America Turns 250
What is the official call sign of the airplane that flies the president?
Air Force One
Which president famously said "I am not a crook" during a televised press conference?
Richard Nixon
What is the opening phrase of the U.S. Constitution?
"We the People"
Who founded the American Red Cross after serving as a nurse during the Civil War?
Clara Burton
Which theme park in the U.S. gets the most visitors?
Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL
Which founding father's face appears on the $10 bill
Alexander Hamilton
Which President won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009?
Barrack Obama
How long is a U.S. Senator's term of office according to the Constitution?
6 Years
What former female slave was a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
Which recent First Lady was also a lawyer?
Michelle Obama
What 1980 Olympic event is referred to as the “Miracle on Ice”?
The gold medal win by the U.S. Men’s Ice Hockey team over the Soviet Union
Which President had a summer retreat at Kennebunkport in Maine?
George Bush
What does "pleading the Fifth" mean a person is protecting themselves against?
Self-incrimination (testifying against oneself)
In 2022, who became the first Black female associate justice of the Supreme Court?
Ketanji Brown Jackson
What song did soldiers play during the Revolutionary War?
Yankee Doodle
What was New York’s original name?
New Amsterdam
What important federal health insurance programs did Lyndon B. Johnson sign into law in 1965?
Medicare and Medicaid
Which state was the first to ratify the U.S. Constitution?
Delaware
What American inventor patented the telephone in 1876?
Alexander Graham Bell
Which president famously proclaimed that "a house divided against itself cannot stand"?
Abraham Lincoln
What is America's 250th Anniversary called?
The Semiquincentennial
Which U.S. President ordered the creation of the national park system?
Theodore Roosevelt
Although it’s been ratified by 38 states, which amendment has still not become a part of the Constitution?
The Equal Rights Amendment
During the Gilded Age, who was the richest American and the country’s first billionaire?
John D. Rockefeller, the founder of Standard Oil
What city served as the first capital of the United States?
New York City