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IQ Curator - USA (United State America) General Knowledge Quiz Answers - Trivia Quiz



IQ Curator - US (USA) General Knowledge (GK-GS) Quiz Answers  - Trivia Quiz
IQ Curator - US (USA) General Knowledge (GK-GS) Quiz Answers  - Trivia Quiz

 

What is the capital of the USA?
Washington DC

What currency is used in the USA?
US Dollar

How many stars are there on the US flag?
50

What was the last state to join the United States of America?
Hawaii

The USA are the third-largest country in the world. What are the first and second largest?
Russia and Canada.

What is the anthem of the USA?
Star-Spangled banner

What is the US national bird?
Bald Eagle

What is the least populous state in the USA?
Wyoming

How many states is New England made of (+ 1 bonus point per state name)?
Six. Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island.

What is the smallest US bank note you can get (as in lowest value)?
1 dollar.
 

Who invented the Cherokee alphabet?
Sequoyah

When was the Battle of New Orleans?
1815

When did the World Trade Center open?
1973

What is the largest National Park in the USA?
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

When did Magic Kingdom, Disney World in Florida, opened?
1971

Which ocean borders the USA on the west?
Pacific Ocean

How many countries share borders with the USA (+ 1 bonus point per name)?
Two. Canada and Mexico.

What is the highest peak in the USA?
Denali, Alaska

The Statue of Liberty was a gift from another country. Which one was it?
France

How many states are there on the American mainland?
49

What is the biggest and most populous US territory?
Puerto Rico

What is the most populous city in the US?
New York City

What is the largest US State by land area?
Alaska

What is the longest river in the US?
Missouri River

In which US city can you find the Alamo?
San Antonio, Texas

Which famous American artist was living in a mansion called Graceland?
Elvis Presley

Who was nicknamed “King of Pop”?
Michael Jackson

In which state was Taylor Swift born?
Pennsylvania

Who were the 3 members of Destiny’s Child (1 point per member)?
Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams.

Which American singer is best known for the songs “Purple Rain” and “When Doves cry”?
Prince

From which Madonna album is “Hung up”?
Confessions on a dance floor

What is Mariah Carey’s famous Christmas song?
All I want for Christmas is you

Who sang “Born in the USA”?
Bruce Springsteen

Which American rapper’s real name is Marshall Bruce Mathers III?
Eminem

Which American singer and civil rights activist sang “Think”?
Aretha Franklin

Which book written by Harper Lee was published in 1960 and is widely read in high schools and middle schools?
To Kill a Mockingbird

Which American Prize is an award for achievements in literature within the USA?
Pulitzer Prize

Who wrote The Great Gatsby?
F. Scott Fitzgerald

Which novel by Ernest Hemingway portrays American and British expats traveling from Paris to the Festival of San Fermín in Pamplona?
The sun also rises

Who wrote Catch-22?
Joseph Heller

Which book is considered as Nathaniel Hawthorne‘s Masterwork?
The Scarlet Letter

In which book can you find the characters George Milton and Lennie Small (+ Bonus point for the author)?
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Which book was recently adapted in a movie starring Emma Watson, Saoirse Ronan,  Florence Pugh and Eliza Scanlen (+ Bonus point for the author)?
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Who wrote “Gone with the Wind”?
Margaret Mitchell

Which book by American writer Ray Bradbury is a 1953 dystopian novel?
Fahrenheit 451

Which 2006 movie features two shepherds called Ennis and Jack?
Brokeback Mountain

In which two states can you find the Universal Studios?
California and Florida

Who played Lorelei in “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”?
Marilyn Monroe

Who played Solomon Northup in “12 Years a Slave”?
Chiwetel Ejiofor

Which 1957 movie directed by Sidney Lumet is set in a courtroom?
12 Angry Men

Who plays Don Vito Corleone in the Godfather?
Marlon Brando

What is the name of Jennifer Lawrence’s character in The Hunger Games?
Katniss Everdeen

Who directed “Pulp Fiction”?
Quentin Tarantino

Who plays Forrest Gump?
Tom Hanks

On which river does Sully land the plane in the movie Sully?
The Hudson River

Who plays Jessica in “New Girl”?
Zoey Deschanel

How many seasons of “The Big Bang Theory” are there?
12

Who plays Francis Underwood in “House of Cards”?
Kevin Spacey

What is the name of Sofía Vergara’s character in “Modern Family”?
Gloria Delgado

In Gilmore Girls, who is Rory’s boyfriend in college?
Logan Huntzberger

For which agency does Donald Draper work in “Mad Men”?
Sterling Cooper

In which city is “Jane The Virgin” set?
Miami

What is the name of the cafe in “Friends”?
Central Perk

What is the name of Taylor Schilling‘s character in “Orange is the New Black”?
Piper Chapman

In which state do The Sopranos live?
New Jersey

When did the US declare independence from Britain (full date)?
4th of July 1776

When did Christopher Columbus discover the Americas?
1492
 

Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson

How did the Dutch settlers originally named Manhattan?
New Amsterdam

When was slavery abolished in the US?
1865

Which battle was fought between the 1st and 3rd of July 1863?
Battle of Gettysburg

Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong

What happened on the 7th of December 1941?
Attack of Pearl Harbor

In which city was Martin Luther King, Jr. killed?
Memphis

Who was the first and only president to resign?
Richard Nixon

Who was the first president of the USA?
George Washington

Who was George W. Bush’s vice president?
Dick Cheney

Who was Donald Trump’s first wife?
Ivana Trump

When did Bill Clinton become President?
1993

Which US President was the 76th governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975?
Jimmy Carter

Which US President was an actor who played in Bedtime for Bonzo?
Ronald Reagan

What is the name of the official residence of the US Presidents?
White House

Who was the 44th US President?
Barack Obama

Who was JFK’s wife?
Jaqueline (“Jackie) Kennedy

Who was President when 911 happened?
George W. Bush

In which state was the Key Lime Pie invented?
Florida, in the Florida Keys to be more specific.

What is the name of the iconic “Golden Sponge Cake with Creamy Filling”?
Twinkies

What sausage is placed on a stick, coated in cornmeal batter and deep fried?
Corn Dog

Where can you find the only McDonalds with a Blue “M”?
Sedona, Arizona

From which state is the Gumbo?
Louisiana

What is a California roll?
A sushi

What type of porridge is made of boiled cornmeal?
Grits

What fish stew originated in San Francisco?
Cioppino

What popular campfire consists of toasted marshmallows, chocolate and crackers?
S’Mores

Which town in Texas is known as the Barbecue Capital of Texas?
Lockhart

When did Maroon 5 sing at the Super Bowl?
2019

What is the name of the hockey team in Tampa, FL?
Tampa Bay Lightning

How many times did the US host the Winter Olympics?
Four times. 1932, 1960, 1980 and 2002.

In which state was Venus Williams born?
California

Who is the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time?
Michael Phelps

Which American boxer was nicknamed “The Baddest Man on the Planet”?
Mike Tyson

Which American surfer won the world surfing championship 11 times?
Kelly Slater

Who won the Super Bowl in 2021?
Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Who was the first American woman to complete a triple axel in competition (figure skating)?
Tonya Harding

Basketball player Tony Parker has dual citizenship. Which ones are they?
American and French.

If you are flying to O’Hare International Airport, where are you flying to?
Chicago

Which one of these two cities is closer to New Orleans? Austin or Miami?
Austin

What is the longest Amtrak route?
Texas Eagle (Chicago to Los Angeles)

What was the first National Park in the US?
Yosemite

Is the distance between New York City and Miami under or over 1,000 miles?
Over, around 1,300 miles.



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