AMERICAN PRESIDENTS
WHO WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES?
GEORGE WASHINGTON ~ His presidency began on April 30, 1789 and ended on March 4, 1797.
WHO INVENTED THE LIGHT BULB?
THOMAS EDISON ~ Invented in 1879 and patented on January 27, 1880.
WHERE IS THE CAPITAL OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA?
WASHINGTON, DC
WHICH FOUNDING FATHER INSPIRED A BLOCKBUSTER BROADWAY SHOW?
ALEXANDER HAMILTON ~ 'Hamilton' tells the story of this American Founding Father.
WHICH COUNTRY GIFTED THE STATUE OF LIBERTY TO THE UNITED STATES?
FRANCE ~ On June 17, 1885, France gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States in honor of the alliance between the two countries during the American Revolution.
WHO WAS THE TALLEST PRESIDENT?
ABRAHAM LINCOLN ~ He was 6 feet 4 inches. James Madison was the shortest at 5 feet 4 inches.
WHO INVENTED THE TELEPHONE?
ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL ~ On March 7, 1876, he received a patent for his revoluntionary invention: the telephone.
WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND?
PROVIDENCE
WHO MADE THE FAMOUS 'I HAVE A DREAM' SPEECH?
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. ~ This famous speech was delivered on August 28, 1963 to civil rights marchers gathered around the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC.
WHAT DO THE STRIPES ON THE AMERICAN FLAG REPRESENT?
THE 13 ORIGINAL COLONIES ~ There are 50 stars representing the 50 states and the 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies.
HOW MANY PRESIDENTS HAVE BEEN ASSASSINATED?
WHAT WAS ELI WHITNEY KNOWN FOR?
THE COTTON GIN ~ The machine used for cleaning cottong of its seeds was invented by Eli Whitney in 1793.
MONTPELIER IS THE CAPITAL OF WHICH STATE?
VERMONT
WHAT HISTORICAL FIGURE REFUSED TO GIVE UP HER SEAT ON THE BUS?
ROSA PARKS ~ On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on the bus in Montgomery, Alabama, which sparked the year-long Montgomery Bus Boycott.
WHAT IS THE LONGEST RIVER IN THE UNITED STATES?
MISSOURI RIVER ~ The top 5 longest rivers in the United States are the Missouri River at 2,341 miles, the Mississippi River at 2,202 miles, the Yukon River at 1,979 miles, the Rio Grande River at 1,759 miles, and the Colorado River at 1,450 miles.
HOW MANY PRESIDENTS ARE FEATURED ON MONEY?
SEVEN ~ George Washington ($1 bill and the quarter), Thomas Jefferson ($2 bill and the nickel), Abraham Lincoln ($5 bill and the penny), Andrew Jackson ($20 bill), Ulysses S. Grant ($50 bill), Franklin D. Roosevelt (the dime), and John F. Kennedy (the half dollar coin)
GEORGE CRUM INVENTED WHAT WELL LIKED AMERICAN SNACK?
POTATO CHIPS ~ In Saratoga Springs, New York George Crum created the dish trying to please an unhappy customer on August 24, 1853, at the Moon's Lake House.
WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF IDAHO?
BOISE
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN WOMAN WHO TRAVELED WITH THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION?
SACAGAWEA ~ She was Meriwether Lewis and William Clark's interpreter and guide for their expedition westward from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Coast.
WHAT IS THE NATIONAL ANIMAL FOR THE UNITED STATES?
AMERICAN BALD EAGLE ~ The United States officially adopted the American Bald Eagle as their emblem in 1787 because of its association with authority and statehood.
WHICH FOUR PRESIDENTS ARE ON MOUNT RUSHMORE?
GEORGE WASHINGTON (1st President), THOMAS JEFFERSON (3rd President), THEODORE ROOSEVELT (26th President), and ABRAHAM LINCOLN (16th President)
WHAT FAMOUS SUMMERTIME TOY WAS CREATED BY AN AIR FORCE AND NASA ENGINEER?
THE SUPER SOAKER ~ Lonnie Johnson created this pressurized water gun after shooting a powerful stream of water in his bathroom while performing experiments for a new type of refrigeration system in 1982. The Super Soaker prototype combined PVC pipe, arcylic glass, and an empty soda bottle.
WHAT IS THE LARGEST STATE CAPITAL BY LAND AREA?
JUNEAU, ALASKA
WHO STARTED THEIR FAMOUS SPEECH WITH 'FOUR SCORE AND SEVEN YEARS AGO...'?
ABRAHAM LINCOLN ~ Abraham Lincoln began the famous 'Gettysburg Address' on November 19, 1863, with stating, "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, upon this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."
WHEN DID THE US MOTTO BECOME 'IN GOD WE TRUST'?
1956 ~ July 30, 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a law officially declaring 'In God We Trust' to be our nation's official motto.