Answering Quirky Facts About the US States | STATE TRIVIA CHALLENGE
2020 ж. 14 Ақп.
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You've seen me take quizzes on American history, finding the fifty states, and regional dialects, but what about state trivia? After years of studying American life, how robust is my knowledge of state facts? Time to find out.
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I'm a Texan but am literally eating alligator gumbo as I watch this. Good to see the excellent cuisine of Louisiana recognized!
I like it fried with honey mustard (N. Fl.)
Ahh y’all are east Texas Texans (Central) never seen cooked crocodile
@@corywilliams9895 To be fair: everything is good fried with some honey mustard. That’s almost cheating.
@@Jarakin alligator is so damn good
🤬🤢🤢🤢
In the late 1980's, there was a contest to find a new motto for Wisconsin's license plate. It had been "America's Dairyland". My favorite entry, although not the winner was, "Eat Cheese or Die"
Why couldn’t this win?!
What beat that moto?
@@NobleS1236 this page says it's still "America's Dairyland" - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Wisconsin "Cheeseheads" would have been even better...
Canada once held a contest to find a slogan for its country as Americans had with "As American as apple pie." The winning Canadian slogan was "As Canadian as possible under the circumstances."🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Wisconsin's motto should be, "Come and smell our dairy air."
New topic: "When you realize you know more about America, than Americans." Lawrence, I'm an American, but now, I'm learning things about America, from you. And they say we don't know what irony is.
He did think that the Sierra Nevadas were in Nevada and not California though.
@@wta1518 They're in both!
*You* might not know, but I do. It's like goldy and bronzy, only it's made of iron.
@@Hans293 Actually it's steel without the carbon.
His knowledge of geography is astounding and I am ashamed (though not surprised) of the state of conservative-state public education, of which I was a victim. (But public ed needs MORE money, don't get me wrong. It also needs state lawmakers to stop being such idiotic meddlers dumbing people down.)
I read the first sentence for Wyoming and said, out loud, “Wyoming.” And then proceeded to practically die laughing as it mentioned the two escalators. By the way, those two escalators are in two banks in Casper, Wyoming.
Alligators fear one thing! A Cajun with a knife and fork!
Now the folks around south Louisiana Said Amos was a hell of a man He could trap the biggest, the meanest alligator And he'd just use one hand That's all he got left 'cause an alligator bit it Left arm gone clear up to the elbow
Ain't that the truth! Fry up some gator, make some gator sausage, throw it in a gumbo mmmhmmm that's some good shit right there I tell you that much.
Haven a gator po boy with some jambalaya is one of the best feeling ever
Gators are tasty!
It's just like chicken
You: "They eat alligators!" Me: "Turn about is fair play!"
Eat them before they eat us.
FrankD71864 I heard about Turducken and I ate alligator when I lived in Michigan... so I was thinking of the Great Lakes State! And then I found out I should live in many more states, or at least visit!
That's more common here in Louisiana. Alligator sauce piquant is absolutely delicious.
pisswobble blood sausage has been pretty common here. It’s just the USDA that doesn’t allow it to be sold anymore, so it lost favor in the public. Besides, alligator is almost as delicious as crawfish. 🦞
And the funny thing is, alligator, really does taste like bland chicken..
Wow, I was born here and have been around for 72 years, love trivia and I didnt know near as many as you know. Way to go transplant, love your videos, have enjoyed many of them !!!
The first McDonald's was not in Illinois. It was in California. Ray Kroc opened his first franchise in Illinois, before buying the entire company for a song. It's an interesting story if you ever feel like looking into it.
I believe the Illinois McD. was in Des Plaines -- ???
@@Lilactime402 yes
He didn't buy it for a song. He paid one million dollars of mostly borrowed mony to the McDonald brothers inthe early 50s. And that's for one successful restaurant.
But hey that hotel in Illinois that's all about Mickey D's is pretty neat.
Came down here to point just this out. Perhaps, they view this by the fact that Dick and Mack were forced to rename their restaurant after the deal(always read the fine print).
I live in Iowa, and a fun little fact here is that we have a giant cow sculpture, made out of butter, at the Iowa State Fair
Yes and always have another butter sculpture next to the butter cow. One year I went there wasba butter Harry Potter.
We also have those in NY
We have giant butter cows (& other butter animals) at the Ohio State Fair
My mother would leave it out of the fridge.
We also have a sculpture made of butter at our state fair in Oklahoma.
I gotta say, at first I felt kind of sad that some Brit seems to know more about all these facts than I do, being an American, but as it went on I just saw that your knowledge on this came from a deep amount of learning and skilled deduction. Good job man.
