USA facts
How many states are there in the country?
50 states
What was the name of the Pilgrim's ship?
The Mayflower
When is the US Independence Day?
4th of July
Which celebrity was also governor of California?
Arnold Schwarzenegger
The USA ranks ___ in the world by its territory.
3rd
Who was the first president of the USA?
George Washington
Name one of the two astronauts to walk on the moon in July of 1969.
Neil Armstrong or Buzz Aldrin
Under which president did Thanksgiving become an annual holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
Which artist recorded the hit Blue Christmas in 1964?
Elvis Presley
What was the main world sports event in 2002 in Salt Lake City?
Winter Olympics
The biggest US state by area is...
Alaska
What is the forced migration of American Indian tribes from the South and Southeast called?
Trail of Tears
The animal called Phil comes out of its burrow to predict the arrival of spring in what annual holiday?
Groundhog Day
Which singer is known as the "Queen of Soul"?
Aretha Franklin
What social networking giant was established in 2004?
How many presidents were assassinated?
4
Lincoln (1865), Garfield (1881), McKinley (1901), Kennedy (1963)
What are the first 10 amendments of the Constitution called?
The Bill of Rights
Which celebration still held annually today in New Orleans, began in Mobile, the capital of the New France colony in Louisiana, in early 1703?
Mardi Gras
Who is the most successful and most decorated Olympian sportsman of all time with a total of 28 medals?
Michael Phelps
Which city will host Summer Olympic Games in 2028?
Los-Angeles
Who is the only US Vice President to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
Al Gore in 2007
Which is the first established British colony in America?
Jamestown (1607)
This holiday is celebrated on the first Monday in September. Usually there are parades in honor of the working people of America. This day also marks the end of summer and the beginning of the school year.
Labor Day
The 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the American singer-songwriter for having created new poetic expressions. Who is it?
Bob Dylan
How many US businessmen are in the Forbes top-ten rating of the richest men in the world in 2025?
8