Saturday, March 5, 2022

The US Trivia Quiz

Here’s an interesting USA trivia quiz. Check out how much you know about the States.

 


    1.   80% of the land in the state of ____________________ is owned by the US government.

 

    2.   100 acres of _______________ (that’s originated in Italy) are served in the US every day!

 

    3.   The current US flag features 50 stars and was designed by Robert G. Heft. Heft initially created the American flag in the year of 19___ ___ as a high school project.

 

    4.   ______________________ served as the nation’s capital city for five years between 1785 and 1790.

 

    5.   The United States uses 18% of the world’s __________________.

 

    6.   The fast food chain called ___________________________ is among the largest employers in the U.S. It is believed that 1 out of every 8 Americans have been employed or will be employed there at some point.

 

    7.   At 6,640 miles, the US state of ____________________ has the longest coastline compared to any other state in the country.

 

    8.   The Internet was a US invention. During this decade, 19______s, the Department of Defense granted contracts for packet network systems. ARPANET was the first switching network to be developed.

 

    9.   The United States has the largest economy in the world. The nation’s economy accounts for about ________% of the world’s nominal GDP.

 

    10.  If the state of _______________ were a country, it would rank as the 6th largest economy in the world.

 

    11. ________________ is the second most populated state in the US. The state is the second largest in the country by land area.

 

    12.  Due to its large land area, ___________________ ranks as the second least densely populated state in the country.

 

 

Answer Keys

1.  Nevada

2.  Pizza

3.  1958

4.  New York City

5.  Energy

6.  McDonald’s

7.  Alaska

8.  1960s

9.  25%

10.              California

11.              Texas

12.              Wyoming

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