Oros Abaddon is right. A lot of us do not have serious knowledge of the United States because we are born here and, well, we really do not need to know. We are not ever going to apply for citizenship. I am 59 years old and once I was done with school, never ever, has anything in my life required that I take a test over USA knowledge. But, were I interested in moving to another country (never will happen); I would probably do research and try to learn as much as possible about that country. Now, that being said, my husband is a serious history buff -- all history. Ever since he was a child he could never read enough about history. And to this day he still studies history because he is fascinated by it. I could care less. I do not have an interest in past things -- I am always focused on the present and the future. My vast knowledge would be in skills. I am fascinated by craftsmanship. Carpentry; masonry; needlework; sewing; pottery; gardening; etc. all of which I partake in. So, all of us have something we are intently knowledgeable in. It is all based on preferences. To not have the same knowledge of another, does not make us stupid. And the knowledge we do have does not make us brilliant or superior. How we use that knowledge and, most importantly share that knowledge, makes us all great.
@@reesaserik3759 There is an old expression, "He who does not know history is doomed to repeat it!" 'nough said?
yeah you got to know this guy cheated, took the test before and wrote down answers and got a few wrong to make it look legit hahaha
I did about as well as he did. I've lived in lots of different states and I also like to know trivia about different places. It seems a shame to me that folks don't want to know about where other people live.
As a West Virginian, the New River Gorge bridge is a sight to see with awesome white water rafting on the New River
Really worth visiting. Lots of outdoor activities there.
And we still have a Kanawha County, on the Kanawha River.
I get the impression, that you genuinely enjoy being in the states. It's fun to watch your discoveries.
The first question says "the only American city to host the Olympics twice is in this state." Los Angeles, California has also hosted twice, in 1932 and 1984.
The Rock'n'Roll Millennial YEP
They probably forgot to add the word "winter" to account for Lake Placid, New York.
They'll host it again in 2024
and Squaw Valley winter olympics in 1960.
Same thing with Lake Placid, NY and the Winter Olympics, 1932 and 1980.
When your state isn't even put in for a fake answer....
Utah, Colorado, and Maryland. Yep, it's so stupid. Like what the heck!?
Raechel Heaton yeah.. I was just going to comment no love for Maryland in this quiz.
Ran D_D No love for the fifth most populated state in the country
Utah sad noises.
They also gypped Florida with that Louisiana question; we have and eat more alligators than they do.
This man knows more about US geography than me. Amazing how he can recall at Will a state bordered by eight others. I feel a little ashamed right now.
I'm impressed and flattered that you've learned so much about our fine country. Thank you Lawrence for a delightful video.
I saw "pastry stuffed with ground beef and cabbage," and immediately thought "yeah that's a very Nebraska thing to do."
People in Nebraska call them Reunions but My grandmother who was German ancestry called them cabbage buns.
They really love black pepper.
That's a very Eastern European thing to do.
@@mattpeacock5208 Yeah Nebraska is basically America's Eastern Europe.
@@mattpeacock5208 It's from Germany.
Q: Why do so many astronauts come from Ohio? A: Because if you grow up there, you want to get as _far_ away as possible when you graduate.
I’m from Ohio. I resemble that comment! 😉
I’m from Cincinnati and it’s true, not much here. My uncle wasn’t an astronaut but was on a team when he was at Ohio State University that worked with NASA to develop a gel for the seats of the space shuttle. They ended up not using it and repurposed it using it for hospital beds. It was great for a little bit but they found out the gel held in too much heat and was causing issues with the patients so it’s not used anymore. He had a stroke a few years ago and developed locked in syndrome. Such a horrible thing to go through. We had to clean out his apartment that was stacked to the ceiling, literally, with books. 30 years worth. He had so many on fluid dynamics. He got his PhD in physics from Ohio State and even taught physics there for a bit. He died from complications months after the stoke. So horrible seeing such an independent man become completely dependent on people and suffer so much... RIP Bob.
from ohio wayy to drunk to fly
dner75 over done joke, but still a good one
@@anieanton7266 And here is I thought I was being original. I spent 3 months in Columbus for a work project. Other than the pillheads, I actually enjoyed it. The women were easy and affable. A rare combination.
So happy to hear you pronounce “Kanawha” correctly. 😃. It’s not easy, and even folks from West Virginia who are not from that county often pronounce it incorrectly.
The Gulf of Mexico is not an ocean or sea. But Florida does border the Atlantic Ocean and the Sargasso Sea. Great Job!
I'm a lifetime citizen and I only bested you by three questions. You've definitely been paying attention during your stay. You're a keeper!
I thought everyone knew Davy Crockett was born on a mountaintop in Tennessee, greenest state in the land of the free. That was the biggest clue for me on that question.
I started singing it in my head as soon as he said Davy Crockett!
I guess if you are from TN you know it. TX folks may or may not appreciate TN folks. Ha ha.
@@perryrush6563 Y'all best appreciate the Tennessee Volunteers. A lot of them died so you could be a Texan.
