Are You Smarter Than the Average American?

The United States of America has an ample amount of history. Though many of us may think we know an awful lot about our country, there are many historical facts that may stump us when faced with a quiz.

• A) John Adams
• B) George Washington
• C) Thomas Jefferson
• D) Benjamin Franklin

George Washington was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797.

• A) 1497
• B) 1679
• C) 1776
• D) 1800

The United States of America was officially founded on July 4, 1776, upon the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

• A) Washington D.C.
• B) New York City
• C) Boston
• D) Philadelphia

The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia in 1776.

• A) Los Angeles
• B) Sacramento
• C) San Francisco
• D) San Diego

The capital of California is Sacramento.

• A) New Orleans
• B) Chicago
• C) Los Angeles
• D) New York City

New Orleans is commonly called “The Big Easy” thanks to a newspaper writer in the 1970s who described the city’s relaxed, easy-going way of life.

• A) California
• B) Colorado
• C) Alaska
• D) Arizona

The Grand Canyon is located in Arizona.

• A) Being athletic
• B) Being talkative
• C) Being the president of the states that seceded
• D) Freeing slaves throughout the country

Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation while he was president, which freed more than 3.5 million slaves across the country.

• A) Buzz Aldrin
• B) Neil Armstrong
• C) Michael Collins
• D) John Glenn

Neil Armstrong became the first person — and first American — to walk on the moon in 1969.

• A) 42
• B) 49
• C) 50
• D) 52

The United States has 50 states.

• A) Two years
• B) Four years
• C) Six years
• D) Eight years

One presidential term is four years

• A) 1939
• B) 1941
• C) 1943
• D) 1944

After the Pearl Harbor attacks, the U.S. officially joined World War II on December 7, 1941.

• A) Miami
• B) Atlantic City
• C) Las Vegas
• D) New York City

A place full of gambling and late-night entertainment, Las Vegas has long been called “Sin City.”

• A) The Star-Spangled Banner
• B) Proud to Be an American
• C) God Bless America
• D) This Land Is Your Land

Though it was first written by Francis Scott Key in 1814, “The Star-Spangled Banner” didn’t become the official national anthem of the U.S. until 1931.

• A) Bear
• B) Elk
• C) Eagle
• D) Bison

In 2016, President Barack Obama signed the National Bison Legacy Act, which made bison the national mammal of the United States.

• A) Mississippi River
• B) Rio Grande
• C) Missouri River
• D) Ohio River

The Mississippi River is the longest river in the United States at about 2,347 miles