Founding Fathers
This Founding Father famously flew a kite during a thunderstorm.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
Known as “Old Man River,” this waterway flows more than 2,300 miles from Minnesota to the Gulf of America.
What is the Mississippi River?
This bird is the national symbol of the United States.
What is the bald eagle?
This sport is often called “America’s Pastime.”
What is baseball?
The United States declared independence from Great Britain in this year.
What is 1776?
This Founding Father was Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the Revolution.
Who is George Washington?
This mountain is the highest peak in the United States.
What is Mt McKinley? (Or Denali)
Each star on the American flag represents one of these.
What are the states?
Graceland in Memphis was the home of this singer, nicknamed the “King of Rock and Roll.”
Who is Elvis Presley?
These American explorers were sent by President Jefferson to explore the western United States.
Who are Lewis and Clark?
This Founding Father was the main author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson
This “City of Brotherly Love” is where both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were signed.
What is Philadelphia?
This famous U.S. landmark was a gift from France.
What is the Statue of Liberty?
This American author wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Who is Mark Twain?
This ship carried the Pilgrims to America in 1620.
What is the Mayflower?
This Founding Father is known as the “Father of the Constitution.”
Who is James Madison?
This national park contains Badwater Basin, the lowest point in North America.
What is Death Valley?
In 1814, British forces set fire to this building in Washington, D.C.
What is the White House?
Invented by pharmacist John Pemberton, this drink was originally sold as a medicinal tonic.
What is Coca-Cola?
This fort in South Carolina was fired upon in 1861, starting the American Civil War.
What is Fort Sumter?
This Founding Father served as the first U.S. vice president.
Who is John Adams?
On December 7, 1787, this state became the first to officially ratify the U.S. Constitution.
What is Delaware?
This Latin phrase, found on the Great Seal of the United States, means “Out of many, one.
What is e pluribus unum?
In the first college football game in 1869, this New Jersey school hosted Princeton as the home team.
What is Rutgers?
This U.S. president’s term lasted only 30 days.
Who is William Henry Harrison?