@@magnificentfailure2390 ha ha ha. I'm from TN. Ha ha. I have lived in New Mexico for 3 years. I tease the Texans about TN. Hence how I commented that some know, and some don't.
@@perryrush6563 my grandfather's people moved from TN to TX with Crockett 's sons. And they originally moved from NC to TN with the Boones.
Alligator is so good. Also knew it was Louisiana as soon as I heard "turducken"
Man you know American history, and geography better than most native-born Americans. Congrats!
McDonald's was started in So. California, the first *franchise* McDonald's was in Illinois.
The first *Ray Kroc* franchise McDonald's was in Illinois. The McDonald Brothers franchised a few in California, and at least one of them still exists. The IL McDonald's was the 9th overall.
@@jb888888888 The company did eventually say that the first McDonald's was in San Bernardino CA. But you are right about Kroc opening his first McDonald's in Illinois.
@TheOerdin Ah man San Bernardino isn't big enough to be it's own city instead of "greater LA".
@TheOerdin Oh sorry...
I was just about to post I thought it was San Bernadino, CA
Good job on getting the Arizona question. Most people have no idea how incredibly diverse the climate and geology of Arizona actually is.
drove to Nevada from Oklahoma. omg Arizona has so many environments
@@405bikelifeallin5 Everything from sand dune desert to tundra. I've lived in Arizona my whole life and it always amazes me that I can be in the 119 degree desert around Phoenix, and within a 1 to 2 hour drive I can be in a sand dune, a pine forest, or a rolling hill grassland.
Yes. It can be 100 in Tucson and Flagstaff is covered in snow the same day. Similar shift happens driving from San Fran to Sierra Nevada Mts. Flag averages 81 inches a year compared to 24 in. as the US average/mean. You can go from a Saguaro cactus forest in Tucson to snowsking in a couple of hours. Snowflake AZ is not an oxymoron!
@@LarryHatch I went to visit my brother several years ago in Phoenix during the summer. We stopped in Flagstaff. It was really nice and pleasant. Then we drove on to Phoenix, aka HELL. We got there at midnight and it was 99°. I could feel the heat coming up off the concrete when I stuck my arm out. I hated every minute of it and haven't been back since. God did not intend for people to live there.
Kur Norock true that until last month, I thought Arizona was nothing but desert.
As far as I found when looking into Levi Strauss history, blue jeans were first invented by a tailor serving miners during the California Gold Rush when he was begged to make pants that would hold up in the mines. Eventually, he sold the rights to Levi Strauss. The confusion may have come from the name of the Sierra Nevada mountains, which lie mostly in California, with only part of them in Nevada.
The name is from the Spanish so he was pronouncing it correctly.
@@TheInkPitOx I don’t think I mentioned anything about pronunciation, so I don’t know what name you mean.
I love how Brits say 'Kentucky'.
Louisiana/Mississippi boy here 1) Alligator is delicious. Tastes kind of like catfish but the texture of chicken. Blackened is my favorite. 2) As it’s been said elsewhere, this quiz is suspect. The question about Florida said it boarders two different oceans. It does not. The Gulf of Mexico is part of the Atlantic. It FEELS like two different oceans, but it isn’t.
Technically it’s all one ocean. There’s no solid and continuous divider anywhere that would create separate oceans
They didn't say 'borders,' they said 'proximity.' Among the choices and other qualifiers, they probably meant 'nearest to the Panama Canal'
@Angelous Mortis they must have discovered the Southern Ocean sometime after I was in grade school. Imagine, a whole ocean they apparently missed!
I think Alligator tastes like scallops
Louisiana girl here. I love alligator it's so good would add though that you have to be careful cooking it because it can get tough really quick
As a Missourian, we got a lot of attention on this one. Yes, we are west of the Mississippi and yes, we are bordered by 8 states.
And the only state with two Federal Reserve Banks (Kansas City and Saint Louis).
Part of Missouri is east of the Mississippi and part of Illinois is west of the Mississippi. The the massive earthquake in the New Madrid area altered the course of the Mississippi.
@@vincentlewis5 How is part of Missouri east of the Mississippi? Are you thinking of Easy St. Louis? That's Illinois
@@whatabouttheearth The boundary of Missouri was set before the New Madrid earthquake. The Mississippi River cut a new channel after the New Madrid Earthquake. Look at map of Missouri or Illinois near Grand Tower, Il.
@@whatabouttheearth Look at the Missouri and Illinois border on Google maps, or ANY state that borders the Mississippi river. They ALL have enclaves.
Your US and state knowledge is amazing. It far exceeds most Americans. Props to your dad.
Alligators are delicious, but don't bring it home alive, or throw it through a drive thru window. Yes a Florida man actually did that. Second, there are alligators from Texas, east until South, or North Carolina. They often hangout on golf courses, in case you play. I definitely recommend a trip to Louisiana! It's a very unique state, & a lot like its own little country.
I had to laugh because you seem to know more about the United States than many Americans!
