US History
What food is eaten the most on the 4th of July?
Hot Dogs
How many states make up the contiguous US?
48 (not Hawaii and Alaska)
The USA shares land borders with which other countries?
Despite its size, the USA only shares land borders with Canada and Mexico
Who casts the tie-breaking vote in the Senate?
Vice President
Who is the only U.S. president to have ever resigned from office?
Richard Nixon
How many times does the liberty bell get symbolically tapped every Independence Day?
13
Longest river in the US?
Missouri River (2341 miles)
What is the second most common spoken language in the US?
Spanish
How many amendments are there to the Constitution?
27
Who is the only president to have served more than two terms?
Franklin D. Roosevelt (died during 4th term)
On July 4, 1960 what states admittance to the Union was solidified with a 50th star on the American Flag?
Hawaii
Tallahassee is the capital of which U.S. state?
Florida
What is factually wrong in the invitation for this party?
It is not the 250th birthday, it is the 249th.
What determines how many representatives a state gets in the House of Representatives?
The number of people living in a state based on census data.
What is the minimum age to serve as President of the United States?
35
Who was the longest living President?
Jimmy Carter (100 years, died December 2024)
Into which bay does the Potomac River flow?
Chesapeake Bay
How many states have the letter Y in it?
6 (Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Wyoming)
What is the Bill of Rights?
The first 10 amendments to the US Constitution
What's the maximum number of years a U.S. president can serve in office?
10 (if they assume the presidency mid-term)
What year did the Star-Spangled Banner become the National Anthem?
1931 (President Hoover signed the Public Law that officially made the Star-Spangled Banner the national anthem)
The geographic center of the contiguous US lies in which state?
Kansas (Lebanon, KS 66952 )
What is largest tribe in the US?
Navajo Nation
Where do all Bills for raising revenue originate?
House of Representatives only (not Senate)
Who is the only single president to get married while in the White House?
Grover Cleveland