Cities / States
In what city was the Declaration of Independence signed?
Philidelphia
How many original Colonies were there?
13
What year did women get the right to vote?
1920
Which Civil Rights figure led the famous Mongomery Bus Boycott in 1955?
Martin Luther King Jr.
What is the national bird of the U.S.?
Bald Eagle
The name of the first American Colony, settled in 1607?
Jamestown, Virginia
True or false? The US Constitution is the world's longest standing surviving written charter of government?
True
DD - What year did the US officially enter WWI?
1917
What explorer is America named after?
Amerigo Vespucci
What event officially brought the US into World War II?
December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor
What US city is known as the "wedding capital of the world"?
Las Vegas
What are the three branches of US Government?
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
On April 9, 1865 where did Robert E. Lee formally surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?
The Appomattox Court House in Virginia
Who's credited with sewing the first American flag?
Betsy Ross
DD - If someone requests your John Hancock, what are they referring to?
Your signature
What was the only state to ever have been ruled by a queen?
Hawaii
How many Supreme Court Justices are there?
9
What country did the US fight against in the War of 1812?
Great Britain
Who are the only two non-presidents who appear on our currency?
Alexander Hamilton $10, Benjamin Franklin $100
Which was the first established university in the US?
Harvard, 1636
What was the original capital of the US?
New York City
How many US Senators does each state have?
2
Why was the US Secret Service officially formed in July 1865?
To stamp out rampant counterfeiting after the Civil War
During the Gilded Age, who was the richest American and the country's first billionaire?
John D. Rockefeller, the founder of Standard Oil
What does the US motto "E pluribus unum" mean?
Out of many, one
What state was the first to be admitted to the union?
Delaware
What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?
The Bill of Rights
When the White House was on fire in 1814, which first lady sprang into action and saved a portrait of George Washington?
Dolly Madison
Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
Francis Scott Key
What song contains the lyrics "for amber waves of grain"?
America the Beautiful
Which state is Juan Ponce de Leon credited with discovering?
Florida
How long is a US Senator's term?
6 years
What was the US called in the 1600's?
The New World
During the Revolutionary War, who was the traitorous American general who defected to the side of the British?
Benedict Arnold
Which country gifted the US the Statue of Liberty?
France