Trivia Mama
|
Free Trivia Questions & AnswersHere you can find trivia questions with answers on American topics. |
|
American Trivia World Trivia
|
American Trivia What unwanted distinction did the Red Lantern
in Chicago gain on February 1, 1920? The motto "In God We Trust" first appeared on
U.S. currency in 1864. What was the denomination of the coin? What was on the site of the Empire State
Building before the 102-story skyscraper was erected in 1931? To whom was Santa Claus delivering Christmas
gift in the Thomas Nast cartoon that first depicted him with a
sleigh and reindeer? What did the town of Lovelady, New Jersey,
change its name to in 1962? When was "In God We Trust"--which first
appeared on an American coin in 1864--adopted as the national motto? What are the vital statistics of the
72-foot-high Betty Boop balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day
Parade? What famous Old West duo threw an elegant
five-course Thanksgiving dinner for their neighbors as a thank-you
for not being turned in to the law? When television cameras moved into the Senate
in 1986, who advised its members, "You learn your lines, don't bump
into the furniture, and, in the kissing scenes, keep your mouth
closed?" When was the site of the Washington
Memorial--completed in 1885--first proposed? What was the real name of criminal George "Baby
Face" Nelson, who was Public Enemy Number One when he was gunned
down by F.B.I. agents in 1934? How many American astronauts have walked on the
moon? What was unusual about the hand-carved Great
Seal of the U.S. that Soviet diplomats gave Averell Harriman in 1945
when he was U.S. ambassador to Moscow? How often can the design of an American coin be
changed without Congressional approval? How many islands, reefs and shoals make up the
Hawaiian archipelago? What city on the Virginia-North Carolina border
is named for the two states? Who was the first U.S. citizen to cross the
Continental Divide?
|
|