U S Trivia Quiz Questions
In 1990, Idaho and which other state celebrated the centenary of joining the
Union?
A: Wyoming.
What is the second largest of the Hawaiian Islands?
A: Maui.
Who founded the New York City ballet in 1928?
A: Balanchine.
Whose Complete Guide To Running is credited with beginning the craze for
jogging?
A: James F Fixx.
In which theater did The Wizard of Oz have its New York debut?
A: Majestic.
The best US Trivia Quiz Questions With Answers are to be found where in America?
A: Trivia Country!
A: De Forrest.
What was Humphrey Bogart's middle name?
A: De Forrest.
What was CNN Headline News previously known as?
A: CNN 2.
Who followed Calvin Coolidge as US President?
A: Herbert Hoover.
What did Carlton Magee devise in the US for motorists?
A: Parking Meter.
Who was the first American to travel faster than the speed of sound?
A: Chuck Yeager.
Who ordered the Boulder Dam to be renamed the Hoover Dam?
A: Harry S. Truman.
In what year was the first woman elected to the US Senate?
A: 1922.
In 1903 Congress imposed a tax of how much per head for immigrants entering
the country?
A: Two dollars.
What was the first US warship sunk by a U-boat in the Atlantic in 1941?
A: USS Reuben James.
What nickname was given to the group of performers which included Sammy Davis
Jr. and Frank Sinatra?
A: The Rat Pack.
In which state was Bruce Springsteen born?
A: New Jersey.
In which decade was the National University, San Diego, California founded?
A: 1970s.
Which university was founded at Connecticut in 1942?
A: Fairfield.
In which state is the US's second busiest airport?
A: Georgia, Atlanta Hartsfield airport.
Which show made critic Robert Helpmann say, "The trouble with nude dancing is
that not everything stops when the music does?"
A: Oh Calcutta.
What was the name of the first article in the first Reader's Digest?
A: How to Keep Young Mentally.
Who said, "The hardest thing to understand in the world is income tax?"
A: Albert Einstein.
In the first ever Bugs Bunny cartoon, which character tried to kill him?
A: Elmer Fudd.
Who was the first US president Barbara Walters interviewed?
A: Nixon.
Which star of the Back To The Future movies appeared in Caroline In the City?
A: Lea Thompson.
Who followed Calvin Coolidge as US President?
A: Herbert Hoover.
The Mackenzie River flows form which lake to the ocean?
A: Great Slave Lake.
Which Mexican port was seized by US marines in 1914 to prevent the import of
German arms for rebel groups?
A: Veracruz.
Which paddle steamer sank in New York harbor in 1904 with the loss of over
1000 lives?
A: General Stocum.
Who was Vice President during WWI?
A: Thomas R Marshall.
In which language did The Singing Nun sing when she topped the singles
charts?
A: French.
Who recorded the albums Blue and Court And Spark?
A: Joni Mitchell.
Where was the world's largest telescope until 1948?
A: Mount Wilson.
How many Madison Square Gardens have there been before the existing one?
A: Three.
Which art gallery has the largest collection of James McNeil Whistler's
works?
A: Freer Gallery, Washington.
Which road bisects the Balboa Park in San Diego?
A: El Prado.
In which city was the pinball machine invented?
A: Chicago.
What was the name of the first Hollywood movie released by D W Griffith in
1910?
A: In Old California.
