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State	Question	Answer	% Correct
	During what war was West Virginia formed?	American Civil War	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 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%
	What area in western South Dakota had a gold rush in the 1870s?	{Black} Hills	100%
Utah	Who succeded Joseph Samith as President of the Mormons, and led the them west?	Brigham Young	100%
	What Ivy League university was established in Providence in 1764?	Brown	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 singer was born in Mississippi but later relocated to Memphis?	Elvis Presley	100%
	In what day and month of 1859 did Oregon become a state? (hint: same date as Valentine's Day)	February 14	100%
	What modern-day army fort used to house a large portion of the United States' official gold reserves?	Fort {Knox}	100%
	What beverage was invented to help the Florida Gators football team in 1965?	Gatorade	100%
	In what battle did George G. Meade beat Robert E. Lee?	Gettysburg	100%
West Virginia	In what town did the radical abolitionist, John Brown, raid in 1859?	Harpers {Ferry}	100%
	What University, founded in 1636, was the first institute of higher learning in the U.S.?	Harvard	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%
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 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 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%
	What Maine-native wrote books such as "Pet Sematary", "It" and "Cujo"?	Stephen King	100%
	What song did John Denver sing and write about West Virginia in 1971?	Take Me Home, Country Roads	100%
	What product did the Sons of Liberty throw into Boston Harbor in a 1773 "party"?	Tea	100%
	What TV series was created by Matt Groening in 1989?	The Simpsons	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%
New Jersey	Who shot Alexander Hamilton in Weehawken in 1804?	Aaron Burr	89%
	What river did George Washington cross to launch a surprise attack in Trenton in 1776?	Delaware	89%
	What was the last name of brothers John, Robert, and Ted?	Kennedy	89%
	What Kansas resident's lawsuit against the Board of Education led to a 1954 Supreme Court decision that outlawed school segregation?	Oliver Brown	89%
	What state's Portland was named after Maine's Portland?	Oregon	89%
	What holiday was celebrated for the first time (sort of) in 1621?	Thanksgiving	89%
Massachusetts	What ship brought the Pilgrims to Massachusetts?	The Mayflower	89%
Hawaii	What U.S. President was born in Honolulu in 1961?	Barack Obama	88%
	What, until 1903, was the "active" ingredient in Coca-Cola?	Cocaine	88%
	What naval base was attacked by the Japanese airforce in 1941?	Pearl Harbor	88%
	What worldwide popular sport was invented in Hawaii?	Surfing	88%
	What country annexed Hawaii in 1898?	United States	88%
Louisiana	What group of people settled in Louisiana after being exiled from eastern Canada in the 1700s?	Acadians (Cajuns)	86%
	What served as the gateway to over 12 million immigrants between 1892 and 1954?	{Ellis} Island	86%
	What canal, completed in 1825, connected the Hudson River to the Great Lakes?	Erie Canal	86%
New York	What country gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States?	France	86%
	What African-American neighborhood had a literary "Renaissance" in the 1920s?	Harlem	86%
	What Detroit music label recorded the Supremes, Temptations, and Jackson 5?	{Motown} Records	86%
Alaska	What country controlled Alaska between 1733–1867, until it sold Alaska to the U.S.?	Russia	86%
	Wyoming was the first state to grant what people the right to vote?	Women	86%
Wyoming	What was the first national park in the world?	Yellowstone	86%
	What was the first name of President Taylor?	Zachary	86%
	What was the Native American tribe of Geronimo?	Apache	83%
	What author of "The Catcher in the Rye" moved to New Hampshire and become a recluse?	J. D. Salinger	83%
Arizona	What Arizona Senator ran for President in 2008?	John McCain	83%
