USA TRIVIA

States

100

How many states does the United States of America have?

How many is 50?

200

In 1848, thousands of people went to this state, searching for something. What were they looking for, and what state did they go to?

What is gold and California?

300

What country did America buy Alaska from in 1867?

What is Russia?

400

How many colonies did America have originally (before it fought for independence?

What is 13?

500

What state is Chicago in? A: New York B: Texas C: Ohio D: Illinois

What is Illinois?

USA Political History

100

Who was America's first president?

Who is George Washington?

200

Where did America's most famous "tea party" happen?

What is Boston, Massachusetts?

300

On what day each year (Month, Day) do Americans celebrate their independence from Britain?

What is July 4th?

400

What big war happened in America from 1861-1865? A: The Revolutionary War B: Desert Storm C: The Civil War D: The Spanish-American War

What is the Civil War?

500

When America was still a very new country, what two plant crops made the American South very rich?

What is cotton and tobacco?

Representation (Vertretung)

100

What is the capital of the USA?

What is Washington, D.C. (not just Washington!)?

200

Who is America's current Vice President?

Who is Kamala Harris?

300

What animal represents America?

What is the bald eagle?

400

What do the stars and stripes on our current flag represent?

What are the 50 states (represented by the stars) and the original 13 colonies (represented by the red and white stripes)?

500

What current American car company had the original idea for an assembly line (Fließband)?

What is Ford?

Important People

100

Who is America's president?

Who is Joe Biden?

200

Who is the famous pastor who fought for black rights in America in the 1960s?

Who is the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.

300

Who invented the light bulb? (Two possible answers)

Who is Thomas Edison (or Nicola Tesla, from whom Edison stole the idea)?

400

What year did America put a man on the moon? (Technically two men - Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong)

What is 1969?

500

What American President was the youngest in history?

Who is John F. Kennedy?

Random

100

What two oceans does America touch?

What are the Pacific and the Atlantic?

200

What country did America take Texas from?

What is Mexico?

300

About how old is the United States of America? A: About 200 B: About 240 C: About 300 D: About 340

What is about 240 years old?

400

English was almost not chosen as America's language. According to popular myth, what language almost became America's official language?

What is German?

500

What famous river starts in Minnesota and runs North-South through the middle of the country, ending in the Gulf of Mexico? A: The Mississippi B: The Misouri C: The Ohio D: The Hudson

What is the Mississippi?