Are you ready to embark on a quizzical journey through U.S. history? Well, you’re in for a real “puntastic” time! We’ve got 75 multiple-choice questions that will take you on a thrilling ride from the country’s founding fathers to its most bizarre and interesting facts. So buckle up, because this quiz will “colonize” your mind and leave you “Yankeeing” for more!
1. Which U.S. President was the first to live in the White House?
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
2. What was the name of the first successful English colony in America, founded in 1607?
Plymouth
Roanoke
Jamestown
New Amsterdam
3. What was the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution?
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Georgia
4. Which U.S. President was the first to be impeached?
Andrew Johnson
Richard Nixon
Bill Clinton
Donald Trump
5. Which American inventor is known as “The Wizard of Menlo Park”?
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
Nikola Tesla
George Westinghouse
6. What was the first permanent European settlement in what is now the United States?
St. Augustine, Florida
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Jamestown, Virginia
7. What U.S. city is known as the “Birthplace of Jazz”?
New York City, New York
New Orleans, Louisiana
Chicago, Illinois
San Francisco, California
8. What was the first daily newspaper in the United States?
The New York Times
The Boston News-Letter
The Philadelphia Gazette
The Pennsylvania Packet
9. What was the first state to grant women the right to vote?
New York
California
Wyoming
Massachusetts
10. What is the largest (by area) state in the United States?
Alaska
California
Texas
Montana
11. What is the tallest building in the United States?
Empire State Building
One World Trade Center
Willis Tower
432 Park Avenue
12. What U.S. city is home to the largest collection of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings?
Chicago, Illinois
Buffalo, New York
Los Angeles, California
Phoenix, Arizona
13. Which U.S. state is known as the “Beehive State”?
Colorado
California
Utah
Nevada
14. Which U.S. city was the first capital of the United States?
New York City, New York
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Washington, D.C.
Boston, Massachusetts
15. Who was the first African American woman to win an Oscar for Best Actress?
Halle Berry
Viola Davis
Whoopi Goldberg
Angela Bassett
16. Which U.S. state was the first to legalize same-sex marriage?
Massachusetts
Vermont
California
New York
17. Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia Earhart
Bessie Coleman
Harriet Quimby
Sally Ride
18. What was the first American city to host the Olympic Games?
St. Louis, Missouri
Los Angeles, California
Atlanta, Georgia
Lake Placid, New York
19. What is the largest (by area) national park in the United States?
Yellowstone National Park
Yosemite National Park
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
Grand Canyon National Park
20. Who was the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth?
John Glenn
Alan Shepard
Gus Grissom
Neil Armstrong
21. What famous American author wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
Ernest Hemingway
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Mark Twain
Nathaniel Hawthorne
22. What is the largest (by population) city in the United States?
New York City, New York
Los Angeles, California
Chicago, Illinois
Houston, Texas
23. Which U.S. state is home to the largest Native American population?
Oklahoma
California
Arizona
New Mexico
24. Who was the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court?
Sandra Day O’Connor
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Elena Kagan
Sonia Sotomayor
25. Which American newspaper is known for publishing the Pentagon Papers?
The Washington Post
The New York Times
The Los Angeles Times
The Wall Street Journal
26. Who was the first U.S. President to win a Nobel Peace Prize?
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Jimmy Carter
Barack Obama
27. What is the largest (by volume) freshwater lake in the United States?
Lake Superior
Lake Michigan
Lake Huron
Lake Tahoe
28. Who was the first U.S. President to be impeached?
Andrew Johnson
Richard Nixon
Bill Clinton
Donald Trump
29. What is the longest river in the United States?
Missouri River
Mississippi River
Colorado River
Ohio River
30. Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Samuel Adams
31. Which U.S. state is known as the “Last Frontier”?
Alaska
Hawaii
Montana
Oregon
32. Who was the first U.S. President to live in the White House?
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
33. Which U.S. state has the most miles of coastline?
Alaska
Florida
California
Hawaii
34. What was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas?
Jamestown
Plymouth
Roanoke
St. Augustine
35. What is the tallest mountain in the United States?
Mount Whitney
Mount McKinley (Denali)