	What did Colorado legalize in 2012 - becoming the first state to do so with Washington?	Recreational Marijuana	83%
	What country built Fort Christina in 1638 as part of its short-lived U.S. colony?	Sweden	83%
	What Dan Brown novel was published in 2003?	The Da Vinci Code	83%
	In what town did Wyatt Earp have a shootout in 1881?	Tombstone	83%
	What "trail" brought Native Americans to Oklahoma?	Trail of {Tears}	83%
	What did Delaware became the first state to ratify in December 7, 1787?	U.S. Constitution	83%
	What "inescapable" island prison housed notorious inmates such as Al Capone and Machine Gun Kelly?	Alcatraz	80%
	What company was started by two Steves in a garage in Los Altos in 1976?	Apple Computer	80%
California	What Austrian-born celebrity was elected governor in 2003?	Arnold Schwarzenegger	80%
	What type of weapon was first tested in New Mexico in 1945?	Atomic Bomb	80%
	What was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas?	Jamestown	80%
Washington	What volcano killed 57 people when it erupted in 1980?	Mount St. Helens	80%
	What type of boom started in 2006 in North Dakota?	Oil Boom	80%
	What mail delivery service used horse riders between Missouri and California?	{Pony} Express	80%
Virginia	Who is Virginia named for?	Queen Elizabeth	80%
	In what city did a 1947 UFO incident happen 75 miles away?	Roswell	80%
	What type of Native American art was made by carving trees?	{Totem} Poles	80%
	What Kansan aviatrix disappeared over the Pacific?	Amelia Earhart	78%
Kansas	What five-star general from Kansas served as the President?	Dwight D. Eisenhower	78%
	What invention did Samuel Morse demonstrate for the first time in Morristown in 1838?	Telegraph	78%
	What inventor's laboratory was located in Menlo Park?	Thomas Edison	78%
	What president was born in a log cabin in Kentucky, but grew up in Indiana?	Abraham Lincoln	75%
	What tree-planting holiday started in Nebraska in 1872?	{Arbor} Day	75%
Texas	What 1836 battle is the most "remembered" battle of the Texas Revolution?	Battle of {Alamo}	75%
	What team was accused of intentionally losing the 1919 World Series?	Black {Sox}	75%
	What cable news channel was founded by Ted Turner in 1980?	CNN	75%
	In what city did the 1999 Colorado school shooting incident take place?	Columbine	75%
	What bearded, daiquiri-loving novelist lived in Key West from 1931 to 1939?	Ernest Hemingway	75%
	What Vermonter was the leader of the Green Mountain Boys and captured Fort Ticonderoga?	Ethan Allen	75%
	What important coastal city was destroyed by a hurricane in 1900?	Galveston	75%
	What U.S. President was born in Nebraska but grew up in Michigan?	Gerald Ford	75%
	What President was born in West Branch in 1874?	Herbert Hoover	75%
Georgia	Who is the only President to be born in Georgia?	Jimmy Carter	75%
Iowa	What truly gritty actor, known as "The Duke", was born as Marion Robert Morrison?	John Wayne	75%
Maryland	What Maryland native assassinated Abraham Lincoln?	John Wilkes Booth	75%
Colorado	What child beauty queen was murdered in 1996?	JonBenét Ramsey	75%
	What historic highway starts in Chicago and ends in Santa Monica, California?	Route 66	75%
	What was the most populous city in Georgia before the Civil War?	Savannah	75%
Illinois	What was the world's tallest building from 1973-1998?	Sears Tower	75%
	What practice were the federal troops call in to end in schools in the 1950s?	Segregation	75%
	What city, founded in 1565, is the oldest European settlement in the U.S.?	St. Augustine	75%
	What Civil War general lived in Galena, Illinois?	Ulysses S. Grant	75%
Arkansas	What corporation, founded by Sam Walton, became world's largest corporation in 2002?	Walmart	75%
Connecticut	What is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the nation?	Yale	75%
	The first of what type of surgery was performed by Dr. Floyd John Lewis at the University of Minnesota in 1952?	{Open}-{Heart} Surgery	71%
	Which Governor of Alaska ran for VP in the 2008 election with John McCain?	Sarah Palin	71%
