The years during which the American Civil War (the war between the Northern States and the Southern States) was fought
What is 1861-1865?
100
The president who was shot on 22 November 1963
Who is John F. Kennedy?
100
The idea that everybody can achieve success by hard work
What is the American Dream?
100
The capital of the United States
What is Washington?
100
The man who invented the light bulb
Who was Thomas Edison?
200
An American tradition which Europe has adopted that is celebrated on 31 October
What is Halloween?
200
The president on whom Monica Levinsky had an unfortunate influence
Who is Bill Clinton?
200
The most important value in the eyes of the Americans
What is freedom?
200
Thirteen stripes and 50 stars
What is the American flag?
200
Unfortunate redhead who bleached her hair and didn't wear anything but Chanel No 5 in bed?
Who was Marilyn Monroe?
300
Independence Day
What is 4th of July?
300
The president who was succeeded by Barack Obama
Who is George W. Bush?
300
As far as the Europeans are concerned, the Americans love these possibly lethal weapons and everybody has one
What are guns?
300
The total population
What is 320 million?
300
The creator of the mouse with the funny voice and the round ears
Who is Walt Disney?
400
The year in which the American Declaration of Independence was signed and the American colonists were free
What is 1776?
400
The first American president
Who is George Washington?
400
An -ism that deals with the idea that material things can buy you happiness
What is materialism?
400
The form of government in the US
What is federal republic?
400
Civil rights campaigner and pastor who spoke to 200,000 people in Washington in 1963.
Who is Martin Luther King?
500
The American constitution was written this year.
What is 1787?
500
The president for whom Watergate was fatal
Who is Richard Nixon?
500
The concept of everybody having the same rights and duties, regardless of skin colour, religion, age, and gender which, however, has been violated several times during the history of the United States
What is equality?
500
The third-most common language in the US after English and Spanish
What is German?
500
The man who is credited for inventing the assembly line (which he didn't) and the founder of the Ford Motor Company