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1
Who was the first emperor of Brazil?
Simon Bolivar
Joao V
Pedro II
Pedro I
2
What president signed the Antiquities Act to create national monuments?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Theodore Roosevelt
3
Which author created the term "Banana Republic"?
Upton Sinclair
James Joyce
Mark Twain
O. Henry
4
What street in New York City is the center of American live theater?
Wall St.
Houston St.
Broadway
Avenue of the Americas
5
What is the largest city in the Southern Hemisphere?
Rio de Janiero, Brazil
Sydney, Australia
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sao Paulo, Brazil
6
Which city was destroyed by an earthquake in 1906?
San Francisco
Port Au Prince
Los Angeles
Belize City
7
Pike's Peak is found in what state?
West Virginia
Colorado
Alaska
Wyoming
8
The Panama Canal connects which two oceans?
Pacific and Indian
Atlantic and Arctic
Pacific and Arctic
Atlantic and Pacific
9
What country was devastated by the strongest earthquake of all time in 2010?
Haiti
Mexico
USA
Guatemala
10
Which of these is NOT owned by the US?
US Virgin Islands
The Panama Canal Zone
Guam
Puerto Rico
11
Which president proclaimed that the USA held a police power over the western hemisphere?
Franklin Roosevelt
James Monroe
Theodore Roosevelt
William McKinley
12
What is the current US population?
Approximately 480 million
Approximately 160 million
Approximately 320 million
Approximately 1 billion
13
Portland is the largest city in two US states. Which one of these has a different largest city?
New Hampshire
Oregon
Maine
14
Which US President declared that the western hemisphere was the sphere of influence of the USA?
William McKinley
James Madison
James Monroe
Theodore Roosevelt
15
Denali, the US's highest mountain, was formerly named after what president?
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Grover Cleveland
William McKinley
16
Which of these was the last to occur?
The Louisiana Purchase
Haiti wins its independence
The United States declared independence
Simon Bolivar leads independence movements in South America
17
What city is the "Crossroads of America" because of 6 major interstate highways meeting there?
Houston
Indianapolis
Chicago
Detroit
18
What is the largest Caribbean island?
Cuba
Trinidad
Puerto Rico
Jamaica
19
When Ponce de Leon discovered Florida, what was he looking for?
Fountain of Youth
Love
El Dorado, city of gold
Rosetta Stone
20
The Northeast and West Coast traditionally support which political party?
Green
Libertarian
Republican
Democratic
21
Which of these tribes did NOT live in the Caribbean region?
Arawak
Maya
Carib
Inca
22
What group was moving during the "Great Migration" of the 1890s to 1970s?
Mormons
Native Americans
Okies
African-Americans
23
What was the title of Charles Darwin's book based on studies in the Galapagos Islands?
Survival of the Fittest
Evolution
The Origin of Species
God is Dead
24
Which US state has been part of 7 countries in its history?
California
Texas
New York
Wisconsin
25
What country won the first World Cup in soccer?
USA
Uruguay
Argentina
Brazil
26
Which of these cities does NOT have at least 1 million people?
Calgary
Toronto
Vancouver
Montreal
27
What notable figure in Southern Literature romanticized the Old South in "Gone with the Wind"?
William Faulkner
Mark Twain
Margaret Mitchell
Harper Lee
28
In what year was Hawaii annexed by the United States?
1982
1889
1892
1898
29
What American songwriter and folk singer won the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature?
John Mellencamp
Pete Seeger
Johnny Cash
Bob Dylan
30
Which country is NOT found on the island of Hispanola?
Trinidad and Tobago
Dominican Republic
Haiti
31
Which country owns the Galapagos Islands, where Charles Darwin conducted his studies?
Colombia
Ecuador
Argentina
Brazil
32
Which is the most populous Canadian province?
Ontario
Manitoba
Quebec
British Columbia
33
The state of Washington has a law that prohibits harming what legendary American creature?
