Ladies and gents, history buffs and pun enthusiasts, prepare to embark on a coast-to-coast journey through the most pun-tastic quiz of all time! As you venture through these questions, you’ll unravel the secrets of America’s past, from the rib-tickling to the knee-slapping, and everything in between. So buckle up, and let’s dive into the stars and stripes of this pun-derfully crafted quiz about U.S. history!
1. Which American inventor is best known for his invention of the cotton gin?
2. Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
3. What was the first state to join the United States?
4. Which president is featured on the U.S. $2 bill?
5. What is the largest state by land area in the United States?
6. In which city was the first-ever baseball game played in the U.S.?
7. Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?
8. What is the highest peak in the United States?
9. What was the first national park in the United States?
10. Who was the first woman to run for President of the United States?
11. What is the oldest city in the United States?
12. Who was the youngest president in U.S. history?
13. In what year did the United States acquire the Louisiana Territory?
14. What was the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history?
15. Who was the first female astronaut in the United States?
16. Which president was responsible for the Emancipation Proclamation?
17. What is the largest man-made reservoir in the United States?
18. Which president served the shortest term in office?
19. What is the oldest continuously operating university in the United States?
20. Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?
21. In what year did the United States gain independence?
22. What is the longest river in the United States?
23. Which president is known as the “Father of the Constitution”?
24. In which year was the first iPhone released in the United States?
25. Who was the first American to win a Nobel Prize?
26. Which U.S. state is known as the “Land of 10,000 Lakes”?
27. What was the first successful colony in America?
28. What is the largest shopping mall in the United States?
29. Who was the first U.S. president to be impeached?
30. In which year was the U.S. Constitution ratified?
31. What is the most visited national park in the United States?
32. Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?
33. What is the tallest building in the United States?
34. Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
35. What is the smallest U.S. state by land area?
36. Who was the first Secretary of the Treasury in the United States?
37. What was the first national monument in the United States?
38. What is the most expensive painting by an American artist ever sold?
39. Which U.S. state has the longest coastline?
40. Who was the first female member of Congress?
41. What is the oldest amusement park in the United States?
42. Which president was known as the “Great Communicator”?
43. In which year did women gain the right to vote in the United States?
44. What is the longest-serving aircraft carrier in the United States Navy?
45. Who was the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
46. What was the first state to legalize same-sex marriage?
47. Who was the first African American woman to win an Oscar for Best Actress?
48. What is the largest airport in the United States by land area?
49. Which president was known as the “Trust Buster”?
50. What is the longest suspension bridge in the United States?
51. Which U.S. state was the last to join the Union?
52. Who was the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?
53. What was the first animated film produced in the United States?
54. What is the largest cave system in the United States?
55. Who was the first female governor in the United States?
56. What is the longest highway in the United States?
57. Which president was the first to be born in the United States?
58. What is the largest freshwater lake by surface area in the United States?
59. Who was the first American to win a gold medal in the modern Olympic Games?
60. Which president was known as “Old Hickory”?
61. In what year was the United States’ first census conducted?
62. What is the oldest continuously occupied European-established settlement in the United States?
63. Who was the first person to be featured on a U.S. postage stamp?
64. What is the largest capacity sports stadium in the United States?
65. Who was the first American woman in space?
66. What is the longest-running Broadway show in the United States?
67. Which president was known as the “Rail Splitter”?
68. What is the largest island in the United States?
69. Who was the first American to win a Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
70. Which U.S. state has the highest number of active volcanoes?
71. Who was the first woman appointed to the U.S. Cabinet?
72. What was the first successful U.S. satellite launched into space?
73. Which president was known as the “Father of the National Parks”?
74. What is the deepest lake in the United States?
75. Who was the first woman to serve as U.S. Attorney General?
76. What is the oldest zoo in the United States?
77. Which president was known as the “Sage of Monticello”?
78. What is the largest natural harbor in the United States?
79. Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner?
80. What was the first state to secede from the Union during the American Civil War?
81. What is the oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball?
82. Which president was known as the “Man of the People”?
83. In what year did the U.S. Social Security Act become law?
84. What is the highest-grossing movie in the United States, adjusted for inflation?
85. Who was the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
86. What is the largest desert in the United States?
87. Who was the first U.S. president to travel outside the country while in office?
88. What is the oldest national forest in the United States?
89. Who was the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal?
90. Which president was known as “Silent Cal”?
91. What was the first fast-food chain established in the United States?
92. What is the largest river delta in the United States?
93. Who was the first African American woman elected to the U.S. Congress?
94. What was the first U.S. city to host the Olympic Games?
95. Which president was known as the “Accidental President”?
96. What is the oldest public library in the United States?
97. Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in Physics?
