Current President
Donald Trump
What year was America Founded?
1776
The Air Force originally began as part of what branch of service?
US Army (Army Air Core)
What President first proposed that the U.S. send a man to the moon?
JFK
Which state is mentioned in the lyrics to the song "Take Me Home, Country Roads"?
West Virginia (mountain ma'maaaaaa)
Current Vice President
JD Vance
What state did the US military test the first nuclear bomb?
New Mexico (Trinity site)
What is the Air Force's birthday?
18 September 1947
In what city did the Battle of the Alamo take place?
San Antonio
Which department of the U.S. government is headed by the Attorney General?
Department of Justice
Current Secretary of Defense
Pete Hegseth
Illinois (Land of Lincoln)
Secretary of the Air Force
Troy Meink
What "war" took place between the U.S. and the Soviet Union in the second half of the 20th century?
Cold War
What was the first state to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
Current Secretary of State
Marco Rubio
What 1862 law allowed pioneers to claim 160 acres of free land in the West, provided they settle and improve it?
Homestead Act
Current Joint Chief of Staff
Gen Dan Caine (April 2025)
What were dimes and quarters (mostly) made of until 1965?
Silver
What was the first state to ratify the Constitution?
Delaware
Current Secretary of Education
Linda McMahon
What was the name of the U.S. effort to build the atomic bomb?
Manhattan Project
CMSAF David A. Flosi
What was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas, founded in 1607?
Jamestown
What 20th century conflict is known as the "Forgotten War"?
Korean War