American Citizenship Test
NPR News Quiz
Geography Near and Far
Movies
Music
100
What is the supreme law of the land?
The Constitution
100
A recent study has found that cats are killing machines. Which of these animals have cats NOT been documented eating?
sea turtles
cows
emus
they'll eat all of those
They'll eat all of these.
A new study in the journal Nature Communications details cats' wide-ranging diet, noting that both domestic and feral felines will eat at least 2,084 different species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and insects. Humans aren't on the list … but we'd make sure you're feeding Little Boy enough.
100
What is the most densely populated state in the U.S.?
New Jersey
100
The Mask, Dumb and Dumber and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective were all released during the same year (1994) and star what actor?
Jim Carey
100
What was Elvis Presley’s first hit in 1956?
Heartbreak Hotel
200
What is one right or freedom from the First Amendment?
speech ▪ religion ▪ assembly ▪ press ▪ petition the government
200
Which of these college presidents has stepped down?
Harvard University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Pennsylvania
Yale University
University of Pennsylvania.
The University of Pennsylvania's Liz Magill stepped down this weekend after congressional testimony on antisemitism. Harvard president Claudine Gay and MIT president Sally Kornbluth have also faced pressure to depart; they have not done so. Yale's president isn't involved.
200
What African nation with a two-word "green" name is a group of islands off the western coast of Senegal with a population of around half a million people?
Cape Verde
200
In Back to the Future, what speed does the DeLorean have to reach to experience time travel?
88 miles per hour.
200
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is situated in what US State?
Ohio
300
Name one branch or part of the government.
Congress ▪ legislative ▪ President ▪ executive ▪ the courts ▪ judicial
300
What classic Christmas film was added to the Library of Congress' National Film Registry this year?
Home Alone
Die Hard
Love Actually
White Christmas
Home Alone.
300
A former Malaysian state was expelled in 1965 and is now often considered the only modern country to date to gain independence unwillingly. What is this sovereign city-state nation?
Singapore
300
Who played the twins in The Parent Trap (1998 version)?
Lindsay Lohan
300
Which pop singer’s real name is Robyn Fenty?
Rihanna
400
Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government?
▪ to print money ▪ to declare war ▪ to create an army ▪ to make treaties
400
Complaints about airlines are up. What is 2023's most complained-about airline?
Delta
Spirit
Southwest
Frontier
Frontier. Data from the Department of Transportation for the first five months of 2023 shows that Frontier had the most complaints of any U.S. airline, with Spirit coming in second. Flyers filed more than 26,000 formal complaints about U.S. airlines in that period — more than double the amount from the first five months of 2022.
400
What New Hampshire mountains begin about 100 miles north of the Massachusetts border?
White Mountains
400
What busy airport was featured in Home Alone (1990) and also stood in for Orly Airport in Paris?
O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, IL.
400
The Spice Girls released their debut album in 1996. What was the name of the album?
Spice
500
Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?
▪ American Indians ▪ Native Americans
500
BABY ANIMAL BONUS: A rare white alligator was born in Florida. What's her name?
White Fang
Oleander
Pearl
she hasn't been named yet
She hasn't been named yet.
500
Which continent is the only one that doesn’t have a major mountain range?
Australia
500
What is the first animated movie made entirely by CGI (computer generated imagery)?
Toy Story.
500
Miss Independent was the debut song of what singer?
Kelly Clarkson