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20. Atlanta
19. Alaska
18. Chester
17. The Waltons
16. Spanish
15. Baton Rouge
14. December
13. Mark Twain
12. Massachusetts
11. Arkansas
10. Los Angeles
9. New Mexico

7. Sarah Palin 8. William B. Travis

5. Philadelphia 6. Condoleezza Rice
4. Route 66 3. The Hoover Dam
2. South Dakota Hawaii were not yet U.S. states)
1. 48 stars (since Alaska and

ANSWERS
USA Quiz Questions III

1. How many stars were on American flags in World War Two?

2. Sioux Falls and Deadwood are in which American state?

3. What great construction is located near near Boulder City, Nevada?

4. What is the Will Rogers Highway better known as?

5. Which American city is home to the Liberty Bell?

6. Who was the first female African-American secretary of state?

7. Who was governor of Alaska from 2006 until 2009?

8. Who was commander of the Alamo garrison at the Battle of the Alamo?

9. The 1947 Roswell UFO incident happened in which U.S. state?

10. In 1992, the Rodney King riots occurred in which American city?

11. Bill Clinton served as governor of which American state?

12. Harvard University is in which American state?

13. Samuel Langhorne Clemens is better known by what name?

14. In which month of 1941 did Japan launch a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor?

15. Name the state capital of Louisiana?
16. What is the second most common language spoken in American homes?

17. Ike Godsey’s Store featured in which classic television series?

18. What was the first name of Fleet Admiral Nimitz of which the supercarrier

the U.S.S. Nimitz is named after?
19. Which American state has the longest coastline?

20. The Bank of America Plaza is the tallest building in a state capital and the

tallest in the Southern United States - in which city is it located?