Alaska is actually the only 2 ocean state.
It's also the most eastern state in the US. I know, I said "say what?" when I first heard that too. Elusion islands actually extend into the eastern hemisphere. After looking that one on google earth my "say what?" Turned into "damn" lol
@@larrypaul2462 yep the distance between attu island and my hometown of Juneau is about the same distance between the east and west coast
but America's day starts on Guam
@@sirclarkmarz *state*, not territory
Pacific and Arctic?
Born and raised in the states and I've said Ne-VAH-DAH my whole life and no one has corrected me. Say it how you want. Also we get gators from Mississippi following the coast to florida up to North Carolina. I'm from NC and a lot of seafood restaurants here sell gator.
I was thinking the same thing about Nevada.
Congratulations!! You can answer more of these questions correctly than most Americans can!!! Look man, I’m from Delaware and I have told people this in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Arizona and California and I have met NUMEROUS Americans who didn’t even know that Delaware is an actual state!! I’ve even been asked if it is part of Maryland or Pennsylvania. And DELAWARE IS THE FIRST STATE!!!! Sad. Just sad! 🤦🏽♀️
The blue jeans one is kind of unclear too, because the tailor who made the first pair of jeans was a tailor in Reno, Nevada, but they weren't yet jeans at that point (just pants reinforced with rivets). He then patented the design in California with the help of his friend Levi Strauss, who had a business selling dry good in San Francisco, and moved to California shortly after. So you could argue that jeans as we know them were invented in California, but the first jean like pants and the idea that became jeans happened in Nevada...
That depends on your definition of "jean like" Denim trousers had existed for many many many years before Davis and Strauss were even a twinkle in their respective dads eyes.
My first instinct was California because I'm from San Francisco and knew it was tied to Levi Straus. I also thought they were invented during the gold rush, and they didn't have much east of the foothills back then.
I have found 3 of those internet answers wrong and our guy still got 2 outta 3 right anyway reading into the other clues and his memory. Well done sir!
The first heart transplant happened in South Africa I know because I remember the news hype around it at the time.
Like you I also thought the first heart transplant was performed by Christiaan Barnard at the Groote Schuure hospital in Cape Town. The question however was somewhat sneaky because although Barnard did perform a heart transplant it was not the first. His was the first human to human heart transfer whereas other transplants were perform, unsuccessfully, by American doctors earlier but these were animal to human heart transfers.
US foods are odd, but the UK hunger for kidneys, pancreas and kippers is normal? LOL. Thanks for giving me my best laugh of the day.
Native North Carolinian here and I am very impressed with your knowledge. You've learned a hell of a lot during your time in the states. Love your channel.
Official name of Rhode Island: State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
J Scott as soon as I saw the title of the video I figured Rhode Island’s name would be mentioned somewhere in there! Love my home state ❤️
J Scott YEP 👍👍
I'm a Utahn. I recently lived in Kentucky for four years. Apparently, it's not a state. It's a "Commonwealth." The folks who would be called county commissioners in Utah are called "judge magistrates" there. Also, KY has120 counties. Utah has 29, even though it's bigger. And you can't buy whiskey in many of Kentucky's counties. But all of Utah's counties allow it. Even though it's 60% Mormon.
@@utah133 nor is California a state..... technically. If you look to the bottom of it's flag it says in bold letters CALIFORNIA REPUBLIC. It's also a lone star state if you look to the upper left there stands a lone red star. Just a bit of trivia so can stump your friends now.
Not anymore! Due to blm riots.
I'm an American from birth and I went head to head with you. You won by 8 points. Still glad I subbed, I adore celebrating our differences and similarities. Also dont worry about Nevada vs Nevada. We all say it differently depending on regional dialect. Lived on east coast and west coast and I've heard both on both sides. If you forget some of that random stuff thats ok, you have nothing more to prove. You've earned your stars and stripes as far as i'm concerned. Not just the quiz lol I've seen sooo many of your videos. You're good people and I'm happy to have you as a neighbor, even if its thousands of miles away. I always wanted a neighbor just like you.
Actually, and I hate to admit it, you did better than I did. You seemed to know small trivia about quite a few states that I'd never heard of. Good Job Lawrence!!!
Licensing breeders to raise alligators for food is what got them off the endangered list.
Same for bison , aka Buffalo .
@@roonbare2769 Using capitalism to save endangered animals. :-)
@@acoow maybe not capitalism, but certainly enterprise ! In true capitalism , you wouldn't need the licence in the first place lol.
@@roonbare2769 Either way, it shows that if we can figure out how to make a profit from willing customer(s), most any problem can be solved.
@@acoow leverage the weapons of your enemy against himself . ; ]
The first McDonalds was in California. It was started by the McDonalds brothers. They then entered into a Franchise contract with the founds of the Modern McDonalds company. He started opening stores for them in the Mid-West and he grew so successful at it, he successfully strong-armed them into giving up the rights to it. The original McDonalds had to change it's name as a result and then later was put out of business by a new McDonalds that opened down the street.
