United States Quiz

What is the official name of the United States?

• United States

• USA

• America

• United States of America

Which mountain range is found in the United States?

• Himalayas

• Alps

• Rocky Mountains

• Andes

What is the lowest point in the United States?

• Yellowstone

• Yosemite

• Grand Canyon

• Death Valley

Which region of the United States is known as the 'nation's breadbasket'?

• New England

• Southwest

• West

• Midwest

For centuries native peoples lived across the vast expanse that would become the United States. Starting in the 16th century, settlers moved from (a)   to the New World, established colonies, and displaced these native peoples.

What is the national bird and symbol of the United States?

• Bald eagle

• Peregrine falcon

• Red-tailed hawk

• American kestrel

Where is the capital city of the United States located?

• New York

• Chicago

• Washington, D.C.

• Los Angeles

Who was the first African American President of the United States?

• Barack Obama

• Donald Trump

• Bill Clinton

• George W. Bush

Which document declared the independence of the American colonies from Great Britain?

• Bill of Rights

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

When did the Civil War in the United States begin?

• 1812

• 1492

• 1861

• 1776