USA Quiz

Explore American history, culture, states, and famous landmarks.

American history, law and geography together — double jeopardy, Cleopatra’s Needle in Central Park, the capital of New Hampshire. State-level questions appear alongside the national ones.

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20 of them, with the answers

The questions, with answers

1. On what United States holiday are small versions of the flag placed by war memorials and next to graves of U.S. war dead?

   AnswerMemorial Day

2. What is the name of the famous US legal principle that prohibits being tried for the same crime twice?

   AnswerDouble Jeopardy

3. What ancient Egyptian obelisk stands in New York City’s Central Park?

   AnswerCleopatra’s Needle

4. What does the name of the US state of Mississippi mean?

   AnswerGreat River

5. What is the capital of Florida?

   AnswerTallahassee

6. What is the name of the famous African American abolitionist who led enslaved people to freedom on the Underground Railroad?

   AnswerHarriet Tubman

7. In what state is the Everglades National Park located?

   AnswerFlorida

8. What happened to the White House when James Madison, the fourth president, was in office?

   AnswerWas set on fire

9. Which amendment to the US Constitution guarantees freedom of speech and religion?

   AnswerFirst Amendment

10. What was the name of the famous standoff between President Kennedy and Soviet Premier Khrushchev in 1962?

    AnswerThe Cuban Missile Crisis

11. Which US state is the primary producer of maple syrup?

    AnswerVermont

12. What is the name of the American who first flew solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927?

    AnswerCharles Lindbergh

13. How many branches of government does the United States have?

    Answer3

14. What is the national bird of the United States?

    AnswerBald Eagle

15. Which part of the US is known as the Bible Belt?

    AnswerSoutheastern

16. When did Gerald Ford take the oath of office?

    AnswerAugust 1974

17. What is the name of the mountain range that runs along the eastern coast of the United States?

    AnswerAppalachian Mountains

18. Which Amendment to the US Constitution guarantees the right to privacy?

    AnswerIt is not guaranteed in the Constitution

19. What is the US state of Wisconsin well known for producing?

    AnswerCheese

20. Who is the first State of the Union Address attributed to?

    AnswerGeorge Washington