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Question #1

How many states make up the United States?

A. 34

B. 48

C. 50

D. 55

Answer #1

How many states make up the United States?
Answer: C. 50

ALASKA was a Russian colony from 1744 until the USA bought it in 1867 for $7,200,000. It was made a state in 1959.

Hawaii was a kingdom until 1893 and became a republic in 1894. It then ceded itself to the USA in 1898 and became a state in 1959.

Question #2

What state is directly east of Kansas?

A. Illinois

B. Missouri

C. Nebraska

D. Arkansas

E. Iowa

Answer #2

What state is directly east of Kansas?
Answer: B. Missouri

Kansas is named after the Kansas River, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native Americans who lived along its banks.

The word "Missouri" often has been construed to mean "muddy water" but the Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology has stated it means "town of the large canoes," and authorities have said the Indian syllables from which the word comes mean "wooden canoe people" or "he of the big canoe."

Question #3

What is the capital of Alabama?

A. Huntsville

B. Birmingham

C. Mobile

D. Montgomery

Answer #3

What is the capital of Alabama?
Answer: D. Montgomery

Alabama's capital is Montgomery. The largest city by population is Birmingham, which has long been the most industrialized city; the largest city by land area is Huntsville. The oldest city is Mobile, founded by French colonists in 1702 as the capital of French Louisiana.

Question #4

Which National Park is not found in Colorado?

A. Dinosaur National Monument

B. Petrified Forest National Park

C. Great Sand Dunes National Monument

D. Mesa Verde National Park

Answer #4

Which National Park is not found in Colorado?
Answer: B. Petrified Forest National Park

B. Petrified Forest National Park is found in Arizona.

Question #5

The city of Chicago is found on what Great Lake?

A. Lake Erie

B. Lake Ontario

C. Lake Superior

D. Lake Michigan

E. Lake Huron

Answer #5

The city of Chicago is found on what Great Lake?
Answer: D. Lake Michigan

The history of Chicago, Illinois, has played a central role in American economic, cultural and political history and since the 1850s the city has been one of the most dominant Midwest metropolises.

Question #6

Which state is known as the "Buckeye State?"

A. Ohio

B. Nebraska

C. Oklahoma

D. Kansas

E. Missouri

Answer #6

Which state is known as the "Buckeye State?"
Answer: A. Ohio

Ohio's nickname is "The Buckeye State" partially because many buckeye trees once covered Ohio's hills and plains.

Question #7

Which state is not on the Canadian border?

A. Washington

B. Montana

C. New Hampshire

D. New York

E. Wisconsin

Answer #7

Which state is not on the Canadian border?
Answer: E. Wisconsin

These states border Canada: Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine

Question #8

Utah's name was derived from the native tribe known as Utes. The Apache yudah, yiuta or yuttahih, meant "they who are __________?

A. Humble

B. Great

C. Higher Up

D. Lost

E. Hunters

Answer #8

Question
Answer: C. Higher Up

Utah. Derived from the name of the native tribe known as the Nuutsiu or Utes (which itself may come from the Apache yudah, yiuta or yuttahih, meaning "they who are higher up"), whom the Spanish first encountered in modern-day Utah in the late 1500s.

Question #9

What is the capital of Maine?

A. Portland

B. Stratton

C. Camden

D. Augusta

Answer #9

What is the capital of Maine?
Answer: D. Augusta

The name Augusta is a Latin baby name. The meaning of the name Augusta is: Majestic, grand.

Question #10

What is the largest state in the United States?

A. Texas

B. Alaska

C. California

D. Montana

E. New Mexico

Answer #10

What is the largest state in the United States?

Answer:

State        Square Miles (Land Area)

1 - Alaska 570,641
2 - Texas 261,914
3 - California 155,973
4 - Montana 145,556
5 - New Mexico 121,365

Question #11

What state does not border Utah?

A. South Dakota

B. Nevada

C. Arizona

D. New Mexico

E. Idaho

Answer #11

What state does not border Utah?
Answer: A. South Dakota

The Four Corners is a region of the United States consisting of the southwestern corner of Colorado, southeastern corner of Utah, northeastern corner of Arizona, and northwestern corner of New Mexico.

Question #12

What is the most populated city in the United States?

A. Los Angeles

B. Chicago

C. Houston

D. Phoenix

E. New York

Answer #12

What is the most populated city in the United States?
Answer: E. New York

City - State - Population

1 - New York - New York - 8,398,748
2 - Los Angeles - California - 3,990,456
3 - Chicago - Illinois - 2,705,994
4 - Houston - Texas - 2,325,502
5 - Phoenix - Arizona - 1,660,272

Question #13

What state first acquired statehood to the United States?

