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USA Landmarks Quiz: 15 Famous Places Across America
American landmarks are regular subjects of the Bing homepage photo. This quiz has 15 questions on the country's most famous bridges, monuments and buildings, each with a short explanation.
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All 15 questions and answers
Every question with its answer and explanation. Open “Show answer” after you guess.
1 The Statue of Liberty was a gift from which country?
- A France
- B Britain
- C Spain
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✓ Answer: A. France
Did you know? It was dedicated in New York Harbor in 1886. Gustave Eiffel designed its internal framework.
2 In which city is the Golden Gate Bridge?
- A Seattle
- B San Francisco
- C Los Angeles
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✓ Answer: B. San Francisco
Did you know? It opened in 1937. Its color is called 'International Orange'.
3 The Gateway Arch stands in which city?
- A Kansas City
- B St. Louis
- C Chicago
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✓ Answer: B. St. Louis
Did you know? At 192 m (630 ft), it is the tallest human-made monument in the U.S.
4 In which state is Mount Rushmore?
- A Wyoming
- B Montana
- C South Dakota
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✓ Answer: C. South Dakota
Did you know? The four presidents' faces were carved into the Black Hills between 1927 and 1941.
5 The Space Needle is a landmark of which city?
- A Denver
- B Portland
- C Seattle
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✓ Answer: C. Seattle
Did you know? It was built for the 1962 World's Fair.
6 Which Chicago landmark is nicknamed 'The Bean'?
- A Buckingham Fountain
- B Willis Tower
- C Cloud Gate
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✓ Answer: C. Cloud Gate
Did you know? The stainless-steel sculpture by Anish Kapoor sits in Millennium Park.
7 Independence Hall is in which city?
- A Washington, D.C.
- B Philadelphia
- C Boston
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✓ Answer: B. Philadelphia
Did you know? Both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed there.
8 What is the tallest building in the United States?
- A One World Trade Center
- B Empire State Building
- C Willis Tower
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✓ Answer: A. One World Trade Center
Did you know? One World Trade Center in New York is 1,776 feet tall, a nod to the year of independence.
9 The Alamo, a famous 1836 battle site, is in which Texas city?
- A Dallas
- B San Antonio
- C Houston
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✓ Answer: B. San Antonio
Did you know? It was originally a Spanish mission, founded in the 1700s.
10 Which dam on the Colorado River was completed in 1936 on the Nevada–Arizona border?
- A Grand Coulee Dam
- B Hoover Dam
- C Glen Canyon Dam
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✓ Answer: B. Hoover Dam
Did you know? Its reservoir, Lake Mead, is one of the largest in the country.
11 The Liberty Bell is displayed in which city?
- A New York City
- B Boston
- C Philadelphia
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✓ Answer: C. Philadelphia
Did you know? Its famous crack appeared in the 1800s, and it has not been rung properly since 1846.
12 Which monument in Washington, D.C., is a 555-foot obelisk?
- A Lincoln Memorial
- B Washington Monument
- C Jefferson Memorial
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✓ Answer: B. Washington Monument
Did you know? A change in the color of the marble shows where construction paused for over 20 years.
13 Graceland, home of Elvis Presley, is in which city?
- A New Orleans
- B Nashville
- C Memphis
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✓ Answer: C. Memphis
Did you know? Elvis bought the mansion in 1957, and it opened to the public in 1982.
14 The Hollywood Sign originally read what?
- A Hollywood Hills
- B Hollywood Studios
- C Hollywoodland
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✓ Answer: C. Hollywoodland
Did you know? It was put up in 1923 to advertise a housing development. 'Land' was removed in 1949.
15 Which famous route ran from Chicago to Santa Monica, California?
- A Route 66
- B Interstate 10
- C Route 1
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✓ Answer: A. Route 66
Did you know? Route 66 was established in 1926 and is known as the 'Mother Road'.
Landmarks on the Bing homepage
When the Bing photo of the day shows an American landmark, the quiz questions usually ask which city or state it is in, when it was built or who designed it. Many landmarks have a surprising story: the Statue of Liberty was a gift from France, and the Golden Gate Bridge's famous color was first meant only as a primer.
USA Landmarks Quiz FAQ
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Yes. It is free, needs no sign-up and works on phones and computers.
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Yes. Tick 'Timed mode' before you start to get 15 seconds per question.
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No. BingQuiz.net is independent and not affiliated with Microsoft. This is our own quiz on American landmarks. For the official daily quiz, see today's Bing Homepage Quiz answers.