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US presidents
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What is the capital of the US? 

Washington, D.C.

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How many states do the US have?

50

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Which US Civil rights leader got into "good trouble"?

John Lewis

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Who is the actress that plays the character "MJ" in Spider-man: No Way Home?

Zendaya

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Who was the first president of the US?

George Washington

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What is the President of the United States's house called?

The White House

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What oceans touch America's coasts?

The east coast touches the the Atlantic Ocean and the west touches the Pacific Ocean.

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What date do Americans celebrate Independence Day?

4th of July

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Who is the famous basketball player that inspired a line of Nike shoes?

Michael Jordan

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Which president was assasinated in 1963 while riding in a presidential motorcade in Dallas, Texas?

John F. Kennedy

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What is on the American flag?

13 red and white stripes and a blue field in the top left corner with 50 white stars. 

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Which state has the highest mountain in the US?

Alaska: Mount McKinley / Denali in the Alaska Range 20,310 feet
6190.5 meters

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What was the original capital of the United States?

New York

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This rapper, actor, and poet used his music to speak about social justice, growing up in poverty, and empowerment. His famous songs include Changes and Keep Ya Head Up.


Tupac Shakur

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Which US President was born in Hawaii in 1961?

President Barack Obama
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How many inhabitants does the USA have? (+-30mil.)

a. ~140 million       b. ~208 billion

c. ~340 million       d. ~53 billion

c. ~340 million

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The longest river of the US

Mississippi River

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There was a war over slavery in America, what was the name of that war?

The Civil War

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Who is the author of the famous speech "I have a dream"?

Martin Luther King Jr.

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This former U.S. president is known not only for his time in office (1977–1981) but also for his decades of humanitarian work with Habitat for Humanity and winning the Nobel Peace Prize.

Jimmy Carter

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What are the two major political parties in the United States?

The Democratic Party and the Republican Party

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Which U.S. state has the most people (largest population)?

California

~39,529,000 people

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What happened on 7th December 1941?

Attack on Pearl Harbor by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service

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An American inventor who developed an early version of the electric light bulb

Thomas Edison

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Who spent the longest amount of time as President of US?

Franklin D. Roosevelt - He is the only American president to have served more than two terms. Roosevelt was the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945.

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