American History
The capital of the United States
Washington DC
What are the first three words of the Preamble?
We the people
Who built the Great Pyramid of Giza?
Ancient Egypt
Which desert is the largest in the world?
The Sahara
Black Friday
When did Christopher Columbus sail the ocean blue
1492
Which amendment protects freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition?
The First Amendment
The name of the capital of the Byzantine Empire, Constantinople, is the site of which modern-day city?
Istanbul
What is the largest ocean in the world?
Pacific
How many quarters are in a standard football game?
4
What was the name of the Pilgrims' ship?
The Mayflower
What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?
The Bill of Rights
About 2,000 years before the Egyptians started using it, the Chinchorro people of Chile came up with which process for preserving their dead?
Mummification
Which river is the longest in the world?
The Nile River
What is the name of the horn-shaped basket filled with fruits and vegetables commonly associated with Thanksgiving?
cornucopia
Who do historians believe created the first American flag?
Betsy Ross
What is the minimum age to serve as President of the United States?
35
Also known as the "Old Stone Age," what "P" period, from roughly 2.5 million years ago to 10,000 B.C., was characterized by hunter-gatherer humans living in caves or simple dwellings?
Paleolithic
What is the only continent without a desert?
Europe
Where did the Mayflower first land?
Massachusetts
How many original British colonies existed in America?
13
What is a veto?
The President’s rejection of a bill
. Which rock formation age is considered “prehistory," since it occurred before people started writing stuff down and includes the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic eras?
Stone
What is the biggest country in the world?
Russia
In 1863, what U.S. president decided that Thanksgiving would be observed on the last Thursday in November?
Abraham Lincoln