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Which US city is known as the City by the Bay?
San Francisco
San Francisco
Miami
Miami
Seattle
Seattle
Boston
Boston
Sacramento is the state capital but where is the California Supreme Court headquartered?
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
San Francisco
San Francisco
San Diego
San Diego
Sacramento
Sacramento
Peter Minuit of the Dutch West India Company bought Manhattan island from the local indians in 1626 with cloth, trinkets and beads worth the equivalent of what?
24 cents
24 cents
24 dollars
24 dollars
240 dollars
240 dollars
2,400 dollars
2,400 dollars
The Rio Grande forms the border of Texas with what other area?
Louisiana
Louisiana
Mexico
Mexico
Arkansas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
In which US national park is the geysir named ‘Old Faithful’ located?
Yellowstone
Yellowstone
Banff
Banff
Bryce Canyon
Bryce Canyon
Grand Teton
Grand Teton
Which US state was last to join the Union?
Utah
Utah
Hawaii
Hawaii
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Alaska
Alaska
Lincoln is the capital of which US state?
Missouri
Missouri
Nebraska
Nebraska
Montana
Montana
New Jersey
New Jersey
In 1782, what was made the official bird of the USA?
Bald eagle
Bald eagle
Sparrow
Sparrow
Kookaburra
Kookaburra
Goose
Goose
In which US city is the National Air and Space Museum?
New York
New York
Albuquerque
Albuquerque
Washington
Washington
Miami
Miami
Which of these cities is on the Mississippi River?
Boston
Boston
New Orleans
New Orleans
Chicago
Chicago
San Francisco
San Francisco
How many hours behind Greenwich Mean Time is California?
6
6
12
12
8
8
10
10
Which two states donated land for the building of Washington DC?
Virginia and Pennsylvania
Virginia and Pennsylvania
Virginia and Maryland
Virginia and Maryland
Maryland and Delaware
Maryland and Delaware
Virginia and West Virginia
Virginia and West Virginia
Which US city is known as Beantown?
Chicago
Chicago
San Francisco
San Francisco
Boston
Boston
Seattle
Seattle
New York City comprises how many boroughs?
6
6
12
12
7
7
5
5
Which island territory is a self-governing unincorporated territory of the USA?
New Caledonia
New Caledonia
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands
Dominica
Dominica
Which city preceded Des Moines as capital of Iowa?
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids
Sioux City
Sioux City
Davenport
Davenport
Iowa City
Iowa City
The area that was known as ´Cimarron Territory´ to 1890 is now known as what part of the USA?
The Texas panhandle
The Texas panhandle
The Oklahoma panhandle
The Oklahoma panhandle
The San Francisco Bay Area, California
The San Francisco Bay Area, California
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park
Which Louisiana city is nicknamed ‘The Big Easy’?
New Orleans
New Orleans
Birmingham
Birmingham
Orlando
Orlando
Houston
Houston
The city of St Louis is which of the following?
A State Capital
A State Capital
The Financial Center of the US
The Financial Center of the US
A Surfing Resort
A Surfing Resort
A Port
A Port
Which is the largest city in Missouri?
Columbia
Columbia
St Louis
St Louis
Jefferson City
Jefferson City
Kansas City
Kansas City
Which of these is not a nickname for New Orleans, Louisiana, USA?
The Big Easy
The Big Easy
The Crescent City
The Crescent City
The Big Apple
The Big Apple
The City That Care Forgot
The City That Care Forgot
Which city immediately preceded Baton Rouge as capital of Louisiana?
Lake Charles
Lake Charles
Shreveport
Shreveport
New Orleans
New Orleans
Lafayette
Lafayette
Which is the abbreviation for the State of Alabama?
AL
AL
AB
AB
AA
AA
AM
AM
What is the capital city of New York state in the USA?
New York
New York
Albany
Albany
Washington
Washington
Buffalo
Buffalo
Work on building the White House began In what year?
1792
1792
1782
1782
1802
1802
1812
1812
Atlanta is the capital of which US state?
North Carolina
North Carolina
Georgia
Georgia
Missouri
Missouri
South Carolina
South Carolina
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