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  • What is the capital of the United States?
    Washington, D.C.
  • How many vacation days does the average employee get a year?
    20 days
    18 days
    10 days
    5 days
  • Harvard was the first university in the United States. True or false?
    True
  • What are “grits”?
    A type of grape for Californian wine
    A type of dessert from Philadelphia
    A dish popular in the southern states of the U.S.
    French Fries from the northeastern states of the U.S.
  • Where was the Statue of Liberty made?
    China
    The UK
    France
    The USA
  • What year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
    1771
    1800
    1804
    1776
  • Where was Abraham Lincoln assassinated?
    in a theater
    in his home
    in the street
    on a train
  • What's the name of the campfire dessert that consists of marshmallow and chocolate melted between graham crackers?
    S'more
    Macaroon
    Whoopie pie
    Ding Dong
  • How many stars are there on the U.S. flag?
    50
  • How many states are there in the United States of America?
    48
    36
    50
    43
  • When is Independence Day celebrated?
    On July 4th
    On December 4th
    On June 4th
    On May 4th
  • What is the name of the popular "junk food" made of golden sponge cake and cream filling?
    honey bun
    Ding Dong
    whoopie pie
    Twinkie
  • Which Founding Father is featured on the 100 dollar bill?
    Benjamin Franklin
  • What do the red and white stripes on the American flag symbolize?
    The thirteen colonies that declared independence
  • How many fingers does Mickey Mouse have on each hand?
    4
  • What is the smallest state by area in the United States?
    Texas
    Connecticut
    Rhode island
    Delaware
  • Which holiday is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November?
    Thanksgiving
  • There is no official language in the United States. True or false?
    True
  • Which was the 50th state to join the United States?
    California
    Texas
    Alaska
    Hawaii
  • Complete this sentence: “As American as...
    apple pie
    Coca Cola
    the hamburger
    Texas barbecue
  • In what year was America discovered?
    1876
    1492
    1912
    1670
  • Alaska is the largest state in the country. True or false?
    True
  • Americans eat 350 slices of which food every second?
    Pizza
  • What is the national tree of the United States?
    the oak
    the palm
    the apple tree
    the maple tree
  • Which of the following is not a U.S. federal holiday?
    Labor Day
    Memorial Day
    New Year's Eve
    Thanksgiving
  • What is the most popular hot dog topping in the United States?
    mustard
  • Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects the freedom of speech?
    Second Amendment
    Third Amendment
    First Amendment
    Ninth Amendment
  • Which American city was historically known as New Amsterdam?
    Chicago
    Los Angeles
    New York City
    Salt Lake City
  • At a restaurant, how much money do people in the U.S. usually leave for a tip?
    30-40% of the bill
    50% of the bill
    15-20% of the bill
    5-10% of the bill
  • There's a town in the USA where almost everyone lives under the same roof. True or false?
    True (Whittier, Alaska)
  • What’s the most popular sport in the U.S.?
    (American) football
  • What is a "rain check"?
    A late payment
    $100
    A rescheduled appointment
    A day off from school
  • In which American city was the Miss America Pageant held annually before 2019?
    Los Angeles
    Kansas City
    Chicago
    Atlantic City
  • What is the national motto of the United States?
    There Are Some Things Money Can't Buy
    Think Different
    You Can Do IT
    In God We Trust
  • In the U.S., what is the most spoken language after English?
    Spanish
  • Who was the first U.S. astronaut to travel in space?
    Neil Armstrong
    Buzz Aldrin
    Jim Lovell
    Alan B. Shepard, Jr.
  • What TV show follows a high school chemistry teacher who resorts to anything necessary to pay his medical bills?
    The Wire
    The Sopranos
    Mad Men
    Breaking Bad
  • Which famous scientist used a special device to help him talk?
    Thomas Edison
    Stephen Hawking
    Albert Einstein
    Bill Nye
  • The U.S. is the world’s largest producer of which of the following products?
    oil
    cars
    machinery
    steel
  • Which condiment is most likely to come with an order of french fries?
    ketchup
  • Name two of the four states that begin with the letter "A"
    Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas
  • If someone asks for your John Hancock, what do you need to give them?
    your health insurance
    your passport
    your surname
    your signature
  • Which U.S. State gets less rainfall than all of the others?
    Nevada
    Alaska
    Hawaii
    Florida
  • If you are visiting Death Valley, in which U.S. state are you?
    Colorado
    California
    Nevada
    New Mexico
  • Who wrote "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"?
    John Steinbeck
    Mark Twain
    Charles Dickens
    Harper Lee
  • Which State of the USA is called Sunshine state?
    Florida
    Texas
    California
    Alaska
  • Who discovered America?
    Christopher Columbus
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