Jersey Devil
Abominable Snowman
Bigfoot
Yeti
34
The Colorado River takes a nickname from what artist?
Michelangelo
Leonardo
Donatello
Raphael
35
Americans are now able to travel to what country for the first time in over 50 years?
Panama
Cuba
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
36
Which of these is NOT common in California?
Earthquake
Tornado
Wildfire
37
Pizarro conquered the Inca and Cortes conquered the Aztec during which century?
16th
18th
17th
15th
38
Which state's capital shares its name with the hometown of "The Simpsons"?
Illinois
Oregon
Missouri
Massachusetts
39
Which of these wars did not take place in South America?
Uruguayan War
War of the Triple Alliance
Football War
Chaco War
40
Which form of music did NOT originate in the Southern US?
Calypso
Blues
Country
Jazz
41
Louisiana and the Caribbean islands have many people of widely mixed ethnicities, called what?
Canucks
Carthaginians
Creoles
Cajuns
42
Where does the US rank in terms of largest countries in the world (by area)?
3rd
4th
1st
2nd
43
Which of these does NOT originate in the Caribbean?
Reggae
Ska
Rumba
Samba
44
The District of Columbia was formed out of land from what two states?
Virginia and North Carolina
Maryland and Virginia
Maryland and Delaware
Maryland and Pennsylvania
45
TRUE OR FALSE: Most illegal immigrants into the US over the past 30 years were Mexican.
TRUE
FALSE
46
Which US state has the strongest French influences in its politics and culture?
Wisconsin
Louisiana
Florida
Iowa
47
Christopher Columbus created what capital city?
El Salvador
Santo Domingo
Washington, DC
Port of Spain
48
What was the name of the deadly pandemic that struck after World War One?
Black Death
Typhoid
Spanish Flu
Bubonic Plague
49
Which of these countries does NOT have a capital city that is "[Country Name] City"?
Panama
Mexico
Guatemala
Honduras
50
Cities whose names end in "burg" were likely named by settlers from what country?
Germany
Italy
Spain
France
51
What is the capital of Puerto Rico?
San Juan
Port of Spain
Cockburn Town
Santo Domingo
52
What was the last major western country to abolish slavery?
Brazil
USA
France
Mexico
53
The Incan capital of Cuzco was located near what modern world capital?
Caracas
Paramaribo
Lima
Buenos Aires
54
The Temptations were a famous group in what music genre?
Jazz
Motown
Gospel
Blues
55
Who was the dictator of the Dominican Republic who murdered at least 10,000 Haitians?
"Baby Doc" Duvalier
Fidel Castro
Rafael Trujillo
"Papa Doc" Duvalier
56
Which Secretary of State purchased Alaska for the US?
Henry Clay
William H. Seward
Hillary Clinton
Charles Evans Hughes
57
In the international slave trade, the largest number of slaves were brought to what location?
Caribbean islands and Central America
United States
Brazil
58
What notable figure in "Southern Literature" wrote stories about Huckleberry Finn & Tom Sawyer?
Mark Twain
Margaret Mitchell
William Faulkner
Harper Lee
59
Which major American event is credited with making baseball into our "national pastime"?
American Revolution
World War One
Civil War
Great Migration
60
Which of these is NOT a traditional belt of the US?
Sun Belt
Rust Belt
Bible Belt
Orion's Belt
61
What is the largest river in the world?
Volga
Nile
Mississippi
Amazon
62
Many reforms were made in Southern society during what period after the Civil War?
Progressive Era
Antebellum
Reconstruction
Era of Good Feelings
63
What is the driest desert in the world?
Atacama
Mojave
Sonoran
Sahara
64
Who was not a negotiator of the Treaty of Tordesillas?
King of France
Pope Alexander VI
King of Spain
King of Portugal
65
Which of these is NOT considered a swing state in American presidential elections?
North Carolina
Illinois
Florida
Ohio
66
What invention helped lead to the growth of the Sun Belt?
