American Firsts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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