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American Trivia What state, of the contiguous 48, touches only
one other state? The highest and lowest points in the contiguous
48 states are within 75 miles of one another. What are they? The sign in front of a building on George
Washington Parkway in Langley, Virginia, used to say Fairbank
Highway Research. What does it say now? what was the source of the green copper used to
repair the Statue of Liberty for her 100th birthday in 1986? Who was the only U.S. astronaut to fly in the
Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs? What exactly did the Apollo II crew declare on
a U.S. Customs form upon their return from the moon on July 24,
1969? Who is famous fro staging the first train
robbery? What was the name of the ship on which Francis
Scott Key composed "The Star Spangled Banner" in Baltimore Harbor,
in 1814? French architect Pierre L'Enfant is best
remembered in American history for what? What was the name of the first child born of
English parents in the New World? John Glenn was the first American to orbit the
earth. Who was the second? How many women were among the first 105
colonists to settle in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607? When the first census of the United States was
taken in 1790, what percentage of the population was
African-American? What was the name of the man who shot frontier
legend Wild Bill Hickok in the back while he was playing poker in a
Deadwood, South Dakota, saloon in 1876? On what day of the week in 1492 did Christopher
Columbus set sail for the New World? What was originally on the site of America's
first mint, the Philadelphia mint, which opened in 1792? What bird was imported to the United States
from England in 1850 to protect shade trees from voracious,
foliage-eating caterpillars? What were the five tries in the Iroquois League
when it was formed around 1600?
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