Air conditioning
Cotton gin
Steel plow
Television
67
What region was fought over by Paraguay and Bolivia in the 1930s?
Minas Gerais
Mato Grosso
Bahia
Chaco
68
The cold wind in "The Windy City" (Chicago) is caused by what Great Lake?
Lake Superior
Lake Erie
Lake Michigan
Lake Huron
69
Which country lost 70% of its male population in the War of the Triple Alliance?
Argentina
Brazil
Paraguay
Uruguay
70
What is the largest river in the US?
Missouri
Columbia
Mississippi
Colorado
71
The Colorado River flows into what body of water at the Nevada border?
The Mississippi River
The Missouri River
The Great Salt Lake
Lake Meade
72
Which of these is NOT in the Greater Antilles?
Curacao
Cuba
Jamaica
Puerto Rico
73
What is the name of the group who moved from Canada to Louisiana in the 1750s and 1760s?
Carthaginians
Cajuns
Cherokee
Creoles
74
Who invaded Spain and Portugal in the early 1800s?
Julius Caesar
Napoleon
Charlemagne
Genghis Khan
75
Which of these states produces the most timber?
Arizona
Maine
Michigan
Oregon
76
What river forms the border between New Jersey and Pennsylvania?
Cayuhoga River
Hudson River
Delaware River
Connecticut River
77
What state is the "Land of 10,000 Lakes"?
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
Utah
78
Who is known as the "George Washington of South America"?
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Salvador Allende
Simon Bolivar
Jose de San Martin
79
Which state does not include the Appalachian Mountains?
Ohio
North Carolina
Maine
Pennsylvania
80
Who led the Mormons to Utah?
Joseph Smith
Mitt Romney
Brigham Young
Evan McMullin
81
In what year did the US annex Texas?
1898
1854
1945
1845
82
What is the world's longest continuous continental mountain chain?
Andes
Himalayas
Rockies
Appalachians
83
Who was the first US president born west of the Mississippi River?
Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865)
William McKinley (1897-1901)
Herbert Hoover (1929-1933)
Harry Truman (1945-1953)
84
Which of these is not in the top 5 in population in the US?
Chicago
New York City
Houston
Phoenix
85
Toussaint L'Ouverture led the slave revolt that created what country?
USA
Brazil
Cuba
Haiti
86
Which of these is not an explanation for why major cities tend to develop near bodies of water?
Irrigation
Transportation
Food supply
Aliens are vulnerable to water
87
Which of these was chosen as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World?
Christ the Redeemer
Eiffel Tower
Statue of Liberty
Mount Rushmore
88
Which of these is NOT an actual land deal in US history?
Louisiana Purchase
Gadsden Purchase
Hawaii Annexation Treaty
Treaty of Westphalia
89
The longest ongoing conflict in the world is the civil war involving FARC in what country?
Peru
Chile
Colombia
Venezuela
90
Which of these is NOT an island group in North America?
Bahamas
Hawaiian Islands
Greater Antilles
Lesser Antilles
91
What is the largest physical retailer in the United States today?
Kmart
Target
Walmart
Sears
92
What two countries fought the Falklands War?
UK and Argentina
Argentina and Brazil
Argentina and Paraguay
Brazil and Paraguay
93
Which of these is NOT the official language of a Caribbean island?
Russian
Dutch
English
French
94
Who is technically the head of state of Canada?
Queen Elizabeth II
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
A Polar Bear Named Steve
Wayne Gretzky
95
What is the longest river in the United States?
Missouri
Colorado
Mississippi
Columbia
96
What is the national religion of Haiti? "Papa Doc" Duvalier used it to exert power over people.
Protestantism
Catholicism
Islam
Voodoo
97
Which North Carolina city has the smallest population?
Wilmington
Raleigh
Greensboro
Charlotte
98
Which city is nicknamed "Music City"?
