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100

What continent is the United States on?

North America

100

What country did the US get its independence from?

Great Britain

100

What is the capital of the US?

Washington DC

100

What is the national bird?

Bald eagle

100

Who lived in the Americas before Europeans arrived?

Native Americans

200

What is the largest city in the US?


New York City

200

What was the war with Great Britain called?

The Revolutionary War

200

How many states are there?

50

200

What do the 13 stripes on the flag mean?

The first 13 states

200

What city now has the largest Mongolian community in the US?

Los Angeles

300

With almost 40 million people, what is the most populous US state?

California

300

Which president led the country during the Civil War and ended slavery?

Abraham Lincoln

300

Who was the first president of the United States?

George Washington

300

What holiday do we celebrate on July 4th?

Independence Day

300

When Europeans first found the Americas, where did they think were?

India

400

What is the least populous state?

Wyoming

400

Who was president during World War 2?

Franklin D. Roosevelt

400

What is the SECOND most spoken language in the US?

Spanish

400

What November holiday goes back to 1621 to celebrate a harvest?

Thanksgiving

400

Who created the national parks?

Teddy Roosevelt

500

Name one territory of the US (not a state).

Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands, etc.

500

What was the first national park in 1872?

Yellowstone

500

What does 'E Pluribus Unum' mean?

Out of many, one

500
What is the holiday on June 19th to celebrate the last of the slaves being freed?

Juneteenth

500

What city did the first Mongolian Americans move to?

Denver, Colorado