U.S. Constitution
What foreign power did the United States gain Independence from as a result of the American Revolutionary War?
Great Britain (United Kingdom / U.K.).
What is the capital of Pennsylvania?
Harrisburg
What continent is Canada located on?
North America.
What was the name of the French leader who sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States?
Napoleon.
What state was the first to secede from the Union during the Civil War and also threatened to secede during Andrew Jackson's Presidency?
South Carolina.
Three. Executive, Judicial, Legislative.
What is the major mountain chain on the East coast called? Hint: There is a famous trail that runs through this mountain range that goes from Maine to Georgia.
How many continents are there in the World? Name each of them.
There are seven. North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Austrialia, Africa, Antarctica.
What is the name of the longest wall in the World?
The Great Wall of China.
What was the name of the new type of bullet used during the Civil War that made battled so deadly?
Minié Ball.
How many Senators does each state have?
2.
What Pennsylvania City (in Western PA) is often nicknamed the city of Bridges due to its high volume of bridges (446) and rivers? This is home to numerous professional sports teams (ex. Penguins).
Pittsburgh.
What is the longest river in the World?
The Nile River.
What was the name of the deadly pandemic that took place in Europe and Asia in the 1300s? Doctors are famously known to wear strange masks when treating patients.
The Bubonic Plague.
What was the name of the new type of ship used during the Civil War that changed Naval Warfare substantially?
Ironclads.
What city was the Constitutional Convention held in?
Philadelphia.
What U.S. state is often nicknamed the "Land of 10,000 Lakes." This state has more lakes than any other state in the United States. It has over 10,000 inland lakes.
Michigan.
What country(ies) is Mount Everest in?
Nepal/China.
What country did the United States purchase Alaska from?
Russia.
What was the name of the invention by Eli Whitney that increased the rate of slavery dramatically in the United States contributing to the start of the Civil War?
What amendment granted women the right to vote? What century was this amendment passed in?
19th amendment. 1900s (1920 specifically).
What is the name of the least populated state in the U.S. (meaning having the lowest overall population)?
Wyoming.
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa.
What country was responsible for bombing a U.S. Naval base in hawaii called Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941? This ultimately led the United States to enter WWII as an Allied power.
Japan.
What was the name of the court house in which Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant? This courthouse was located in Virginia.
Appomattox Court House.