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Which city was founded as Losantiville, and which one is known as the Biggest Little City in the World? Every one of these US cities trivia questions and answers names its source: the article on the city itself.
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Trivia questions on US cities, round by round
City nicknames runs from the Big Easy to the City of the Violet Crown, and Named for what they made asks which towns were the capitals of rubber, salt and helium. Rivers, lakes and harbors puts each city on its water: the Scioto, the Jordan, Narragansett Bay. Old names of cities has Yerba Buena, Marthasville and Waterloo.
US city trivia questions on names, landmarks and beginnings
What city names mean explains Boise, Akron and Pasadena. Landmarks, streets and bridges asks for the Eads Bridge, the Astrodome and a traffic light with green on top. How cities began has a land run, a doorstop of gold and a tent city.
- Reading aloud? Say the state with each city: one Portland here is in Oregon, another in Maine.
- For a classroom, What city names mean doubles as a short lesson in French and Spanish place names.
Questions and answers
What are some easy US cities trivia questions?
Which city is known as the Big Easy? Which Pennsylvania city is the Steel City? Which river does Jacksonville, Florida, straddle? The answers are New Orleans, Pittsburgh and the St. Johns River.
What are some hard US city trivia questions?
Which state capital was once known as Pig's Eye? What was Huntsville, Alabama, first called? Which city's name means valley in Ojibwe? The answers are Saint Paul, Twickenham and Pasadena.
Which US city was founded by a woman?
Miami. Julia Tuttle, a citrus grower who owned the land, persuaded a railroad builder to extend his line there. Miami is known as the one major city of the United States that a woman founded.
What is the oldest city in the United States?
St. Augustine, Florida. Spanish settlers founded it in 1565, and no settlement begun by Europeans in the contiguous United States has been lived in longer without a break. Santa Fe, founded in 1610, is the oldest state capital.
How were the answers checked?
Each was read on October 13, 2026 in the English Wikipedia article on the city, linked beside it. Today's population counts, teams and office-holders were left out, and Boston, Seattle and Philadelphia have packs of their own.