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Wednesday Quiz - USA Special

Henry Irving
Henry Irving Posts: 85,211
edited June 2010 in Fun, Jokes & Captions
As there is some match between them and some other team this Saturday.

No googling and no answers allowed from our American Cousins

Name the US City

1. Home of the Bears, Cubs and White Sox?

2. The City of Brotherly Love.

3. The City of Angels

4. The oldest capital City in the USA

5. The State Capital of New York

6. According the Song Route 66 winds more the 2000 miles from where to where?

7. Original home of the Dodgers

8. Site of the bus Strike stared by Rosa Parks in 1955

9. 1972 hit for Mott the Hopple

10. Home of the Nationals Baseball Team
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  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,590
    1. Chicago
    2. San Francisco
    3. LA
    5. Albany
    6. Chicago - LA
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,973
    1.Chicago

    2.Philly

    5. Albany

    7.Brooklyn

    10.Washington
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,435
    1 - Chicago
    2 - Philadelphia
    3 - Los Angeles
    7 - Brooklyn
    10 - Washington
  • CHG
    CHG Posts: 4,529
    1. Chicago
  • Sparrows Lane Lion
    Sparrows Lane Lion Posts: 2,797
    1. Chicago
    3. Los Angeles
    4. In New Mexico I think...grrr.
    7. Brooklyn!
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,973
    4. Santa Fe
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,211
    [cite]Posted By: DaveMehmet[/cite]1. Chicago
    2. San Francisco
    3. LA
    5. Albany
    6. Chicago - LA


    [cite]Posted By: ValleyGary[/cite]1.Chicago

    2.Philly

    5. Albany

    7.Brooklyn

    10.Washington

    All correct
    [cite]Posted By: Leroy Ambrose[/cite]1 - Chicago
    2 - Philadelphia
    3 - Los Angeles
    7 - Brooklyn
    10 - Washington

    Ditto


    [cite]Posted By: CHG[/cite]1. Chicago

    yes


    [cite]Posted By: Sparrows Lane Lion[/cite]1. Chicago
    3. Los Angeles
    4. In New Mexico I think...grrr.
    7. Brooklyn!

    Correct. 4 is close but need a name.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,211
    [cite]Posted By: ValleyGary[/cite]4. Santa Fe

    Correct 1050 - to 1150 approx
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,211
    8 and 9 to get.
  • Dave Rudd
    Dave Rudd Posts: 2,865
    9 is Memphis
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  • Dave Rudd
    Dave Rudd Posts: 2,865
    Bonus question for all Jack Kerouac lovers ...

    Where are the most beautiful girls in the world?
  • JT
    JT Posts: 12,348
    1. Chicago.
  • CatAddick
    CatAddick Posts: 2,385
    8. In Alabama somewhere?
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,211
    [cite]Posted By: Dave Rudd[/cite]9 is Memphis

    All the way from....


    [cite]Posted By: Dave Rudd[/cite]Bonus question for all Jack Kerouac lovers ...

    That rules me out then.
    [cite]Posted By: JT[/cite]1. Chicago.

    Let me check to see if anyone else has already got that one. I'll come back to you ; - )
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,211
    [cite]Posted By: CatAddick[/cite]8. In Alabama somewhere?

    Yep but need a name.
  • JT
    JT Posts: 12,348
    ;-)
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,973
    just to carry on we have done quite well on the US subject so far..........

    11. Name the five Great Lakes of North America?

    12.Who is the USA’s most capped International?

    13.What is the longest river in the US?

    14.Smallest state in the US by area?

    15.Venue of the 1994 World Cup Final?

    16.What City is home to the NFL’s Hall of Fame?

    17.Highest peak in Mainland US? (not Alaska)

    18.Most International goals for USA?

    19.What is the association for College Sports in America?

    20.Who is the current coach of the USA team?
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,211
    Gary, a much better 10 questions than mine.

    Please do some more once these have been got.

    13.What is the longest river in the US?

