National Monuments & Memorials
The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States from which country?
A. England
B. Germany
C. France
D. Italy
C. France
In which state is the Grand Canyon located?
A. Nevada
B. Utah
C. Arizona
D. Colorado
C. Arizona
The Golden Gate Bridge connects San Francisco to which county?
A. Alameda County
B. Marin County
C. Napa County
D. Sonoma County
B. Marin County
At which historic site did the Wright brothers make their first successful powered flight?
A. Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
B. Dayton, Ohio
C. Virginia Beach, Virginia
D. Charleston, South Carolina
A. Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
Which landmark is known as the tallest mountain carved monument in the world?
A. Crazy Horse Memorial
B. Mount Rushmore
C. Stone Mountain
D. Gateway Arch
A. Crazy Horse Memorial
The Lincoln Memorial is located in which U.S. city?
A. New York City
B. Washington, D.C.
C. Philadelphia
D. Boston
B. Washington, D.C.
Old Faithful Geyser is found in which national park?
A. Yosemite
B. Yellowstone
C. Zion
D. Glacier
B. Yellowstone
Which famous arch stands in St. Louis, Missouri?
A. Liberty Arch
B. Western Arch
C. Gateway Arch
D. Frontier Arch
C. Gateway Arch
Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence was signed, is located in:
A. Boston
B. Philadelphia
C. Baltimore
D. Richmond
B. Philadelphia
What is the largest U.S. national park?
A. Yellowstone
B. Yosemite
C. Wrangell-St. Elias
D. Grand Canyon
C. Wrangell-St. Elias
Which president is honored by the Jefferson Memorial?
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. Theodore Roosevelt
C. George Washington
D. John Adams
A. Thomas Jefferson
Which national park is home to Half Dome and El Capitan?
A. Grand Canyon
B. Yosemite
C. Acadia
D. Sequoia
B. Yosemite
What is the tallest dam in the United States?
A. Grand Coulee Dam
B. Hoover Dam
C. Glen Canyon Dam
D. Shasta Dam
B. Hoover Dam
Which Texas landmark was the site of a famous battle in 1836?
A. Fort Sumter
B. The Alamo
C. Little Bighorn
D. Gettysburg
B. The Alamo
Which U.S. landmark receives millions of visitors each year as the most visited national park?
A. Yellowstone
B. Grand Canyon
C. Great Smoky Mountains National Park
D. Yosemite
C. Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is commonly known by what nickname because of its appearance?
A. The Black Wall
B. Freedom Wall
C. Victory Memorial
D. Heroes Plaza
A. The Black Wall
What is the highest mountain peak in the United States?
A. Mount Whitney
B. Mount St. Helens
C. Denali
D. Pikes Peak
C. Denali
The Brooklyn Bridge spans the East River between Brooklyn and which New York City borough?
A. Queens
B. Bronx
C. Manhattan
D. Staten Island
C. Manhattan
Gettysburg National Military Park commemorates a major battle of which war?
A. Revolutionary War
B. Civil War
C. War of 1812
D. Spanish-American War
B. Civil War
Which national monument features four presidents carved into a mountainside?
A. Devils Tower
B. Mount Rushmore
C. Crazy Horse Memorial
D. Stone Mountain
B. Mount Rushmore
Which memorial in Washington, D.C. honors the president who led America through the Great Depression and most of World War II?
A. Truman Memorial
B. Eisenhower Memorial
C. Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial
D. Kennedy Memorial
C. Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial
Carlsbad Caverns National Park is famous for its extensive caves and is located in which state?
A. Texas
B. Colorado
C. New Mexico
D. Arizona
C. New Mexico
Mount Rushmore is located in which mountain range?
A. Rockies
B. Ozarks
C. Black Hills
D. Appalachians
C. Black Hills
Mesa Verde National Park is known for preserving the cliff dwellings of which people?
A. Sioux
B. Navajo
C. Ancestral Puebloans
D. Cherokee
C. Ancestral Puebloans
What landmark was once the tallest structure in the world when completed in 1889?
A. Empire State Building
B. Washington Monument
C. Statue of Liberty
D. Chrysler Building
B. Washington Monument