The America Quiz

There are 50 states in the United States of America, represented by the 50 stars on the national flag.

At the Delaware Constitutional Convention on September 17, 1787, 30 delegates signed and ratified the Constitution of the United States. Legally, this makes Delaware the first state of the new country.

Hawaii was the last territory to become a state of the US and did so on August 21, 1959.

George Washington was the first President of the United States. He served from April 30, 1789 to March 4, 1797.

The Republicans and Democrats have dominated US politics for over 100 years. Before that, many other parties or political affiliations thrived, even providing presidents that served the country.

That's right, close to 100 years ago, women were not allowed to vote at all. Thanks to people like Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Lucy Stone who fought for the right to vote, the law was amended in 1920, given all women in the US the chance to vote.

Alaska wins this battle hands down. In fact, all other states with coastlines, if added up, still cannot beat the length of the coastline of Alaska which extends for 6,640 miles.

That's right, although it is a military installation, it is an office building. The Pentagon has over 17 miles of corridors! Better get your Segway when visiting it.

In essence, the banning of alcohol between 1920 and 1933 was an attempt to clean up America. Many believed that drinking was responsible for many social ills, the increase in prison populations, crime, and corruption. And so, the 18th Amendment was passed banning alcohol sales and production.

The banning of alcohol from 1920 to 1933 was called Prohibition.

Incredibly, Harvard is nearly 400 years old, having been established in 1636. It counts Bill Gates, Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Mark Zuckerberg among its previous alumni.

Yes, the Grizzly Bear is the state animal of California despite the fact that none have been seen in the state since the early 1920's.

Yes, they represent the seven continents on Earth. Interestingly, each is over 9 foot long and weighs 150 pounds or more.

A gift from France, the Statue of Liberty was designed by sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and built by Gustave Eiffel, of the Eiffel Tower fame. He seemed to know what he was doing when building tall things.

The Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb. The plane was named after the mother of pilot Colonel Paul W. Tibbets, Jr.

The pilgrims on the Mayflower established what was to be known as Plymouth Colony when they landed on American shores.

500,000? Yikes, that's a little scary, don't you think?

Yes, Virginia. Eight presidents were born in Virginia but none since Woodrow Wilson, so there is still time for the other 49 states to catch up. The other seven presidents are John Tyler, George Washington, Henry Harrison, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, and Zachary Taylor.

Yellowstone National Park was founded in 1872 under the orders of US President, Ulysses S. Grant. It was the first national park in the United States, and many believe it was the first of its kind in the world. Yellowstone spans an area of 3,468.4 square miles with varying fauna, flora, and ecosystems.

Lake Okeechobee is not one of the Great Lakes, which are Superior, Michigan, Ontario, Erie and Huron. Okeechobee, a freshwater lake, is found in Florida and is around 1891 square kilometers in size.

Each eruption sees Old Faithful spray water up to 90 to 180 feet in the air for a period of 1.5 to 5 minutes. Old Faithful was named during the first expedition through the park in 1870. Other geysers erupt higher, but they are not as frequent.

Yes, it is true! Lake Superior covers an area of 82,100 kilometers square and holds 12,000 km3 of water.

With America only entering the war in 1917, Eddie Rickenbacker's 26 victories, achieved from April 2018 to October 2018, a period of only six months, is incredible.

The first Indy 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1911. It was won by Ray Harroun driving a Marmon Wasp.

Before the Super Bowl, teams met in the NFL final. This was changed to the Super Bowl in 1967 with the Green Bay Packers beating the Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10.

Grover Cleveland was the Sheriff of Erie County and actually executed two men himself in 1872 and 1873.

The longest mountain range in the United States, the Rockies are over 3,000 miles long. They are the second longest mountain range in the world.

Mount Denali, found in Alaska, is the highest peak in America. It measures at 20,310 feet.

Who can forget his election race tagline, 'Yes We Can!'? Barack Obama served as the US President from January 20, 2009 till January 20, 2017.

Authorities ruled that Jack Ruby acted alone when he shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald on November 24, 1963, although many still believe that something more sinister than that lead to his actions.

Ed White was the first American to undertake a spacewalk. He did so on June 3, 1965, while part of the Gemini 4 mission. He was not the first person to do so, however. Russian cosmonaut Alexey Arkhipovich beat him to it, walking in space for the first time in March 1965.

Yes, Russia sold Alaska to the United States for around $7.2 million.

Although we need them for our work in many cases, that is a scarily high number!

The Golden Gate Bridge is a little over 2.7 kilometers long and it was completed in 1937.

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, saw the United States declare war on Japan and her ally German, effectively sealing the US entrance into World War II.