National Parks
On March 1, 1872 Ulysses S. Grant designated this as the first National Park, not only in the United States but in the world. Today it is home to the world's largest collection of Geysers.
What is Yellowstone National Park?
He received the 1919 Nobel Peace Prize for his work in founding the League of Nations.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
This was the total number of stars on the first official US flag adopted by the US congress in 1777.
What is 13?
Each September this Buckeye capital holds an Oktoberfest in it's restored 19th century German Village.
What is Columbus (Ohio)?
This mountain range stretches about 1500 miles from Maine to Alabama.
What are the Appalachians?
According to visitation records this is the most popular national park in the United States. It is home to many varieties of wildlife including the largest population of black bears and a special kind of firefly called synchronous fireflies.
What is Great Smokey Mountain National Park?
His first inaugural address in 1801 was also the first delivered in Washington D.C.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This 1862 Act gave US citizens 160 acres of land if they'd live on it for at least 5 years and improve the land.
What is The Homestead Act?
On August 21, 1959 this became the 50th state in the US.
What is Hawaii?
This colorful group of eroded mountains contains South Dakota's Custer Peak.
What are the Black Hills?
This national park is known for its rugged rock formations and contains one of the world’s richest fossil beds, permitting scientists to study the evolution of mammal species such as the horse, rhino, and saber-toothed cat
What is Badlands National Park?
He became president 100 years after George Washington and was therefore called the Centennial President. He was the 23rd President of the United States.
Who is Benjamin Harrison?
During the civil war the Union's Anaconda Plan included capturing this confederate capital.
What is Richmond?
This one of the original 13 states is the largest state in land area east of the Mississippi River.
What is Georgia?
This River and it's tributaries flow through three major desserts: The Great Basin, The Sonoran, and The Mojave.
What is the Colorado River?
While there are over 423 National Sites (such as national monuments, national forests, or national historic sites), there are currently this many parks in the United States that hold the title of National Park.
What is 63?
This president was the first Quaker president. He served one term loosing re-election to FDR in 1932.
Who is Herbert Hoover?
The cover of the May 29, 1943 Saturday Evening Post featured this female wartime worker.
Who is Rosie the Riveter?
In 2001 this became the first state to ban hand-held phone use while driving.
What is New York?
The snowy dome of this tallest volcano in the lower 48 is often shrouded in clouds.
What is Mt. Rainier?
This is the newest national park, becoming West Virginia's first national park on December 27th, 2020. It was previously designated as a National River.
What is New River Gorge National Park.
Stephen was the real first name of this US president that served two non consecutive terms.
Who is Grover Cleveland?
In January 1946 this former first lady was the only woman on the US delegation to the UN.
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
French-Canadian trappers named it for the tree lined river that provided relief for those crossing the Snake River Plain.
What is Boise (Idaho)?
Saginaw Bay on the east coast of Michigan's lower peninsula is an inlet of this Great Lake.
What is Lake Huron?