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Interesting USA Facts #3 Trivia Quiz

Another quiz on interesting stuff about the United States. All information is as of 2003. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by pitre29. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
pitre29

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
123,108

Updated
Jan 20 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. In what state would you find snowmobile trails totaling over 15,000 miles? Hint

Alaska

Wisconsin

Maine

Montana

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Question 2 of 10

2. What are the only states (besides Hawaii) whose east and west borders are 100% formed by water? Hint

Illinois and California

Florida and New York

Alabama and Washington

Iowa and Florida

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Question 3 of 10

3. What state is home to the world's only Corn Palace? Hint

Iowa

North Dakota

South Dakota

New Mexico

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Question 4 of 10

4. In which state would you find a city with more hotel rooms than any other place in the United States? Hint

Nevada

California

New York

Vermont

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Question 5 of 10

5. In what state would you find the self-described peach capital of the world? Hint

Michigan

Mississippi

South Carolina

Oregon

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Question 6 of 10

6. In what state was the first professional baseball team developed? Hint

Massachusettes

Ohio

New York

Oklahoma

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Question 7 of 10

7. In what state would you find the world's largest buffalo monument?
Hint

Texas

Wyoming

North Dakota

Montana

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Question 8 of 10

8. In what state was the first JCPenney store created? Hint

Minnesota

Wyoming

Florida

Utah

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Question 9 of 10

9. In what state was the first daily newspaper published? Hint

Kansas

Pennsylvania

Washington

Rhode Island

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Question 10 of 10

10. What state's most abundant mineral is copper?

Hint

Arizona

West Virginia

Tennessee

Colorado

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what state would you find snowmobile trails totaling over 15,000 miles?

Answer: Wisconsin

Wisconsin have 15,210 miles of signed and groomed snow highways.

2. What are the only states (besides Hawaii) whose east and west borders are 100% formed by water?

Answer: Iowa and Florida

Iowa is bordered on its east and west borders by the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean.

3. What state is home to the world's only Corn Palace?

Answer: South Dakota

The Corn Palace is located in Mitchell and stands as a tribute to the agricultural heritage of South Dakota.

4. In which state would you find a city with more hotel rooms than any other place in the United States?

Answer: Nevada

Las Vegas is first, and New York City comes second.

5. In what state would you find the self-described peach capital of the world?

Answer: South Carolina

The town of Gaffney built an elevated water storage tank in the shape of a peach in 1981. South Carolina produces twice as many peaches as Georgia.

6. In what state was the first professional baseball team developed?

Answer: Ohio

In 1869, the Cincinnati Reds played the entire season with all of its players under contract. The total salary bill was approximately $11,000.

7. In what state would you find the world's largest buffalo monument?

Answer: North Dakota

It is located at Frontier Village in Jamestown and is 26 feet high, 46 feet long, and weighs 60 tons.

8. In what state was the first JCPenney store created?

Answer: Wyoming

The first store opened in Kemmerer in 1902.

9. In what state was the first daily newspaper published?

Answer: Pennsylvania

It was published in Philadelphia on Sept. 21, 1784.

10. What state's most abundant mineral is copper?

Answer: Arizona

The amount of copper on the roof of the Capitol building is equivalent to 4,800,000 pennies.

Source: Author pitre29

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