That sounds like a The History Guy type thing. Tell him. He may do an episode!
Restaurant-equipment salesman Ray Kroc opened the first franchised McDonalds in Illinois. The original McDonalds, as Reed James has pointed out, was in San Bernardo, California. There is a 2016 movie about this, titled The Founder, with Ray Kroc played by Michael Keaton.
"Maybe Florida thinks it's a nation..." No dude, that's Texas
Not wrong
and technically correct. Texas could literally just become its own country by a popular vote any time they want to. my mom and I used to laugh bc of the Texit/Calexit argument because when Texas considers secession, people freak out over the oil, the space program, the farmlands, etc. California threatens to leave and people are like "k, bye."😅 so weird.
I would have failed miserably. I doff my cap to you, sir.
The question about Tennessee explains so much about why Tennesseans can be extremely stubborn... but we’re also really nice too! 🤗🤗
Kermit the Frog is from the swamps of Mississippi.
if Kermit is from Mississippi then why does he sound like a Canadian?
Mississippi River goes through Mississippi it goes up through Ohio where it is called Ohio River.
@@sirclarkmarz Just because Canada has French speakers doesn't mean you should compare them to frogs!
Oregon: They're referring to Tillamook Cheese factory. Their black label extra sharp white cheddar is amazing.
I love learning about my country from videos like this. Thank you
Not only is Santa Fe the oldest capital city in the United States, it also has one of the longest official names: La Villa Real de la Santa Fe de San Francisco de Asís. Also, it's the highest elevated state capital at over 7,000 ft. (nearly 2,000 ft. above Denver, Colorado, the 'mile high city').
The Spanish explorers named it, but wasn't it a town long before they got there? Does anyone even know how old it is, really?
@@JJoy-bk8yr Actually in the case of Santa Fe, it was founded by the Spanish. The original capital, San Juan de Los Caballeros (near current day Española) was previously occupied by Native Americans (and still has a tribe living in the area to this day). However, after multiple revolts by the native peoples the Spaniards founded Santa Fe in a tactical location where they hoped they could maintain control of the land by being close to multiple pueblos, but far enough away to prevent raids and revolts. Several major revolts still took place where the Spanish were forced to flee, but the tactical location more or less was successful for most of the history of Spanish Nuevo México.
@@cjwhitmore1881 Thanks!
And Los Angeles was originally named El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la reina de Los Angeles.
@@davids6898 Los Angeles is not the capital of California
In Arkansas, the mine is called "The Crater of Diamonds". A Turducken is a chicken inside a duck inside a turkey.
And it's pronounced tur-DUCK-en.
I'm supposed to be napping, but you're keeping me up because you're so damn funny.
Yes, we in Arkansas do have a beautiful diamond mine state park. For a small admission fee anyone may go there and dig for diamonds! They have a short film to show you how to hunt for diamonds, then you can rent hand tools at a reasonable cost, and apply what you have learned. Diamonds and other precious gems are found there every week!!!!
"This state was devastated by a fire in 1871." Yes. The entire state. The entire state was on fire. "The quiz writers are idiots" indeed.
Without a year the guess would be California, right?
losthor1zon All they needed to do was start with “A city in this state . . .”, but I guess that was too hard for them.
@@Ektalon - Nah, that would be a dead give-away. And given that the huge majority of the state is concentrated in Chicago, I'd give it to the quiz writers.
While I do agree that the quiz writers are idiots, they're not exactly wrong with this one. It may have been Chicago that burned, but the entire state had to pay to reconstruct it, so the entire state was indeed "devastated", just not by the fire itself but rather the aftermath of the fire.
@@richard3365 The cow was framed.
Arkansas here. Makin' moonshine 'n' magic potions in my bathtub, and pickin' a banjo with my toes.
I'm fixing poke sallet and fried goggle eyes over in Sheridan (pronounced sure din). Fetch the lightnin and git rot cheer
Ahm from wall- nut ridge, but now close to you in Kawnway!
@@catofthecastle1681 Imma from Mad'son county. Howdy, neighbor. ;)
I live in Cow-Butt as we fondly call it, although it's growed up a bit over the years (lmao)
John Bowers I thought it was Polk salat, if you're referring to that red skinned toxic plant that can be consumed if the toxins are broken down and removed by repeatedly boiling it in multiple batches of water.
Lawrence, your pronunciation of “Nevada” is perfectly acceptable for a speaker with a British accent! Of course, you’ll have to change it if you ever become an Ameriphone😂
Here's a bit of trivia: Louisiana started a campaign to save the American alligator way before it was ever added to the "threatened" list. The efforts brought the gator back from extinction and the rules still stand today. Also, whenever it floods, we have animal handlers who have to go round up the gators who inevitably end up in grocery store parking lots. Also, there are contingency plans for car wrecks on the Atchafalaya Basin bridge in case anyone ends up in the water because of the alligators. The alligator is tasty, but we respect it.
