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July 3, 2026

'Your City Could Be Better': Sean Hosts The Ultimate USA Trivia Battle. How Much Do You Know?

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'Your City Could Be Better': Sean Hosts The Ultimate USA Trivia Battle. How Much Do You Know?

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See if your Twin Cities knowledge serves you well! In the first-ever Your City Could Be Better trivia episode, City Cast CEO David Plotz goes head to head with journalist and historian Alexandra Petri to see who knows more about U.S. history, geography, and celebrities ahead of the country’s semiquincentennial. Sean McPherson, trivia wiz and City Cast Twin Cities host, leads four riveting rounds of questions covering everything from The Declaration of Independence to the hottest college rivalries, and all 13 City Cast cities make an appearance. See how you stack up!

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