- 1. Which of the following is the capital of the United States?
A) Washington D.C.
B) New York City
C) Los Angeles
D) Chicago
- 2. In which year did the Declaration of Independence get signed?
A) 1799
B) 1865
C) 1776
D) 1812
- 3. Which U.S. President is known for his leadership during the Civil War?
A) George Washington
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) Abraham Lincoln
D) John F. Kennedy
- 4. What is the national bird of the United States?
A) Bald Eagle
B) Peregrine Falcon
C) Blue Jay
D) Hawk
- 5. Who was the first President of the United States?
A) Abraham Lincoln
B) John Adams
C) George Washington
D) Thomas Jefferson
- 6. Which river runs through the Grand Canyon in the United States?
A) Hudson River
B) Colorado River
C) Ohio River
D) Mississippi River
- 7. Which state is known as the 'Sunshine State'?
A) Florida
B) California
C) Hawaii
D) Texas
- 8. Which city is home to the Statue of Liberty?
A) New York City
B) Los Angeles
C) Philadelphia
D) Chicago
- 9. Who wrote the famous American novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird'?
A) John Steinbeck
B) Mark Twain
C) F. Scott Fitzgerald
D) Harper Lee
- 10. What is the largest state in the United States by land area?
A) Alaska
B) Texas
C) California
D) Montana
- 11. Which event prompted the United States to enter World War II?
A) Battle of Midway
B) Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings
C) D-Day Invasion
D) Attack on Pearl Harbor
- 12. Which U.S. state is known for its lobster industry?
A) Florida
B) California
C) Texas
D) Maine
- 13. Which river forms part of the border between Texas and Mexico?
A) Mississippi River
B) Rio Grande
C) Colorado River
D) Columbia River
- 14. In which city is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame located?
A) Nashville
B) New York City
C) Cleveland
D) Los Angeles
- 15. Which U.S. President is known for the 'New Deal' during the Great Depression?
A) Franklin D. Roosevelt
B) Bill Clinton
C) John F. Kennedy
D) Ronald Reagan
- 16. Which iconic road stretches from Chicago to Santa Monica, California?
A) Pacific Coast Highway
B) Interstate 95
C) Route 66
D) Lincoln Highway
- 17. Which state is known as 'The Land of Enchantment'?
A) Colorado
B) Arizona
C) New Mexico
D) Utah
- 18. Where is the Golden Gate Bridge located?
A) San Francisco
B) Boston
C) Miami
D) Seattle
- 19. Who was the assassinated U.S. President in 1963?
A) Gerald Ford
B) Lyndon B. Johnson
C) Richard Nixon
D) John F. Kennedy
- 20. Which U.S. State is known for its maple syrup production?
A) Kansas
B) Oregon
C) Vermont
D) Idaho
- 21. Which city is famous for hosting the Mardi Gras festival?
A) Miami
B) New Orleans
C) Las Vegas
D) Chicago
- 22. Which U.S. President signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law?
A) Richard Nixon
B) John F. Kennedy
C) Lyndon B. Johnson
D) Jimmy Carter
- 23. The Pony Express was a mail delivery service that operated between which two U.S. cities?
A) Chicago and Detroit
B) New York City and Philadelphia
C) St. Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, California
D) Denver and Salt Lake City
- 24. Which U.S. state is home to the Grand Canyon?
A) Utah
B) Nevada
C) Arizona
D) New Mexico
- 25. Which U.S. State is known for its potatoes?
A) Wyoming
B) Iowa
C) Kansas
D) Idaho
- 26. Which document was adopted on July 4, 1776, declaring the independence of the United States from Great Britain?
A) Bill of Rights
B) Declaration of Independence
C) Emancipation Proclamation
D) United States Constitution
- 27. How many stripes are there on the flag of the United States?
A) 7
B) 20
C) 50
D) 13
- 28. Who composed the music for the United States national anthem, 'The Star-Spangled Banner'?
A) Francis Scott Key
B) John Williams
C) Aaron Copland
D) Duke Ellington
- 29. Which US president was impeached by the House of Representatives in 1998?
A) Bill Clinton
B) Richard Nixon
C) Donald Trump
D) George W. Bush
- 30. Who was the first female Justice of the United States Supreme Court?
A) Ruth Bader Ginsburg
B) Elena Kagan
C) Sandra Day O'Connor
D) Sonia Sotomayor
- 31. Who is often referred to as the 'Father of the Constitution' in the United States?
A) Alexander Hamilton
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) James Madison
D) John Adams
- 32. Which of the following is a national holiday in the United States celebrated in memory of those who died while serving in the country's armed forces?
A) Independence Day
B) Labor Day
C) Memorial Day
D) Veterans Day
- 33. Which US president delivered the famous 'I Have a Dream' speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963?
A) John F. Kennedy
B) Barack Obama
C) Lyndon B. Johnson
D) Martin Luther King Jr.
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