1. Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?
2. How many members are there in the U.S. Senate?
3. What is the American state with the fewest counties?
4. Which American state has the most interstate highway kilometers?
5. How many stripes does the American flag have?
6. Which state did the United States purchase from Russia?
7. How many states are there in the United States of America?
8. Which state was once called Deseret?
9. Which state did Edward Kennedy represent as a U.S. Senator?
10. What is the capital of the United States?
11. Which of these is not an American national park?
12. What are Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario collectively known as?
13. Which national park is located in Lake Superior?
14. What is the longest tributary of the Mississippi River?
15. Who was the first U.S. astronaut to travel in space?
16. In which American city is the Miss America Pageant held annually?
17. American writer Henry David Thoreau immortalized which pond in Massachusetts?
18. What was the first steam-operated railway in the United States to be chartered as a common carrier of freight and passengers?
19. In which state would you find the Everglades?
20. What is the smallest state by area in the United States?
21. Which of these monuments is located in South Dakota?
22. In which state will you find the natural park known as the Garden of the Gods?
23. Which state's name comes from an Algonquian word meaning “land on the long tidal river"?
24. What is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States?
25. How many colleges and universities make up the Ivy League?
26. Which university was founded as King’s College in 1754?
27. Semper Fidelis is the motto of which military service?
28. Which was the first state in U.S. to be carved from the Northwest Territory?
29. The name of which state is derived from a Shoshone phrase meaning "gem of the mountains"?
30. What is the largest river that flows into the Pacific Ocean from North America?
31. Which American city's nickname is "Iron City"?
32. Which was the first official national flag of America?
33. Which was the 50th state to join the United States?
34. On which river is Washington, D.C., situated?
35. In which year did the United States enter World War I?
36. Name the first national park established in the United States.
37. In what year was the New York Stock Exchange created?
38. Which American state was the first to ratify the federal Constitution?
39. Which of these is the highest civilian award in the United States?
40. Who was the first chief justice of the United States?
41. If you are visiting Death Valley, in which U.S. state will you be?
42. What is the highest peak in the 48 coterminous U.S. states?
43. Who designed the most famous Uncle Sam "I Want You" poster?
44. Which iconic figure was associated with female defense workers during World War II?
45. What is the minimum age necessary to be eligible for membership in the U.S. House of Representatives?
46. Who appoints the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation?
47. Which is the only state in the United States to be split into two large land segments?
48. In which state is the Painted Desert located?
49. Who was the only woman to design an official state seal?
50. What is the largest man-made reservoir in the United States?
51. Which American city was historically known as New Amsterdam?
52. Which university was founded as the College of New Jersey in 1746?
53. In which American city was the world’s first domed air-conditioned indoor stadium built?
54. Which river is considered the "Lifeline of the Southwest"?
55. What is the central banking authority of the United States?
56. "The crossroads of America" is the motto of which American state?
57. What was the first zoo in the United States?
58. What was the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania originally called?
59. How many states are included in the New England region of the United States?
60. Which is the largest state in the New England region of the United States?