A. Maryland

B. Pennsylvania

C. New Jersey

D. Delaware

E. Massachusetts

Answer #13

Question
Answer: D. Delaware

State - Date Admitted

1 - Delaware - December 7, 1787
2 - Pennsylvania - December 12, 1787
3 - New Jersey - December 18, 1787
4 - Georgia - January 2, 1788
5 - Connecticut - January 9, 1788
6 - Massachusetts - February 6, 1788
7 - Maryland - April 28, 1788

Question #14

What year was California admitted to the United States?

A. 1800

B. 1825

C. 1850

D. 1875

E. 12000

Answer #14

What year was California admitted to the United States?
Answer: C. 1850

31st State - California - September 9, 1850

Question #15

What year was Utah admitted to the United States?

A. 1800

B. 1824

C. 1848

D. 1876

E. 1896

Answer #15

Question
Answer: E. 1896

45th State - Utah - January 4, 1896

Question #16

What is the most visited state in the United States?

A. New York

B. Texas

C. Nevada

D. California

E. Hawaii

Answer #16

What is the most visited state in the United States?
Answer: D. California

The following states are the most visited in the United States in order:

1 - California
2 - Florida
3 - Nevada
4 - Texas
5 - New York
6 - Virginia
7 - South Carolina
8 - Arizona
9 - Georgia
10 - Hawaii

Question #17

What state has the most National Parks?

A. Arizona

B. Colorado

C. California

D. Alaska

E. Utah

Answer #17

What state has the most National Parks?
Answer: C. California

California has the most National Parks with nine.
Alaska has eight National Parks.
Utah has five.
Colorado has four.
Arizona, Florida, and Washington have three.
Hawaii, Texas, Wyoming, and South Dakota have two.

Question #18

What was the last state not to have a national park?

A. Nevada

B. Minnesota

C. Iowa

D. Delaware

E. Indiana

Answer #18

What was the last state not to have a national park?
Answer: D. Delaware

Until 2013, Delaware was the only state without an official unit (President Barack Obama designated First State National Monument under the Antiquities Act on March 25, 2013.

Question #19

What state has the tallest mountain?

A. California

B. Hawaii

C. Colorado

D. Alaska

E. Montana

Answer #19

What state has the tallest mountain?
Answer: D. Alaska

Denali in Alaska is the highest mountain peak of the United States and North America. Denali is the third most topographically prominent and third most topographically isolated summit on Earth after Mount Everest and Aconcagua.

Question #20

What state has the most volcanoes?

A. Hawaii

B. Alaska

C. California

D. Oregon

E. Washington

Answer #20

What state has the most volcanoes?
Answer: B. Alaska

Alaska is home to 141 active volcanoes, the most of any US state.

Question #21

What is the population of the United States?

A. 225 Million

B. 275 Million

C. 302 Million

D. 327 Million

E. 348 Million

Answer #21

What is the population of the United States?
Answer: D. 327 Million

327.2 million (2018)

Question #22

How much snowfall do the mountains near Salt Lake City average each year?

A. 50 Inches

B. 100 Inches

C. 200 Inches

D. 300 Inches

E. 500 Inches

Answer #22

How much snowfall do the mountains near Salt Lake City average each year?
Answer: E. 500 Inches

The mountains near Salt Lake City, Utah average 500 inches of snowfall per year.

Question #23

What state is host to one of the heaviest living organisms on earth?

A. California

B. Hawaii

C. Alaska

D. Texas

E. Utah

Answer #23

What state is host to one of the heaviest living organisms on earth?
Answer: E. Utah

Utah is where you can find one of the heaviest organisms on earth. The Trembling Giant, or Pando, in the Fishlake National Forest, is made up of 47,000 genetically identical trees that share a single root system. In addition to being notably massive, it's also among the oldest organisms on earth—it's been alive for more than 80,000 years.

Question #24

What state had the first ever KFC Chicken Restaurant?

A. Tennessee

B. Georgia

C. Alabama

D. Mississippi

E. Utah

Answer #24

What state had the first ever KFC Chicken Restaurant?
Answer: E. Utah

The location of the first-ever KFC wasn't in Kentucky, but 1500 miles west in Salt Lake City, Utah. The iconic fried chicken recipe was first served in the cafe of Colonel Sanders's friend (and Utah native) Leon W. "Pete" Harman.

Question #25

What state was the site of the nation's first department store?

A. New York

B. Maryland

C. Illinois

D. Utah

E. California

Answer #25

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Answer: D. Utah

Utah was the site of the nation's first department store. The Mormon leader Brigham Young founded the Zions Cooperative Mercantile Institution, or ZCMI, in 1868 in Salt Lake City. The 130-year enterprise finally shut down in 1999, when the Mormon Church sold the store to the Macy's corporation.

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