American trivia questions and answers. about things like the
statue of liberty, Al Capone, the Boston Tea Party, Fort
Leavenworth, the Titanic and more.
Fun American trivia questions and answers.
How many crates did it take to transport the Statue of Liberty
from France to New York in 1885?
A: 214.
What did gangster Al Capone's oldest brother Jim--who went by the
name Richard "Two Gun" Hart--do for a living?
A: He was a lawman in Nebraska--serving as a town marshal and a
state sheriff.
In an effort to avoid recapture, how did convicted bank robber
Robert Alan Litchfield change his features after his 1989 escape
from Fort Leavenworth, where he was serving a 140-year term?
A: He underwent plastic surgery so he would look like actor Robert
DeNiro.
Why didn't the anti-porn law passed by the town council of
Winchester, Indiana, ever take effect?
A: The editors of the only newspaper in town refused to publish it
claiming the law itself was pornographic. Under local statutes, no
law could take effect until published in a newspaper.
What plant's leaves did American colonists use to brew a tea
substitute following their Boston Tea Party tax protest?
A: The goldenrod's-- the drink it yielded was known as "liberty
tea."
When police and federal agents finally decoded the notation
"K1,P2,CO8,K5" found in a Seattle woman's little black book in 1942,
what did it turn out to be?
A: Knitting instructions:" knit one, purl two, cast on eight, knit
five."
What was the name of the ship that was supposed to accompany the
Mayflower on its historic journey across the Atlantic in 1620?
A :The Speedwell. It was left behind in Plymouth, England, when it
started taking on water.
What well-known millionaire died when the Titanic sank?
A: John Jacob Astor.
What song was the band playing while the Titanic sank?
A: Not "Nearer My God To Thee," as is popularly believed, but the
hymn "Autumn," by Francois Barthelemon.
Who gave our country the name, the United States of America?
A: Thomas Paine.
What article of clothing were women required to wear on the beach
at New Jersey's Atlantic City until 1907--along with their standard
attire of long bathing dresses, bathing shoes and straw hats?
A: Stockings.
How did Massachusetts sea captain Joshua Slocum-- the first an to
sail solo around the world--fight off pirates attacking his sloop?
A: He turned away the barefoot pirates by spreading carpet tacks on
the deck of his boat. Slocum completed his historic
46,000-miole, 38-month voyage in 1898.
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