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State	Question	Answer	% Correct
New Jersey	Who shot Alexander Hamilton in Weehawken in 1804?	Aaron Burr	100%
	What "inescapable" island prison housed notorious inmates such as Al Capone and Machine Gun Kelly?	Alcatraz	100%
	What Kansan aviatrix disappeared over the Pacific?	Amelia Earhart	100%
	What company was started by two Steves in a garage in Los Altos in 1976?	Apple Computer	100%
	What "area", famous for UFO's, did USAF acquire in 1955, primarily for flight testing the Lockheed U-2 aircraft?	Area 51	100%
California	What Austrian-born celebrity was elected governor in 2003?	Arnold Schwarzenegger	100%
	What type of weapon was first tested in New Mexico in 1945?	Atomic Bomb	100%
	What turncoat commanded the American Legion in the Revolutionary War?	Benedict Arnold	100%
	What Philadelphia resident published "Poor Richard's Almanack"?	Ben Franklin	100%
Vermont	What ice cream brand was founded by Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield in 1978?	Ben & Jerry's	100%
	What "Socialist" Vermont Senator politician was a 2016 Presidential candidate?	Bernie Sanders	100%
	What former Governor of Arkansas became the President?	Bill Clinton	100%
	Of what creatures were there 13 millions in 1870 in Montana but, by 1884, there were almost none?	Bison	100%
New Mexico	What Vince Gilligan was set in New Mexico and ran between 2008-13?	Breaking Bad	100%
Utah	Who succeded Joseph Samith as President of the Mormons, and led the them west?	Brigham Young	100%
	What country was Richmond the capital of between 1861-65?	Confederate States	100%
	What was the most important crop in Alabama before the Civil War?	Cotton	100%
Oregon	What caldera did Mount Mazama form when it erupted about 7,700 years ago?	Crater Lake	100%
	What river did George Washington cross to launch a surprise attack in Trenton in 1776?	Delaware	100%
	What served as the gateway to over 12 million immigrants between 1892 and 1954?	{Ellis} Island	100%
	What canal, completed in 1825, connected the Hudson River to the Great Lakes?	Erie Canal	100%
	What Vermonter was the leader of the Green Mountain Boys and captured Fort Ticonderoga?	Ethan Allen	100%
	In what day and month of 1859 did Oregon become a state? (hint: same date as Valentine's Day)	February 14	100%
	What industry moved to Los Angeles in order to escape the enforcement of Thomas Edison's patents?	Film Industry	100%
Nevada	What Nevadan boxer fought Pacquiao in 2015?	Floyd Mayweather	100%
	What modern-day army fort used to house a large portion of the United States' official gold reserves?	Fort {Knox}	100%
New York	What country gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States?	France	100%
	What beverage was invented to help the Florida Gators football team in 1965?	Gatorade	100%
	What President, born in Connecticut, passed himself off as a Texan?	George W. Bush	100%
	In what battle did George G. Meade beat Robert E. Lee?	Gettysburg	100%
	What TV show was about a mother and daughter named Lorelai and Rory?	{Gilmore} Girls	100%
	What African-American neighborhood had a literary "Renaissance" in the 1920s?	Harlem	100%
	What University, founded in 1636, was the first institute of higher learning in the U.S.?	Harvard	100%
	Who was the first openly-gay man to win political office in California?	Harvey Milk	100%
	What President was born in West Branch in 1874?	Herbert Hoover	100%
Florida	What hurricane devastated South Florida in 1992?	Hurricane Andrew	100%
Mississippi	What was the name of the hurricane that killed 238 people in the state in 2005?	Hurricane Katrina	100%
	What author of "The Catcher in the Rye" moved to New Hampshire and become a recluse?	J. D. Salinger	100%
	What Mississippian is worldwide known for being the creator of "The Muppets"?	Jim Henson	100%
	What Teamsters union leader was last seen outside a Detroit-area restaurant in 1975?	Jimmy Hoffa	100%
Delaware	What Delaware Senator became Vice President in 2008?	Joe Biden	100%
	At what University were four Vietnam War protestors killed in 1970?	Kent State	100%
Kentucky	What famous horse race was inaugurated in 1875 in Churchill Downs?	Kentucky {Derby}	100%
	What Harland Sanders was famous for?	Kentucky Fried Chicken	100%
	What two explorers did Sacagawea join in North Dakota?	Lewis and Clark	100%
	What writer was born in Missouri in 1835 as Samuel Clemens?	Mark Twain	100%
