U.S. History
This 1620 event, associated with the Pilgrims, led to the founding of one of the first successful English colonies in North America.
A) The First Thanksgiving
B) The signing of the Declaration of Independence
C) The Mayflower Compact
D) The Battle of Bunker Hill
What is the Mayflower Compact?
This sport, often called “America’s pastime,” features teams like the Yankees and Red Sox.
A) Lacrosse
B) Football
C) Basketball
D) Baseball
What is baseball?
He was the first President of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797.
A) George Washington
B) Donald Trump
C) Benjamin Franklin
D) John F. Kennedy
Who is George Washington?
This author of “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” and “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is known as the “father of American literature.”
A) Herman Melville
B) Nathaniel Hawthorne
C) Mark Twain
D) Edgar Allan Poe
Who is Mark Twain?
This 1977 film, directed by George Lucas, introduced audiences to a galaxy far, far away with characters like Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, and Darth Vader.
A) "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"
B) "Star Trek: The Motion Picture"
C) "The Empire Strikes Back"
D) "Star Wars: A New Hope"
What is "Star Wars: A New Hope"?
This war, fought between 1775 and 1783, resulted in the Thirteen Colonies gaining independence from Great Britain.
A) The War of 1812
B) The French and Indian War
C) The Spanish-American War
D) American Revolutionary War
What is the American Revolutionary War?
The National Football League’s championship game is known as this, and it’s played annually in February.
A) Olympics
B) WWE
C) Super Bowl
D) World Cup
What is the Super Bowl?
This President issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, freeing slaves in Confederate states.
A) Franklin D. Roosevelt
B) George Washington
C) John Adams
D) Abraham Lincoln
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This novel, set during the Civil War, tells the story of a young orphan named Margaret “Meg” March and her sisters as they grow up in New England.
A) Gone with the Wind
B) The Red Badge of Courage
C) The Grapes of Wrath
D) Little Woman
What is Little Woman by Louisa May Alcott?
This “King of Pop” became famous for hits like “Thriller,” “Billie Jean,” and “Beat It” before his untimely death in 2009.
A) Michael Jackson
B) Prince
C) Elvis Presley
D) James Brown
Who is Michael Jackson?
This 1849 gold rush in California led to a massive migration to the West, with over 300,000 prospectors flocking to the state.
A) The California Gold Rush
B) The Pike's Peak Gold Rush
C) The Klondike Gold Rush
D) The Nevada Gold Rush
What is the California Gold Rush?
This basketball team, based in Chicago, won six NBA championships in the 1990’s, largely due to the talents of Michael Jordan.
A) Chicago Bulls
B) Los Angeles Lakers
C) Miami Heat
D) Boston Celtics
What is the Chicago Bulls?
He was the 32nd president of the United States and served from 1933 to 1945, leading the nation through the Great Depression and World War II.
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
C) John Adams
D) Andrew Johnson
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This port, famous for works like “The Road Not Taken,” was also known for writing rural New England life.
A) Emily Dickinson
B) Robert Frost
C) Walt Whitman
D) Langston Hughes
Who is Robert Frost?
This long-running TV sitcom, set in the fictional town of Springfield, centers on a family going through their everyday life.
A) Family Guy
B) The Flintstones
C) The Simpsons
D) King of the Hill
What is The Simpsons?
This 1929 event, considered the most severe worldwide economic downturn, began in the United States.
A) The Great Recession
B) The Great Depression
C) The Dust Bowl
D) The Panic of 1893
What is the Great Depression?
This iconic American swimmer, known for his 23 Olympic gold medals, is often considered the greatest swimmer of all time.
A) Ryan Lochte
B) Michael Phelps
C) Mark Spitz
D) Ian Thorpe
Who is Michael Phelps?
This president, who served from 1913 to 1921, led the USA during World War I and advocated for the League of Nations.
A) Ulysses S. Grant
B) Andrew Jackson
C) Woodrow Wilson
D) Richard Nixon
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
This 1951 novel by J.D. Salinger features Holden Caulfield, a disenchanted teenager struggling with alienation in post-World War II America.
A) Catch-22
B) The Great Gatsby
C) The Catcher in the Rye
D) To Kill a Mockingbird
What is The Catcher in the Rye?
This 1994 sitcom about six friends living in NYC is known for characters like Ross, Rachel, Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebe.
A) Friends
B) The Big Bang Theory
C) Seinfeld
D) How I Met Your Mother
What is Friends?
This landmark 1954 Supreme Court case declared that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional overturning the “separate but equal” doctrine.
A) Brown v. Board of Education
B) Plessy v. Ferguson
C) Roe v. Wade
D) Miranda v. Arizona
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
In 1950, this Major League Baseball player became the first African American to break the color barrier in the sport.
A) Hank Aaron
B) Willie Mays
C) Jackie Robinson
D) Satchel Paige
Who is Jackie Robinson?
He was the 20th president of the USA and was assassinated in 1881, just months into his term.
A) James A. Garfield
B) Dwight D. Eisenhower
C) Lyndon B. Johnson
D) James Madison
Who is James A. Garfield?
This Harlem Renaissance writer’s novel, “Their Eyes Were Watching God” explores themes of race, identity, and gender through the life of Janie Crawford.
A) Zora Neale Hurston
B) Langston Hughes
C) Claude McKay
D) Ralph Ellison
Who is Zola Neale Hurston?
This reality TV show, which began in 2000, introduced audiences to the concept of “tribal councils” and “immunity challenges” as contestants competed for a million-dollar prize.
A) The Amazing Race
B) Big Brother
C) Survivor
D) The Challenge
What is Survivor?