WorksheetsThings You Should Know! Part 1
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is the correct list of the United States' neighbors?
a)
Mexico, South America, Pacific, Atlantic
b)
Canada, Pacific, Indian Ocean, Mexico
c)
Atlantic, Pacific, Brazil, Canada
d)
Canada, Mexico, Pacific, Atlantic
2.
What is the largest and smallest US state?
a)
Alaska, Rhode Island
b)
Rhode Island, Texas
c)
Connecticut, Texas
d)
Alaska, California
3.
From which country did the United States win its independence?
a)
Germany
b)
Great Britain
c)
France
d)
Belgium
4.
The United States government is based on which document?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Gettysburg Address
c)
Constitution
d)
Articles of Confederation
5.
The is the U.S. official motto?
a)
Justice for All
b)
The People Rule
c)
Thus Always to Tyrants
d)
In God We Trust
6.
What is the US national anthem?
a)
The Star Spangled Banner
b)
America the Beautiful
c)
My Country 'Tis of Thee
d)
Yankee Doodle
7.
Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
a)
Roy Harris
b)
Hans Zimmer
c)
Samuel Smith
d)
Francis Scott Key
8.
What is the national US flower?
a)
Rose
b)
Iris
c)
Orchids
d)
Tulips
9.
What do the stripes on the American flag represent?
a)
The Presidents
b)
13 Colonies
c)
50 States
d)
Independence
10.
What does the color red represent on the American flag?
a)
Vigilance
b)
Patience
c)
Bravery
d)
Innocence
11.
What does the color white represent on the American flag?
a)
Hope
b)
Innocence
c)
Bravery
d)
Justice
12.
What does the color blue represent on the American flag?
a)
Vigilance
b)
Innocence
c)
Bravery
d)
Valor
13.
Who is widely believed to have sewed the first American flag?
a)
Clara Barton
b)
Martha Washington
c)
Eleanor Roosevelt
d)
Betsy Ross
14.
What takes place on June 14th? It was established by President Truman.
a)
Veterans Day
b)
Flag Day
c)
Independence Day
d)
Labor Day
15.
What is the largest US City?
a)
Houston
b)
Chicago
c)
New York City
d)
Los Angeles
16.
What is the longest mountain range in the US, over 3,000 miles?
a)
Himalayan Mountains
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Sierra Nevada Mountains
d)
Appalachian Mountains
17.
Which mountain range is located in the eastern United States?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Appalachian Mountains
c)
Himalayan Mountains
d)
Sierra Madre Mountains
18.
What is the longest river in the United States?
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Colorado River
c)
Ohio River
d)
Missouri River
19.
What is the largest desert in the United States?
a)
Mojave Desert
b)
Gobi Desert
c)
Sahara Desert
d)
Great Basin Desert
20.
Which is still an active volcano in the United States?
a)
Mount Denali
b)
Mount St. Helens
c)
Mount Rainier
d)
Mount Elbert
21.
What was carved by the Colorado River in the state of Arizona?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Great Basin Desert
c)
Grand Canyon
d)
Pike's Peak
22.
The largest freshwater system on Earth
a)
Crater Lake
b)
Lake Tahoe
c)
Great Salt Lake
d)
Great Lakes
23.
Which of the Great Lakes is the biggest and deepest
a)
Erie
b)
Huron
c)
Superior
d)
Ontario
24.
Which of the Great Lakes is the smallest?
a)
Superior
b)
Ontario
c)
Erie
d)
Michigan
25.
What is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave?
a)
White House
b)
Capitol
c)
Lincoln Memorial
d)
Arlington Cemetery
26.
Which president's ghost has been reported in the White House?
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
George Washington
27.
Where does the U.S. Congress meet?
a)
Arlington
b)
Mount Vernon
c)
Capitol
d)
White House
28.
What is on top of the Capitol building?
a)
An Eagle
b)
Statue of Freedom
c)
Statue of Liberty
d)
Lincoln Memorial
29.
Where did George Washington live?
a)
Monticello
b)
Log Cabin
c)
Arlington House
d)
Mount Vernon
30.
Which two statues were submitted by Louisiana to the National Statuary Hall?
a)
Edward Douglass and Elvis Presley
b)
George Washington and Huey Long
c)
Huey Long and Edward Douglass
d)
Abraham Lincoln and George Washington
31.
A military cemetery in Virginia, has the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
a)
West Point Cemetery
b)
Gettysburg National Cemetery
c)
Normandy American Cemetery
d)
Arlington National Cemetery
32.
Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, honor which battleship?
a)
USS Arizona
b)
USS Virginia
c)
USS Texas
d)
USS Alabama
33.
Which singer raised money to help build the USS Arizona Memorial?
a)
Johnny Cash
b)
Mick Jagger
c)
Elvis Presley
d)
Frank Sinatra
34.
It was built in 1914 in the style of ancient Greek temples, overlooks a reflecting pool.
a)
Mount Veron
b)
Lincoln Memorial
c)
Arlington National Cemetery
d)
Capitol Hill
35.
It is located in Oregon and is a caldera lake.
a)
Lake Huron
b)
Crater Lake
c)
Great Salt Lake
d)
Lake Michigan
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