	What Detroit music label recorded the Supremes, Temptations, and Jackson 5?	{Motown} Records	100%
Washington	What volcano killed 57 people when it erupted in 1980?	Mount St. Helens	100%
	What is the name of George Washington's estate?	Mount Vernon	100%
	What boxer floated like a butterfly, and stung like a bee?	Muhammad Ali	100%
Ohio	What Ohio native was the first person to walk on the moon?	Neil Armstrong	100%
	What type of boom started in 2006 in North Dakota?	Oil Boom	100%
	What Kansas resident's lawsuit against the Board of Education led to a 1954 Supreme Court decision that outlawed school segregation?	Oliver Brown	100%
	What Chicago talk show host became the richest African-American person?	Oprah Winfrey	100%
	What Native American woman saved John Smith from execution? (according to legend)	Pocahontas	100%
	What sports movie, set in Philadelphia, won an Oscar for Best Picture in 1977?	Rocky	100%
Alabama	Who refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery in 1955?	Rosa Parks	100%
	The first one took place in 1902. Michigan defeated Stanford 49-0. What was it?	Rose Bowl	100%
	In what city did a 1947 UFO incident happen 75 miles away?	Roswell	100%
	What Maine-native wrote books such as "Pet Sematary", "It" and "Cujo"?	Stephen King	100%
	What product did the Sons of Liberty throw into Boston Harbor in a 1773 "party"?	Tea	100%
	What invention did Samuel Morse demonstrate for the first time in Morristown in 1838?	Telegraph	100%
	What sport did Andre Agassi play professionally between 1986-2006?	Tennis	100%
	In what tree was Connecticut's royal charter hidden in 1662?	The Charter {Oak}	100%
	What Dan Brown novel was published in 2003?	The Da Vinci Code	100%
	What President played cowboy as a young man in North Dakota?	Theodore Roosevelt	100%
	What TV series was created by Matt Groening in 1989?	The Simpsons	100%
	What inventor's laboratory was located in Menlo Park?	Thomas Edison	100%
	What type of Native American art was made by carving trees?	{Totem} Poles	100%
	What national park was established in 2019?	White Sand	100%
Pennsylvania	What Quaker founded the colony of Pennsylvania?	William Penn	100%
	What major event was hosted by Salt Lake City in 2002?	Winter Olympics	100%
Connecticut	What is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the nation?	Yale	100%
Wyoming	What was the first national park in the world?	Yellowstone	100%
	What did Colorado legalize in 2012 - becoming the first state to do so with Washington?	Recreational Marijuana	80%
	What was the Native American tribe of Geronimo?	Apache	75%
	What coastal city was known as "The World's Playground" in the 1920s?	Atlantic City	75%
	What Arizona native led organised farm workers in Chicago?	Cesar Chavez	75%
	What U.S. President was born in Nebraska but grew up in Michigan?	Gerald Ford	75%
Arizona	What Arizona Senator ran for President in 2008?	John McCain	75%
Alaska	What country controlled Alaska between 1733–1867, until it sold Alaska to the U.S.?	Russia	75%
	In what city did three civil rights marches begin?	Selma	75%
	What country built Fort Christina in 1638 as part of its short-lived U.S. colony?	Sweden	75%
	In what town did Wyatt Earp have a shootout in 1881?	Tombstone	75%
	What did Delaware became the first state to ratify in December 7, 1787?	U.S. Constitution	75%
	Wyoming was the first state to grant what people the right to vote?	Women	75%
	What president was born in a log cabin in Kentucky, but grew up in Indiana?	Abraham Lincoln	67%
Hawaii	What U.S. President was born in Honolulu in 1961?	Barack Obama	67%
	What is the term for the violent era when Kansas decided whether to become a free state or a slave state?	{Bleeding} Kansas	67%
	What flag was removed from the capital in 2015?	Confederate Flag	67%
	What famous frontier town was once the ending point for cattle drives?	Dodge City	67%
Kansas	What five-star general from Kansas served as the President?	Dwight D. Eisenhower	67%
	What event killed around 2,500 people in 1871?	Great Peshtigo {Fire}	67%
	What former pro wrestler was the Governor of Minnesota between 1999–2003?	Jesse Ventura	67%
	What was the last name of brothers John, Robert, and Ted?	Kennedy	67%
	The first of what type of surgery was performed by Dr. Floyd John Lewis at the University of Minnesota in 1952?	{Open}-{Heart} Surgery	67%
	What state's Portland was named after Maine's Portland?	Oregon	67%
	What naval base was attacked by the Japanese airforce in 1941?	Pearl Harbor	67%
