UNITED STATES FACTS ... JUST IN CASE YOU'RE ASKED ...
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ALASKA AND HAWAII BECAME THE 49TH & 50TH STATES IN 1959 - WHAT STATE BECAME THE 48TH ?
ARIZONA
(wrong answers:
NEW MEXICO,
CALIFORNIA,
IDAHO,
NORTH DAKOTA)
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WHAT ARE THE ONLY TWO STATES THAT DO NOT HAVE COUNTIES ?
ALASKA & LOUISIANA
(wrong answers:
LOUISIANA & HAWAII,
IDAHO & MONTANA,
NEW MEXICO & UTAH,
HAWAII & NORTH DAKOTA)
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IF THE POWER WEN OFF IN ALL OF THE CONTINENTAL U.S. - WHAT STATE CAN RUN ON ITS OWN POWER GRID ?
TEXAS
(wrong answers:
CALIFORNIA,
MONTANA,
OREGON,
ARIZONA)
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WHAT WAS THE ONLY INDIAN TRIBE NEVER TO SURRENDER DURING THE INDIAN-AMERICAN WARS ?
SEMINOLE
(wrong answers:
CHEROKEE,
APACHE,
PAWNEE,
CHEYENNE,
SHAWNEE,
NAVAJO,
SIOUX)
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WHAT IS THE OLDEST CITY IN THE UNITED STATES ?
ST. AUGUSTINE, FL.
(wrong answers:
BOSTON, MA.,
NEW AMSTERDAM, N.Y.,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.,
JAMESTOWN, VA.)
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WHAT WAS THE FIRST CAPITAL OF THE UNITED STATES ?
PHILIADELPHIA, PA.
(wrong answers:
JAMESTOWN, VA.,
BALTIMORE, MD.,
BOSTON, MA.,
TRENTON, N.J.)
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WHO WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT TO BE BORN IN A HOSPITAL ?
JIMMY CARTER
(wrong answers:
FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT,
DWIGHT DAVID EISENHOWER,
RICHARD NIXON,
HARRY TRUMAN)
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WHAT WAS THE FIRST U.S. NATIONAL PARK ?
YELLOWSTONE
(wrong answers:
YOSEMITE,
SEQUOIA,
GRAND CANYON,
GRAND TETONS)
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WHAT WAS THE FIRST NATIONAL MONUMENT ?
DEVIL'S TOWER
(wrong answers:
AZTEC RUINS,
FORT MCHENRY,
GEORGE WASHINGTON BIRTHPLACE,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE,
GIANT SEQUOIAS,
LITTLE BIGHORN,
NATURAL BRIDGE,
STATUE OF LIBERTY)
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TEDDY ROOSEVELT, GEORGE WASHINGTON, AND ABRAHAM LINCOLN ARE ALL ON MOUNT RUSHMORE - WHO IS THE FOURTH ?
THOMAS JEFFERSON
(wrong answers:
JAMES MONROE,
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS,
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT,
WOODROW WILSON)
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WHAT WAS THE FIRST FOREIGN CAR TO BE SOLD REGULARLY IN THE UNITED STATES ?
VOLKSWAGEN (GERMANY)
(wrong answers:
VOLVO (SWEDEN),
BMW (BAVARIA),
MERCEDES (GERMANY),
TOYOTA (JAPAN),
SUBARU (JAPAN),
JAGUAR (ENGLAND),
CITROEN (FRANCE))
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WHAT IS THE LONGEST RIVER IN THE UNITED STATES ?
MISSISSIPPI
(wrong answers:
MISSOURI,
RIO GRANDE,
COLORADO,
YUKON)
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AT 3,365 MILES ... WHAT IS THE LONGEST CONTINUOUS INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN THE UNITED STATES ?
U.S. 20
(wrong answers:
I-90,
U.S. 1,
I-80,
U.S. 6,
I-75,
I-95,
I-10)
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WHAT IS THE LONGEST BRIDGE IN THE UNITED STATES ?
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN CAUSEWAY BRIDGE
(wrong answers:
CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE TUNNEL,
MANCHAC SWAMP BRIDGE,
ATCHAFALAYA BASIN BRIDGE)
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WHAT IS THE LONGEST SUSPENSION BRIDGE IN THE UNITED STATES ?
VERRAZANO-NARROWS BRIDGE
(wrong answers:
GEORGE WASINGTON BRIDGE,
GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE,
MACKINAC ISLAND BRIDGE,
DELAWARE MEMORIAL BRIDGE,
TACOMA NARROWS BRIDGE,
BRONX WHITESTONE,
TAPPAN-ZEE BRIDGE,
SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND BAY BRIDGE)
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WHAT IS THE LARGEST WATERPARK IN THE UNITED STATES ?
NOAH'S ARK WATERPARK - DELL'S WISCONSIN
(wrong answers:
WATER COUNTRY USA - WILLIAMSBURG, VA,,
WATER WORLD - FEDERAL HEIGHTS, CO.,
DOLLYWOOD'S SPLASH COUNTRY - PIGEON FORGE, TN.,
KALAHARI RESORTS - POCONO MANOR, PA.,
DISNEY'S TYPHOON LAGOON - ORLANDO, FL.,
SIX FLAGS WHITE WATER - MARIETTA, GA.,
CAMELBEACH MT. - TANNERSVILLE, PA.)
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WHAT IS THE LARGEST DENOMINATION BILL EVER MADE AND USED BY THE US MINT ?
$100,000.00
(wrong answers:
$500.00,
$1,000.00,
$5,000.00,
$10,000.00)
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WHAT IS THE ONLY NFL TEAM TO HAVE AN UNDEFEATED SEASON - FROM PRE-SEASON THRU THE SUPER BOWL ?
MIAMI DOLPHINS
(wrong answers:
BOSTON PATRIOTS,
PITTSBURG STEELERS,
DENVER BRONCOS,
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS,
GREEN BAY PACKERS,
MINNESOTA VIKINGS,
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS)
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WHAT SINGER IS GENERALLY GIVEN CREDIT FOR HAVING COUNTRY MUSIC CROSS OVER INTO POP MUSIC ?
GARTH BROOKS
(wrong answers:
KENNY CHESNEY,
JOHNNY CASH,
KENNY ROGERS,
TOBY KIETH)
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WHICK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING LAKES IS NOT A "GREAT LAKE ?
CHAMPLAIN
(wrong answers:
ERIE,
HURON,
SUPERIOR,
MICHIGAN,
ONTARIO)