American Firsts

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1. What state was the first to ratify the Constitution? Virginia Connecticut Delaware New York

2. What state first gave women the right to vote? Idaho Washington Vermont Wyoming

3. Where was the first game of basketball played? Indiana Massachusetts Kentucky New York

4. Who was the first American on the moon? Neil Armstrong Ernie Epps Buzz Aldrin John Glenn

5. Where - by common consent - were the first shots in the U.S. Civil War fired? Ft. Apache Ft. McClellan Ft. Sumter Ft. Ticonderoga

6. Who was the first Secretary of the Treasury? Alexander Hamilton Thomas Jefferson Aaron Burr Lionel Spalding

7. What was the name of the first American talk show? Good Morning America Meet the Press Crossfire The Tonight Show

8. What team won the first Superbowl? Chicago Philadelphia Detroit Green Bay

9. Which of these was the first U.S. national park? Yellowstone Badlands Yosemite Everglades

10. Who was the first Secretary of War? John Adams Alexander Hamilton Henry Knox Samuel Adams