	What name was given to the islands by James Cook?	Sandwich Islands	67%
	What South Carolina Senator died in 2003 at age 100 - the oldest Senator of all time?	Strom Thurmond	67%
	What worldwide popular sport was invented in Hawaii?	Surfing	67%
	What holiday was celebrated for the first time (sort of) in 1621?	Thanksgiving	67%
Massachusetts	What ship brought the Pilgrims to Massachusetts?	The Mayflower	67%
	What country annexed Hawaii in 1898?	United States	67%
	In what city did the 1999 Colorado school shooting incident take place?	Columbine	60%
	Who wrote Colorado's official state song, "Rocky Mountain High"?	John Denver	60%
Colorado	What child beauty queen was murdered in 1996?	JonBenét Ramsey	60%
	Name one of the two Stephen King books that were set primarily in Colorado	The Shining \| Misery	60%
	In what year did Alaska gain statehood?	1959	50%
Louisiana	What group of people settled in Louisiana after being exiled from eastern Canada in the 1700s?	Acadians (Cajuns)	50%
	What online book seller was founded in Seattle in 1994?	Amazon	50%
	What tree-planting holiday started in Nebraska in 1872?	{Arbor} Day	50%
	What team was accused of intentionally losing the 1919 World Series?	Black {Sox}	50%
	What singer recorded songs such as "Johnny B. Goode" and "Roll Over Beethoven"?	Chuck Berry	50%
	What potato misspeller served as Vice President?	Dan Quayle	50%
	Who was the first wife of a president to be referred to as "First Lady"?	Dolley Madison	50%
	What bearded, daiquiri-loving novelist lived in Key West from 1931 to 1939?	Ernest Hemingway	50%
	What ship spilled oil in 1989 in the Prince William Sound?	Exxon {Valdez}	50%
New Hampshire	What President, elected in 1852, comes from New Hampshire?	Franklin Pierce	50%
Indiana	In what city was Michael Jackson born in 1958?	Gary	50%
	What monument became the nation's smallest national park in 2018?	Gateway Arch	50%
Michigan	What was the world's biggest corporation by revenue in 1960?	General Motors	50%
	On what Christian holiday was southern Alaska struck by a strong earthquake in 1964?	Good Friday	50%
Missouri	Who was the only President that had Missouri as their home state?	Harry Truman	50%
	What city was the birthplace of both of those governors?	Hope	50%
	What was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas?	Jamestown	50%
	Near what town did the Wright brothers make the first successful airplane flight?	Kitty Hawk	50%
	What gold rush caused many people to flock to Seattle on their way to Canada?	Klondike Gold Rush	50%
	World’s largest exhibited skeleton of what extinct mammal was found on a farm in Lincoln County in 1922?	Mammoth	50%
	What was discovered in 1930 at Lowell Observatory?	Pluto	50%
	What mail delivery service used horse riders between Missouri and California?	{Pony} Express	50%
Virginia	Who is Virginia named for?	Queen Elizabeth	50%
North Carolina	What British colony became known as the "Lost Colony" - due to the unexplained disappearance of its population in 1590?	Roanoke	50%
	What historic highway starts in Chicago and ends in Santa Monica, California?	Route 66	50%
	Which Governor of Alaska ran for VP in the 2008 election with John McCain?	Sarah Palin	50%
Illinois	What was the world's tallest building from 1973-1998?	Sears Tower	50%
	What practice were the federal troops call in to end in schools in the 1950s?	Segregation	50%
	What did North Carolina provide at least 125,000 of to the Confederacy during the Civil War — far more than any other state?	Soldiers	50%
	What city, founded in 1565, is the oldest European settlement in the U.S.?	St. Augustine	50%
	Who was President when the United States bought Louisiana from France in 1803?	Thomas Jefferson	50%
	What Civil War general lived in Galena, Illinois?	Ulysses S. Grant	50%
North Dakota	Since 1987, what economic figure has never exceeded 5%?	Unemployment	50%
Arkansas	What corporation, founded by Sam Walton, became world's largest corporation in 2002?	Walmart	50%
Nebraska	What business tycoon was world's 2nd richest person in 2017?	Warren Buffett	50%
	What U.S. President was assassinated by an anarchist in Buffalo in 1901?	William McKinley	50%
	What was the first name of President Taylor?	Zachary	50%
	What style of blues music originated in Mississippi?	{Delta} Blues	33%
South Carolina	At what fort did the first battle of the Civil War take place?	Fort Sumter	33%
	What city, founded as a trading post in 1634, is the oldest in Wisconsin?	Green Bay	33%
