USA Alphabetically - Part D Trivia Quiz

Answer: Daytona Beach

The Daytona 500 is held annually in February at the Daytona International Speedway. NASCAR (the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) has its headquarters in the city, which is located in Volusia County on Florida's Atlantic coast.

Answer: Duluth

Robert Zimmerman, better known as Bob Dylan, was born in Duluth in 1941. This city, county seat of St Louis County, Minnesota, lies on the shores of Lake Superior and is one of the largest ports on the Great Lakes.

Answer: Dallas

The county seat of Dallas County in Texas, Dallas is infamous throughout the world as the location of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963. Southern Methodist University was founded in the city in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Answer: Des Moines

The state capital Of Iowa, Des Moines is also the county seat of Polk County. The city was originally founded as Fort Des Moines in 1843, with the "Fort" part of the name disappearing in 1857.

Answer: Dayton

Dayton is the county seat of Montgomery County, Ohio. The city has a long association with the aviation industry - the Wright Brothers developed the principles of aerodynamics in their bicycle shop there. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base was the site of the negotiations which led to the Dayton Agreement, ending the war in Bosnia.

Answer: Denver

The state capital of Colorado, Denver lies to the east of the Rocky Mountains. Denver was originally called Montana City, then later Auraria and St Charles City, before being named after James W. Denver, Governor of the Kansas Territory in 1858.

Answer: Davenport

Davenport is the county seat of Scott County, Iowa. Along with Bettendorf, it lies across the Mississippi River from the Illinois cities of Moline and Rock Island. The first railroad bridge across the Mississippi was built in 1856, connecting Davenport and Rock Island.

Answer: Detroit

Detroit, the county seat of Wayne County, Michigan, has been a major centre for automobile production since Henry Ford opened his first factory there in 1899. Sixty years later, Berry Gordy Jnr founded Motown records in Detroit.

Answer: Danville

Although geographically located in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Danville is classified as an independent city. Jefferson Davis made his last official proclamation as Confederate President there in 1865, shortly before the end of the American Civil War.

Answer: Danbury

Located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Danbury was first settled in 1685 and was originally called Swampfield. The city's first hat factory opened in 1780.