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    Which of the following is a city in the U.S. state of Kentucky?

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    • Bunrew
    • Bowling Green
    • Texarkana
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Kentucky Quizzes & Trivia

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  • 2. 

    What Kentucky attraction is the world's longest cave?

    • Blanchard Springs Caverns

    • Mammoth Cave

    • Dale Hollow

    • Carter Caves

    Correct Answer
    A. Mammoth Cave
  • 3. 

    What Kentucky town sits on an $11 billion gold mine?

    • Frankfort

    • Bowling Green

    • Fort Knox

    • Shelbyville

    Correct Answer
    A. Fort Knox
  • 4. 

    What did Kentucky adventurer and inventor James Bowie invent?

    • Farm Equipment

    • A Gun

    • Bowie Knife

    • Whiskey Still

    Correct Answer
    A. Bowie Knife
  • 5. 

    In which region of the United States is the state of Kentucky located?

    • Southwest

    • West

    • Great Plains

    • South

    Correct Answer
    A. South
  • 6. 

    Where is the Kentucky Derby held?

    • Lexington

    • Corbin

    • Frankfort

    • Louisville

    Correct Answer
    A. Louisville
  • 7. 

    What is the state bird and state tree of Kentucky?

    • Cardinal And Tulip Tree

    • Yellowhammer And Southern Longleaf Pine

    • Robin And White Oak

    • Mockingbird And Magnolia

    Correct Answer
    A. Cardinal And Tulip Tree
  • 8. 

    What color is Kentucky bluegrass?

    • Purple

    • Brown

    • Blue

    • Green

    Correct Answer
    A. Green
  • 9. 

    How many states border Kentucky?

    • Seven

    • Two

    • Nine

    • Four

    Correct Answer
    A. Seven
  • 10. 

    Whose Transylvania Company was the first to settle Kentucky in 1775?

    • George Washington

    • Davy Crockett

    • Daniel Boone

    • John Smith

    Correct Answer
    A. Daniel Boone
  • 11. 

    Where is the first Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant owned and operated by Colonel Sanders located?

    • Louisville, KY

    • Corbin, KY

    • Lexington, KY

    • Grayson, KY

    Correct Answer
    A. Corbin, KY
  • 12. 

    What bitter rivals were born only 100 miles away from one another and one year apart?

    • Daniel Boone And Davy Crockett

    • Abraham Lincoln And Jefferson Davis

    • Jim Bowie And Richard Gatling

    • Robert E. Lee And Ulysses Grant

    Correct Answer
    A. Abraham Lincoln And Jefferson Davis
  • 13. 

    When did Kentucky achieve statehood in the USA?

    • May 23, 1788

    • January 2, 1788

    • December 11,1816

    • June 1, 1792

    Correct Answer
    A. June 1, 1792
  • 14. 

    What Kentucky town is the only one in the U.S. to be built in a meteor crater?

    • Lexington

    • Parkers Lake

    • Middlesboro

    • Burkesville

    Correct Answer
    A. Middlesboro
  • 15. 

    Which river in Kentucky changed its course in 1811-12, flowing backward after an earthquake?

    • Mississippi

    • Green

    • Licking

    • Cumberland

    Correct Answer
    A. Mississippi
  • 16. 

    How high, in feet, are the biggest rooms in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky?

    • 139

    • 404

    • 200

    • 176

    Correct Answer
    A. 200
  • 17. 

    Where was the first American performance of a Beethoven symphony?

    • Lexington, KY

    • Frankfort, KY

    • Ashland, KY

    • Louisville, KY

    Correct Answer
    A. Lexington, KY
  • 18. 

    Kentucky, with a land area of 39732 square miles, is ranked here compared to other states in total land area?

    • 32nd

    • 37th

    • 12th

    • 26th

    Correct Answer
    A. 37th
  • 19. 

    Who was the first and perhaps only Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court to be born in jail?

    • John Paul Stephens

    • William Rehnquist

    • Samuel Nelson

    • Frederick Vinson

    Correct Answer
    A. Frederick Vinson
  • 20. 

    What landform stretches from New York to Alabama, but changes its name within the Kentucky borders?

    • Appalachian Plateau

    • Adirondacks

    • Appalachian Mountains

    • Hudson River

    Correct Answer
    A. Appalachian Plateau

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