1. April 15, 1992
   July 4, 1776
2. August 9, 1445
   November 5, 1657

The U.S. Declaration of Independence was issued on July 4, 1776. This is why Americans celebrate Independence Day on this day every year.

1. Hawaii
   Louisiana
2. Alaska
   California

The U.S. purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867. It is the largest US state.

1. True
2. False

America is the fourth-largest country on earth by land area. Russia is the largest.

1. Mt. St. Helens
   Mt. McKinley
2. Mt. Whitney
   Mt. Elbert

Mt McKinley is the highest point in America. This over 20,000 ft high mountain is in Alaska.

1. Pennsylvania
   Florida
2. Hawaii
   Massachusetts

Hawaii joined the US in 1959. It is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands.

1. Earthquakes
   Tornadoes
2. Rainfall
   Volcanic eruptions

The majority of the world's tornadoes happen in the Midwestern U.S. This area is called tornado alley.

1. Barack Obama
   Ronald Reagan
2. Bernie Sanders
   Donald Trump

Donald Trump is the 45th President of America. Barack Obama preceded him.

1. New York City
   Washington, D.C.
2. Las Vegas
   Baltimore

New York City was the first ever US capital. After that, it was moved south to Philadelphia before settling permanently in Washington, D.C.

1. Texas
   Virginia
2. Delaware
   Alaska

The U.S. Constitution was unanimously ratified by all 30 delegates of the Delaware Constitutional Convention on December 7, 1787. This makes it the first U.S. state.

1. George Washington
   Abraham Lincoln
2. Theodore Roosevelt
   All of the above

Mount Rushmore is located in South Dakota. The faces of these men, as well as Thomas Jefferson, are carved into the mountain.

1. Widest
   Oldest
2. Most expensive
   Tallest

Willis Tower in Chicago is the tallest building in America and 9th tallest in the world. It is over 1,400 ft tall!

1. Thomas Jefferson
   George Washington
2. Grover Cleveland
   Barack Obama

George Washington was the first-ever president of the U.S. He was also the first and last president to not belong to any political party.

1. North America
   Antarctica
2. Eurasia
   Africa

The U.S. is part of North America. Canada, America and Mexico comprise the North American continent.

1. English
   Spanish
2. Chinese
   All of the above

The U.S. is a diverse and multicultural place where many people from around the world live. You can hear these languages and more spoken in many major US cities, many of which have entire Chinese districts or Chinatowns.

1. Benjamin Franklin
   Barack Obama
2. Ronald Reagan
   FDR

Barack Obama was the 44th American president. He was born in Hawaii.

1. True
2. False

Neil Armstrong was the first person to set foot on the moon. This famous American astronaut lived from 1930-2012.

1. Christmas
   Thanksgiving
2. Halloween
   Chanuka

Halloween is an American holiday. Its origins are the Celtic festival of the dead, Samhain. Other countries have similar October festivals, but Halloween as we know it is distinctly American.

1. John F. Kennedy
   George Washington
2. Thomas Jefferson
   Bill Clinton

JFK was assassinated during his term on Nov. 22, 1963. He was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald.

1. George Washington
   Thomas Jefferson
2. John Tyler
   James K Polk

Thomas Jefferson was the third president of the U.S. He also was the main author of the Declaration of Independence.

1. Robert Morris
   Patrick Henry
2. Alexander Hamilton
   Benjamin Franklin

Ben Franklin invented bifocals, the lightning rod, swim fins, the catheter and much more. He never patented a single one of his inventions because he believed they should be freely shared.

1. Ural Mountains
   Himalayas
2. Appalachian Mountains
   Andes

The Appalachian mountain range runs through a large portion of the Eastern U.S. They begin in Canada and stretch all the way south into Alabama.

1. True
2. False

The U.S. is the world's third most populated country. China is the first and India is second, with over a billion citizens each.

1. Yes
2. No

America is not landlocked. It has large coastlines on both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

1. Canada
   Mexico
2. Switzerland
   Australia

The US and Canada share an over 5,000-mile-long border. This is the longest border on earth between 2 countries.

1. Yes
2. No

There are 50 states in the U.S. Washington D.C. is not a state. but a federal district.

1. 50 states
   Self-governing territories
2. A federal district
   All of the Above

While America is often referred to as the 50 states, it also has five territories, like Puerto Rico, and a number of possessions and territories around the world. Many nations have territories.

1. Highest point
   Coldest place
2. Lowest point
   Most populous place

Death Valley is the lowest point in America at 282 ft below sea level. It is in California.

1. 1
   3
2. 6
   10

America is divided into 6 regions. These are New England, the Mid-Atlantic, the South, the Midwest, the Southwest and the West.

1. JFK
   Abraham Lincoln
2. Grover Cleveland
   George W. Bush

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th US president. He issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed the slaves.

1. The Women's Rights Movement
   The Sexual Revolution
2. The Civil Rights Movement
   The Red Scare

MLK was a Baptist minister and activist. He became the most famous leader and speaker of the Civil Rights Movement.

1. James Madison
   JFK
2. Ben Franklin
   Alexander Hamilton

This founding father was the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. He also created the national bank.

1. James Madison
   Andrew Jackson
2. James K. Polk
   Abraham Lincoln

James Madison was the fourth U.S. president. He drafted the Constitution and Bill of Rights, as well as being one of the founding fathers to contribute to the Federalist Papers.

1. Susan B. Anthony
   Harriet Beecher Stowe
2. Sojourner Truth
   Emily Dickinson

Susan B. Anthony was one of the most famous figures in the history of women's rights. She helped women get the right to vote.

1. Woodrow Wilson
   Ralph Waldo Emerson
2. Ben Franklin
   Thomas Edison

Thomas Edison helped to usher in the age of electricity. He invented the electric lightbulb.

1. Rosa Parks
   FDR
2. Henry Ford
   Walt Whitman

Businessman Henry Ford revolutionized mass car production. He made it so cheap that cars became available to working class people for the first time ever.