America the Beautiful
Declaration of Independence
First Ladies
Revolutionary War
Scandals
100

How many presidents are carved into Mount Rushmore?

Four

100

Who was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence?

John Hancock

100

Which First Lady was an elected official?

Hillary Clinton

100

According to American legend, who made the first official U.S. flag?

Betsy Ross

100

Which former intelligence contractor leaked highly classified NSA surveillance programs to the press in 2013?

Edward Snowden

200

What is the official animal used to represent the United States?

Bald Eagle

200

What is the secret upside-down message written on the bottom back of the signed Declaration of Independence

"Original Declaration of Independence dated 4th July 1776"

200

After leaving the White House, what first lady co-founded a drug rehab facility?

Betty Ford

200

What were those who rebelled against the British called?

Patriots

200

Which president was impeached in 1998 following an investigation into his personal relationship with a White House intern?

Bill Clinton

300

How many U.S. senators does each state have?

Two

300

Who is widely considered the principal author of the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

300

Which First Lady was active in the ‘Just Say No’ movement?

Nancy Reagan

300

What major winter camp did George Washington's army endure in 1777–1778?

Valley Forge

300

What was the pseudonym of FBI agent Mark Felt who provided details of the Watergate Scandal to The Washington Post?

Deep Throat

400

Which two rivers are the longest in the United States?

The Missouri and Mississippi

400

How many original copies of the Declaration of Independence are believed to still exist?

Only 26 copies are known worldwide

400

Which First Lady was a librarian?

Barbara Bush

400

In which state were the very first battles of the Revolutionary War fought?

Massachusetts

400

Which 1980s political scandal involved secret weapons sales to an adversarial nation to fund Nicaraguan rebels?

The Iran-Contra affair

500

What major technological innovation connected the entire country for the first time in 1869?

The Transcontinental Railroad

500

Where was the Declaration of Independence hidden during World War II?

Fort Knox

500

When the White House was on fire in 1814, which first lady sprang into action and saved a portrait of George Washington?

Dolley Madison

500

Which country allied with the American colonies against Britain?

France

500

What is the name of the top-secret Department of Defense study regarding U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War leaked to newspapers in 1971?

The Pentagon Papers