Do you love spouting obscure history and geography fun facts? Was the United States history your favorite class in school? If so, you may be ready to prove your expertise with this United States trivia quiz.
The United States of America has a complicated and eventful history, and it continues to have a complicated and eventful present. But whether you’re an enthusiast of US history or simply a lover of geography, our United States trivia questions will challenge your knowledge of the famous country.
With so many fun and interesting facts to learn, it takes a lot of work to be an expert on United States history and geography. You can find out how much you know with this set of United States trivia questions and answers.
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Which US city is known as the City by the Bay?
San Francisco
Miami
Seattle
Boston
Which of these is the state capital of South Dakota?
Sioux Falls
Rapid City
Bismarck
Pierre
Which state is nicknamed ´The Green Mountain State’?
Kentucky
Colorado
New Hampshire
Vermont
Which of these is the state capital of Nevada?
Las Vegas
Eureka
Carson City
Reno
Which of these US states has the fewest earthquakes?
Nevada
Florida
Minnesota
New Hampshire
Which State was the first to make the establishment of schools mandatory?
Alaska
New York
Texas
Massachusetts
Which is the abbreviation for the State of Alaska?
AK
AL
AS
AA
Which of these is NOT a New England state?
Minnesota
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
Georgia state capital Atlanta is in which time zone?
Eastern
Central
Pacific
Mountain
Which US state is named after King George II of Great Britain?
Los Angeles
Georgia
Las Vegas
New York
Which of these is the state capital of North Carolina?
Raleigh
Greensboro
Charlotte
Fayetteville
Illinois state capital Springfield is in which time zone?
Eastern
Pacific
Central
Mountain
In which of these states of the USA is there not a city called Boise?
Oklahoma
Maine
Idaho
Texas
Kansas is bordered to the west by which state?
Missouri
New Mexico
Colorado
Oklahoma
Sacramento is the state capital but where is the California Supreme Court headquartered?
Los Angeles
San Francisco
San Diego
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 dollars
240 dollars
2,400 dollars
The Rio Grande forms the border of Texas with what other area?
Louisiana
Mexico
Arkansas
Oklahoma
How many US states begin with letter N?
7
6
9
8
Kansas is bordered to the south by which state?
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Nebraska
In which US national park is the geysir named ‘Old Faithful’ located?
Yellowstone
Banff
Bryce Canyon
Grand Teton
Which US state was last to join the Union?
Utah
Hawaii
Oklahoma
Alaska
Lincoln is the capital of which US state?
Missouri
Nebraska
Montana
New Jersey
Which of these US states is the smallest?
Delaware
West Virginia
Maryland
South Carolina
In 1782, what was made the official bird of the USA?
Bald eagle
Sparrow
Kookaburra
Goose
In which US city is the National Air and Space Museum?
New York
Albuquerque
Washington
Miami
Which of these is the state capital of Maine?
Annapolis
Atlanta
Albany
Augusta
In which state was the spooky town of ´Eerie’ ?
Indiana
Minnesota
Massachusetts
Ohio
Which of these cities is on the Mississippi River?
Boston
New Orleans
Chicago
San Francisco
Which of these is the state capital of Rhode Island?
Providence
Warwick
Cranston
Cumberland
Louisiana has borders with how many other states?
3
4
5
2
How many hours behind Greenwich Mean Time is California?
6
12
8
10
How many US states begin with letter O?
5
2
3
4
Which two states donated land for the building of Washington DC?
Virginia and Pennsylvania
Virginia and Maryland
Maryland and Delaware
Virginia and West Virginia
Which of these states of the USA is part of New England?
Maine
Nevada
Tennessee
Florida
Which US city is known as Beantown?
Chicago
San Francisco
Boston
Seattle
Which of these is the state capital of Michigan?
Detroit
Ann Arbor
Lansing
Grand Rapids
Which US state borders Alabama to the North?
Tennessee
Alabama
Colorado
Arkansas
Oregon is bordered to the north by which state?
Washington
Idaho
California
Montana
Which state is considered the most religiously homogeneous state in the Union?
California
Florida
Utah
Michigan
New York City comprises how many boroughs?
6
12
7
5
Maryland state capital Annapolis is in which time zone?
Eastern
Mountain
Central
Pacific
Which island territory is a self-governing unincorporated territory of the USA?
New Caledonia
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Dominica
Which city preceded Des Moines as capital of Iowa?
Cedar Rapids
Sioux City
Davenport
Iowa City
Which of these is the state capital of Oregon?
Salem
Eugene
Springfield
Portland
Richmond is the capital of which US state?
West Virginia
Delaware
North Carolina
Virginia
Which of these is the state capital of North Dakota?
Pierre
Fargo
Lansing
Bismarck
Which U.S. State is named after a French king?
New York
Hawaii
California
Louisiana
Vermont, USA, is known as which of these?
The Golden State
The Green Mountain State
The Lone Star State
The State of Lakes
The area that was known as ´Cimarron Territory´ to 1890 is now known as what part of the USA?
The Texas panhandle
The Oklahoma panhandle
The San Francisco Bay Area, California
Yellowstone National Park
Which is the smallest state capital by land area?
