Where in South Carolina is the Joe Riley Waterfront Park, a popular destination because of its massive fountain?
Myrtle Beach
Charleston
Columbia
Greenville
Charleston
In Charleston, South Carolina, there is a park called Joe Riley Waterfront Park. The park received the 2007 Landmark Award in recognition of its original architectural integrity and significant contributions to the neighborhood.
Yosemite National Park, established in 1864, is famous for its waterfalls but it also boasts deep valleys, lovely meadows, ancient, enormous sequoia trees, and a sizable wilderness area. Which of these sci-fi movies was filmed there?
The Martian
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Ad Astra
Gravity
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier’s opening scene was filmed in Yosemite National Park in 1989. Additionally, its dramatic and natural setting was used for the filming of movies like Maverick and The Last of the Mohicans.
Give the name of the volcanic tuff cone on the Hawaiian island of Oahu that locals call Lahi.
Diamond Head
Kiauea
Mauna Loa
Kohala
Diamond Head
The peak, which is known as Lahi in Hawaiian, was given the name Diamond Head by British seamen who mistook glittering volcanic calcite crystals in the sand for diamonds in 1825.
Which of the following well-known geological rock formations may be found in Morrill County, Nebraska?
Chimney Rock
Rock Creek
Devil’s Tower
Beacon Rock
Chimney Rock
Western Nebraska’s Morrill County is home to the prominent geological feature known as Chimney Rock. At 4,228 feet above sea level, the rock towers nearly 300 feet above the valley it overlooks. Since 1956, when Chimney Rock was designated a National Historic Site, it has become a well-liked tourist destination in Nebraska.
What area of Oregon has the jewel of the high desert, Smith Rock State Park?
Lane County
Coast & Valley
Southwest Oregon
High Desert
High Desert
Between Redmond and Terrebonne in the High Desert region of central Oregon is where you’ll find Smith Rock State Park. Rock climbing of all levels is possible on the park’s steep tuff and basalt cliffs. Smith Rock is credited with being the origin of modern sport climbing in America.
Thanks to all the famous people who have visited, resided, and even passed away at the Chateau Marmont hotel, it has a significant presence in pop culture. Which area of Los Angeles does it belong to?
West Hollywood
Bel Air
Beverly Hills
Laurel Canyon
West Hollywood
The Chateau Marmont hotel, which opened in 1929 and was loosely modeled after the Château d’Amboise in the Loire Valley of France, has a long history of being linked to numerous famous people who have stayed, lived, and worked there, including author F. Helmut Newton and Scott Fitzgerald were both photographers.
What is the oldest surviving commercial ship in the world and the only surviving wooden ship from the nineteenth century, currently a museum ship in Connecticut?
Alma
Angels Gate
Charles W. Morgan
SS American Victory
Charles W. Morgan
The Charles W. Morgan ship was designated a national historical monument in the US in 1966. The ship was built in 1841 and used to collect whale blubber, which was used to make oil lamps, until it was permanently anchored in Mystic, Connecticut, and converted into a museum in the 1940s.
The Griffith Observatory is among the most significant and well-known monuments in Los Angeles. What well-known actor played the Observatory and helped it become popular?
Humphrey Bogart
James Dean
Marlon Brando
Jack Nicholson
James Dean
James Dean’s most well-known and lauded movie, Rebel Without a Cause, famously included the Griffith Observatory. Following Dean’s passing, the Observatory rose to fame internationally and turned into a destination for the actor’s devotees.
Southern Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains include a mountain known as Clingmans Dome. In Cherokee, what is it called?
Hiawassee
Shaconage
Kuwahi
Yonah
Kuwahi
At 6,642 feet, the Clingmans Dome is the highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains and the third highest peak in Eastern North America, after Mount Mitchell, and is referred to in Cherokee as “Kuwahi,” which means “mulberry spot.”
What architectural company created the Empire State Building, which is unquestionably one of the most well-known structures in the whole globe and is known as the “American Cultural Icon”?
Adler & Sullivan
Shreve, Lamb & Harmon
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Jacobs
Shreve, Lamb & Harmon
The Empire State Building was designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon and built between 1930 and 1931. The Empire State Building was the tallest structure in the world until the World Trade Center was finished in 1970. It is only the ninth-tallest skyscraper in the United States and the 49th-highest building in the entire world as of 2021.
