Geography
History
Culture
Americans
Food
100
What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
Pacific (Ocean)
100
What is one reason colonists came to America?
freedom, political liberty, religious freedom, economic opportunity, practice their religion, escape persecution
100
The number of stars on the American flag.
50
100
Who is this?
George Clooney
100
A popular American sandwich with beef patty and bun.
Hamburger
200
Where is the Statue of Liberty?
New York (Harbor) Liberty Island (New Jersey, near NYC, on the Hudson River)
200
The war fought between the North and the South of the United States.
The Civil War
200
The bird that is the symbol of the United States.
Bald Eagle
200
The first President of the United States.
George Washington
200
The Thanksgiving bird.
Turkey
300
The capital of the U.S.A
Washington D.C.
300
The year America gained its independence.
A. 1726
B. 1676
C. 1776
1776
300
The statue gifted to the US by France.
Statue of Liberty
300
The landmark civil rights speech "I have a dream"
Martin Luther King Jr.
300
The fruit used in a traditional American pie.
Apple
400
The capital of Texas.
Austin
400
What happened at the Constitutional Convention in 1787?
Extra points if you know in which city
A. Charleston
B. Boston
C. Philadelphia
The Constitution was written. The Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution.
Philadelphia
400
What are the THREE most spoken languages in the US?
1st. English
2nd. Spanish
3rd. Chinese
400
What basketball team is LeBron James on currently?
Los Angeles Lakers
400
The state famous for its deep-dish pizza.
Illinois / Chicago
500
Name one state that borders Canada.
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Alaska
500
The event when American colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
500
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
500
This President gave the Gettysburg Address
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. Barack Obama
C. Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
The Gettysburg Address is significant because it redefined the Civil War as a struggle for equality and the survival of democracy, not just a fight to preserve the Union. Lincoln linked the soldiers' sacrifice to the nation's founding principles of liberty and equality from the Declaration of Independence, framing the war as a test to see if a nation "conceived in liberty" could endure.
500
A long sandwich named after an American city.
Philly Cheesesteak
600
Name one U.S. territory.
Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands American Samoa Northern Mariana Islands Guam
600
The name of the ship the Pilgrims arrived on.
A. The New England
B. The Mayflower
C. USS Constitution
The Mayflower
600
The figure representing the United States with a top hat and beard.
Uncle Sam
600
The only President to resign from office
A. Donald Trump
B. Richard Nixon
C. James Madison
Richard Nixon
600
What well-known golden snack cake has a white cream filling and was invented in 1930?
A Twinkie
