Let's Get Quizzical - July

Presidents

1

Who is the only single U.S. president to get married while in the White House?

Grover Cleveland

2

Tabby" and "Dixie" are said to be the first cats to live at the White House. To which president did they belong:

Abraham Lincoln

3

Leslie Lynch King Jr. is the birth name of which U.S. president?

Gerald R. Ford

4

Who was the first president to travel outside the U.S.?

Theodore Roosevelt

5

Which President did not speak English as his first language?

Martin Van Buren

The Revolutionary War

1

Who is famous for saying "Give me liberty or give me death!"?

Patrick Henry

2

Which nation provided critical military and financial support to the American colonies?

France

3

What were the colonists who opposed the revolution and remained loyal to King George III called?

Tories

4

Which treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War in 1783?

The Treaty of Paris

5

Which two prominent signers of the Declaration of Independence died on the same day: July 4, 1826?

John Adams and Thomas Jefferson

First Ladies

1

Which two First Ladies were both the wife and mother of U.S. Presidents?

Abigail Adams or Barbara Bush

2

Which first lady was the first to have a formal office in the East Wing and a chief of staff?

Rosalynn Carter

3

Who was the first, First Lady to win an Emmy Award?

Jacqueline Kennedy

4

Which first lady's maiden name was Todd?

Mary Lincoln

5

Which first lady rode in an airplane with Amelia Earhart?

Eleanor Roosevelt

Colonies

1

What colony was originally named New Amsterdam and was Dutch?

New York

2

Who was the founder of the Georgia colony, which was originally intended as a haven for debtors?

James Oglethorpe

3

Which colony is often called the birthplace of more presidents than any other?

Virginia

4

Maryland was founded primarily as a safe haven for which religious group? 

Roman Catholics

5

What was the name of the mysterious English settlement established off the coast of North Carolina that became known as the "Lost Colony"?

Roanoke Island

American Landmarks

1

What state has the most landmarks?                        

New York (277)

2

The Lincoln Memorial and the Reflecting Pool are located on which famous, 2-mile-long stretch of monuments?

The National Mall

3

What is the national flower of the United States?

 The Rose

4

What river carved out the Grand Canyon?

Colorado River

5

Located in Kentucky, what is the name of the world's longest known cave system, with over 400 miles of surveyed passageways?

Mammoth Cave National Park

America in Limerick

1

I once was a rich sovereign land;
A fact which Dole couldn't stand.
So they made quite a scene,
And ran out my queen,
Now tourists enjoy surf and sand.

Hawaii

2

There’s a place that touches just one,
Where a massive tide blocks out the sun.
With its pine-covered ground,
And the moose roaming 'round,
It’s where daily daylight has begun!

Maine

3

There’s a piece of this land out of place,
Cut right off from its mainland embrace.
By a lake it is bound,
With no U.S. roads found,
You must cross through America's space!

 Minnesota

4

A lady first voted right here,
Long before the amendment was near.
With four corners so straight,
On the map of this state,
It’s a perfect rectangle, it’s clear!

Wyoming

5

There’s a panhandle shaped like a boot,
Where a conflict once grew to dispute.
Though it looks like a key,
To the land of the free,
Its borders took years to compute!

Oklahoma