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State Fun Facts

Which came first Vocab Quiz?

Name that Thing: Clothes

Mnemonics

Great Moments in Sports

100

Which of the following is the official state neckwear of Arizona?

A. Ascot

B. Bolo tie

C. Neckerchief

D. Infinity scarf

B. Bolo tie

The bolo tie became Arizona's state neckwear in 1971

100

Roller coaster or skateboard?

A. Roller coaster

B. Skateboard

A. Roller coaster

Skateboard made its way into English as early as 1953. Roller coaster has been known since 1883

100

A. Gun flap

B. Epaulet

C. Yoke

D. Collaret

B. Epaulet

100

Never Eat Shredded Wheat

A. Ancient grains

B. Compass directions

C. Allied powers in WWII

D. Presidents represented on Mount Rushmore

B. Compass directions

Starting at the top and going clockwise, compass directions are North, East, South and West

100

Who holds the record for most points scored in a single NBA game?

A. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

B. Wilt Chamberlain

C. Kobe Bryant

D. Michael Jordan

B. Wilt Chamberlain

200

Named for a part of the state's history, which of the following opened its first amusement park in Texas in 1961?

A. Legoland

B. Disney

C. SeaWorld

D. Six Flags

Six Flags refers to the six sovereign nations that Texas has been a part of

200

Mansplain or boy band?

A. Mansplain

B. Boy band

Mansplain came into use as early as 2008. Boy band has been used as early as 1985

200

A. Bolero

B. Toga

C. Kimono

D. Rumba

C. Kimono

200

ROY G. BIV

A. Organ systems of the human body

B. Trigonometric functions

C. What to do in case of a fire

D. Colors of the rainbow

Red, Orange, Yellow Green. Blue, Indigo and Violet

200

Following a car accident that left Tiger Woods hospitalized, many professional golfers wore what color shirt to show support for him?

A. Green

B. Red

C. Yellow

D. Blue

B. Red

300

Nevada comes from a Spanish word that means which of the following?

A. "Cactus"

B. "Gambling"

C. "Snow-clad"

D. "Silver"

C. "Snow-clad"

Nevada's snowy name comes from the snow capped peaks of the Sierra Nevada mountains along its western border

300

Chiweenie or Puggle?

A. Chiweenie

B. Puggle

Puggle has been used to describe a mix between a Pug and a Beagle since 1989, while Chiweenie describes Chihuahua/Dachshund mixes since 2001

300

A. Tongue

B. Spike

C. Pin

D. Shaft

A. Tongue

300

Super Heroes Must Eat Oats

A. Great Lakes

B. Hardness scale of minerals

C. Ranks of British nobility

D. Noble gases

A. Great Lakes

Superior, Huron, Michigan, Erie and Ontario

300

In 2016 the Chicago Cubs won the World Series, breaking a decades-long "curse" said to have been brought on by what animal?

A. Black cat

B. Brown bear

C. Billy goat

D. Spotted pig

C. Billy goat

400

In 1886 Georgia pharmacist John Pemberton created which of the following?

A. Coca-cola

B. Lemonade

C. Chocolate milk

D. Pepto-Bismol

A. Coca-cola

Atlanta has been home to Coca-cola for more than 130 years

400

Skosh or smidgen?

A. Smidgen

B. Skosh

A. Smidgen

Smidgen has been in use since 1845, while Skosh was first used in 1952

400

A. Front

B. Pleat

C. Yoke

D. Placket

400

Every Good Boy Does Fine

A. Dinosaur eras

B. Lines of a treble clef staff

C. Countries in the United Kingdom

D. Ingredients in a Long Island iced tea

B. Lines of a treble clef staff

The lines going from the bottom on up are E, G, B, D and F

400

In 2017 Serena Williams showed remarkable perseverance by winning a Grand Slam title while she what?

A. Was pregnant

B. Had a sprained ankle

C. Had food poisoning

D. Was recovering from eye surgery

A. Was pregnant

500

Until it became its own state in 1820, the area that is now Maine was a part of what other state?

A. New Hampshire

B. Massachusetts

C. Connecticut

D. Vermont

B. Massachusetts

500

Geek or nerd?

A. Nerd

B. Geek

Geek was first used in 1912, while nerd was recently developed in 1950

500

A. Vamp

B. Crown

C. Quarter

D. Bunting

A. Vamp

500

PEMDAS

A. Parts of a flower

B. Layers of Earth's atmosphere

C. Order of gears in automatic transmission cars

D. Order of mathematical operations

500

Along with first-place finishes in three running events at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens took home gold in what event?

A. Pole vault

B. Javelin throw

C. Shot put

D. Long jump