Presidents
John Adams
What are the two main political parties today?
Republican and Democrat
What were the two sides of the American Civil War called?
The Union and the Confederacy
What is the First Amendment?
It can all be summed up with "Freedom of Speech".
Which American movie is currently the highest-grossing film of all time? (not adjusted for inflation)
Avatar
Which President dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Harry S. Truman
Who were the two leading presidential candidates in 2012? (The one before Trump v. Hillary)
Obama and Romney
The invasion of what country led to the intervention of foreign nations against Hitler, effectively starting World War 2?
Poland
What was the famous pamphlet released by Thomas Paine during the American Revolution, persuading people to rally against Britain?
Common Sense
What's the most popular sport in America?
(American) Football
What President number is Abraham Lincoln?
16th
What was a Federalist?
Someone who advocated for a centralized national government.
Someone who supported the Constitution (before the Bill of Rights).
Which country was America fighting in the War of 1812?
Britain
What governing document came before the Constitution?
Articles of Confederation
What's the current American population?
You can be off by 40 million.
+100 bonus points if you're within 10 million
327 million
Who is on the discontinued 2 dollar bill?
Thomas Jefferson
Who did John F. Kennedy debate in the first televised presidential debate?
Richard Nixon
Who said the famous quote: "Give me liberty or give me death!" in the Revolutionary War?
Patrick Henry
What did the Treaty of Paris (1783) do?
Ended the American Revolution
Where was Trump born and raised?
NYC (Queens)
How many Presidents have there been?
43
How many political parties did Presidents affiliate with?
+200 bonus points if you can name them all
5
Democrat, Republican, Whig, Federalist, Democratic-Republican/Anti-Federalist
What year did the Vietnam War start?
+300 bonus points if you can say when it ended
Start: 1955
End: 1975
How many amendments do we have in our Constitution?
27
Who's the current richest person in the world?
Hint: He's American
Bonus 100 points if you can name the second.
Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon
Bonus: Bill Gates