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Can you answer five history questions concerning the history of six randomly-changing
U.S. states?
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Delaware
What Delaware Senator became Vice President in 2008?
Joe Biden
What chemical company invented nylon, teflon, kevlar, lycra, and much more?
DuPont
What country built Fort Christina in 1638 as part of its short-lived U.S. colony?
Sweden
What did Delaware became the first state to ratify in December 7, 1787?
U.S. Constitution
The first governors of Delaware went by what title?
President
 
 
Missouri
Who was the only President that had Missouri as their home state?
Harry Truman
What writer was born in Missouri in 1835 as Samuel Clemens?
Mark Twain
What monument became the nation's smallest national park in 2018?
Gateway Arch
What mail delivery service used horse riders between Missouri and California?
Pony Express
What singer recorded songs such as "Johnny B. Goode" and "Roll Over Beethoven"?
Chuck Berry
 
 
Oregon
What caldera did Mount Mazama form when it erupted about 7,700 years ago?
Crater Lake
What river valley was the destination of Oregon Trail pioneers?
Willamette
What TV series was created by Matt Groening in 1989?
The Simpsons
In what day and month of 1859 did Oregon become a state? (hint: same date as Valentine's Day)
February 14
In 1994, what did Oregon become the first state to legalize?
Physician-assisted Suicide
 
 
Florida
What hurricane devastated South Florida in 1992?
Hurricane Andrew
What beverage was invented to help the Florida Gators football team in 1965?
Gatorade
What bearded, daiquiri-loving novelist lived in Key West from 1931 to 1939?
Ernest Hemingway
What city, founded in 1565, is the oldest European settlement in the U.S.?
St. Augustine
Who is given credit as the first European to explore Florida?
Juan Ponce de León
 
 
Virginia
Who is Virginia named for?
Queen Elizabeth
What was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas?
Jamestown
What country was Richmond the capital of between 1861-65?
Confederate States
What is the name of George Washington's estate?
Mount Vernon
What Native American woman saved John Smith from execution? (according to legend)
Pocahontas
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