American geography
American literature
American Presidents
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Anything Goes
100

Four U.S. state's names begin with the letter A. Can you name all four? For an extra point, name the one U.S. Territory that also begins with the letter A.

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas. American Samoa

100

In The Great Gatsby, what is the narrator's relationship to Daisy?

They are Cousins

100

Who has been the only president whose name appears twice on the roll call of presidents?

Grover Cleveland

100

What is the product of 102

100

100

How many sides does a hexagon have?

6

200

Which one of the Great Lakes is located entirely within the U.S. border?

Lake Michigan

200

Alice walker's The Color Purple is controversial partly because protagonist Celie defies sexual conventions how?

She falls in love with another woman

200

Abraham Lincoln was born in a humble log cabin. Who was the first president born in a hospital?

Jimmy Carter

200

Is the Grand Canyon in the American Northwest or Southwest

Southwest

200

Where is the United Nations headquarters?

New York City

300

Which of the fifty states is closest to Africa?

Maine

300

in To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout's friendship with Dill is based on Harper Lee's childhood friendship with what other famous American Author?

Truman Capote

300

What U.S. president liked to skinny-dip in the Potomac River early in the morning.

Johny Quincy Adams

300

In what sport do athletes compete for the Davis Cup?

Tennis

300

In what year did women get the right to vote in the United States?

1920

400

How many states border Mexico? Can you name them?

4,California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas

400

What 1954 dystopian novel by Nobel Prize-winner William Golding allegorizes the story of schoolboys marooned on an island to investigate mankind's inherent savagery?

Lord of the Flies

400

Which U.S. president banned broccoli from his dinner plate

George W. Bush

400

What sport is involved in the America's Cup- also affectionately known as the "Auld Mug"

Sailing/ Yacht racing.

400

Where in the United States is the largest aquarium?

Georgia

500

Name the two longest rivers in the United States.

Missouri, Mississippi

500

Ambitions and friendships are known as "transgressions of preference" in what dystopian Ayn Rand novella?

Anthem

500

A practical joker, what president liked to ring the White House doorbell and then hide?

Calvin Coolidge

500

In what sport do teams compete for the World Cup?

Soccer

500

Neil Armstrong was the first man to do what?

Walk on the moon