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Interesting USA Facts #2 Trivia Quiz

Here is another quiz on some interesting facts I bet you didn't know. All of these questions are as of 2003.

A multiple-choice quiz by pitre29. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
pitre29

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
122,356

Updated
Jan 08 25

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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1639

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Question 1 of 10

1. In what state was the first circus held in the USA? Hint

Rhode Island

Nevada

Kentucky

South Dakota

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Question 2 of 10

2. What state ties with Missouri as the most 'neighborly state' - meaning a state that shares its border with a lot of different states? Hint

Tennessee

California

Kentucky

West Virginia

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Question 3 of 10

3. Where would you find a house built entirely of newspaper?
Hint

Delaware

Colorado

Massachusetts

Utah

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Question 4 of 10

4. At a fair in what state was the ice cream cone said to have been invented?
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Iowa

Missouri

Louisiana

Georgia

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Question 5 of 10

5. Coca-Cola was invented in what state? Hint

Mississippi

New York

Georgia

Maine

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Question 6 of 10

6. What state is the single largest producer of blueberries in the United States? Hint

Kentucky

South Dakota

Pennsylvania

Washington

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Question 7 of 10

7. In what state could you find the largest living tree? Hint

New York

Florida

California

Ohio

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Question 8 of 10

8. Name the first three states to gain a unit of the National Park System.

Wyoming, Montana, Idaho

California, Utah, Nevada

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Question 9 of 10

9. In what state would you find the first suspension bridge in the United States? Hint

South Carolina

Texas

Alabama

Illinois

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which was the first state to ratify the 1787 Constitution?

Delaware

New York

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what state was the first circus held in the USA?

Answer: Rhode Island

The first circus in the U.S. was in Newport, Rhode Island in 1774.

2. What state ties with Missouri as the most 'neighborly state' - meaning a state that shares its border with a lot of different states?

Answer: Tennessee

Missouri and Tennesse are both bordered by 8 states.

3. Where would you find a house built entirely of newspaper?

Answer: Massachusetts

Over a twenty year period, a guy named Elis Stenman took newspapers and rolled them to design the walls of the interior of his house. He stained and the rolled newspaper till it hardened hardened. He also made lamps, tables, chairs, and even a piano made out of rolled up newspaper.

4. At a fair in what state was the ice cream cone said to have been invented?

Answer: Missouri

At the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, an ice cream vendor ran out of cups and asked a waffle vendor to help by rolling up waffles to hold the ice cream.

5. Coca-Cola was invented in what state?

Answer: Georgia

It was invented in May of 1886 by Dr. John S. Pemberton, and was first sold at a soda fountain in a pharmacy in Atlanta.

6. What state is the single largest producer of blueberries in the United States?

Answer: Washington

7. In what state could you find the largest living tree?

Answer: California

Sequoia National Park contains the largest living tree, its trunk is 102 feet in circumference.

8. Name the first three states to gain a unit of the National Park System.

Answer: Wyoming, Montana, Idaho

Yellowstone was established in 1872 and is considered to be the first national park worldwide.

9. In what state would you find the first suspension bridge in the United States?

Answer: Texas

Waco Bridge was built in 1870 and still in use today as a pedestrian crossing over the Brazos River.

10. Which was the first state to ratify the 1787 Constitution?

Answer: Delaware

Although all of the original thirteen became states in July 1776, Delaware was the first to ratify the Constitution, in December, 1787. New York did so in July of 1788.

Source: Author pitre29

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