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What was the first state of the U.S.A.?
Virginia
Rhode Island
Delaware
Maryland
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The American continents were named after what explorer who helped map out these land masses?
Rudolphus Amerco
Ameri Matteas
Amerigo Vespucci
Giuseppe Americanna
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The original Thanksgiving celebrated by the Pilgrims occurred in what particular year?
1585
1603
1621
1647
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Who was Uncle Sam created as the uncle of?
George Washington
Yankee Doodle
John Q. Public
Lady Liberty
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What American President is the only one to have served two non-consecutive terms in office?
John Adams
Calvin Coolidge
Grover Cleveland
Theodore Roosevelt
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The Declaration of Independence was originally signed on July the 4th in what year?
1773
1774
1775
1776
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How many people signed the Declaration of Independence?
56
61
66
72
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The famous Pony Express was a mail delivery system in the Wild West that ran for about how long?
Around Five years
Around a year and a half
Around 90 years
Around 45 years
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One of the earliest flags used commonly in America was this one which was meant as a symbol of fighting spirit in the colonies. What is this flag named?
The Gadsden Flag
The Horcroft Banner
The Sovereign Snake
The Union Jack
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The Supreme Court is meant to have how many total Justices serving on it at a time?
7
8
9
10
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In 1781, what man became the first American President of Congress under the Articles of Confederation?
Maxwell Bryon
John Hanson
Francis Mallery
Randell Meynard Fitzpatrick
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Flag Day is an American holiday that is celebrated on what date every year?
March 17th
August 27th
November 11th
June 14th
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What is the most recent state admitted to the union (the 50th state so to speak)?
Washington
Wyoming
Hawaii
Alaska
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The American government bought the state of Alaska from what other country?
Russia
Canada
Finland
England
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Benjamin Franklin was quite active in the forming of many American institutions and symbols. What bird did he want to be the symbol of America rather than the bald eagle?
A turkey
A vulture
A dove
A sparrow
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What key American figure is credited with writing the Declaration of Independence?
Ben Franklin
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
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How many amendments in total have there been to the United States Constitution?
25
27
29
31
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What American President was the only one to serve two terms that were nonconsecutive?
Grover Cleveland
James Garfield
William McKinley
Zachary Taylor
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What man is credited with coming up with the modern design of the American flag?
Howard Bliss
Robert Heft
Kevin Perry
Marcus McDonald
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"The New Colossus," the poem that is featured on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty, was written by what poet?
Emma Lazarus
Henry Wadsworth
Emily Dickinson
Robert Frost
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Currently, how many total electors are in the electoral college of the United States?
359
492
538
763
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What American icon is commonly referred to as "The Father of the Constitution"?
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
John Adams
James Madison
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In America, Veterans' Day is celebrated on November 11th, which is what other day of remembrance?
The Anniversary of Pearl Harbor
Patriots' Day
Armistice Day
Bastille Day
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The poem that would later become "The Star Spangled Banner" was originally written during what American war?
The War of 1812
The Civil War
The Revolutionary War
The Spanish-American War
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The National American Woman Suffrage Association was a group that was instrumental in securing the Nineteenth Amendment and was founded by Susan B. Anthony and what other feminist philosopher?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Jane Addams
Helen Valeska Bary
Alice Stone Blackwell
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What American governmental figure also serves as the President of the Senate?
The Secretary of State
The Senate Majority Leader
The Speaker of the House
The Vice President
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Prohibition was officially ended by what Constitutional amendment?
The 19th Amendment
The 21st Amendment
The 22nd Amendment
The 24th Amendment
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The N.A.S.A. base known as The Johnson Space Center is located in what American city?
Miami
Houston
Sacramento
Los Angeles
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Most states' electoral votes are given to the overall winner of the election in that state. What two states actually give electoral votes in a proportional fashion based on total votes given to each candidate?
Nebraska and Maine
Alabama and California
Virginia and Louisiana
South Carolina and Alaska
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What is the name of the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States?
Martin Shale
Peter O'Hara
John Roberts
Alan Wake
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What American President said the famous line, "Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country"?
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Theodore Roosevelt
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What was the name of the American space mission that put the first men on the moon?
Apollo 1
Apollo 11
Apollo 13
Apollo 15
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What was the name of the first American to make it to space?
Yuri Gagarin
Alan Shepard
Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin
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The Marine Corps Memorial is sculpted after a photograph of men raising a flag at what famous battle?
The Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Marne
The Battle of the Bulge
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