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America Bowl Qualifying Quiz 2
America Bowl Qualifying Quiz 2
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U.S.A. trivia to qualify for participation in the America Bowl competition.
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1
What was African American Langston Hughes best known for?
Poetry
Painting
Baseball
Basketball
2
Which of the following states
does not
border the Gulf of Mexico?
Georgia
Florida
Texas
Alabama
3
What is the capital of New Jersey?
Trenton
Jersey City
Atlantic City
Newark
4
Which food doesn't belong in the following list?
Flapjack
Griddle cake
Hotcake
Cupcake
5
What do we call the highest-ranking officer in the U.S. Navy?
Sergeant
Colonel
Admiral
Captain
6
What are Serena Williams and Billie Jean King famous for doing very well?
Playing tennis
Playing basketball
Playing piano
Playing golf
7
In the book
Hoot
, kids save owls that nest underground. What are the owls called?
Southern white-faced owls
Common barn owl
True owls
Burrowing owls
8
Geronimo was a great Native American leader. What tribe was he from?
Apache
Navajo
Cherokee
Arapaho
9
Where is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame located?
Kansas City
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
San Francisco
10
What patriotic song describes America as "the land of the free and the home of the brave"?
America the Beautiful
America's National Anthem
The Pledge of Allegiance
The Star-Spangled Banner
11
What do we call the group of agents who guard and protect the President?
Secret Service
G-men
Pinkertons
Selective Service
12
What do we call Florida's tiny southern islands?
Chains
Keys
Locks
Islets
13
Name the only state in the U.S. where you can find a tropical rainforest?
Hawaii
California
Florida
Alaska
14
Was Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation issued before, during or after the Civil War?
Before
During
After
None of these
15
Phineas T. Barnum created "the Greatest Show on Earth" in the 1890s. What kind of show was it?
Radio program
Circus
Musical review
Halftime show
16
What river flows more than a thousand miles along the border of Mexico and the U.S.?
Red River of the South
Rio Grande
Cumberland River
Mississippi River
17
True or False? Although appointed for life, Supreme Court justices may choose to retire.
False
True
18
In 1927, a young pilot named Charles Lindbergh took off alone from New York. Where did he land?
Paris, France
London, England
Rome, Italy
Berlin, Germany
19
In what city can you visit the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum?
Houston
Orlando
New York City
Washington, D.C.
20
What river does Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington, overlook?
Ohio River
Potomac River
Blue Danube River
James River
21
What is another name for "lawyer"?
Attorney
Apprentice
Anthropologist
Accountant
22
If you are exploring the world's largest single cave, what state are you in?
New Mexico
Kentucky
Utah
West Virginia
23
For how many years are senators in Washington elected?
8
4
6
2
24
Does the word "federal" refer to our state governments, our national government or both?
National government
Both of these
State governments
25
What frontiersman from Tennessee became a hero at the old Texas mission called the Alamo?
Colonel William B. Travis
Daniel Boone
James Bowie
Davy Crockett
26
What made up the 19th Century's Underground Railroad?
Abandoned boxcars
All of these
Series of tunnels
Chain of buildings
27
Name one of the two main political parties in the United States.
Democratic
Republican
Libertarian
Green
28
What protects the coast of North Carolina?
Sea fort
Barrier islands
Coral reef
Naval mines
29
What legendary lumberjack strode through the northern forests with a giant blue ox named Babe?
Pecos Bill
Paul Bunyan
Mike Fink
John Henry
30
Who wrote the tale of a city boy facing the Canadian wilderness with nothing but a hatchet?
Jerry Spinelli
Gary Paulsen
Louis Sachar
Carl Hiaasen
31
Camp David is the presidential retreat outside Washington, D.C. In what state is it located?
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Maryland
West Virginia
32
What do we call the place where an ambassador lives and works?
Embassy
All of these
Ambassador hotel
Embassy suites
33
How many justices serve on the U.S. Supreme Court at any one time?
8
12
6
9
34
Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan all border the same lake. What is the lake?
Lake Ontario
Lake Erie
Lake Michigan
Lake Superior
35
On what holiday in May do we honor all those who died fighting for our country?
Flag Day
Veteran's Day
Decoration Day
Memorial Day
36
About how many passengers sailed to America on the Mayflower?
500
300
100
800
37
The Four Corners Monument marks the place where Colorado meets three other states. Name one.
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Washington
38
In 1803, our third President doubled the size of the United States. Name him.
James Monroe
John Adams
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
39
When Franklin D. Roosevelt died on April 12, 1945, who took his place as president?
John F. Kennedy
Herbert Hoover
Harry Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
40
She was blind and deaf, wrote a bestselling book, and became a national heroine. Who was she?
Susan B. Anthony
Anne Sullivan
Helen Keller
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
41
What historical document turned the American colonies into the United States of America?
The Constitution
Magna Carta
Paris Treaty
The Declaration of Independence
42
His field is physics, and he is best known for his theory of relativity. What is his name?
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Stephen Hawking
Niels Bohr
43
Which tells a true story: fiction or nonfiction?
Fiction
Nonfiction
44
If you are sailing on Puget Sound, which state are you in?
Washington
New York
Maryland
Massachusetts
45
In what book does a girl named Karana live all alone until she makes friends with a wild dog?
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Number the Stars
Yellow Eyes
Dances with Wolves
46
What should people say when addressing a judge?
"Your Highness"
"Your Honor"
"Your Majesty"
"Your Excellency"
47
During the Depression, which President said, "The only thing you have to fear is fear itself"?
Lyndon Johnson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Theodore Roosevelt
48
What famous house is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue?
Graceland
White House
The Breakers
Monticello
49
In 1882, what famous inventor was responsible for the first electric lights in New York City
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Edison
Elias Howe
George Eastman
50
Which state, one of the original 13 colonies, has Hartford as its capital?
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Delaware
