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People Places and Things Trivia Quiz

I list a person, place or thing and you tell me where in the United States it is located.

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

Author
robtamat

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
88,161

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1439

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Where is Ulysses S. Grant's tomb located? Hint

Arlington National Cemetary

New York City

West Point

Peoria Illinois

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Question 2 of 10

2. Where is the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) located?

Hint

Silicon Valley, California

Houston, Texas

Pasadena, California

Cape Canavernal, Florida

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Question 3 of 10

3. Where did Blackbeard the pirate die? Hint

Wilmington, NC

Ocracoke Inlet, NC

Bath, NC

Beaufort Inlet, NC

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Oceanographic Institute. Hint

Norfolk, Virginia

San Diego, California

Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Galveston,Texas

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Question 5 of 10

5. The football stadium with the largest seating capacity is found here. Hint

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Pasadena, California

Knoxville, Tennessee

Lincoln, Nebraska

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Hint

Washington, DC

Atlanta, Georgia

Pueblo, Colorado

Dallas, Texas

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Question 7 of 10

7. This state contains more than 3,800 documented caves. Hint

Kentucky

West Virginia

Pennsylvania

Tennessee

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Question 8 of 10

8. The largest home in North America is found here. Hint

North Carolina

Florida

California

Rhode Island

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the state with the smallest population? Hint

Rhode Island

Wyoming

Vermont

Alaska

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the state with the highest(elevation) capital city . Hint

Juneau, Alaska

Denver, Colorado

Sante Fe, New Mexico

Atlanta, Georgia

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where is Ulysses S. Grant's tomb located?

Answer: New York City

Grant and his wife Julia are buried in North America's largest Mausoleum located at 122 nd St. and Riverside Dr. in New York City.

2. Where is the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) located?

Answer: Pasadena, California

Caltech Institute of Technology manages the JPL for NASA .

3. Where did Blackbeard the pirate die?

Answer: Ocracoke Inlet, NC

The Royal Navy sent by the Governor of Virginia killed Blackbeard in a battle on November 22 1718.

4. The Oceanographic Institute.

Answer: Woods Hole, Massachusetts

The USA's largest independent oceanographic research facility.

5. The football stadium with the largest seating capacity is found here.

Answer: Ann Arbor, Michigan

Michigan Stadium, home to the wolverines of Michigan University , seats 107,079 fans and is the largest stadium.

6. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

Answer: Atlanta, Georgia

The agency responsible for researching the many diseases of the world.

7. This state contains more than 3,800 documented caves.

Answer: Tennessee

Tennessee contains more caves than any other state.

8. The largest home in North America is found here.

Answer: North Carolina

Asheville NC is where the Biltmore House is located. This home has over 250 rooms and was completed in the late 1890's. It was built for George Vanderbilt.

9. What is the state with the smallest population?

Answer: Wyoming

Wyoming has the smallest state population due partly to the fact that over 70 percent of the state is owned by the federal government.

10. What is the state with the highest(elevation) capital city .

Answer: Sante Fe, New Mexico

Sante Fe 7000 feet above sea level is the highest state capital.

Source: Author robtamat

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