How many presidents are carved into Mount Rushmore?
Four
Who was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
Which First Lady was an elected official?
Hillary Clinton
According to American legend, who made the first official U.S. flag?
Betsy Ross
Which former intelligence contractor leaked highly classified NSA surveillance programs to the press in 2013?
Edward Snowden
What is the official animal used to represent the United States?
Bald Eagle
What is the secret upside-down message written on the bottom back of the signed Declaration of Independence
"Original Declaration of Independence dated 4th July 1776"
After leaving the White House, what first lady co-founded a drug rehab facility?
Betty Ford
What were those who rebelled against the British called?
Patriots
Which president was impeached in 1998 following an investigation into his personal relationship with a White House intern?
Bill Clinton
How many U.S. senators does each state have?
Two
Who is widely considered the principal author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Which First Lady was active in the ‘Just Say No’ movement?
Nancy Reagan
What major winter camp did George Washington's army endure in 1777–1778?
Valley Forge
What was the pseudonym of FBI agent Mark Felt who provided details of the Watergate Scandal to The Washington Post?
Deep Throat
Which two rivers are the longest in the United States?
The Missouri and Mississippi
How many original copies of the Declaration of Independence are believed to still exist?
Only 26 copies are known worldwide
Which First Lady was a librarian?
Barbara Bush
In which state were the very first battles of the Revolutionary War fought?
Massachusetts
Which 1980s political scandal involved secret weapons sales to an adversarial nation to fund Nicaraguan rebels?
The Iran-Contra affair
What major technological innovation connected the entire country for the first time in 1869?
The Transcontinental Railroad
Where was the Declaration of Independence hidden during World War II?
Fort Knox
When the White House was on fire in 1814, which first lady sprang into action and saved a portrait of George Washington?
Dolley Madison
Which country allied with the American colonies against Britain?
France
What is the name of the top-secret Department of Defense study regarding U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War leaked to newspapers in 1971?
The Pentagon Papers