US History
President Obama's father was born in which country?
Kenya
Barack Obama was elected in which year?
2008
Which state's votes were recounted in the highly-contested 2000 election?
Florida
Which piece of legislation made it legal for the government to look at emails and listen in to phone calls of people suspected of terrorism?
Patriot Act
What is the name of the official KFC mascot?
Colonel Sanders
Before becoming president, Barack Obama had served as a US senator from which state?
Illinois
What was the organization that the US was fighting against in Afghanistan?
Taliban
What is the name of Osama bin Laden's extremist organization?
Al Qaeda
Name two American states in which Latinos make up a third or more of the state's total residents.
California, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona
Bill Gates makes money every time a ____________ game system is sold.
Xbox
Name three ethnic/religious groups in Iraq that struggled for control following the 2003 invasion of the United States.
Sunnis, Shi'a, Kurds
Which state did George W. Bush serve as governor in?
Texas
While it's unofficially known as Obamacare, what is the official name of Obama's healthcare bill?
Affordable Care Act
Osama bin Laden was killed by US Navy SEAL troops in which country?
Pakistan
Which snack food company uses the slogan, "Once you pop, the fun don't stop"?
Pringles
The Brady Bill was named after James Brady. James Brady worked with which US president?
Ronald Reagan
What was the name of Bill and Hillary Clinton's old Arkansas real-estate company?
Whitewater
Other than the twin towers, name one other location where attacks occurred on September 11th, 2001.
The Pentagon, planed downed in Pennsylvania
What was the name of the hurricane that flooded and devastated New Orleans in 2006?
Hurricane Katrina
The first McDonald's was opened in which American state?
California
In 1980, Ted Turner began which 24-hour-per-day all-news network, the first of its kind?
CNN
What is Ray Kroc most well-known for?
He turned McDonald's into a franchise.
Race could not be the deciding factor in admissions, but it could be one of several factors.
What percent of the vote in the 1992 election did Ross Perot win?
19 percent
What mythical creature is found in the Starbucks logo?
Siren