random Americana facts
Where is considered the home of Uncle Sam?
Troy, NY
What president had the emancipation proclamation?
Abe Lincoln
In which two states is the capital of the United States of America District of Columbia?
Maryland and Virginia
Who is on the one hundred dollar bill?
Benjamin Franklin
What war is technically still ongoing despite a 73 year ceasefire?
The Korean War
What state is bigger than any country in Western Europe?
Texas
What two presidents were elected in nonconsecutive terms.
Donald Trump and Grover Cleveland
For 1774 through 1776. This was the capital of the United States, hosting the second continental Congress.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Daveed Diggs plays this iconic president and the Frenchman Lafayette in Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
In the 1984 election, how many states did Reagan win?
49 states!
This modern day tragic literary hero died in Baltimore, and there is a sports team, the raven, named after him.
Edgar Allan Poe.
What president had jellybeans in his office, and popularized the candy throughout the United states
Ronald Reagan
While the country operated under the articles of confederation, this was considered the capital of the United States. This city originally had Dutch roots before being taken over by the British.
New York City
Who purchased the Louisiana territory from France for 3-4 cents per acre
Thomas Jefferson
What two presidents died on July 4, 1825, 50 years after the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas jefferson & John Adams
What state ratified the 19th amendment well after its addition to the constitution in 1984?
Mississippi
What President was never elected into office?
Gerald Ford
In what year did the British burn down the White House?
1814
Who are the three authors of the federalist papers?
Alexander Hamilton (51)
John Jay (5)
James Madison (29)
This Supreme Court case from 1967 legalized interracial marriage, with a very fitting name.
Loving v. Virginia
Which president was a skilled wrestler before his days in office, earning a spot in the wrestling hall of fame because of his 300 wins and only one recorded loss
Abe Lincoln
What presidents body was the target of a gang of counterfeiters that tried to grave rob for a ransom on election night 1876
Abraham Lincoln
What is the nickname for DC, due to the black majority
Chocolate city
In Kansas, it was illegal to eat this dessert with ice cream from 1905-2004 to prevent “greed”
Cherry Pie
How long was the shortest Presidency
31 days, William Henry Harrison