US Presidents
Author Patricia Reilly Giff's series of children's novels take place in an elementary school named after which president?
James K. Polk
Which city hosted the first official Independence Day celebration on July 4, 1777?
Philadelphia
What is the name of the fort that inspired "The Star-Spangled Banner"?
Fort McHenry
Located in southeastern Pennsylvania, what amusement park was founded in 1906 to entertain workers at a chocolate company in the area?
Hersheypark
What’s the furthest place the flag has traveled to?
To the moon.
Which president also served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
William Howard Taft
How many times does the Liberty Bell ring on each Independence Day?
13 times
What is the name of the famous Maryland-based TV series created by David Simon?
The Wire.
The American version of the show "The Office" premiered on NBC in 2005. The show takes place in which Pennsylvania city?
Scranton
How many times has the American flag been changed throughout history?
27
Which president succeeded the first president to ever resign from office?
Gerald R. Ford
What year was the 4th of July declared a national holiday?
1870
Which famous American writer is buried in Baltimore?
Edgar Allan Poe
Hershey's is, of course, located in Hershey, Pennsylvania, but one of its most iconic products, a peppermint patty coated in dark chocolate, was invented in what town 36 miles away?
York
What is the name of the flag that was carried by the Bedford Minuteman at the beginning of the American Revolution?
The Bedford Flag
Which president was known as a "little magician?"
Martin Van Buren
Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest has happened on each Independence Day since 1972. Where does the competition take place?
Coney Island, New York
What famous country retreat is intentionally left off of Catoctin Mountain Park maps?
Camp David
Although well-known for founding the colony of Pennsylvania and leading both the planning and development of Philadelphia, William Penn was in fact born in what city?
London
What was the last state admitted to the union?
Hawaii, in 1959
Which president was the fourth to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
Barack Obama
Who ruled England when the Colonies established independence?
King George III
What was the first U.S. city to light its streets with gas, using natural gas manufactured from coal?
Baltimore
What is the name of the "Island" which had a famous nuclear accident with a radiation leak in Pennsylvania in 1979?
Three Mile Island
What was the name of the 17-year-old high school student from Lancaster, Ohio, who submitted his design in an American Flag contest in 1958?
Robert G. Heft