Seeing Double All Across the US Quiz

Answer: Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville, FL is located in the far northeast of the state and by population is, by far, Florida's largest city. It is not to be confused with the US Marine Corps training grounds at Camp Lejeune, on the coast near Jacksonville, NC.

Phoenix Rising teammate and Red Crew member mike32768 submitted this question as part of the team's 2022 World Tour but as he was leaving Florida at the peak of hurricane season, he felt a bit of a tropical depression.

Answer: Virginia

Norfolk, VA is home to Naval Station Norfolk which is the world's largest. It is around the Chesapeake Bay, Newport News and Virginia Beach. Norfolk, MA is a small town on the outskirts of Boston.

This question was floated by Phoenix Rising teammate and Red Crew member jaknginger as part of the team's 2022 World Tour. Who can say where our Red Crew will end up next?

Answer: Baltimore, MD

The book "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" tells the tale of HeLa cells created from tissue biopsied during Henrietta's treatment for cervical cancer at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Baltimore, MD is also the site where the "Star Spangled Banner" was penned by Francis Scott Key, who was inspired by the view of the flag flying over Fort McHenry during a battle in the War of 1812. Baltimore, OH is a small village near Columbus, not to be confused with North Baltimore, OH, which is closer to Toledo.

As part of the team's 2022 World Tour, this question was harvested by Phoenix Rising teammate and Red Crew member pusdoc, who remembers that there is a second medical school in Baltimore.

Answer: It is the first settled Springfield in the US

Springfield MA, on the Connecticut River, about 90 miles west of Boston on the I-90 was first settled in 1636 making it the first of all 34 places called Springfield in the US. (There are five in Wisconsin alone!) It is the largest metropolitan area named Springfield though the cities with the same name in Illinois and Missouri have populations well in excess of 100000 people. The latter two were connected by Route 66 either side of St Louis, with Springfield, IL being the capital of Illinois.

This question was submitted by Phoenix Rising teammate and Red Crew member 1nn1 as part of the team's 2022 World Tour, who had a very pleasant lunch in Springfield, MA as he drove down I-91 from Shelburne Falls, MA to New Haven, CT.

Answer: New York

I-90 is known as the NY State Thruway as it meanders along between Albany and Buffalo, NY. Part of the so-called Rust Belt, Utica, NY in the early-to-mid 1900s was fairly notorious for its mob-backed political corruption. Its population has declined from a high of 100000 in the 1950s to the current (as of 2020) of 65000. Utica, IN, however, is much smaller with a population under 1000.

This question was scraped together and ironed out by Phoenix Rising teammate and Red Crew member mike32768 as part of the team's 2022 World Tour.

Answer: True

The University of Miami located in Coral Gables, Florida was established in 1925. Its name is derived from the Mayaimi people who lived in the area around Lake Okeechobee beginning in the 17th century. Miami University located in Oxford, Ohio was established in 1809. Its name is derived from the Miami people who established sites in Wisconsin, OH and Indiana from the 1600s to the 1800s.

This question was crammed into the quiz by Phoenix Rising teammate and Red Crew member Triviaballer as part of the team's 2022 World Tour.

Answer: Nashville, Indiana

Nashville, Indiana is the county seat of Brown County and is the only incorporated town in the county. Settlement of the area that became Nashville, IN began in 1809 after the Treaty of Fort Wayne. A popular site in Nashville, IN was the John Dillinger Museum which was opened in 1975 and closed in 2017. The museum featured wax exhibits of Dillinger and other outlaws as well as memorabilia from the Depression era. In 2015 a John Dillinger Museum was opened in Hammond, IN precipitating the close of the location in Nashville, IN.

The most populous Nashville in the United States is the city of Nashville in the state of Tennessee. Nashville is the state's capital and the site of Vanderbilt University, The Parthenon and the Hermitage.

This question was nashed into the quiz by Phoenix Rising teammate and Red Crew member Triviaballer as part of the team's 2022 World Tour.

Answer: Texas

The Galleria Dallas is a large shopping mall which opened in 1982. It boasts over 200 shops, an ice skating rink and a hotel. The Christmas tree stands at 95 feet tall, is topped by a 10-foot star and is situated in the middle of the ice skating rink. The tree was first assembled in 1984, and requires a team of 50 workers to assemble.

Phoenix Rising Red Team member leith90, who decorated this question, is glad her tree is only 6 feet tall.

Answer: Arizona

In another interesting duplication of names; Taliesin West was named after Taliesin, Wisconsin, which was Wright's other home. He lived here in the Phoenix Metropolitan area from 1937 to 1959. An attractive area to architects due to its desert climate, it apparently encourages unconventional design. Phoenix, Oregon is situated in Jackson County and in contrast experiences dry, hot summers and cool wet winters.

Red Team member smpdit gracefully fluttered this into the Phoenix Rising's Global Tour 2022

Answer: Castle Rock, Maine

Red Team visited Castle Rock, WA on the Phoenix Rising Global Tour, but it wasn't from where Castle Rock Entertainment got its name. The fictional 'Castle Rock in Maine', used by Stephen King in many of his novels inspired the moniker of the film company. Stephen King himself lifted his city from William Golding's 'Lord of the Flies'. There are numerous Castle Rocks in the US. Some are just rock formations with no cities attached.

Red Crew member, smpdit built this question complete with battlements and crenellations into this quiz as part of the team's 2022 World Tour.