    Mississippi (been on a power boat up the Miss and Missouri)

    14.Smallest state in the US by area?

    Rhode Island

    15.Venue of the 1994 World Cup Final?

    Rose Bowl, Passadena
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,973
    [cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]
    13.What is the longest river in the US?

    Mississippi (been on a power boat up the Miss and Missouri)

    14.Smallest state in the US by area?

    Rhode Island

    15.Venue of the 1994 World Cup Final?

    Rose Bowl, Passadena

    14 & 15 correct.

    13 is actually the other way round (Missouri: 2,540 miles....Mississippi: 2,340 miles) although you are correct that they flow into one another. The Missouri-Mississippi river system is the third longest river in the world.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,211
    11. lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake D... something.
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  • JT
    JT Posts: 12,348
    18. Donovan?
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,435
    edited June 2010
    11. Name the five Great Lakes of North America?
    Erie, Michigan, Superior, Huron, Ontario

    12.Who is the USA’s most capped International?
    Cobi Jones

    13.What is the longest river in the US?
    Mississippi

    14.Smallest state in the US by area?
    Rhode Island or Delaware?

    15.Venue of the 1994 World Cup Final?
    Rose Bowl?

    16.What City is home to the NFL’s Hall of Fame?
    Canton

    17.Highest peak in Mainland US? (not Alaska)
    Mt Whitney?

    18.Most International goals for USA?
    Landon Donovan?

    19.What is the association for College Sports in America?
    NCAA

    20.Who is the current coach of the USA team?[/quote]
    Bob Bradley
  • 101
    101 Posts: 2,456
    18. Mcbride?

    16. Is it a place Called Canton in Ohio i think my Uncle (who is big NFL fan) told me that once but im not sure about any of my answers here lol?
  • Red_in_SE8
    Red_in_SE8 Posts: 5,961
    Des Moines
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,973
    [cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]11. lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake D... something.

    2 correct
    [cite]Posted By: JT[/cite]18. Donovan?

    Correct
    [cite]Posted By: Leroy Ambrose[/cite]11. Name the five Great Lakes of North America?
    Erie, Michigan, Superior, Huron, Ontario

    12.Who is the USA’s most capped International?
    Cobi Jones

    16.What City is home to the NFL’s Hall of Fame?
    Canton

    17.Highest peak in Mainland US? (not Alaska)
    Mt Whitney?

    18.Most International goals for USA?
    Landon Donovan?

    19.What is the association for College Sports in America?
    NCAA

    20.Who is the current coach of the USA team?
    Bob Bradley

    All correct. Gold Star Leroy.
  • Dave Rudd
    Dave Rudd Posts: 2,865
    [quote][cite]Posted By: Red_in_SE8[/cite]Des Moines[/quote]

    Well done, Red_in_SE8. The most beautiful girls in the world are in Des Moines (according to Ti Jean anyway).

    Nice USA geographical question to continue with:

    The most Northerly US state?

    The most Southerly US state?

    The most Easterly US state?

    The most Westerly US state?
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,832
    Alaska is both north and west
    Hawaii is southern
    Rhode Island east ?
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,973
    Little bit harder.....

    21. What state is home to Harvard University?

    22. Who features on the $20 Dollar Bill?

    23. What two States border Washington State?

    24. What state is home to Boise State Unviersity?

    25. How many U.S. presidents have been assassinated?

    26. If i am in the Capital Franfort, what State am i in?

    27. Barack Obama is a graduate of which University?

    28. What Interstate connects New York to Florida down the East Coast?

    29. Where are the Golden State Warriors based? (city, state)

    30. MLK Jnr was born in which city?
  • QatarNapsy
    QatarNapsy Posts: 998
    The most Northerly US state? Alaska

    The most Southerly US state? Hawaii

    The most Easterly US state? Maine

    The most Westerly US state? Hawaii
  • QatarNapsy
    QatarNapsy Posts: 998
    23. Oregon & Utah?

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