Wisconsin	What famous Hungarian-born escape artist grew up in Wisconsin?	Harry Houdini	33%
	What poet wrote "The Song of Hiawatha"?	Henry Wadsworth {Longfellow}	33%
	What type of apple was invented by the University of Minnesota in 1960?	Honeycrisp	33%
	What Minnesota Senator served as VP for Lyndon Johnson?	Hubert Humphrey	33%
	What serial killer, known as Milwaukee Cannibal, murdered 17 men and boys from 1978 to 1991?	Jeffrey Dahmer	33%
Maine	What state was Maine part of before 1820?	Massachusetts	33%
	What political party was founded at a meeting at the Little White Schoolhouse in Ripon?	Republican Party	33%
Minnesota	What retail corporation was founded by George Dayton in 1902?	Target	33%
	During the Civil War, Grant's capture of what city allowed the North to control the entire length of the Mississippi River?	Vicksburg	33%
	What Wyoming politician has been called the most powerful Vice President of all-time?	Dick Cheney	25%
	What chemical company invented nylon, teflon, kevlar, lycra, and much more?	DuPont	25%
	In what city were NASA rockets developed?	Huntsville	25%
	What Nebraskan ran for President several times, served as Secretary of State, wanted to ban the teaching of evolution, and gave the famous "Cross of Gold" speech?	William Jennings Bryan	25%
Tennessee	What Tennessee politician would have become President if he had been able to win his own state?	Al Gore	0%
	During what war was West Virginia formed?	American Civil War	0%
	What group of Swiss religious nonconformists moved to Pennsylvania in the 1700s?	Amish	0%
	What huge copper-mining company, with a snake's name, went defunct in 1983?	Anaconda	0%
Texas	What 1836 battle is the most "remembered" battle of the Texas Revolution?	Battle of {Alamo}	0%
	What battle, fought on Sep 17, 1862, was the bloodiest day in U.S. military history?	Battle of {Antietam}	0%
Montana	In what 1876 battle did Custer meet his end?	Battle of the {Little} {Big} {Horn}	0%
	What President had Indiana as his home state?	Benjamin Harrison	0%
	What outlaw was gunned down by Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner in 1881?	Billy the Kid	0%
	What area in western South Dakota had a gold rush in the 1870s?	{Black} Hills	0%
	What singer outraged fans by playing electric instruments at a 1965 folk festival in Rhode Island?	Bob Dylan	0%
	What war did the Dayton Accords end in 1995?	Bosnian War	0%
	What Ivy League university was established in Providence in 1764?	Brown	0%
	What train and bank robber was born as Robert LeRoy Parker?	Butch Cassidy	0%
	Every four years, Iowa has been hosting the nation's first Presidential what since the 1800s?	Caucus	0%
Oklahoma	What Native American tribe was expelled from eastern Tennessee and forced to walk to Oklahoma?	Cherokee	0%
	What Nez Perce leader, captured in 1877, said "I will fight no more forever"?	Chief {Joseph}	0%
	What West Virginia native broke the sound barrier in 1947?	Chuck Yeager	0%
	The football team of what college were national champions in 2016 and 2018?	Clemson	0%
	What cable news channel was founded by Ted Turner in 1980?	CNN	0%
	What, until 1903, was the "active" ingredient in Coca-Cola?	Cocaine	0%
	What city was founded by Buffalo Bill?	Cody	0%
	What was the dominant Native American nation in Texas from 1750-1850?	Comanche	0%
	What Sioux warrior is subject of a gigantic uncompleted sculpture?	Crazy Horse	0%
	What river was caught on fire in Cleveland in 1969?	Cuyahoga River	0%
	What Ivy League college, located in Hanover, was founded in 1769?	Dartsmouth	0%
	What "King of the Wild Frontier" served as a Tennessee congressman before getting killed at the Alamo?	Davy Crockett	0%
	What drought hit western Oklahoma in the 1930s?	{Dust} Bowl	0%
	What singer was born in Mississippi but later relocated to Memphis?	Elvis Presley	0%
	What author bought a house in Ketchum, Idaho and committed suicide in 1961?	Ernest Hemingway	0%
	What daredevil tried to jump over the Snake River in a steam-powered rocket?	Evel Knievel	0%
	What scientific theory was John T. Scopes prosecuted for teaching?	Evolution	0%
	Who wrote the words to "The Star-Spangled Banner" while watching the bombardment of Fort McHenry?	Francis Scott Key	0%
Idaho	What were the original trading European settlers in Idaho looking for?	Fur	0%
	What important coastal city was destroyed by a hurricane in 1900?	Galveston	0%
	What type of boom began in Indiana in the 1880s?	{Gas} boom	0%
