The Ultimate USA Trivia Questions and Answers

How good are you at your USA trivia? Do you know your US states from the founding fathers? What about naming all 45 presidents? If you think you know your Franklins from your Fitzgerald’s, it’s time to take on my USA trivia questions! Be warned though, some of these are really tricky.

It’s time to test yourself with the ultimate USA trivia questions…..

30 USA General Knowledge Questions

1. To start us off with a topical one, who discovered America?

Answer: Christopher Columbus

2. And on that subject, in what year was America discovered?

Answer: It was in 1492

3. What was the date for the US declaration of independence from the British empire?

Answer: It was the 4^th July 1776.

4. By land size, what is the smallest US state?

Answer: With only 1,045 square miles, Rhode Island is the smallest US state. This is one of my favorite US states trivia questions by far!

5. Who was the first president to live in the White House?

Answer: It was John Adams.

6. What state is Mount Rushmore located in?

Answer: South Dakota

7. By size, what is the largest lake in America?

Answer: Lake Superior covers an area of 31,700 square miles.

8. What state is also known as ‘Finlandia’ because it looks a lot like Finland?

Answer: That’s Minnesota.

9. The Statue of Liberty was a gift from which country?

Answer: France

10. How many stars are on the American flag?

Answer: 50, one for each of the 50 US states

11. What year was John F. Kennedy assassinated?

Answer: 22 November 1963 by Lee Harvey Oswald.

12. Which US President was born in Hawaii in 1961?

Answer: Barack Obama

13. The Baseball World Series was first contested in which year – 1883, 1893 or 1903?

Answer: It was way back in 1903

14. Known as ‘Motor City’ what is the actual name of this American city?

Answer: It’s Detroit!

15. What is the longest river in the United States?

Answer: At 2,565 miles, the Missouri River is the longest river in the States.

16. Which is the only US state to have one syllable in its name?

Answer: Maine

17. How many territories does USA have?

Answer: The US has 5 permanently inhabited territories.

18. What is the tallest mountain in the US?

Answer: At 6,194 meters (20,320 ft), Denali

19. What does DC stand for in Washington D.C?

Answer: District of Colombia.

20. What is the national animal of the USA?

Answer: Technically there are 2. The American bald eagle is the national bird, and recently in 2016 the bison was added as the national mammal.

21. What was the name of New York before it was officially called New York?

Answer: It was actually called New Amsterdam as the settled in Manhattan before the English.

22. What is the most populated state in America?

Answer: That’s California with a population of 39.5 million people.

23. What is the most popular national park in America?

Answer: You may think the Grand Canyon or Yellowstone National Park, but sitting at the top in number 1 is the Great Smokey Mountains National Park which draws over 11 million visitors per year.

24. Who was the first American to land on the moon?

Answer: Neil Armstrong on the 24th July, 1969

25. Who did James Earl Ray assassinate in Memphis in April 1968?

Answer: Martin Luther King

26. What was the first school founded in the United States?

Answer: Harvard

27. When did Disneyland in California first open up to the public – 1945, 1955 or 1965?

Answer: That was 1955

28. Where was the first American World Fair held in 1853?

Answer: It was in New York City.

29. How many Super Bowls has Tom Brady won?

Answer: Brady has won an incredible 6 Super Bowls making him the most successful quarterback of all time.