US Geography
What is the lowest and hottest valley in the United States?
Death Valley
What was the name of the river George Washington crossed and was painted doing so?
Delaware River
What type of animal was blamed for starting the Great Chicago Fire?
Cow
Who is depicted on the "Jumpman" logo?
Michael Jordan
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Abe Lincoln
Which two National Parks start with the letter Y?
Yellow Stone/Yosemite
What general earned the nickname "Unconditional Surrender" – a play on his first and middle initials?
Ulysses S. Grant
What notorious western outlaw was also known as William H. Bonney?
Billy the Kid
What is the most famous novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald?
Great Gatsby
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James Monroe (last founding father to be president)
What city had a construction projection known as the "Big Dig" which lasted from 1982–2007?
Boston
What country did Ronald Reagan call "The Evil Empire"?
Soviet Union/Russia
Which U.S. government agency was once led by J. Edgar Hoover?
FBI
In the Star Trek universe, phasers can be set to either kill or ____.
Stun
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William Taft
Which state contains "Triple Divide Peak" the place where water might drain into the Pacific Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, or Hudson Bay?
Montana
What was the most populous city in the Confederacy at the beginning of the Civil War?
New Orleans
What abolitionist was hanged for his raid on Harper's Ferry?
John Brown
What is the most common species of duck in the U.S.?
Mallard
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Chester A. Arthur (took over after Garfield was assassinated)
What is the northernmost city in the U.S. which is served by a passenger train line?
Fairbanks
What are US tanks named after?
Influential American Generals
Who was John F. Kennedy's attorney general?
Robert F Kennedy
What did the Wright Brothers make before they made airplanes?
Bicycles
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Nixon