"American" Trivia
Authors
Who Sang It?...Originally
States
The Pine Tree State
100

The cheese that is the base for American cheese.

What is cheddar?

100

The author of "It", "Carrie", "Pet Sematary", "Misery"

Who is Stephen King?

100

"Hound Dog"

Elvis Presley

100

What is the only state that borders one state?

Maine! (of course)

100

What edible sea creature is celebrated at an annual festival in Rockland, Maine?

Lobsters!

200

The city that is home to American University.

What is Washington D.C.?

200

Author of "Charlotte's Web", "Stuart Little", "Here is New York"

Who is E.B. White?

200

"California Girls"

The Beach Boys

200

Haling from Massachussetts, this is the only Catholic president?

John F. Kennedy 

200

Bangor has a thirty-one-statue of what legendary lumberjack?

Paul Bunyun

300

The midwestern state that is known as the "Crossroads of America".

What is Indiana?

300

The author of "Poor Richard's Almanac", "Autobiography", "The Way to Wealth"....Hint: He is on the $100 bill

Who is Benjamin Franklin?

300

"White Christmas"

Bing Crosby

300

What's the only state with an area of less than two thousand square miles?

Rhode Island

300

Maine's northernmost city is named for what hoofed animal of cold areas?

Caribou

400

The flower that is known as the "American Beauty"

What is a rose?

400

Author of "Charlotte's Web", "Stuart Little", "Here is New York"

Who is E.B. White?

400

"Dream On"

Aerosmith
400

What is the only state named for another country?

New Mexico

400

How many islands comprise the "Calendar Islands" in Maine?

365 (supposedly...)

500

The Italian explorer that America is named for.

Who is Amerigo Vespucci?

500

Author of "Little House on the Prairie"

Who is Laura Ingalls Wilder?

500

"Me and Bobby McGee"

Janis Joplin

500

What state has a capital with a one syllable name?

(Bonus: What is the name of the capital?)

South Dakota (Do you know the name of the capital?)

500

What Viking explorer is thought to have landed on Monhegan Island around the year 1000?

Leif Eriksson (son of Erik the Red)