Mount Rainier
Mount St. Helens
36. Who was the first African American to serve as a U.S. Senator?
Hiram Rhodes Revels
Edward Brooke
Blanche K. Bruce
Carol Moseley Braun
37. Which U.S. state is known as the “Land of Enchantment”?
Arizona
New Mexico
Nevada
Utah
38. Which American inventor is known as the “Wizard of Menlo Park”?
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Edison
Nikola Tesla
George Westinghouse
39. Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia Earhart
Bessie Coleman
Jacqueline Cochran
Harriet Quimby
40. Which U.S. state is the largest producer of oil?
Alaska
Texas
North Dakota
California
41. What U.S. city is known as the “Cradle of Liberty”?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Boston, Massachusetts
New York City, New York
Charleston, South Carolina
42. What was the first national park in the United States?
Yellowstone National Park
Yosemite National Park
Grand Canyon National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
43. Who was the first woman to be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court?
Sandra Day O’Connor
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Elena Kagan
Sonia Sotomayor
44. Which U.S. city is famous for its Mardi Gras celebrations?
New Orleans, Louisiana
Miami, Florida
Las Vegas, Nevada
Charleston, South Carolina
45. Which U.S. state is the only one to have a royal palace?
New York
California
Hawaii
Florida
46. What was the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution?
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Georgia
47. What is the smallest U.S. state by land area?
Delaware
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Hampshire
48. Which U.S. President was the only one to serve non-consecutive terms?
William Henry Harrison
Grover Cleveland
Woodrow Wilson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
49. Which American city is known as the “Windy City”?
New York City, New York
Chicago, Illinois
San Francisco, California
Boston, Massachusetts
50. Which U.S. state is known as the “Volunteer State”?
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
North Carolina
51. What U.S. city is home to the largest naval base in the world?
San Diego, California
Norfolk, Virginia
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Jacksonville, Florida
52. Which U.S. state is the only one to grow coffee commercially?
California
Florida
Hawaii
Washington
53. Which U.S. President is known for his New Deal programs?
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
54. What was the first successful U.S. satellite launched into space?
Explorer 1
Sputnik 1
Vanguard 1
Telstar 1
55. Which U.S. state has the highest population?
New York
California
Texas
Florida
56. Who was the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth?
John Glenn
Alan Shepard
Neil Armstrong
Gus Grissom
57. In which U.S. city was the first skyscraper built?
New York City, New York
Chicago, Illinois
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
San Francisco, California
58. Who was the first African American to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice?
Thurgood Marshall
Clarence Thomas
Charles Hamilton Houston
Constance Baker Motley
59. What was the first permanent English settlement in the United States?
Plymouth Colony
Jamestown
Roanoke Colony
New Amsterdam
60. Which U.S. President signed the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Ulysses S. Grant
James Buchanan
61. Which U.S. state has the longest coastline?
California
Florida
Alaska
Hawaii
62. Which U.S. President was assassinated in Dallas, Texas?
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
63. Which U.S. state has the largest land area?
Alaska
Texas
California
Montana
64. Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia Earhart
Bessie Coleman
Sally Ride
Harriet Quimby
65. What is the tallest mountain in the United States?
Mount Rainier
Mount McKinley (Denali)
Mount Whitney
Mount St. Helens
66. Which U.S. President’s face is carved into Mount Rushmore but was never completed?
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
67. Who was the first person to sign the United States Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
68. What was the name of the first steam-powered locomotive built in the United States?
The Best Friend of Charleston
Tom Thumb
The DeWitt Clinton
The John Bull
69. Who is known as the “Father of the U.S. Constitution”?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
James Madison
70. Which U.S. President was known as the “Great Communicator”?
John F. Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Barack Obama
71. Who was the first female U.S. Secretary of State?
Condoleezza Rice
Madeleine Albright
Hillary Clinton
Janet Reno
72. What was the first national park established in the United States?
Yellowstone National Park
Yosemite National Park
Grand Canyon National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
73. Which of these U.S. states does NOT have a panhandle?
Florida
Oklahoma
Texas
Colorado
74. What was the name of the first airplane flown by the Wright brothers?
The Spirit of St. Louis
The Flyer
The Kitty Hawk
The Wright Flyer
75. Who was the first female pilot to complete a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia Earhart
Bessie Coleman
Sally Ride
Harriet Quimby
Final Words
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