1. Which is the largest state of USA?

2. Which is the smallest state of USA?

3. Which is the national flower of USA?

4. Which is the national bird of USA?

5. When does USA celebrate its Independence Day?

6. Which American state is referred to as ‘The Golden State’?

7. Name the capital city of Mississippi.

8. Which US state is nicknamed the ‘Lone Star State’?

9. How does ‘Oklahoma’ get its name?

10. What is the capital city of New York?

11. What is the motto of the state of Pennsylvania?

12. The famous ‘Yankee Doodle’ song is the state song for ?

13. Which state is the Statue of Liberty located in?

14. Name the first president of America.

15. Name the two divisions of the famous Niagara Falls.

16. Where in USA is the tallest lighted living Christmas tree located?

17. Name the deepest gorge in the USA and the world.

18. Name the largest lake in the USA.

19. Name the lowest point of USA.

20. What does ‘D.C.’ in Washington D.C. stand for?

Answers:

1.) Alaska

2. Rhode Island

3. Rose

4. Bald Eagle

5. 4th July

6. California

7. Jackson

8. Texas

9. ‘Okla’ means ‘People’ and ‘Humma’ means ‘Red’ in Choctaw Indian language

10. Albany

11. Virtue, Liberty, and Independence

12. Conecticut

13. New York

14. George Washington

15. Horseshoe Falls and American Falls

16. Blue River, Oregon

17. Hells Canyon, on the Snake River, Idaho

18. Lake Michigan

19. Death Valley, California

20. District of Columbia

Sobriquets-Geographical nicknames
Geographical nicknames or sobriquets as they are popularly known as forms an integral part of any PSC or Bank PO exam. Many Quiz or trivia questions are made using these. Here is a collection of a few sobriquets.

Africa ——————————————The dark continent
Atlantic ocean———————————- The hering pond
Netherlands———————————The Land of Canals
Bangalore————————————– The garden city of India
Aberdeen————————————-The Granite city
Turkey —————————————-The sick man of europe
Calcutta—————————————- The city of palaces
Egypt—————————————— The gift of Nile
Belgrade—————————————The white city
Venice—————————————The Queen of the Adriatic
Finland—————————————– The land of thousand lakes
Japan ——————————————The land of rising sun
Oxford —————————————-The city of dreaming spires
Korea—————————————-The Hermit Kingdom
Punjab —————————————–The land of rivers
Amritsar————————————— The city of golden temple
San Francisco——————————-The City of the Golden Gate
Huangho River-China————————— The sorrow of china
Damodar River———————————-The Sorrow of Bengal
Rome —————————————– The city of seven hills
Thailand————————————— The land of white elephants
Bab el Mendab———————————The gateway of tears
Moscow—————————————The port of five seas
Cuba——————————————The Sugar Bowl of the World
Chicago—————————————The windy city
Gibraltar————————————The key of Meditteranian
Guinea coast——————————–The White Man’s Grave
Banrain————————————-The island of pearls
Tristan da Cunha————————— The World’s Lonliest island