Los Angeles has also hosted the Olympics twice so the first question is not accurate
The heart transplant question was also wrong. The first heart transplant was in South Africa.
It's like the quiz writers couldn't be bothered to do some basic research. Now, if they had said "Winter Olympics" then New York (specifically, Lake Placid) would have been accurate. Florida's "two oceans," really???
@@LiveFreeOrDieDH Florida borders both the Atlantic Ocean plus near Mid-Atlantic Ocean [earlier Europeans always got these coordinates wrong, otherwise Columbus would've went straight to Japan, tried to rob them of their riches, got thrown into jail and waiting till his last days there, therefore getting rid of the slavery part associated with him.] Florida's panhandle reminds Europeans the somewhat direction toward Europe according to their incorrect compasses. Compasses were invented in China and used for like several centuries before Europeans copied the technology and improved upon it a little. I made up the Mid-Atlantic Ocean part.]
@@TheTurtle114 Summer Olympics in 2028.
Don't forget the Squaw Valley Winter Games.
Anyone else realise Maryland was never even a choice in this quiz
So here's the trivia answer they could have included: which state has the oldest state capitol building still in continuous use? The Maryland State House in Annapolis dates from 1772, making it older than the United States. Also, for almost a year it served as the U.S. capitol (1783-84).
or New Hampshire where the alarm clock was invented
Cameron Troup Same thing with California.
Even though it's the home of Air Force One (at Andrews Air Force Base) and had the first established school in the U.S., King Williams School. (Okay, so I looked up facts about Maryland to get that last one, but still.)
What have you done though?
I ate alligator in South Carolina when I lived there. The tail is very good. I lived for a short time in Florida, and knew about the thunderstorms and lightning. Also was born and raised in Georgia, and know about its size. The New River also flows through North Carolina. Living in Idaho led me to guess about the neighboring states and country. Another bit of trivia about SC is that it has more Revolutionary War battlefields than any other state.
OMGosh - you did far better than I would've!!! Awesome vid's always! :)
I really enjoy your wit and humor and fun perspective on these United States!
8:50 ♪October eighteen seventy one that's when this great big fire begun The Windy City was a ball of flame and O'Leary's cow was the one to blame♫
🎶The Firemen fought for days on end. They could fight the fires but couldn't fight the wind. The wind whipped the flames and it started again, and nobody knew if it ever would end.🎶 A true classic tune. Wish he wasn't taken from the world so young. No telling how many more tunes like Johnny Reb, North to Alaska, Sink the Bismark, The battle for New Orleans or the same ol take the crow told me that he would have put down on viynl. 👍👍
@@jrthmc29 Wasn't familiar with this one! Love all the other tunes tho.
@@rosehagood3146well seeing as your unfimilar allow me to be the one to share it with you. hope you enjoy. here you go Ma'am. kzhead.info/sun/edd6ZcOrqZqhfJs/bejne.html
I don't know that song, but I did immediately think of "Mrs. O'Leary's Cow" by the Beach Boys
@@nthgth if I am thinking of the same song. It was purely instrumental writen by Brian Wilson. Not 100% sure though. If wrong feel free to corect me. It's been a long minute since my surfer days. 😉🤙
(1) The Rattlesnake Roundup is held near Sweetwater, in western Texas. They cook and eat what they catch, too! (2) The diamond mine in Arkansas is near the town of Murfreesboro. It's an open pit mine.
As an American, you know far more about American geography than I do! ☺️
Oregon’s “birthday” was yesterday, Valentines day.
Rob Norris Arizona’s birthday is also Valentine’s Day.
161 years... I think.
Me born in California: We’re famous for cheese? 😶 Me raised as an Oregonian: Tillamook! 🤩
Argh Tillamook 🤤🤤🤤🤤
Their ice cream is pretty awesome, too!🤤😋
Tillamook is incredible
Texas gave us Janis Joplin, the big bopper, Tracy bird, and several other big big name stars. All the stars I mentioned are from my area in south east Texas
The first McDonald's was in San Bernadinao, CA. The McDonald brothers had franchises in CA and AZ before they were bought out by Ray Croc in Illinois.
the first state to give women the vote was actually Utah. everyone always quotes somewhere else for some reason. Utah was a couple years ahead of the curve.
@@labgirl3501 Seraph Young became the first American woman to vote under equal suffrage laws. SHE VOTED IN UTAH.
Unfortunately, Utah was a territory at the time, do Wyoming gets the credit.
8:27 The first McDonald's was actually in San Bernardino, California, not Illinois. It blew your mind in its great wrongness, unfortunately.
I just came here to comment on this. LOL Good catch.
