago

Sandberg also referred to Chicago as "the city of broad shoulders" but you can call it Chi-town, the Windy City, Second City or simply, "that toddlin' town".

3. Your copy of "Howl" is in at The City Lights Bookstore. What city are you in?

Answer: San Francisco

Long associated with the Beat Poets, you might find a copy of Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" (published 1956) on the shelf at City Lights.

4. In what city could you see where Ozzy Osborne desecrated a beloved American icon?

Answer: San Antonio

The Oz man was cited for peeing on the Alamo, located in San Antonio. When you see the structure in films it's a small building set on an empty, flat plain. Today, it's in the heart of downtown flanked by office buildings, stores, etc.

5. In what city would you be able to see where Nathan Hale matriculated?

Answer: New Haven, CT

American patriot Nathan "My only regret is that I have but one life to give to my country" Hale was a Yalie. Yale University is located in New Haven, Connecticut.

6. "Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her father forty whacks." In what city could you visit the scene of the crime?

Answer: Fall River, MA

It was unthinkable that a young woman could kill her father and step-mother in such a fashion and the debate over Lizzie's guilt continues today.

7. In what city would you have seen Robert Zimmerman graduate from High School?

Answer: Hibbing, MN

Robert Zimmerman took the name of his favorite poet, Dylan Thomas, and became Bob Dylan. He grew up in this Minnesota mining town.

8. In what city would you be if you were standing on the Capitol steps of the first state to join the union after the original 13 colonies?

Answer: Montpelier, VT

Though it was home to Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys who harassed British troops, Vermont was not one of the original 13 colonies and, in fact, was the 14th state to join the union. Montpelier is the state capital.

9. You're standing in front of Grant's Tomb at 5:00PM. Which of these tourist attractions could you reach by 6:00PM?

Answer: Empire State Building

Ulysses Simpson Grant is buried in New York City so the only answer that works (using conventional means of transportation) is the Empire State Building.

10. In what city hall would you find the deed to the birthplace of Frank Sinatra?

Answer: Hoboken, NJ

Sinatra was born in Hoboken. His boyhood home was put on the market but failed to sell because the price was too high.

Source: Author nutmeglad

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