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The Great American

Trivia Quiz Book

An All-American Trivia Book to Test Your General Knowledge!

BILL ONEILL

Copyright 2020 by LAK Publishing

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Contents

Chapter 1
Introduction

The United States, home to 329 million people living in 50 states, has a rich history made up of so much more than just its presidents and wars. From the women who disguised themselves as men to fight in the Civil War, to the story of jazz music, this book delves into the history of Americans beyond the rich, white men to include women, children, African Americans, and the poor.

The many people who have immigrated to the United States, from the first colony at Jamestown to the present, have enriched American culture. The United States is truly a nation of immigrants, and that diversity is reflected in the nations food, music, arts, films, and traditions. This book tells you everything you ever wanted to know about the life of Americans, including all the different types of American barbeque, the most popular music festivals, and even the ostrich races! We have done our best to include all voices and regions in this text.

Not only is the United States a diverse society, geographically it has some of the most varied and beautiful landscapes in the world. Home to rainforests, deserts, mountains, and seas, virtually every type of landscape can be found in this large country, and the scenery often changes quickly from state to state. This book explores lesser-known places and the creatures that live there, like the Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado and the bizarre-looking elephant seal that can be found on the Point Reyes National Seashore in California.

Hollywood has fascinated the world since its inception and it still dominates the film industry today. Most people know Hollywoods most famous actors and actresses, but do you know where the code from The Matrix came from or in how many countries Game of Thrones was filmed? Get ready to find out some fun, minute details from famous movies and TV shows from the past to the present in these pages.

Every country has its fair share of urban legends and unexplained events, and the United States has way too many to count. Who was the Zodiac Killer? What presidential ghost haunts the White House? Were there really vampires in New Orleans? Learn the facts, the myths, and the mysteries of American history in this trivia book.

Americans spend a shocking amount of time watching sports. The United States has so many talented players and teams who play football, hockey, basketball, and who ski and snowboardjust to name a few of their many sporting endeavors. Everyone has heard of the famous baseball player, Babe Ruth, but most people do not know what vegetable he always wore under his hat. Read on to find out !

This book will test your trivia knowledge about the United States and teach you tons of fun new facts. From baseball and the blues to Hollywood, there are so many interesting things that are uniquely American. Each chapter of this book contains a quiz, an answer key, and a Did You Know? section filled with entertaining and random facts. Most of the information is organized chronologically, except for chapters focused on specific niche topics, like food and music.

After you are done reading this book, you will be sure to impress your friends and win every trivia game, whether it is played at home or your local bar!

Chapter 2
Life in Early America Quiz

1. Who was the first European explorer, since the Norsemen, to set foot in North America in 1497?
   1. Christopher Columbus
   2. John Cabot
   3. John Smith
   4. Chris Hudson

1. When Columbus arrived in the Americas, according to some estimates, roughly how many Native Americans were living in what is now the United States?
   1. 2.5 million
   2. 500,000
   3. 1.5 million
   4. 3 million

1. What type/s of house/s did Native Americans live in during colonial times?
   1. Igloos
   2. Rectangular Plank Houses
   3. Tepees
   4. All of the above

1. What was the name of the French Protestants who settled in modern-day Florida long before the English arrived?
   1. French Canadians
   2. Huguenots
   3. Floridians
   4. New French

1. Which devastating disease, brought over from Europe, ravaged the Native American population in the Americas?

1. Scarlet fever
2. Smallpox
3. Tuberculosis
4. Cancer

1. Captive Africans were likely present in the Americas in the 1400s and as early as 1526 in the present-day United States.
   1. True
   2. False

1. Which famous explorer landed near the present-day city of St. Augustine, Florida in 1513?
   1. Christopher Columbus
   2. Juan Ponce de Len
   3. John Cabot
   4. John Smith

1. What was the name of the first permanent English settlement founded in the United States in 1607?
   1. Roanoke
   2. Salem
   3. Jamestown
   4. Hudson

1. What colony was founded by James Oglethorpe as a place for British citizens who were in debtors prisons?
   1. Pennsylvania
   2. Georgia
   3. Virginia
   4. Maryland

1. What was the name of the group of people who founded the Massachusetts Bay colony called the city upon a hill?
   1. Catholics
   2. Mormons
   3. Puritans
   4. Reformers

1. Mississippi was the first state to legalize slavery, and Massachusetts was the last state to officially abolish slavery.
   1. True
   2. False

1. In the year 1640, the trend of emigration from England to Massachusetts reversed. Puritans started sailing to England to fight for the Parliamentarians instead of emigrating to America.
   1. True
   2. False

1. In what colony did the Salem witch trials take place?
   1. Roanoke
   2. Jamestown
   3. Massachusetts Bay Colony
   4. New York Colony

1. Which famous play depicts the Salem Witch Trials?
   1. Trouble in Salem
   2. The Crucible
   3. Witches on Trial
   4. The Devil in Salem

1. In which way were those accused of witchcraft in the Salem Witch Trials punished?
   1. Hanged
   2. Burned at the stake
   3. Put in jail
   4. Starved to death

1. Despite working hard all day and wearing the same clothes most of the time, colonial farmers very seldom bathed or washed.
   1. True
   2. False

1. Who founded the city of Philadelphia, also known as the city of brotherly love?
   1. William Philadelphia
   2. William Penn
   3. Sir Walter Raleigh
   4. James I

1. Because of the shortage in official English coins, colonists often bought and sold items with what?
   1. Tobacco
   2. Gin
   3. Land
   4. Pigs

1. In 1691, Virginia was the first colony to criminalize interracial marriage, passing the first law to restrict access to marriage partners based on race alone. All bans on interracial marriage in the United States were finally lifted in what year?

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