@Clay Chiarelott Does it say Ray Kroc McDonald's? Or just McDonald's?
@Clay Chiarelott the same is true for Coca-Cola, but it was still Coca-Cola.
You did better than I would have. Amazing!
I grew up in Minnesota, and on the opening day of the State Fair, the newly crowned Princess Kay of the Milky Way has her likeness carved in butter. The sculpting continues throughout the fair with the other 9 Princess Kay finalists serving as models for butter sculptures. Each sculpture is carved from a 90‐pound block of Grade A butter, and takes approximately 6 hours to complete. Butter sculpting at the State Fair began as a way to highlight Minnesota’s claim as the “butter capital of the nation.” Various butter sculptures were featured at the Fair from 1898 through 1927. In 1965, the American Dairy Association of Minnesota began its tradition of having the likenesses of dairy princesses sculpted in butter. It's one of the most popular attractions at the Fair each year. For 50 years, the carving was done by only one sculptor, Linda Christensen, who finally retired in 2021. Over her tenure, she sculpted over 500 faces. As of 2022, a new sculptor has been "crowned," Gerry Kulzer, an art teacher.
Gators are a huge thing to eat in Florida.
Same goes for the Chokoloskee chicken, it was a staple of Everglades City cuisine for a while.
Blackened alligator is delicious!! 😋
@@100GTAGUY huh, never thought it eat one. I’ll have to try it.
We eat it in Texas too !! Southeast Texas is almost all swamp .
around 20:40 - Sierra Nevada, Nevada here IS pronounced Nevahdah (because it's a Spanish name with California Street Name pronunciation) -Native Californian (SoCal)
@Jane Ryan-Douglas You sent me to Wikipedia. I'm not sure exactly what you mean because it appears locals are replacing one pronunciation with another and I've not been living in CA for many years now. Wikipedia states that Los Feliz used to be pronounced something like Las FEEL-iz with an accent on the second to the last syllable and a z at the end. That has more of a California feel to it. It could be kind of a PC movement to restyle the pronunciation to proper Spanish. I guess it depends on the residents. One thing I've noticed about Indiana in particular and the Midwest in general is that some city names are pronounced differently than you would expect. Example: Galveston, Indiana is stressed on the second syllable, not the first (like in Texas). So it gets confusing around here and it's easy to not sound like a local. No one knows how to properly say the name Louisville (KY). I'd hate to see the same thing happen in CA to where there's no rhyme nor reason to place-name pronunciations or some follow proper Spanish and others do not but it's not my call.
Thank you! That nasal Nav add a drives me nuts.
Lived in So Cal for 30 years, my family has been here since 1930 on my dad's side and 1946 on my mom's. The only people I've ever heard say it with the "ah" sound in the middle are from out of state. Not sure how native Nevadans pronounce either the state or mountain range, but apparently there's a town of Nevada in Missouri that's pronounced with the "ay" sound, like the Fonz.
I’ve always said Neh-VAH-dah - it does come from Spanish so it should be pronounced that way.
@@storeygd Beaumont comes from French. Are you going to tell me not to pronounce the T? Language isn't so simple, especially place names.
IIRC, IL was also home to the first Burger King. The location still exists as a Burger King in Naperville, but the restaurant has been rebuilt since then.
Alligator meat is one of the toughest to get actually right, but delicious when prepared and spiced and seasoned correctly in a number of ways. If you can find a restaurant or friend with a butchered gator who knows what they’re doing, prepare for deliciousness!
The moment "Great Lakes" was mentioned, there was no doubt it was Michigan. I've never heard of a "Great Lakes Bermuda Triangle" before, though.
It's Lake Michigan....at it's widest point there have been lots of ship loss in the past.... and you really can't see it's coast line from Chicago and vice versa.
It stretching from Ludington, Michigan to Benton Harbor, Michigan and to Manitowoc, Wisconsin, in Lake Michigan. A lot of ships of disappeared there.
@@FlirtingStalker And planes!
People often underestimate the Great Lakes. It can get rather cold and foggy in the middle even in the summer when it's nice along the shores. Would be easy for planes to lose orientation in those conditions if the pilot doesn't fly instruments. Also in storms it can get swells well above 20ft, so that could do a number on boats and shipping. Other than being freshwater, may as well be sailing in open ocean when it's like that.
@spirals 73 I remember reading a plaque at the tip of door county. According to it a tribe of Indians setup a bonfire "lure", on a bluff, to entice another tribe, on Washington Island, to come across the stretch of water between. It worked. The indians came across in canoes and the warriors at the end of Door country went out to meet them, also in canoes. Evidently a storm came up...or the waters were so choppy that BOTH war parties lost MANY canoes and many warriors. The name, Death's Door, so the plaque claims, came from that event. I've crossed that stretch of water in late October. Damn it was cold...and Damn it was choppy! The claim is made that when the waters of Green Bay and Lake Michigan converge in that stretch, THAT is what causes the high waves. For whatever its worth...
