Category: Brain Teasers

The Residence Act of 1790 allowed for the construction of what city?

Columbus, Ohio
Washington, D.C.
Annapolis, Maryland
Williamsburg, Virginia

The Answer: The correct answer is Washington, D.C.

What was NOT a former name of Atlanta, Georgia?

Marthasville
Thrasherville
Terminus
Peach Grove

The Answer: The correct answer is Peach Grove.

What city was home to the first movie theater in the United States?

Chicago, Illinois
New Orleans, Louisiana
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Indianapolis, Indiana

The Answer: The correct answer is Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

What was the first U.S. city to establish a police force?

Richmond, Virgina
Dover, Delaware
Boston, Massachusetts
Baltimore, Maryland

The Answer: The correct answer is Boston, Massachusetts.

What is the most populous capital city in the U.S.?

Trenton, New Jersey
Phoenix, Arizona
Pierre, South Dakota
Juneau, Alaska

The Answer: The correct answer is Phoenix, Arizona.

The oldest city in the U.S. is in what state?

Florida
North Carolina
West Virginia
Vermont

The Answer: The correct answer is Florida.

Which of these state capitals does NOT fall on the Missouri River?

Jackson, Mississippi
Bismarck, North Dakota
Omaha, Nebraska
Kansas City, Kansas

The Answer: The correct answer is Jackson, Mississippi.

The Oregon Trail started in what city?

Council Bluffs, Iowa
Dallas, Texas
Independence, Missouri
Kansas City, Kansas

The Answer: The correct answer is Independence, Missouri.

In Spanish, what city’s name means, “The Meadows”?

El Paso, Texas
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Sacramento, California
Las Vegas, Nevada

The Answer: The correct answer is Las Vegas, Nevada.

What city is located one mile above sea level?

Reno, Nevada
Tucson, Arizona
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Denver, Colorado

The Answer: The correct answer is Denver, Colorado.