	Who was President when the United States bought Louisiana from France in 1803?	Thomas Jefferson	71%
	What U.S. President was assassinated by an anarchist in Buffalo in 1901?	William McKinley	71%
	What Mississippian is worldwide known for being the creator of "The Muppets"?	Jim Henson	70%
	During the Civil War, Grant's capture of what city allowed the North to control the entire length of the Mississippi River?	Vicksburg	70%
Tennessee	What Tennessee politician would have become President if he had been able to win his own state?	Al Gore	67%
	What coastal city was known as "The World's Playground" in the 1920s?	Atlantic City	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 Arizona native led organised farm workers in Chicago?	Cesar Chavez	67%
Oklahoma	What Native American tribe was expelled from eastern Tennessee and forced to walk to Oklahoma?	Cherokee	67%
	What West Virginia native broke the sound barrier in 1947?	Chuck Yeager	67%
	What river was caught on fire in Cleveland in 1969?	Cuyahoga River	67%
	What potato misspeller served as Vice President?	Dan Quayle	67%
	What "King of the Wild Frontier" served as a Tennessee congressman before getting killed at the Alamo?	Davy Crockett	67%
	What famous frontier town was once the ending point for cattle drives?	Dodge City	67%
	What scientific theory was John T. Scopes prosecuted for teaching?	Evolution	67%
New Hampshire	What President, elected in 1852, comes from New Hampshire?	Franklin Pierce	67%
Indiana	In what city was Michael Jackson born in 1958?	Gary	67%
	Who wrote Colorado's official state song, "Rocky Mountain High"?	John Denver	67%
	What type of music was popularized by Cleveland DJ Alan Freed?	Rock & Roll	67%
	What did North Carolina provide at least 125,000 of to the Confederacy during the Civil War — far more than any other state?	Soldiers	67%
	What three-letter agency brought electricity to the Tennessee Valley in the 1930s?	TVA	67%
	What flag was removed from the capital in 2015?	Confederate Flag	63%
	What blockbuster 1939 movie tells the story of a southern belle during the Civil War and Reconstruction?	Gone with the Wind	63%
	World’s largest exhibited skeleton of what extinct mammal was found on a farm in Lincoln County in 1922?	Mammoth	63%
	By what nickname was boxer Joe Frazier known?	{Smokin} Joe	63%
Nebraska	What business tycoon was world's 2nd richest person in 2017?	Warren Buffett	63%
	What online book seller was founded in Seattle in 1994?	Amazon	60%
Montana	In what 1876 battle did Custer meet his end?	Battle of the {Little} {Big} {Horn}	60%
	What outlaw was gunned down by Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner in 1881?	Billy the Kid	60%
	What singer outraged fans by playing electric instruments at a 1965 folk festival in Rhode Island?	Bob Dylan	60%
Missouri	Who was the only President that had Missouri as their home state?	Harry Truman	60%
	What gold rush caused many people to flock to Seattle on their way to Canada?	Klondike Gold Rush	60%
	In what city did many rich people build summer mansions during the Gilded Age?	Newport	60%
	What was made illegal in 1890?	Polygamy	60%
	From 1930 to 1983, Rhode Island hosted the America's Cup races in what sport?	Sailing	60%
	What President played cowboy as a young man in North Dakota?	Theodore Roosevelt	60%
	What family music group originated from Ogden, Utah in the 1970s?	The Osmonds	60%
North Dakota	Since 1987, what economic figure has never exceeded 5%?	Unemployment	60%
	What national park was established in 2019?	White Sand	60%
	In what city did three civil rights marches begin?	Selma	58%
	In what year did Alaska gain statehood?	1959	57%
	What ship spilled oil in 1989 in the Prince William Sound?	Exxon {Valdez}	57%
Michigan	What was the world's biggest corporation by revenue in 1960?	General Motors	57%
	What former pro wrestler was the Governor of Minnesota between 1999–2003?	Jesse Ventura	57%
	What Teamsters union leader was last seen outside a Detroit-area restaurant in 1975?	Jimmy Hoffa	57%
