Presidents
Who was the youngest person to be elected the president, he was age of 43.
John F. Kennedy
What is the smallest official U.S. national park? Covering just about 193 acres, it is famous for its iconic 630-foot stainless steel monument.
Gateway Arch National Park
How many U.S. Senators are there?
Before Washington, D.C., was built, which city served as the very first official capital of the United States under the new Constitution?
New York City
What was a historic land deal where the United States acquired approximately 828,000 square miles of territory from France for $15 million?
Louisiana Purchase of 1803
This President is the only U.S. president elected without being affiliated with any political party.
George Washington - He was unanimously elected by the Electoral College before the first partisan factions officially formed.
What trail officially completed construction and later, designated as the first National Scenic Trail? The trail goes through six national parks.
The Appalachian Trail (A.T.)
What are the three distinct branches of government that establish separation of powers?
the Legislative Branch, Executive Branch, and Judicial
What is the 50th state that was admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, just a few months after 49th state was?
Hawaii
In 1790 who established the first Public Library, where all town inhabitants could be lend books free of charge?
Benjamin Franklin
Which 19th-century president became the first to serve two non-consecutive terms—a rare historical feat that wasn't matched until Donald Trump won his second term?
Grover Cleveland - He served as the 22nd and 24th president, split up by Benjamin Harrison's single term.
First called The Pioneer Park which was established by President Grant in 1872, is widely recognized as the first true national park?
Yellowstone National Park - Because Wyoming was not yet a state in 1872, the land was placed under direct federal control, birthing the concept of a national park.
If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
The Speaker of the House
Where was the first steel bridge built in the United States?
St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois
Vanderbilt Estate, with its architecture, interiors, mechanical systems, road systems, and landscape represents the __________ Era that occurred as America industrialized in the years after the Civil War.
The Gilded Age
Which President was in office when women gained the constitutional right to vote (19th Amendment)?
Woodrow Wilson
What National Park contains the highest elevation point in North America? The park's crowning peak towers at a staggering elevation of 20,310 feet above sea
Denali National Park
The words “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” Are in what founding document?
Declaration of Independence
Where did the first battle of the Revolutionary War take place in April 19, 1775?
Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts.
A mathematician whose modeling of the Earth's geoid laid the computational foundation for the Global Positioning System (GPS) in the 1950s and 60s.
Gladys West
Progressive Party, commonly known as the "Bull Moose Party," officially started in 1912. It was established by this president
President Theodore Roosevelt
During the Great Depression, which New Deal relief program employed over 3 million young men, many of whom built the iconic stone visitor centers, trails, and roads still used in national parks today?
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Known affectionately as the "Tree Army," they planted nearly 3 billion trees and developed infrastructure in over 800 parks nationwide.
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers?
John Jay, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton
This is widely considered the endpoint where the explorers Lewis and Clark stood on the beach to look out at the Pacific. It features the famous bronze "End of the Trail" statue and turnaround.
Seaside, Oregon
While the 19th Amendment eventually guaranteed women's voting rights nationwide in 1920, many states expanded suffrage much earlier. What was the first state to legalize women's right to vote prior to the federal amendment?
Wyoming