Geography
History
Government
Maryland
Life in America
100
The capital of the United States.
What is Washington, DC
100
The Frenchman who helped the USA in the Revolutionary War, and later helped the French Revolution of 1789.
Who is Marquis de La Fayette?
100
The leader of the United States is the _______.
Who is the President?
100
How do you spell Maryland?
M-A-R-Y-L-A-N-D
100
How long do students eat lunch at school?
What is 30 minutes?
200
This state is bigger than France.
What is Texas?
200
The number of stars and the number of stripes on the flag of the United States
50 stars
13 stripes
200
The number of states in the USA.
What is 50?
200
One state that borders Maryland.
What is Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, or West Virginia?
200
What metric is used to measure temperature in the US?
What is Fahrenheit?
300
The largest state in the United States.
What is Alaska?
*Texas is the biggest state in the contiguous US (connected to other states)
300
The year the United States declared independence from Great Britain.
(bonus 100 points for the day)
What is July 4th, 1776?
300
The current leader of the United States.
Who is Donald Trump?
300
What university did Danielle attend in Maryland?
What is the University of Maryland?
300
How long is summer vacation in the US?
What is 2-3 months?
400
What state is Chicago in?
What is Illinois?
400
The year that slavery was abolished in the United States.
What is 1865?
400
The youngest state in the USA.
What is Hawai'i?
(Hawai'i became a state in June of 1959)
400
What seafood is popular in Maryland?
What are blue crabs?
400
What is the Southern food created by African Americans called?
What is soul food?
500
the smallest state in the United States.
What is Rhode Island?
500
The first capital of the United States, from 1787 to 1790.
What is New York City?
500
The five major overseas territories of the United States.
(100 points for each correct answer)
What are (1) Puerto Rico, (2) Guam, (3) American Samoa, (4) Northern Mariana Islands, and (5) the US Virgin Islands?
500
Maryland is in this region of the United States.
What is Mid-Atlantic region?
500
What do students recite every morning at school?
What is the pledge of allegiance?
