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U.S.A. Facts and Figures #1

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Introduction:
"Welcome to my first quiz! Get your thinking caps on as this quiz contains a variety of facts and figures about the U.S.A."


1. How long is the boundary line of the U.S.A./Canada excluding Alaska?
    3,399 miles
    3,138 miles
    2,684 miles
    3,987 miles


2. The Star Spangled Banner became the National Anthem in which year?
    1931
    1904
    1927
    1915


3. The rainiest spot in the United States is located in:
    Florida
    Hawaii
    Washington
    Louisiana


4. The U.S. motto, "In God We Trust" was originally put on coins during which war?
    The War of 1812
    World War 1
    The Spanish American War
    The Civil War (1861-1865)


5. What was the first National Park to be established in the U.S.A.?
    Great Smokey Mts.
    Yellowstone
    Everglades
    Acadia


6. In order for an Amendment to the Constitution to be passed it must be approved by:
    A 3/4 majority in the House and Senate
    none of these
    A 2/3 majority in the House and Senate
    A 2/3 majority in the House & Senate, and 3/4 of the States


7. In which year was the United States voting age lowered to 18?
    1968
    1971
    1972
    1970


8. The first U.S. space satellite went into orbit in 1958.
    True
    False


9. This state entered the Union on May 29, 1848.
    Minnesota
    Illinois
    Wisconsin
    Iowa


10. The deepest lake in the U.S. is located in which of these states?
    Missouri
    Minnesota
    Oregon
    Utah


11. In the 1888 presidential election, Grover Cleveland actually received more popular votes than Benjamin Harrison, but Harrison gathered more electoral votes thus making him President.
    True
    False


12. In which year did Sandra Day O'Conner become the first woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court?
    1979
    1978
    1983
    1981


13. How many U.S. Presidents had no Vice President at all?
    four
    three
    one
    all have had a Vice president


14. The Trail of Tears, walked by these Native Americans from Georgia to Oklahoma, caused thousands of them to die.
    Choctaw
    Cheyenne
    Cherokee
    Sioux


15. This state gets its name from an Algonquin Indian word meaning "man" or "warrior".
    Delaware
    Michigan
    Arkansas
    Illinois


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