North Carolina	What British colony became known as the "Lost Colony" - due to the unexplained disappearance of its population in 1590?	Roanoke	56%
	What explorer who tried to find El Dorado, founded the above?	Walter Raleigh	56%
	What group of Swiss religious nonconformists moved to Pennsylvania in the 1700s?	Amish	50%
	What "area", famous for UFO's, did USAF acquire in 1955, primarily for flight testing the Lockheed U-2 aircraft?	Area 51	50%
	What battle, fought on Sep 17, 1862, was the bloodiest day in U.S. military history?	Battle of {Antietam}	50%
	What turncoat commanded the American Legion in the Revolutionary War?	Benedict Arnold	50%
	What "Socialist" Vermont Senator politician was a 2016 Presidential candidate?	Bernie Sanders	50%
	What was the dominant Native American nation in Texas from 1750-1850?	Comanche	50%
	What drought hit western Oklahoma in the 1930s?	{Dust} Bowl	50%
	What author bought a house in Ketchum, Idaho and committed suicide in 1961?	Ernest Hemingway	50%
	What daredevil tried to jump over the Snake River in a steam-powered rocket?	Evel Knievel	50%
Nevada	What Nevadan boxer fought Pacquiao in 2015?	Floyd Mayweather	50%
South Carolina	At what fort did the first battle of the Civil War take place?	Fort Sumter	50%
Idaho	What were the original trading European settlers in Idaho looking for?	Fur	50%
	What President, born in Connecticut, passed himself off as a Texan?	George W. Bush	50%
	What TV show was about a mother and daughter named Lorelai and Rory?	{Gilmore} Girls	50%
	What event killed around 2,500 people in 1871?	Great Peshtigo {Fire}	50%
	What city, founded as a trading post in 1634, is the oldest in Wisconsin?	Green Bay	50%
	What musical, based on a John Waters movie, features the song "Good Morning Baltimore"?	Hairspray	50%
Wisconsin	What famous Hungarian-born escape artist grew up in Wisconsin?	Harry Houdini	50%
	What city was the birthplace of both of those governors?	Hope	50%
	Who is given credit as the first European to explore Florida?	Juan Ponce de León	50%
	What holiday is celebrated on June 19th, to mark the day on which slavery was abolished in 1865?	Juneteenth	50%
	What type of "rush" did Oklahoma have 1889?	{Land} Rush	50%
	What type of weapons were mainly being tested at the Nevada Test Site?	{Nuclear} Weapons	50%
	In 1994, what did Oregon become the first state to legalize?	Physician-assisted {Suicide}	50%
	What was discovered in 1930 at Lowell Observatory?	Pluto	50%
	What political party was founded at a meeting at the Little White Schoolhouse in Ripon?	Republican Party	50%
	What Lemhi Shoshone women helped the Lewis and Clark Expedition?	Sacagawea	50%
	Who served as the first president of the Republic of Texas?	Sam Houston	50%
	What name was given to the islands by James Cook?	Sandwich Islands	50%
	What was designed by Emma Edwards in 1891 - the only to have been designed by a woman?	{Seal} of Idaho	50%
	What South Carolina Senator died in 2003 at age 100 - the oldest Senator of all time?	Strom Thurmond	50%
	What sport did Andre Agassi play professionally between 1986-2006?	Tennis	50%
	Name one of the two Stephen King books that were set primarily in Colorado	The Shining \| Misery	50%
	In what city was Elvis born in 1935?	Tupelo	50%
	What river valley was the destination of Oregon Trail pioneers?	Willamette	50%
	Who was the first wife of a president to be referred to as "First Lady"?	Dolley Madison	44%
	What poet wrote "The Song of Hiawatha"?	Henry Wadsworth {Longfellow}	44%
	Near what town did the Wright brothers make the first successful airplane flight?	Kitty Hawk	44%
Maine	What state was Maine part of before 1820?	Massachusetts	44%
	What Wyoming politician has been called the most powerful Vice President of all-time?	Dick Cheney	43%
	What Minnesota Senator served as VP for Lyndon Johnson?	Hubert Humphrey	43%
	The first one took place in 1902. Michigan defeated Stanford 49-0. What was it?	Rose Bowl	43%
	In what city were NASA rockets developed?	Huntsville	42%