Which of these tidewater glaciers is situated in Alaska and is the biggest one in North America?
South Cascade Glacier
Sperry Glacier
Hubbard Glacier
Wheeler Peak Glacier
Hubbard Glacier
The largest tidewater glacier in North America is Hubbard Glacier. It has been thickening and expanding into the Gulf of Alaska ever since the International Boundary Commission first defined it in 1895. The majority of glaciers, on the other hand, have thawed and shrunk over the past century.
What historic home in Oregon, situated in Portland, is regarded as a key regional statement of Modern architecture?
Flavel House
Caple House Museum
Pittock Mansion
The Aubrey R. Watzek House
The Aubrey R. Watzek House
A timber tycoon had the Aubrey R. Watzek House, a historic structure in Portland, constructed in 1936–1937 for him. It was immediately praised as a major contribution to modern architecture. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2011.
Which national park is home to one of Washington State’s most notable geologic features, The Point of Arches?
Pacific Rim Natural Park Reserve
Mt. Rainier National Park
Olympic National Park
Siuslaw National Forest
Olympic National Park
In the northern section of Olympic National Park, close to Shi Shi Beach, is where you’ll find the Point of Arches. It is a picturesque collection of cliffs and rocks in the form of arches that are strewn along one of Washington’s most unspoiled and undeveloped beaches.
Which fur trader, who passed away there in his early 20s in 1928, is honored by the designation Scotts Bluff National Monument in Nebraska?
Kevin Scott
James Scott
Gunther Scott
Hiram Scott
Hiram Scott
In western Nebraska, there are over 3,000 acres of historic overland, mixed-grass prairie, rocky badlands, and riparian habitat at Scotts Bluff National Monument. Hiram Scott, a clerk who passed away on the bluff in 1828, has his monument named in his honor.
Where is the first and only John Wayne museum located in the Midwest?
Minnesota
Missouri
Michigan
Iowa
Iowa
The four-room home where the famous actor grew up is now known as the John Wayne Birthplace & Museum and is situated in Winterset, Iowa. It currently houses the largest collection of John Wayne artifacts in the world, including one of his customized cars and original movie posters, costumes, and screenplays.
What San Francisco island has a lighthouse, a military fort, and a federal jail that was operational until 1963?
Angel Island
Alameda
Yerba Buena
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island
The oldest operating lighthouse on the West Coast, an abandoned federal prison, early military buildings, and a wealth of natural features can all be found on Alcatraz Island. The entire island is thought to be 22 acres in size. The Main Cellhouse, Dining Hall, and Lighthouse are the island’s most prominent landmarks.
What is this famous structure, situated on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, also known as the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial?
Korean War Veterans Memorial
9/11 Memorial
Liberty Memorial
Pearl Harbor National Memorial
Pearl Harbor National Memorial
On the Hawaiian island of Oahu, there is a part of the United States National Park System called Pearl Harbor National Memorial. The location honors the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, which resulted in the deaths of over 2,400 people and the destruction of twelve ships.
What is the name of the Massachusetts landmark where the Pilgrims first stepped foot in the United States?
Walden Pond
Pecos Pueblo
Round Barn
Plymouth Rock
Plymouth Rock
The first to assert that Plymouth Rock was the location where the Pilgrims first set foot on American soil was Thomas Faunce, who was already an old man when he made the assertion in 1741. The rock is currently situated in Massachusetts’ Plymouth Harbor.
Who donated the magnificent Statue of Liberty, a representation of American freedom, to the United States?
France
Italy
Greece
United Kingdom
France
The Statue of Liberty, a sizable neoclassical structure on Liberty Island, was created by French artist Frederic Auguste Bartholdi as a gift to the people of the United States.
What romantic novelist made the Salem, Massachusetts historic House of the Seven Gables famous?
Walt Whitman
Herman Melville
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Henry David Thoreau
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The colonial home gained notoriety thanks to Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The House of the Seven Gables, which was released in 1851. Currently, it functions as a public museum with a donation box and an active settlement house with kid-friendly activities.
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