Fun State Facts
What state has the world's largest astronomical observatory?
Hawaii
Arizona
Washington
New Mexico
Hawaii
What company released the first mass produced color television set in 1954?
General Electric
RCA
Zenith
Philco
RCA
What letter was to be worn in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne?
The Letter A
Who was the first Chancellor of a unified Germany in 1871?
Wilhelm II
Otto von Bismarck
Frederick the Great
Konrad Adenauer
Otto von Bismarck
What state has the only active diamond mine?
Arkansas
What iconic theme park opened in 1955?
Knott's Berry Farm
Six Flags
Disneyland
Universal Studios
Disneyland
Who is the author of Animal Farm
George Orwell
Who was assassinated 2 months after Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968?
Malcom X
Robert F. Kennedy
Medger Evers
John Lennon
Robert F. Kennedy
What is the only city to reject an Olypmic games?
Denver, to host the winter olympics in 1976
What widely used household appliance was introduced by Whirlpool in the 1950s?
Dishwasher
Clothes Dryer
Refrigerator with an automatic defrost
Electric stove?
Refrigerator with an automatic defrost
Who is the author of Alice's Adventure in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
Who was the ruler who is credited with modernizing Russia in the late 17th century to the early 18th century?
Ivan the Terrible
Catherine the Great
Peter the Great
Alexander II
Peter the Great
What state has the longest main street in America?
New York
Idaho
Georgia
Kansas
What major medical device, widely used today, was the first successfully tested in the 1950's?
Pacemaker
MRI Sacnner
Insulin Pump
Cochlear Implant
Pacemaker
Which novel features the dystopian society ruled by the World State?
The GiverBrave New World
Who was the composer of the German national anthem, adopted in 1922?
Johan Sebastian Bach
Beethoven
Joseph Haydn
Richard Wagner
Joseph Haydn
What state is regarded as the 'home of the blues'?
Lousiana
Kentucky
Mississippi
Georgia
Mississippi
What company released the first mass-produced electric guitar in the 1950s?
Gretsch
Rickenbacker
Gibson
Fender
Fender
In the story, The Wind in the Willows, what are the two main animals?
A toad and a Rat
A fox and a Mouse
A bear and a Robin
A pig and a Fish
A toad and a rat
What Scandanavian country stayed neutral during both world wars?
Sweden