What is the biggest state in the United States?
Alaska
The 13 stripes on the United State's flag represents what?
The original 13 colonies
What is the title of the President's wife?
The First Lady
In 1977 what popular US burger restaurant started serving "Happy Meals" - a box with a burger, small fries, drink, cookies and a toy.
McDonald's
What is the most populated state in the USA?
California
Which state is located the furthest west?
Hawaii
What was the capital city of the United States before Washington D.C.?
Philadelphia
What are the two main political parties of the United States?
The Statue of Liberty was a birthday gift to the United States from which European country?
France
Which state was home to 8 US presidents including Woodrow Wilson and James Monroe?
Virginia
The ____________ is the largest group is freshwater bodies of water in the world
Great Lakes
What is the name of the war that was fought between the North and the South?
The Civil War
“We the People of the United States” are the first seven words to what important document?
The Constitution
What stuffed animals were filled with plastic pellets ("beans") and wildly popular in the late 1990s ?
Beanie Babies
What state is Mount Rushmore located in?
South Dakota
At "Four Corners" visitors can touch the bronze marker and occupy four states at once: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and this 4th state?
Utah
What war was fought in order for the United States to gain independence from Great Britain?
The American Revolution
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What does is mean if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow on Groundhog Day (February 2nd)?
There will be six more weeks of winter (folk story).
What state is home to the Everglades?
Florida
The Great Salt Lake in Utah is much saltier than the ocean. Why does salt accumulate there in such massive amounts?
It is a terminal lake - rivers flow in, but not out. Water only evaporates, leaving a higher and higher concentration of salt behind over thousands of years.
Who gave the famous speech that starts with the words "I have a dream"?
______________ was the name of the first United States' constitution. However, it was not very useful or effective
Articles of Confederation
What NYC born American pop icon shocked the world at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards by wearing a dress made out of raw meat?
Lady Gaga
___________ was the first state to join the United States
Delaware