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Quiz about 20th Century US
Quiz about 20th Century US

20th Century U.S. Trivia Quiz

In which U.S. state or territory did this 20th century historical event take place?

A multiple-choice quiz by emmymom. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
emmymom
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
339,904
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
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5574
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Top 20% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. In what U.S. state was the first atomic bomb detonated? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
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? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
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? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
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? Hint


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Question 5 of 10
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? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
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? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
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? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
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? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
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? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
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? Hint



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1. In what U.S. state was the first atomic bomb detonated?

Answer: New Mexico

 Scientists had been hard at work developing the bomb at nearby Los Alamos, New Mexico. The test blast was detonated on July 16, 1945 and code-named "Trinity." This date is considered the beginning of the atomic age.
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?

Answer: Hawaii

 This event was the first time during the 20th century that U.S. land was attacked by a foreign power. Hawaii was a U.S. territory at the time. It achieved statehood on August 21, 1959. President Barack Obama was born there on August 4, 1961, less than two years after it became a state.
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?

Answer: Florida

 Armstong walked on the moon on July 20, 1969. His Apollo 11 flightmate Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin followed. In all, only twelve men walked on the surface of the moon in the 20th century. The last did so in 1972. All of the Apollo flights were launched from Cape Canaveral (at times known as Cape Kennedy), Florida.
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?

Answer: Alabama

 Parks is often depicted as being just an ordinary woman who was tired and fed up that day. She was, but she was also already an activist who knew perfectly well what she was doing. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was chosen to lead the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott, thus beginning his great career as a civil rights leader.
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?

Answer: New York

 The fire was the worst mass loss of life in New York City until September 11, 2001. It led to some of the first workplace safety regulations and the rise of the International Ladies Garment Workers' Union, which attempted to regulate and reform conditions in sweatshops.
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?

Answer: Texas

 Kennedy was killed instantly; governor John Connolly of Texas was wounded. Oddly enough, the assassination took place in the home state of the vice-president who succeeded him - Lyndon Baines Johnson.
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?

Answer: New York

 Others had crossed the Atlantic before him, but Lindbergh was the first to do so alone.
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?

Answer: Washington, D.C.

 The cover-up of the Watergate break-in led to several jail sentences for high government officials and to the resignation of President Richard Nixon in 1974.
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?

Answer: Oklahoma

 They were called "Okies" as if they all came from the state of Oklahoma. In fact they came from many states, though Oklahoma was one of the hardest hit. Their plight is moving depicted in the book and movie "The Grapes of Wrath."
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?

Answer: Alaska

 A large number of sea mammals, fish, birds, and plants were killed and their environments destroyed as a result of this disaster. 20 years later much oil remains and some habitats remain uninhabitable. Some reforms in the transportation of oil, such as double-hulled tankers, have been instituted as a result of this accident.
Source: Author emmymom

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