New Orleans
Chicago
Nashville
New York City
99
Which of these US states has never been its own country?
Texas
Vermont
Alaska
Hawaii
100
Which of these countries has the United States NOT fought at least TWO wars against?
Mexico
England (United Kingdom)
Germany
101
Which of these Americans has the least money?
Jeff Bezos (Amazon)
Bill Gates (Microsoft)
Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook)
Donald Trump (Trump Organization)
102
Which of these is not considered a Dying City of the Rust Belt?
Cleveland
Buffalo
Detroit
Nashville
103
What law made the Ohio River a boundary between slave and free territory?
Northeast Ordinance
Northwest Ordinance
Southeast Ordinance
Southwest Ordinance
104
John Deere was important due to his improvements to what device?
Steel Plow
Thresher
Cotton Gin
Baler
105
Which of these is NOT the official language of a South American country?
Portuguese
English
German
Spanish
106
What was the first national park in the world?
Yosemite
Jellystone
Yellowstone
Grand Canyon
107
Which of these is not true of a banana republic?
Their economies are based on limited resources
Foreign companies exercise strong control over them
They are typically ruled by dictators
Citizens generally enjoy a high degree of wealth
108
Which body of water does NOT border Cleveland, Ohio?
Lake Erie
Cayuhoga River
Ohio River
109
Which state does NOT have one of its borders formed by the Ohio River?
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Tennessee
110
Due to people of Spanish and French descent, what religion is most common in the Caribbean?
Catholicism
Hinduism
Protestantism
Islam
111
The Great Plains states traditionally support what political party?
Libertarians
Green Party
Democrats
Republicans
112
After the United States, what was the next independent country in North America?
Mexico
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Canada
113
Which of these is NOT a territory of Canada?
Nunavut
Manitoba
Northwest Territories
Yukon
114
John Wesley Powell was the first American to fully explore what national park?
Grand Canyon
Yellowstone
Great Smoky Mountains
Yosemite
115
There has never been a war between two countries that both have what?
The same language
The same religion
Queens
McDonald's
116
Where does the US rank in terms of largest countries in the world (by population)?
1st
4th
2nd
3rd
117
What is the capital city of Canada?
Vancouver
Montreal
Ottawa
Toronto
118
Which country has won the most World Cups in soccer?
Argentina
USA
Brazil
Uruguay
119
Which country has not been invaded by the US since 1980?
Grenada
Haiti
Panama
Cuba
120
It is technically illegal to do what in North Carolina?
Ride a donkey on Main St. on Tuesday
Skip church on Sunday
Play pinball
Sing off-key
121
Which Spanish conquistador conquered the Inca?
Ponce de Leon
Hernando Cortez
Francisco Coronado
Francisco Pizarro
122
Which of these states is in Tornado Alley?
North Carolina
California
Oklahoma
New York
123
Which of these states has the highest average elevation?
New Mexico
West Virginia
North Carolina
Maine
124
"Little Havana" is an immigrant community in what American city?
New York City
Orlando
Los Angeles
Miami
125
Which of these does NOT play a part in determining one's race in Brazil?
Education
Income
Mood
Clothes/Appearance
126
What event led to the movement of the Okies to the Western USA?
Dust Bowl
Civil War
Mexican-American War
Civil Rights Movement
127
Which of these is NOT a main reason for the dying cities of the Rust Belt?
Lazy Americans
Closing factories
Cheaper competition from overseas
Growth of the Sun Belt
128
Jose de San Martin led which country to independence?
Venezuela
Brazil
Haiti
Argentina
129
Which of these is NOT a primary cause for the collapse of the city of Detroit?
Detroit Lions 0-16 record in '08-'09
Loss of tax revenue
High crime rate
Poor education system
130
Which of these states was never part of Mexico?
Colorado
California
Louisiana
Texas
131
What is the highest navigable lake in the world?
Lake Maracaibo
Lake Titicaca
Lake Superior
Lake Mead