Landmarks & Geography
What is the smallest US state by area?
Rhode Island
Who did the United States gain their independence from?
Britain
Who played a major role in the American Revolution by declaring, "The British are coming!"?
Paul Revere
Who is nicknamed "The Wizard of Menlo Park" and developed the first complete commercial electrical distribution network to make the light bulb usable in homes and cities?
Thomas Edison
What viral social media trend helped to raise awareness over ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) in 2014?
The Ice Bucket Challenge
Mount Vernon was home to which former president?
George Washington
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Who were the first two people to step foot on the moon in the Space Race against Russia?
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
Who achieved the first powered, controlled, heavier-than-air flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in 1903, launching the modern aviation age?
The Wright Brothers (Orville and Wilbur)
What heavyweight boxing champ lit the torch at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games?
Muhammad Ali
What American landmark was gifted to the US by France to commemorate America's 100 years of independence?
The Statue of Liberty
In what year was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
1776
Which president is described as a young war hero and Catholic New Englander who embodied post-war American ideals and helped drive interest in public service through programs like the Peace Corps and optimism about the future through the mission to the moon?
John F. Kennedy
What was invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 that rapidly separated sticky green seeds from natural fibers and influenced the Industrial Revolution?
The Cotton Gin
Which South Korean dystopian survival drama became Netflix’s most-watched series launch of all time upon its debut?
Squid Game
What four presidents are carved into the rock of Mount Rushmore in South Dakota?
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln
Who is credited with sewing the first American flag?
Betsy Ross
What African American escaped slavery and returned to the South multiple times to guide dozens of people to freedom using the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
What year did the first iPhone come out?
2007
Janine Teagues is a second grade teacher in what current tv show?
Abbott Elementary
Who was the first United States President to live in the White House?
John Adams
What 1783 agreement officially ended the American Revolution?
The Treaty of Paris
Whowas the first black woman elected to Congress, promising to be "unbought and unbossed"?
Shirley Chisholm
Which common website was created by two PhD students at Stanford University in 1997, originally named "BackRub," and is known for it's use of primary colors in it's logo?
Lil Nas X spent 19 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2019 with what song?
Old Town Road