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100

How many states does the United States of America have?

50, 13, or 27

How many is 50?

100

Who was America's first president?

Who is George Washington?

100
What is the capital of the USA?
What is Washington, D.C. (not just Washington!)?
100
Who is America's president?
Who is Donald Trump?
100
What two oceans does America touch?
What are the Pacific and the Atlantic?
200

In 1848, thousands of people went to this state, searching for something. What were they looking for, and what state did they go to?

diamonds in Florida

gold in California

trees in Colorado

What is gold and California?

200

Where did America's most famous "tea party" happen?

What is Boston, Massachusetts?

200

Who is America's current Vice President?

Who is J.D. Vance?

200
Who is the famous pastor who fought for black rights in America in the 1960s?
Who is the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.
200

What country did America take Texas from?

Mexico, Spain or France 

What is Mexico?

300

What country did America buy Alaska from in 1867?

England

Spain

Russia

What is Russia?

300

On what day each year (Month, Day) do Americans celebrate their independence from Britain?

What is July 4th?

300

What animal represents America?

Bear, Buffalo or Bald Eagle

What is the bald eagle?

300

Who invented the light bulb? (Two possible answers)

George Washington Carver

Thomas Edison 

Nicola Tesla

Who is Thomas Edison (or Nicola Tesla, from whom Edison stole the idea)?

300

About how old is the United States of America? A: About 200 B: About 250 C: About 300 D: About 340

What is about 250 years old?

400

How many colonies did America have originally (before it fought for independence?

What is 13?

400

What big war happened in America from 1861-1865? A: The Revolutionary War B: Desert Storm C: The Civil War D: The Spanish-American War

What is the Civil War?

400

What do the stars and stripes on our current flag represent?

What are the 50 states (represented by the stars) and the original 13 colonies (represented by the red and white stripes)?

400
What year did America put a man on the moon? (Technically two men - Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong)
What is 1969?
400

English was almost not chosen as America's language. What language (not English) almost became America's official language?

Spanish, Latin, or German

What is German?

500

What state is Chicago in? A: New York B: Texas C: Ohio D: Illinois

What is Illinois?

500

When America was still a very new country, what two plant crops made the American South very rich?

cotton and tobacco

squash and beans 

rice and corn

What is cotton and tobacco?

500

What current American car company had the original idea for an assembly line (Fließband)?

Apple

Ford

Nike

What is Ford?

500

What American President was the youngest in history?

Donald Trump

or

John F. Kennedy

Who is John F. Kennedy?

500

What famous river starts in Minnesota and runs North-South through the middle of the country, ending in the Gulf of Mexico? A: The Mississippi B: The Misouri C: The Ohio D: The Hudson

What is the Mississippi?

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