US Monuments
US Military Branches
US Flags
US History
State Nicknames
100
What is the Statue of Liberty made out of?
Copper
100
Established on June 14, 1775, this branch is the oldest of the U.S. Armed Forces.
US Army
100
What do the number of stars and stripes mean?
50 stars for 50 states
13 stripes for the founding states
100
The Temperance movement of the 19th century was about...
ending the consumption of alcohol.
100
Yellowhammer State
Cotton State
Heart of Dixie
Alabama
200
Standing over 630 feet tall, this St. Louis monument honors the westward expansion of the United States.
St. Louis Gateway Arch
200
This branch split off from the Army in 1947, partially after seeing how its German equivalent fought efficiently in WW2.
The US Air Force
200
Who supposedly created the first US flag?
Betsy Ross
200
What did the Brown v Board of Education court case determine?
That segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
200
Lone Star State
Texas
300
This memorial garnered a lot of controversy at the time it was made because of its simplistic, black design.
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial
300
Name the three military academies.
The US Naval Academy
The US Air Force Academy
West Point Military Academy
300
The Gadsden flag was an early US flag meant to represent the colonies standing together against imperialism. It features what animal?
Snake
300
In 1964, the 23rd amendment was passed to give residents of this city the right to vote in presidential elections.
Washington D.C.
300
Empire State
New York
400
This San Antonio mission-turned-fort became famous in 1836 when roughly 200 Texan defenders held out for 13 days against the Mexican Army during the Texas Revolution.
The Alamo
400
This branch's boot camp is held in two locations at Parris Island and San Diego.
US Marine Corps
400
The actual "star-spangled banner" flown in the War of 1812 had how many stripes?
15
400
This book sparked a national discussion of the evils of slavery and directly contributed to the beginning of the Civil War.
Uncle Tom's Cabin
400
Volunteer State
Tennessee
500
This massive granite formation in Wyoming was the first U.S. National Monument, designated in 1906 by Theodore Roosevelt.
Devil's Tower
500
The mascot for this branch's academy is a goat.
US Navy
500
The "Serapis" flag was created for John Paul Jones' ship during the revolutionary war. Why was it hastily created?
The British wanted to accuse John Paul Jones of being a pirate because he stole their ship, so he needed a national flag to represent him.
500
What did the 19th amendment to the US Constitution do?
It gave women the right to vote.
500
Sunshine State
Florida
600
This war memorial is a large environmental hazard, but the idea of fixing it is controversial.
The USS Arizona memorial.
600
This branch of the US military is under the Department of Homeland Security, rather than the Department of Defense.
US Coast Guard
600
This flag identified who on the Revolutionary War battlefield?
George Washington
600
This 1793 invention by Eli Whitney unfortunately made slavery much more profitable.
Cotton Gin
600
Beehive State
Utah
700
This metal, which at the time was considered extremely rare and precious, tops the Washington Monument?
Aluminum
700
In the US Marine Corps what are medical first responders called and what branch are they actually in?
Navy Corpsman
700
What federal organization is represented by this flag?
US Customs and Border Protection
700
Part of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
What does it do?
(hint: The great depression showed how bad this was needed.)
It insures money in the bank in case the bank goes out of business.
700
Land of 10,000 lakes.
Minnesota