United States Trivia

1. What was the first cash crop in America?

2. What food item was banned in United States movie theatres in the 1920s?

3. In 1776 the first union went on strike in the US. Who went on strike?

4. John Glen, the first astronaut to orbit earth, was in which service?

5. Which President was the first to be televised?

6. Which invention revolutionized trade in America?

7. Which city in America first used electricity for street lights?

8. What is the real name of Uncle Sam?

9. What was Walt Disney’s middle name?

10. The Jell-O company tried what unusual flavor in 1942?

11. In the United States, what is Marine One?

12. Facts, Briefs, Destiny and Chance were early names for what publication?

13. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Sam Adams all did what?

14. In the American Zip Code, what does Zip stand for?

15. Who was the first President to live in the White House?

16. What was the first foreign company to start up a factory in the U.S.?

17. Which battle was the turning point of the American Revolution?

18. Aaron Copeland wrote a ballet about what American folk hero?

19. What great politician was nicknamed “The Great Communicator”?

20. Who coined the word, New England?

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