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1. In what U.S. state was the first atomic bomb detonated?
2. The U.S. was attacked by the Japanese air forces at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. In what U.S. state is Pearl Harbor?
3. Neil Armstrong is famous for being the first human to walk upon the moon. In what U.S. state did he last set foot before he walked on the lunar surface?
4. Rosa Parks is known for refusing in 1955 to give up her seat on a public bus to a white person, thus sparking a bus boycott by African Americans. In the capital city of what U.S. state did Parks refuse to move?
5. The Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire of 1911 was one of the worst industrial accidents in U.S. history. 146 workers, mostly young immigrant women aged sixteen to twenty-three, were killed. Many of them died by jumping out of windows because the stairwells and exit doors had been locked. In a major U.S. city in what state did this fire take place?
6. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963 while riding in a motorcade with his wife, the governor of the state, and the governor's wife. In what U.S. state did the assassination take place?
7. Charles Lindbergh was the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. He became a media hero in 1927 upon landing in Paris. From what U.S. state did he take off on his world-famous flight?
8. In 1972, the break-in to the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee in the Watergate Hotel led to the first (and so far only) resignation of an American president. In what U.S. territory was the Watergate Hotel located?
9. The droughts and bank failures of the Great Depression in the 1930s led to a mass exodus of farmers and their families from the states of the "Dust Bowl." Although many states were affected, these displaced people were disparagingly known by a nickname related to one supposed state of origin. What state?
10. One of the worst incidents of environmental pollution happened in 1989, when the Exxon Valdez oil tanker leaked up to 32 million gallons of crude oil into Prince William Sound. In what U.S. state is Prince William Sound located?
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