New Mexico	What Vince Gilligan was set in New Mexico and ran between 2008-13?	Breaking Bad	40%
	What Nez Perce leader, captured in 1877, said "I will fight no more forever"?	Chief {Joseph}	40%
	What singer recorded songs such as "Johnny B. Goode" and "Roll Over Beethoven"?	Chuck Berry	40%
	What style of blues music originated in Mississippi?	{Delta} Blues	40%
	What industry moved to Los Angeles in order to escape the enforcement of Thomas Edison's patents?	Film Industry	40%
	What monument became the nation's smallest national park in 2018?	Gateway Arch	40%
	What national park was established on the Canadian border in 1910?	Glacier	40%
	Who was the first openly-gay man to win political office in California?	Harvey Milk	40%
	What slugger hit 61 home runs in 1961?	Roger Maris	40%
	The football team of what college were national champions in 2016 and 2018?	Clemson	38%
	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	38%
	What war did the Dayton Accords end in 1995?	Bosnian War	33%
	What chemical company invented nylon, teflon, kevlar, lycra, and much more?	DuPont	33%
	What serial killer, known as Milwaukee Cannibal, murdered 17 men and boys from 1978 to 1991?	Jeffrey Dahmer	33%
	What Yankees from Oklahoma slugger dueled Maris in 1961?	Mickey Mantle	33%
	What landmark on Cannon Mountain collapsed in 2003?	{Old} {Man} of the Mountain	33%
	On what Christian holiday was southern Alaska struck by a strong earthquake in 1964?	Good Friday	29%
	What type of apple was invented by the University of Minnesota in 1960?	Honeycrisp	29%
	What depression-era governor, nicknamed "Kingfish", was assassinated in 1935?	Huey Long	29%
	What part of the state did Michigan acquire after agreeing to cede the Toledo Strip to Ohio?	Upper Peninsula	29%
	Every four years, Iowa has been hosting the nation's first Presidential what since the 1800s?	Caucus	25%
	Who wrote the words to "The Star-Spangled Banner" while watching the bombardment of Fort McHenry?	Francis Scott Key	25%
	Norman Borlaug is known to be the "Father" of what "revolution"?	Green Revolution	25%
	What Vermont Governor ran for President in 2004?	Howard Dean	25%
	What ex-governor ran for President in 2008 and 2016?	Mike Huckabee	25%
	In what tree was Connecticut's royal charter hidden in 1662?	The Charter {Oak}	25%
	What message did Samuel Morse send via telegraph from Washington D.C. to Baltimore?	What Hath God {Wrought}	25%
	What outdoor retailer, famous for its boots, had an unlimited return policy until 2018?	L.L. Bean	22%
	What huge copper-mining company, with a snake's name, went defunct in 1983?	Anaconda	20%
Rhode Island	Who founded Rhode Island after being banished from Massachusetts?	Roger Williams	20%
	The first governors of Delaware went by what title?	President	17%
	What city was founded by Buffalo Bill?	Cody	14%
Minnesota	What retail corporation was founded by George Dayton in 1902?	Target	14%
	What President had Indiana as his home state?	Benjamin Harrison	0%
	What train and bank robber was born as Robert LeRoy Parker?	Butch Cassidy	0%
	What Sioux warrior is subject of a gigantic uncompleted sculpture?	Crazy Horse	0%
	What Ivy League college, located in Hanover, was founded in 1769?	Dartsmouth	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 former Senator Majority Leader who represented Nevada from 1987-2017?	Harry Reid	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%
South Dakota	The idea of what landmark was conceived by historian Doane Robinson?	Mount Rushmore	0%
	What novel was published by Kurt Vonnegut in 1969?	Slaughterhouse-Five	0%
	What nickname did Harry Alonzo Longabaugh receive after stealing a horse in Wyoming?	Sundance Kid	0%
	What Harper Lee was set in the county of Monroeville?	To Kill a Mockingbord	0%
	What country controlled Vermont between 1777–1791?	Vermont Republic	0%
	What lawman was known for his life on the frontier as a soldier?	Wild Bill Hickok	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%

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