The U.S. of A+ Trivia Quiz

Answer: Apple pie

Apple pie is a traditional American pastry dish. This comfort food dish is a pie containing apples. Apple pies can be prepared using either Braeburn, Gala, Cortland, Bramley, Empire, Northern Spy, Granny Smith, or McIntosh apples. Apple pie is usually served with ice cream or whipped cream.

Answer: Abigail Adams

Abigail Adams was the wife of former President of the United States John Adams. Abigail was the mother of the sixth President of the United States John Quincy Adams. Abigail Adams was pro-women's rights and against slavery in the United States.

Answer: America

The 1980 film "The Jazz Singer" starred Neil Diamond, Laurence Olivier and Lucie Arnaz. The film was about a Jewish singer who pursued a career as a pop singer. The film's soundtrack contained the songs "Love on the Rocks", "Hello Again" and "America".

Answer: Appomattox

The Battle of Appomattox Court House was fought in Virginia on April 9, 1865. This was the final battle of the United States Civil War in which Confederate General Robert E. Lee participated. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant that same day, effectively ending the United States Civil War.

Answer: Andrew

Hurricane Andrew made landfall made a Category 5 storm in August of 1992. The storm passed through the Bahamas, southern Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, and Louisiana. The storm also caused tornados in Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia. It caused 27.3 billion dollars in damage.

Answer: Absalom, Absalom!

"Absalom, Absalom!" was a 1936 novel written by William Faulkner. The novel's main character, Thomas Sutpen, had adventures in Virginia, Mississippi, New Orleans, and the French West Indies. Sumter also participated as soldier in the United States Civil War.

This novel, along with the 1929 novel "The Sound and the Fury", helped Faulkner earn the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature for his "unique contribution to the modern American novel".

Answer: Arthur Ashe

Arthur Ashe was a professional tennis player from 1969 through 1980. As a singles competitor, he won Wimbledon (1975), the US Open (1968) and the Australian Open (1970). As a doubles competitor, he won Australian Open (1977) and the French Open (1971). Ashe was the first African American tennis player to win the singles title at Wimbledon, the US Open, or Australian Open.

Answer: American Idol

The television show "American Idol" premiered on the FOX Network in 2002. The show was based on the British reality show "Pop Idol". The premise of "American Idol" was to give a recording contract to an unsigned singer chosen by the television audience.

Answer: Air Force One

Air Force One is a United States Air Force aircraft which supplies transportation for the President of the United States. Columbine II was the first airplane to be given the name Air Force One. This plane was first used to transport President Dwight Eisenhower from 1953 to 1959.

Answer: Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska, had a population of 291,247 according to the 2020 census. Thus, Anchorage was the most populous city in Alaska. Fairbanks and Juneau were the only other cities in Alaska with over 30,000 residents.

Anchorage has teams in the Alaska Baseball League and the North American Hockey League. The University of Alaska Anchorage is the largest university in the University of Alaska system.