98. What is the largest national wildlife refuge in the United States?
99. Who was the first U.S. president to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?
100. What is the oldest state capital in the United States?
101. Who was the first woman to win a Tony Award for directing a Broadway play?
102. What is the tallest waterfall in the United States?
103. Who was the first African American woman to win an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series?
104. In what year was the first commercial radio broadcast in the United States?
105. Which president was known as the “Last of the Founding Fathers”?
106. What is the largest national park in the United States?
107. Who was the first American to win a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine?
108. What is the largest island in the contiguous United States?
109. Who was the first woman to be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court?
110. What is the oldest national park in the eastern United States?
111. Which president was known as “Old Man Eloquent”?
112. What is the largest hydroelectric power plant in the United States?
113. Who was the first American woman to win a Grammy Award for Album of the Year?
114. In what year did Hawaii become a state?
115. Which president was known as the “Rough and Ready”?
116. What is the oldest operating museum in the United States?
117. Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
118. What is the highest mountain peak in the United States?
119. Who was the first African American woman to win a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical?
120. Which state is home to the first U.S. National Park?
121. Which president was known as the “Peanut Farmer”?
122. What is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States?
123. Who was the first American woman to win a Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences?
124. What is the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States?
125. Who was the first woman to hold a U.S. Senate leadership position?
126. What is the oldest professional sports team in the United States?
127. Which president was known as the “Squire of Montpelier”?
128. What is the highest waterfall in the United States by total vertical drop?
129. Who was the first African American woman to win the Miss America title?
130. In what year was the first U.S. minimum wage law enacted?
131. Which president was known as the “Era of Good Feelings President”?
132. What is the largest canyon in the United States?
133. Who was the first woman to win the Medal of Honor?
134. What is the oldest continuously operating amusement park in the United States?
135. Which president was known as the “Teflon President”?
136. What is the oldest national monument in the United States?
137. Who was the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in gymnastics?
138. What is the largest reservoir in the United States by volume?
139. Who was the first African American woman to be appointed as U.S. Surgeon General?
140. Which state was the first to ratify the United States Constitution?
141. Which president was known as the “Great Communicator”?
142. What is the oldest national wildlife refuge in the United States?
143. Who was the first woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives?
144. What is the largest city by land area in the United States?
145. Who was the first African American woman to win a Grammy Award?
146. What is the longest river in the United States?
147. Which president was known as the “Man of a Thousand Faces”?
148. What is the oldest operating theater in the United States?
149. Who was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama?
150. In what year was the first U.S. patent issued?
151. Which president was known as the “Young Hickory”?
152. What is the largest meteorite ever found in the United States?
153. Who was the first woman to be elected governor of a U.S. state?
154. What is the largest glacier in the United States?
155. Which president was known as the “Little Magician”?
156. What is the oldest university in the United States that was originally founded as a women’s college?
157. Who was the first American woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature?
158. What is the largest Native American reservation in the United States?
159. Who was the first African American woman to be elected to a U.S. state governorship?
160. What was the first U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage?
161. Which president was known as the “Hero of Tippecanoe”?
162. What is the oldest active lighthouse in the United States?
163. Who was the first woman to serve as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives?
164. What is the longest natural bridge in the United States?
165. Who was the first African American woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress?
166. In what year did the United States first participate in the Olympic Games?
167. Which president was known as the “Trust Buster”?
168. What is the oldest operating brewery in the United States?
169. Who was the first woman to be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame?
170. What is the largest cave system in the United States?
171. Which president was known as the “Father of the Constitution”?
172. What is the largest aquarium in the United States?
173. Who was the first woman to win the Boston Marathon?
174. What is the longest single-span covered bridge in the United States?
175. Who was the first African American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry?
176. In what year did the United States first issue paper currency?
Final Words
We hope you had a whale of a time exploring these quirky corners of American history! Don’t let the fun end here – be sure to check out Trivia Bliss’s other quizzes for more entertaining and enlightening trivia adventures!
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