Pre-1900
Which famous American freedom fighter yelled "The Regulars (British) are coming" as a warning?
Paul Revere
During World War II, the United States detonated two nuclear bombs over which two Japanese cities?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Which # president are we currently on?
46th
Which document starts out "We the People..."?
The Preamble to the Constitution
How many Supreme Court justices are there?
9
The Statue of Liberty was a gift from...
France
When was the Declaration of Independence signed by the majority of representatives?
August 2 1776
During WWII, 29 men were selected by the US Marines to create a complex code based on the language of which group of people?
Dine' or Navajo
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
What is the proper way to fold a flag?
A triangle
Which famous document, signed by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declared that “All persons held as slaves within any State…in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free…”?
The Emancipation Proclamation
Who is in charge of the "executive branch"?
The president
Where is Graceland, Elvis Preseley's home?
Memphis, Tennessee
"America" was not always referred to as America. Who did that name derive from?
Amerigo Vespucci
Who founded the Black Panther Party in the 1960s?
a. Bobby Seale and Huey Newton
b. Martin Luther King, Jr.
c. Malcolm X
d. JFK
A) Bobby Seale and Huey Newton
On what holiday did George Washington famously cross the icy Delaware River to New Jersey to surprise the enemy forces?
Christmas
Who is alleged to have sewn the first American flag?
Betsy Ross
What is the name of the national anthem?
The Star-Spangled Banner
We elect senators for how many years?
6
What famous speech took place at the Lincoln Memorial in the 1960s?
The "I have a dream" Speech
What is the name of the oldest national park, which was founded in 1872?
Yellowstone
What type of music sprang from the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s and 30s?
Jazz
Which president proposed in 1784 to end slavery in all the territories, but lost in Congress by one vote?
1. Thomas Jefferson
2. George Washington
3. Abraham Lincoln
4. James Madison
1. Thomas Jefferson
What is the American flag's nickname?
What is the 3rd Amendment?
Quartering of soldiers
We elect U.S. representatives how many years?
2
Which national landmark is a 555-foot obelisk?
The Washington Monument
What colony was founded by James Oglethorpe as a place for British citizens who were in debtors’ prisons?
1. Pennsylvania
2. Virginia
3. New York
4. Georgia
4. Georgia
Which Civil Rights activist, who participated in the Selma to Montgomery marches and was the youngest speaker at the March on Washington, became a member of the U.S. House of Representatives? He passed away in 2020.
John Lewis
Who is the longest-serving US president?
1. Thomas Jefferson
2. Franklin D. Roosevelt
3. James Madison
4. James Monroe
2. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Who put the first American flag on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
What is the 19th Amendment?
Women's Right to Vote
Name at least two of the cabinet-level positions
Hint: Secretary of...
Secretary of Agriculture ▪ Secretary of Commerce ▪ Secretary of Defense ▪ Secretary of Education ▪ Secretary of Energy ▪ Secretary of Health and Human Services ▪ Secretary of Homeland Security ▪ Secretary of Housing and Urban Development ▪ Secretary of the Interior ▪ Secretary of Labor ▪ Secretary of State ▪ Secretary of Transportation ▪ Secretary of the Treasury ▪ Secretary of Veterans Affairs ▪ Attorney General ▪ Vice President
The Pentagon
Which multi-storied, adobe, Indigenous community—considered to be the oldest continuously inhabited in the U.S.—has been inhabited for over 1,000 years?
a. Mesa Verde, CO
b. Taos Pueblo, NM
d. Shongopovi, AZ
B. Taos Pueblo
Who is the famous prohibition-era mob moss, gangster, and bootlegger from Chicago?
Al Capone
Who was the first woman to be nominated for President of the United States in 1872?
a. Susan B. Anthony
b. Victoria Woodhull
c. Sojourner Truth
d. Hillary Clinton
B. Victoria Woodhull
When is Flag Day?
June 14th
The Great Seal of the United States contains a Roman phrase on one side: "E Pluribus Unum". What does it mean?
Out of many, one
Name one of the four Kansas Representatives
Sharice Davids (D)
Tracey Mann (R)
Ron Estes (R)
Jake LaTurner (R)
Who are the four presidents on Mt. Rushmore?
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt