State Superlatives
This "Mount Rushmore State" is home to the famous carvings of four U.S. Presidents.
What is South Dakota?
This is the only bird that can fly backward as well as hover in place.
What is a Hummingbird?
These three words are the very first words written in the U.S. Constitution.
What are "We the People"?
In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell made the first successful transmission of this device.
What is the Telephone?
At sea level, water reaches its boiling point at this temperature in Fahrenheit.
What is 212 degrees?
It is the only state in the Union that consists entirely of islands.
What is Hawaii?
A "clowder" is the collective noun for a group of these common pets.
What are Cats?
He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence and later the 3rd President.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This 1920s invention allowed people to "see" moving pictures in their own living rooms.
What is the Television?
This "noble" gas is used in bright, glowing signs often found in diner windows.
What is Neon?
This state has the most miles of coastline—more than all the other 49 states combined.
What is Alaska?
This is the only mammal capable of true, powered flight (not just gliding).
What is a Bat?
This city served as the first capital of the United States under the Constitution.
What is New York City?
The "Spirit of St. Louis" was the plane flown by this man in the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight.
Who is Charles Lindbergh?
A standard piano has this many keys in total.
What is 88?
This "Volunteer State" is the home of the Grand Ole Opry.
What is Tennessee?
A "parliament" is the surprising name for a group of these nocturnal birds.
What are Owls?
In 1773, colonists dumped tea into the harbor to protest "Taxation without" this.
What is Representation?
This 19th-century inventor is credited with the first commercially practical incandescent light bulb.
Who is Thomas Edison?
This is the most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere, making up about 78%.
What is Nitrogen?
This state was an independent republic for 10 years before joining the Union in 1845.
What is Texas?
This massive land mammal has skin so thick it is often referred to as a "pachyderm."
What is an Elephant (or Rhino/Hippo)?
He was the oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence at age 70.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
Eli Whitney’s 1793 invention revolutionized the production of this crop in the South.
What is the Cotton Gin?
"Numismatics" is the formal name for the hobby of collecting this.
What are Coins?