UNITED STATES FACTS ... JUST IN CASE YOU'RE ASKED ...

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  1. ALASKA AND HAWAII BECAME THE 49TH & 50TH STATES IN 1959 - WHAT STATE BECAME THE 48TH ? ARIZONA (wrong answers: NEW MEXICO, CALIFORNIA, IDAHO, NORTH DAKOTA)
  2. 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)
  3. 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)
  4. WHAT WAS THE ONLY INDIAN TRIBE THAT NEVER SURRENDERED DURING THE INDIAN-AMERICAN WARS ? SEMINOLE (wrong answers: CHEROKEE, APACHE, PAWNEE, CHEYENNE, SHAWNEE, NAVAJO, SIOUX)
  5. WHAT IS THE OLDEST CITY IN THE UNITED STATES ? ST. AUGUSTINE, FL. (wrong answers: BOSTON, MA., NEW AMSTERDAM, N.Y., PHILADELPHIA, PA., JAMESTOWN, VA.)
  6. WHAT WAS THE FIRST CAPITAL OF THE UNITED STATES ? PHILIADELPHIA, PA. (wrong answers: JAMESTOWN, VA., BALTIMORE, MD., BOSTON, MA., TRENTON, N.J.)
  7. 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)
  8. AFTER CONGRESS ESTABLISHED THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM - TEDDY ROOSEVELT ESTABLISHED THIS AS THE FIRST U.S. NATIONAL PARK ? YELLOWSTONE (wrong answers: YOSEMITE, SEQUOIA, GRAND CANYON, GRAND TETONS)
  9. TEDDY ROOSEVELT ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT THIS SITE BECOME 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)
  10. 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)
  11. 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))
  12. WHAT IS THE LONGEST RIVER IN THE UNITED STATES ? MISSISSIPPI (wrong answers: MISSOURI, RIO GRANDE, COLORADO, YUKON)
  13. 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)
  14. 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)
  15. 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)
  16. 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.)
  17. 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)
  18. 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)
  19. 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)
  20. WHICK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING LAKES IS NOT A "GREAT LAKE ? CHAMPLAIN (wrong answers: ERIE, HURON, SUPERIOR, MICHIGAN, ONTARIO)

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