Government & Natural Disasters
How many US presidents have been from Virginia?
8
How fast is the United States’ fastest speed limit?
85 MPH - Texas
What is the largest office building in the world?
The Pentagon
In what state was the first airplane flight?
North Carolina.
Which state has the largest bat colony in North America?
Texas
What is the only fruit that has its seeds on the outside?
Strawberry.
How many seconds does it take for food to reach your stomach?
7
What was George Washington’s main crop?
Tobacco, Wheat, Hemp
What state has a State Crustacean?
Maryland
What state has the longest floating bridge in the world?
Washington
Which state has the most Bigfoot sightings?
Washington
Winston Churchill owned a lion. What state currently has that lion on display?
Florida
What is the only jersey number to be retired for all MLB teams?
42
What liquid is used in the bloody shower scene in Psycho?
Chocolate Syrup
How long did the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904 Last?
30 Hours - 1500 buildings were destroyed, and resulted in standardized firefighting equipment
What state hosts the beaver as its state animal?
OR
What state has the oldest city in the United States?
Florida
Which state has a location that was awarded “best drinking water in America?"
Nevada - Lake Tahoe
What U.S. state has the biggest deceased polar bear on earth? (encased, and on display)
NV - in a coffee shop
What was the first video recording of?
A Horse Running
In what country is the longest hiking trail in the world?
The Great Canadian Trail - 14,996 miles
How many people were killed in the 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens?
57
What state’s state beverage is milk?
NC
What state is the tallest lighthouse in the US in?
NC
85% of all commercial trout in America comes from a single state. Name that state.
Idaho
How large, in miles, is the largest single organism on earth?
2.4 Square miles. (Honey Fungus, Oregon)
GOMAD is an old bodybuilding technique. What does GOMAD stand for?
Gallon of Milk a Day
The highest golf course in the world was Tactu Golf Club. How many feet above sea level is that course?
14,335
What state had the deadliest natural disaster in US history?
Great Galveston Storm of 1900 - 8,000 dead
A football team in the US is named after a poem. Name that poem.
The Raven - EAP - is from Baltimore
What was the original name of the Hoover Dam?
The Boulder Dam, changed back after FDR’s death
Which state hosts the deepest lake in the U.S. ?
OR
Florida hosts an annual competition where competitors try to throw a fish furthest from Florida, across the border, and into Alabama. What fish do they throw? (Also a hairstyle popular in Florida)
Mullet
In 2019, what was the top New York Times Best Seller?
Where The Crawdads Sing
What are the cities between which the shortest European flight takes place?
(Helsinki, Finland - Tallinn, Estonia)