History
He was the first president of the United States.
Who was George Washington?
What children say when they go from door to door, asking for candy during Halloween.
What is "trick or treat"?
There are 50 and 13 of these on the American flag.
What are stars and stripes?
This is the largest city in population in the U.S.
What is New York City?
This is the smallest state in the U.S.
What is the Rhode Island?
This president was assassinated in 1963.
Who was John F. Kennedy?
This is celebrated on July 4 throughout the U.S.
What Independence Day?
This is the symbol of the United States.
What is the bald eagle?
This city is known for its famous Golden Gate Bridge and cable cars.
What is San Francisco?
One of the 7 natural wonders of the world and that also gives Arizona its state nickname.
What is the Grand Canyon?
This state was bought from Russia in 1867.
What is Alaska?
This holiday celebrates the meeting of the pilgrims "colonists" and the Native Americans after the first harsh winter there.
What is Thanksgiving?
This is the name of the American national anthem.
What is the Star Spangled Banner?
Name one of the two busiest airports in the world.
What is Atlanta (1) and Dubai (2)?
This is the longest river in the U.S. because it joins with the Mississippi River.
What is the Missouri River?
This state was the last to be annexed into the union.
What is Hawaii?
This holiday is on the first Monday of September and celebrates American workers.
What is Labor Day?
This is largest ethnic (not racial) minority in the United States.
What is Hispanic (or Spanish-speaking)?
This city in the U.S. has the largest Polish diaspora in the world.
What is Chicago?
This is the hottest place in the U.S. with temperatures up to 56o C.
What is Death Valley, California.
This lasted from 1861-1865 and divided the American Union from the Confederate South.
What is the Civil War?
On this day, a small animal comes out of its hole to predict the weather. If it sees its shadow, winter will last 6 more weeks. If it doesn't see its shadow, spring will come early.
What is Groundhog Day?
These are the two legislative bodies of the U.S. Congress.
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?
This is the first (and oldest) city in the U.S. (Hint: it was a Spanish city first.)
What is St. Augustine, Florida?
It was founded in September 1565 by a Spanish explorer.
This 1200 km long fault runs through California and is responsible for its earthquakes.
What is the San Andreas Fault?