Annapolis
Lansing
Dover
Bismarck
Which Louisiana city is nicknamed ‘The Big Easy’?
New Orleans
Birmingham
Orlando
Houston
Iowa state capital Des Moines is in which time zone?
Central
Pacific
Eastern
Mountain
Which American state is ´The Lone Star State’?
Delaware
Minnesota
Montana
Texas
When did Santa Fe become a capital?
1590
1610
1650
1630
The city of St Louis is which of the following?
A State Capital
The Financial Center of the US
A Surfing Resort
A Port
Nebraska has borders with how many other states?
5
6
7
4
Which US State has a longer coastline than all the other U.S. states combined?
New Jersey
Nebraska
Alaska
Florida
What is the name of the southernmost tip of the Florida Keys?
South West
North West
Key West
New West
Which of the continental US states is divided into two non-contiguous parts?
Florida
Michigan
Minnesota
Washington
Which state of the USA has the longest border with Canada?
Michigan
New York
Maine
Alaska
Oklahoma City is the capital of which US state?
Oklahoma
Kansas
Kentucky
Arkansas
Georgia state capital Augusta is in which time zone?
Pacific
Mountain
Eastern
Central
Which is the largest city in Missouri?
Columbia
St Louis
Jefferson City
Kansas City
Which of these is not a nickname for New Orleans, Louisiana, USA?
The Big Easy
The Crescent City
The Big Apple
The City That Care Forgot
Which of these US states does not have coastline directly facing the Atlantic Ocean?
North Carolina
West Virginia
Maine
Delaware
Which of the five Great Lakes of North America is the only one that does not border the US state of Michigan?
Erie
Huron
Ontario
Superior
Which city immediately preceded Baton Rouge as capital of Louisiana?
Lake Charles
Shreveport
New Orleans
Lafayette
Louisiana state capital Batin Rouge is in which time zone?
Central
Eastern
Pacific
Mountain
Which is the abbreviation for the State of Alabama?
AL
AB
AA
AM
Which of these States is considered a Mountain State?
Minnesota
New Mexico
Michigan
Florida
Which of these is the state capital of Maryland?
Columbia
Annapolis
Rockville
Baltimore
Which of these is the state capital of Missouri?
Kansas City
Jefferson City
Springfield
St Louis
Alaska state capital Juneau is in which time zone?
Alaska
Pacific
Hawaii-Aleutian
Mountain
What is the name of the only U.S. state whose name begins with the letter D?
Delacota
D.C.
Dallas
Delaware
What is the capital city of New York state in the USA?
New York
Albany
Washington
Buffalo
Work on building the White House began In what year?
1792
1782
1802
1812
Atlanta is the capital of which US state?
North Carolina
Georgia
Missouri
South Carolina
Which city immediately preceded Concord as capital of New Hampshire?
Portsmouth
Nashua
Manchester
Exeter
Roswell, the ‘UFO crash site’, is in which US state?
Texas
California
Arizona
New Mexico
New Mexico state capital Santa Fe is in which time zone?
Eastern
Pacific
Mountain
Central
The important fishing port of Valdez is located in which US State?
California
New Mexico
Alaska
Florida
In which city did Rosa Parks refuse to obey a bus driver´s order to give up her seat for a white passenger?
Memphis, Tennessee
New Orleans, Louisiana
Montgomery, Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama
Which of these US states officially uses the name ‘Commonwealth’?
Virginia
West Virginia
Connecticut
Rhode Island
On a clear day how far can one see from the observation platform of the Empire State Building?
630 km
3 km
30 km
130 km
The technology industry center known as ‘Silicon Valley’ is in which state of the USA?
Florida
Texas
California
New York
Which of these is the actual name of an American state?
West Dakota
South Dakota
Dakota
East Dakota
The famous Lincoln Park Zoo is located in which state?
Minnesota
Florida
Illinois
Michigan
In which US state is Area 51?
New Mexico
Texas
Arizona
Nevada
Nebraska state capital Lincoln is in which time zone?
Central
Mountain
Eastern
Pacific
Which US president added the Oval Office to the West Wing?
Woodrow Wilson
William McKinley
William Taft
Benjamin Harrison
The naval base Pearl Harbour is in which US state?
Colorado
Hawaii
Vermont
California
Which of these is the correct spelling?
Pittsbergh
Pittsburg
Pittsburgh
Pitsburgh
Albany is the capital of which US state?
New York
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
New Jersey
How many time zones are there in the continental United States?
3
7
5
1
Which of these is the state capital of Nebraska?
Columbus
Sioux City
Lincoln
Omaha
Which is the least populous US state capital?
Montpelier
Frankfort
Pierre
Augusta
New Hampshire has borders with how many other states?
4
5
3
2
How many countries in the world are larger than the US in terms of landmass?
5
2
3
1
In which state is the gambling city of Las Vegas?
Montana
Alaska
Nevada
Hawaii
Missouri state capital Jefferson City is in which time zone?
Central
Pacific
Mountain
Eastern
Which of these is the state capital of New Hampshire?
Rochester
Manchester
Concord
Laconia
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