Fun fact only locals know. The NY State bird is "The Finger"
mrscary3105 I laughed way too hard at that.
Nah, I am pretty sure we all know that lol.
Learned a lot here. Kudos to you on your US knowledge. Enjoy your videos.
Corvettes are what gave the one question away: my grandparents live in the city that contains the museum!
By land area , Florida is the largest state east of the Mississippi . You must eat alligator tail . It is delicious .
Dr. Westside by brain function, Florida is the smallest state in the Western Hemisphere
God damn I love fried gator tail. Oddly enough, it really does taste like chicken; it's just a bit tougher.
According to the USGS, Florida has the largest area (65,755 sq.mi vs. Georgia's 59,525 sq.mi.) within its borders, but Georgia comprises the most land area (148,959 sq.km. vs. Florida's 138,887 sq.km.) I have no idea why the USGS lists total area in square miles and land area in square kilometers on the same table on their site!
When you said, "Chess tournament," I heard 'chest ornament.' I thought it was some kind of euphemism.
It’s funny to see that he’s playing a character or whatnot in his modern videos. Love the play up of the deadpan
I only have experienced eating Aligator a couple of years ago. I was pleasantly surprised and quite enjoyed it. You'd probably only be able to find it in a specialty restaurant or in the South gulf area.
Alligator taste really good
Pennsylvania has Americas Oldest Brewery. D and G Yeungling (pronounced Ying Ling) and Son Established in 1829 50 years before Heineken. The original brewery burned down and their current HeadQuarters/ Brew house was built in 1831. They have a second brewery in Pennsylvania and a 3rd one in Florida. Ypu can even go on a tour of the 1831 building and do a tasting as part of the tour.
Holy crap. You spelled their correctly. I am so proud of you. I will now give you a thumbs up.
@@etonbachs4226 Froma Michigander I Thank You.
@@rustyrelicsfarm2406 You are very welcome. So many people don't know the difference between their and there it's saddening. If you were standing next to me I'd hand you a gold star.
@@etonbachs4226 More saddening is the fact that if one corrects someone of their misspellings, they get berated and called names. Never in my life, did I think that I would see people proud of their illiteracy.
My grandfather went to brewery school with two Yeungling boys back in the day. He went on to be a brewmaster at Molson. I drink their beer on occasion. It’s not my go to, but it’s good.
In fairness, the alligators would eat us if we let them.
So would your cat.
@@mitziwhat3305 Cats eat people in situations where they're trapped indoors with no access to food. Pure desperation. They love their humans but they don't want to die.
@@Toastybees I'm aware. I was making a joke.
@@Toastybees Dogs starve in the same situation.
We just eat the tail. Gar balls are more extreme. Boudreaux- Hey, this fish is nasty, cher ! Ça ce ne bon pas! Thibideaux- What if we grind it up into hush puppies and deep fry it? B- D’accord.
My grand dad lives in Mississippi he love gator and I love gator
My state (Utah) was never even an available wrong answer, much less a right answer.
Just to let you know one of the squirrel bridges in Longview is called the nutty narrows bridge it also has a giant squirrel statue in front of the public library
Are you SERIOUS?? A bridge just for squirles ????? Really.... Really?? Is this like a tiny bridge?? Not full size?? I just don't understand.. I wish I could see pictures in the comment section.
I always wondered what the statue was about...never bothered to get out of the car.
We just drive to Portland and never leave the freeway going through Longview. Now I want to stop by and see the squirrel bridge!!!
Don't let your dislike of cabbage get in the way of trying a Runza. You wouldn't know they contain cabbage just from eating one.
DocQuanta I'm from NYC (Bronx) so I've obviously never had a Runza before, but I'm curious to hear how they taste. So if you don't mind me asking, On a scale of 1-10 how would you rate it?
@@cocotaveras8975 10 - comfort food!
I lived in New York for 16 years and didn't know the state animal was a beaver
Hey Lawrence! I haven't seen this video yet, but I lived in Florida a long time and your thumbnail reminded me of something you might find entertaining. We had a family friend whose birth name was Gator - and, well, he hunted alligators every season. He'd jump right in the water on 'em, some real steve irwin shit, except the inevitable relocation involved less tranquilizers and more charcoal ;)
I got about 10 or so correct. Didn't really keep track. Last time I was in England my aunt took me to quiz night in her local and it was American trivia lmao I failed that too
Mc Donald's first store was in California, San Bernardino.
The question was confusing. They referred to the company after Ray Kroc bought it from the McDonald brothers, who were, indeed, in California.
I liked your trivia test. Kept my brain movin'. Thanks.
"Kermit was a frog." Great train of thought. You just needed to ride it to the next stop. Frogs > water & mud > river > Mississippi.