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BrainQuest - America - part 1

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  • Charlotte's Web is the story of a spider and her friend Wilbur. What kind of animal is Wilbur?
    pig
  • Salsa, sushi, polka, pie - which one is both a food and a kind of music?
    Salsa
  • Honeybees were brought to America by the early colonists. True or False?
    true
  • It's December 17, 1903, near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Which two brothers just achieved the first successful airplane flight?
    The Wright Brothers
  • In which organization can you work your way up from Tenderfoot to Eagle?
    the Boy Scouts
  • In 1752, during a thunderstorm over Philadelphia, who flew a kit to prove that lightning is electricity?
    Benjamin Franklin
  • The capital of the United States is Washington D.C. What does the D.C. stand for?
    District of Columbia
  • In 1955, which brave African American refused to give up her seat in the section of the bus reserved for whites?
    Rosa Parks
  • A person convicted of a felony is not permitted to vote in the U.S. True or False
    False
  • In Nebraska, you can still see the ruts made by wheels of Conestoga wagons. Where were they bound: Idaho, Nevada, or Oregon?
    Oregon
  • What American document because the law of the land in 1788?
    The Constitution of the United States
  • Are totem poles carved by Native Americans of the Southwest or Pacific Northwest?
    Pacific Northwest
  • What do we call the difficult period that followed the stock market crash of 1929?
    The Great Depression
  • Which U.S. President first spoke of a "government of the people, by the people, and for the people?"
    Abraham Lincoln
  • In the early 1800s, which two men led an expedition that covered 4,000 miles of the American West?
    Meriweather Lewis and William Clark
  • In what city can you enter Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom?
    Orlando, Florida
  • The FBI is our national detective agency. What do the letters "FBI" stand for?
    Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • What legendary lumberjack strode through the northern forests with a giant blue ox named Babe?
    Paul Bunyon
  • Where was Neil Armstrong when he said, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind?"
    on the moon
  • What symbol of freedom was a gift from the people of France to the people of America?
    The Statue of Liberty
  • What city in the Midwest is known as "Motor City?"
    Detroit, Michigan
  • What state lies between Ohio and Illinois?
    Indiana
  • From West Coast to East Coast, is the United States about 3,000 or 30,000 miles wide?
    about 3,000 miles wide
  • Is the Newbery Medal awarded each year to great songs or great books?
    great books
  • In what series of books does "the Friz" take her students on trips through the human body and inside the Earth?
    The Magic School Bus
  • What do we call the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution?
    The Bill of Rights
  • "Neither snow nor rain nor gloom of night" can keep these government workers from their jobs. Who are they?
    U.S. mail carriers
  • What mountain chain begins in Alaska and extends all the way down to New Mexico?
    The Rocky Mountains
  • It's a flat, round, plastic that sails through the air when thrown. What do we call it?
    frisbee
  • What majestic bird serves as a symbol of the United States?
    the bald eagle
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