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America Bowl Qualifying Quiz 1
America Bowl Qualifying Quiz 1
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50 U.S.A trivia questions for use trying-out and qualifying for America Bowl.
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1
George Herman Ruth was the best-known baseball player in the world. What was his nickname?
Gipper
Chief
Lefty
Babe
2
Who said, “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country"?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
3
What was the name of the Vice President who served under President Bill Clinton?
Joe Biden
Dan Quayle
Al Gore
Dick Cheney
4
How many states had joined the Union when Washington became the first president?
11
7
None (States not yet established)
13
5
Name the triangle-shaped piece of land at the mouth of the Mississippi River.
Basin
Delta
Confluence
Peninsula
6
What do we call land set aside by the U.S. government for Native Americans to live?
National Parks
Homelands
Reservoirs
Reservations
7
You began as a Tenderfoot and hope to be an Eagle someday. What are you?
Boy Scout
Frontier Girl
Army Recruit
Girl Scout
8
Which U.S. President spoke of a “government of the people, by the people, for the people?”
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
John F. Kennedy
Ulysses S. Grant
9
She led so many slaves to freedom that her people called her "Moses." Who was she?
Ella Baker
Rosa Parks
Harriet Tubman
Pauley Perrette
10
What American document became the law of the land in 1788?
Magna Carta
The Mayflower Compact
The Constitution of the U.S.
The Declaration of Independence
11
Who wrote the classic American folk song “This Land is Your Land?
Pete Seeger
Joni Mitchell
Woody Guthrie
Bob Dylan
12
What is the capital of North Carolina?
Montpelier
Columbia
Concord
Raleigh
13
Name the first Vice President that became our second President in 1797.
John Adams
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
14
In what city can you enter Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom?
Orlando
Tampa
Burbank
Miami
15
What symbol of freedom was a gift from the people of France to the people of America?
The Statue of Liberty
The Washington Monument
Freedom Tower
The Eiffel Tower
16
What is the capital of Alabama?
Little Rock
Jackson
Columbia
Montgomery
17
In 1775, who rode on horseback to warn that the British were coming?
Crispus Attucks
Paul Revere
Ethan Allen
Benjamin Franklin
18
In what book series does "The Frizz" take her students on extraordinary field trips?
The Magic Treehouse
Captain Underpants
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
The Magic School Bus
19
In the jazz era, which woodwind was called a "licorice stick"?
Clarinet
Trumpet
Saxophone
Oboe
20
Where is the Mojave Desert located?
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
California
21
What American company publishes the
Harry Potter
series by J.K. Rowling?
Penguin Books
HarperCollins
Scholastic
Golden Books
22
Which Founding Father made up sayings like “Haste makes waste” for his almanac?
Benjamin Franklin
Patrick Henry
Thomas Paine
James Madison
23
American heroes of every major war lie in this tomb in Arlington National Cemetery. Name it.
Tomb of Innocence
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Tomb of the Unknowns
Heroes Tomb
24
In what sport do American men's teams compete for the Davis Cup?
Golf
Hockey
Basketball
Tennis
25
What is Oklahoma's State flower?
Forget-me-not
Apple Blossom
Mountain Laurel
Mistletoe
26
Name the large bay that cuts the state of Maryland almost in half?
Potomac Bay
Hudson Bay
San Francisco Bay
Chesapeake Bay
27
Which President is pictured on the American quarter and dollar bill?
Abraham Lincoln
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
28
From west coast to east coast, about how wide is the U.S. in miles to the closest thousand?
About 3,000 miles wide
About 4,000 miles wide
About 1,000 miles wide
About 2,000 miles wide
29
In what war did the American Minutemen fight the Redcoats?
World War I
The American Civil War
The Revolutionary War
The War of 1812
30
Which President led the U.S. during the Spanish-American War?
Theodore Roosevelt
Benjamin Harrison
William McKinley
Grover Cleveland
31
What brothers made the first successful airplane flight on Dec. 17, 1903, near Kitty Hawk, NC?
The Orville Brothers
The Penn Brothers
The Smith Brothers
The Wright Brothers
32
Who wrote the poems in
Where the Sidewalk Ends
?
Shel Silverstein
Roald Dahl
Marilyn Singer
A.A. Milne
33
What mammal of the American Southwest wears a coat of armor on its back?
Porcupine
Hedgehog
Armadillo
Turtle
34
What American leader was “First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen”?
Patrick Henry
George Washington
George R. Clark
Benedict Arnold
35
When Congress passes a bill, who has to sign it before it becomes a law?
The President of the United States
Supreme Court Justice
A majority of state governors
Secretary of State
36
Which state borders the Atlantic Ocean?
West Virginia
North Dakota
South Carolina
Alabama
37
Name of the valley where George Washington’s army spent the long, hard winter of 1777-78.
Valley Forge
Death Valley
Hudson Valley
Shenandoah Valley
38
The American Civil War lasted from 1861-1865. Was it mainly fought in the North or the South?
North
South
39
What group of people wears green and sells lots of thin-mint cookies?
Girl Scouts
Daisies
Brownies
Junior Mints
40
What is the name of the airplane used by the President of the United States?
Marine One
Air Force One
Capricorn One
Executive One
41
What do we call April 22, when people join activities to help the environment?
Green Day
Earth Day
The Big Clean Up
National Parks' Day
42
New York is connected to New Jersey by what bridge?
Manhattan Bridge
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
George Washington Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge
43
In what sport do you get an extra point if you shoot from “downtown”?
Basketball
Archery
Hockey
Baseball
44
Olympia is the capital of which U.S. state?
Washington
Ohio
Oregon
California
45
What is the capital of Wisconsin?
Topeka
Des Moines
Lansing
Madison
46
In the song "America the Beautiful," where are the "purple mountains majesties"?
Along sea to shining sea
Below spacious skies
Above the fruited plains
Across the wilderness
47
Which of the following
is not
one of the three branches that make up our national government?
Legislative
Executive
Congressional
Judicial
48
What was the name of the scandal that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon?
Watergate
Whitewater
Teapot Dome
Greenhouse
49
What do we call the difficult period that followed the stock market crash of 1929?
The Great Depression
The Dust Bowl
The Great Recession
The Great Reckoning
50
Who was the first patriot to sign the Declaration of Independence?
John Adams
John Witherspoon
John Hancock
Samuel Adams
