American History Trivia Quiz Questions with the Answers
The oldest what in America is still working and opened in 1829?
A: Brewery.
What did J Edgar Hoover call the home of disease bribery
and rape?
A: Motels.
The first 90 minute TV series shown in
1962 was what?
A: The Virginian.
Who was the first woman to graduate from West Point?
A: Andrea Hollen.
In World War II, what was unique about the U.S. 222
Infantry battalion?
A: They were all Japanese or Hawaiian
immigrants.
Chuck McKinley was the only American to do what in the 60s?
A: Win Wimbledon.
Rudolf the red nosed reindeer was invented in a
comic for
who?
A: Montgomery Ward.
What is the oldest registered trade mark still used in the
USA?
A: Red Devil Underwood devilled ham.
What was the most common name given to girls in,
1995, in
the U.S.?
A: Ashley.
Who was the first woman to pose nude for sports
illustrated?
A: Cathy Rigby
Who was the first U.S. president to be sworn in by a woman?
A: Lyndon B Johnson – when JFK was killed
What state were both Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull born in?
A: South Dakota.
In 1971, what U.S.
space probe was the first to orbit
another planet?
A: Mariner 9
In 1856, John C Freeman was the first
Republican candidate
to run for what?
A: U.S. president
Who won the Super bowl in
1987?
A: New York Giants
The Crow Indian tribe was the tribe that the
army used the
most often use as what?
A: Scouts
The oldest written plan of government in effect is in which
country?
A: The United States of America.
What was Americas first organized sport?
A: Horse Racing in 1664.
What was the name of Barbie's first horse?
A: Dancer
What was the name of the first woman to win an acting Emmy
in a science fiction series?
A: Lindsay Wagner for the Bionic Woman
