USA Culture
Question: In the USA what do Americans call 10 cents?
Answer: A Dime
Question: Which USA State has the Union Jack on its flag?
Answer: Hawaii
Question: What colour is a New York City taxi?
Answer: Yellow
Question: Which USA State is sometimes referred to as the Empire State?
Answer: New York
Question: By what name is the legendary wild-west character William Bonney better known?
Answer: Billy the Kid
Question: Which is the largest of the Great Lakes of North America?
Answer: Lake Superior It is the largest in terms of both surface area and volume of water.
Question: What was the name of the purchase of nearly one million square miles of land by the United States from Napoleon’s France in 1803?
Answer: The Louisiana Purchase Napoleon was only interested in an European Empire for France so sold French interests in what today is the USA.
Question: Which river flows through the Grand Canyon?
Answer: Colorado River
Question: Which US sheriff in 1881 surprised and killed Billy the Kid in a darkened bedroom?
Answer: Pat Garrett
Question: In the USA in the 1860s, the Pony Express advertised itself as being able to get messages between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts in how many days?
Answer: Ten
Question: In which town did the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral take place in 1881?
Answer: Tombstone in Arizona
Question: Which rifle is often referred to as The Gun that Won the West?
Answer: The Winchester Rifle (model 1873) This Rifle (and its carbine equivalent) had a lever-action (aka Martini-action) mechanism that allowed it to fire a number of shots before being reloaded.
Question: After whom is the American city St Louis named?
Answer: King Louis IX of France Much of central USA was in French hands until sold by Napoleon to the USA
Question: Which US city, often abbreviated to OKC, is the home of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum?
Answer: Oklahoma City