	What British sea captain explored Puget Sound in 1792?	George Vancouver	0%
	What national park was established on the Canadian border in 1910?	Glacier	0%
	What blockbuster 1939 movie tells the story of a southern belle during the Civil War and Reconstruction?	Gone with the Wind	0%
	Norman Borlaug is known to be the "Father" of what "revolution"?	Green Revolution	0%
	What musical, based on a John Waters movie, features the song "Good Morning Baltimore"?	Hairspray	0%
West Virginia	In what town did the radical abolitionist, John Brown, raid in 1859?	Harpers {Ferry}	0%
	What former Senator Majority Leader who represented Nevada from 1987-2017?	Harry Reid	0%
	What Vermont Governor ran for President in 2004?	Howard Dean	0%
	What depression-era governor, nicknamed "Kingfish", was assassinated in 1935?	Huey Long	0%
Georgia	Who is the only President to be born in Georgia?	Jimmy Carter	0%
Iowa	What truly gritty actor, known as "The Duke", was born as Marion Robert Morrison?	John Wayne	0%
Maryland	What Maryland native assassinated Abraham Lincoln?	John Wilkes Booth	0%
	Who is given credit as the first European to explore Florida?	Juan Ponce de León	0%
	What holiday is celebrated on June 19th, to mark the day on which slavery was abolished in 1865?	Juneteenth	0%
	What type of "rush" did Oklahoma have 1889?	{Land} Rush	0%
	What outdoor retailer, famous for its boots, had an unlimited return policy until 2018?	L.L. Bean	0%
	What day was declared an official state holiday in 1875?	Madri Gras	0%
	What West Virginian gymnast won the all-around in the 1984 Olympics?	Mary Lou Retton	0%
	What Yankees from Oklahoma slugger dueled Maris in 1961?	Mickey Mantle	0%
	What ex-governor ran for President in 2008 and 2016?	Mike Huckabee	0%
South Dakota	The idea of what landmark was conceived by historian Doane Robinson?	Mount Rushmore	0%
	In what city did many rich people build summer mansions during the Gilded Age?	Newport	0%
	What type of weapons were mainly being tested at the Nevada Test Site?	{Nuclear} Weapons	0%
	What landmark on Cannon Mountain collapsed in 2003?	{Old} {Man} of the Mountain	0%
	In 1994, what did Oregon become the first state to legalize?	Physician-assisted {Suicide}	0%
	What was made illegal in 1890?	Polygamy	0%
	The first governors of Delaware went by what title?	President	0%
	What type of music was popularized by Cleveland DJ Alan Freed?	Rock & Roll	0%
	What slugger hit 61 home runs in 1961?	Roger Maris	0%
Rhode Island	Who founded Rhode Island after being banished from Massachusetts?	Roger Williams	0%
	What Lemhi Shoshone women helped the Lewis and Clark Expedition?	Sacagawea	0%
	From 1930 to 1983, Rhode Island hosted the America's Cup races in what sport?	Sailing	0%
	Who served as the first president of the Republic of Texas?	Sam Houston	0%
	What was the most populous city in Georgia before the Civil War?	Savannah	0%
	What was designed by Emma Edwards in 1891 - the only to have been designed by a woman?	{Seal} of Idaho	0%
	What novel was published by Kurt Vonnegut in 1969?	Slaughterhouse-Five	0%
	By what nickname was boxer Joe Frazier known?	{Smokin} Joe	0%
	What nickname did Harry Alonzo Longabaugh receive after stealing a horse in Wyoming?	Sundance Kid	0%
	What song did John Denver sing and write about West Virginia in 1971?	Take Me Home, Country Roads	0%
	What family music group originated from Ogden, Utah in the 1970s?	The Osmonds	0%
	What Harper Lee was set in the county of Monroeville?	To Kill a Mockingbord	0%
	What "trail" brought Native Americans to Oklahoma?	Trail of {Tears}	0%
	In what city was Elvis born in 1935?	Tupelo	0%
	What three-letter agency brought electricity to the Tennessee Valley in the 1930s?	TVA	0%
	What part of the state did Michigan acquire after agreeing to cede the Toledo Strip to Ohio?	Upper Peninsula	0%
	What country controlled Vermont between 1777–1791?	Vermont Republic	0%
	What explorer who tried to find El Dorado, founded the above?	Walter Raleigh	0%
	What message did Samuel Morse send via telegraph from Washington D.C. to Baltimore?	What Hath God {Wrought}	0%
	What lawman was known for his life on the frontier as a soldier?	Wild Bill Hickok	0%
	What river valley was the destination of Oregon Trail pioneers?	Willamette	0%
	What is the name of the 1890 massacre of the Lakota people?	Wounded Knee	0%
	What sport has the University of Iowa dominated, winning 23 NCAA championships?	Wrestling	0%