States
How many states does the United States of America have?
50
Who was America's first president?
George Washington
What is the capital of the USA?
Washington, D.C.
Who is America's president?
Donald Trump
What two oceans does America touch?
Pacific and the Atlantic
In 1848, thousands of people went to this state, searching for something. What were they looking for, and what state did they go to?
Gold and California
Where did America's most famous "tea party" happen?
Boston, MA
Who is America's current Vice President?
Mike Pence
Who is the famous pastor who fought for equal rights in America in the 1960s?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
What country did America take Texas from?
Mexico
What country did America buy Alaska from in 1867?
Russia
On what day each year (Month, Day) do Americans celebrate their independence from Britain?
July 4th
What animal is the US national emblem?
The bald eagle
Who is credited for the invention of the light bulb?
Thomas Edison
About how old is the United States of America?
250 years old
How many colonies did America have originally (before it fought for independence)?
13
What big war happened in America from 1861-1865?
The Civil War
What do the stars and stripes on our current flag represent?
50 states (represented by the stars) and the original 13 colonies (represented by the red and white stripes)
What year did America put a man on the moon? (Technically two men - Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong)
1969
English was almost not chosen as America's language. What language (not English) almost became America's official language?
German
Utah
When America was still a very new country, what two plant crops made the American South very rich?
Cotton and tobacco
What current American car company had the original idea for an assembly line?
Ford
What American President was the youngest in history?
John F. Kennedy
What famous river starts in Minnesota and runs North-South through the middle of the country, ending in the Gulf of Mexico?
The Mississippi River