The United States Quiz

What two countries does the United States border?

• Canada, Mexico

• Canada, Brazil

• Mexico, Russia

• Canada, China

What is the longest river in the United States?

• The Missouri River

• The Mississippi River

• The Colorado River

• The Ohio River

What is the second-longest river in the U.S. that also discharges the most water?

• The Mississippi River

• The Missouri River

• The Colorado River

• The Ohio River

What mountain range stretches from the southern U.S. to northern Canada?

• The Rocky Mountains

• The Andes

• The Himalayas

• The Alps

Formerly known as Mt. McKinley, what is the tallest mountain in North America?

• Denali

• Mount Logan

• Mount Elbert

• Pico de Orizaba

What was the first permanent English colony in the Americas?

• Jamestown

• Plymouth

• Roanoke

• St. Augustine

On what date did the colonies declare independence?

• July 4, 1776

• June 14, 1775

• September 17, 1787

• December 16, 1773

In what year did the U.S. purchase Louisiana Territory from France?

• 1803

• 1799

• 1812

• 1820

What was the deadliest military conflict in American history?

• The Civil War

• World War II

• The Vietnam War

• The Revolutionary War

What year did the 19th amendment guarantee women the right to vote?

• 1920

• 1912

• 1935

• 1948