Q 01/05

How many states are in the United States?

A) 48

B) 50

C) 51

D) 52

Answer · why

B) 50

The United States has 50 states; the 50th star was added to the flag on July 4, 1960, the year after the last admission.

Q 02/05

What is the capital of the United States?

A) Washington, D.C.

B) New York City

C) Philadelphia

D) Boston

Answer · why

A) Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. became the seat of the federal government in 1800 under the 1790 Residence Act; it is a federal district and not part of any state.

Q 03/05

Which river is the longest in the United States?

A) Rio Grande

B) Ohio

C) Colorado

D) Missouri

Answer · why

D) Missouri

The Missouri flows 2,341 miles from Montana's Rocky Mountains to the Mississippi north of St. Louis; channelization has shortened it by almost 200 mil...

Q 04/05

What is the largest state in the US by area?

A) Alaska

B) California

C) Texas

D) Montana

Answer · why

A) Alaska

Alaska covers 663,268 square miles, more than twice the area of Texas and larger than Texas, California, and Montana combined.

Q 05/05

Which phrase did Congress adopt as the official US national motto in 1956, later printed on paper currency?

A) Liberty and Union

B) E pluribus unum

C) Novus ordo seclorum

D) In God We Trust

Answer · why

D) In God We Trust

In God We Trust, first struck on the two-cent coin in 1864, became the official national motto in 1956 and first appeared on paper money on 1957 one-d...