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