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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)
- 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)
- IF THE POWER WENT OFF IN ALL OF THE CONTINENTAL U.S. - WHAT STATE CAN RUN ON ITS OWN POWER GRID ? TEXAS (wrong answers: CALIFORNIA, MONTANA, OREGON, ARIZONA)
- WHAT WAS THE ONLY INDIAN TRIBE THAT NEVER SURRENDERED DURING THE INDIAN-AMERICAN WARS ? SEMINOLE (wrong answers: CHEROKEE, APACHE, PAWNEE, CHEYENNE, SHAWNEE, NAVAJO, SIOUX)
- WHAT IS THE OLDEST CITY IN THE UNITED STATES ? ST. AUGUSTINE, FL. (wrong answers: BOSTON, MA., NEW AMSTERDAM, N.Y., PHILADELPHIA, PA., JAMESTOWN, VA.)
- WHAT WAS THE FIRST CAPITAL OF THE UNITED STATES ? PHILIADELPHIA, PA. (wrong answers: JAMESTOWN, VA., BALTIMORE, MD., BOSTON, MA., TRENTON, N.J.)
- 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, GERALD FORD, JOHN F. KENNEDY)
- WHAT WAS THE FIRST U.S. NATIONAL PARK ? YELLOWSTONE (wrong answers: YOSEMITE, SEQUOIA, GRAND CANYON, GRAND TETONS)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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))
- WHAT IS THE LONGEST RIVER IN THE UNITED STATES ? MISSISSIPPI (wrong answers: MISSOURI, RIO GRANDE, COLORADO, YUKON)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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.)
- 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)
- WHAT IS THE ONLY NFL TEAM TO HAVE A COMPLETELY 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)
- 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)
- WHICK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING LAKES IS NOT A "GREAT LAKE ? CHAMPLAIN (wrong answers: ERIE, HURON, SUPERIOR, MICHIGAN, ONTARIO)
