Description : Dodo, Passenger Pigeon and Steller’s sea cow became extinct in the last 500 years due to (a) Habitat destruction (b) Over-exploitation (c) Pollution (d) Bird-flu virus
Last Answer : (b) Over-exploitation
Description : Who was the first U.S. president to appear on television?
Last Answer : Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Description : Which area was hit by the deadliest hurricane of the U.S?
Last Answer : Galveston, Texas.
Description : Name the first silent film in the U.S?
Last Answer : The Great Train Robbery.
Description : When did the U.S. Census Bureau become part of the new U.S. Department of Commerce and Labor?
Last Answer : On February 14, 1903.
Description : The Current U.S. Flag Was Designed by
Last Answer : Robert G. Heft (17 yrs, in 1958)
Description : When were the American Indians recognized as the U.S Citizens?
Last Answer : In 1924.
Description : When was the first U.S. Navy created?
Last Answer : In 1775.
Description : Name the oldest Capital city in the U.S.
Last Answer : Santa Fe.
Description : When was the first coast to coast telephone line established in the U.S.?
Last Answer : In 1914.
Description : In 1909, what was introduced by the U.S. Mint?
Last Answer : Lincoln head penny
Description : When was the First U.S. Postage Stamps Issued?
Last Answer : 1847
Description : What was the first U.S. railway system?
Last Answer : Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (1827)
Description : The first U.S. paper dollar was issued in
Last Answer : 1875
Description : Which year the U.S. Stock Market faced Black Monday?
Last Answer : 1987
Description : Which is the most-visited museum in the U.S?
Last Answer : The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Description : On the US flag, the 50 stars glorifying represent the 50 states of the United States of America, while the 13 stripes on the flag are the emblem of the thirteen British colonies that became the first states in the U.S after declared independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. True/ False
Last Answer : 1
Description : Today on NPR it was reported that scientists knew that the Passenger Pigeon was going to become extinct when there were still 1,000,000 of the birds alive. How could that happen?
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Description : Whichone of the following is an extinct animal? (1) Passenger pigeon (2) Mountain quail (3) Pink-headed duck (4) Ibis
Last Answer : (1) Passenger pigeon Explanation: The Passenger Pigeon or Wild Pigeon is an extinct North American bird. The species lived in enormous migratory flocks until the early 20th century, when hunting and habitat destruction led to its demise.
Description : An endangered bird is (a) Passenger pigeon (b) Dodo (c) Great Indian Bustard (d) Peacock
Last Answer : (c) Great Indian Bustard
Description : 2. The extinction of passenger pigeon was due to (a) increased number of predatory birds. (b) over exploitation by humans. (c) non-availability of the food. (d) bird flu virus infection.
Last Answer : (b) over exploitation by humans.
Description : Which one of the following is an extinct animal ? (1) Passenger pigeon (2) Mountain quail (3) Pink-headed duck (4) Ibis
Last Answer : Passenger pigeon
Description : When did the American Novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne die?
Last Answer : In 1864
Description : Which president was the youngest to die?
Last Answer : John F. Kennedy (46 yrs)
Description : During the Civil war, what thing made soldiers die more than the gunshots?
Last Answer : Diseases
Description : In which state Thomas Edison die?
Last Answer : In New Jersey
Description : When did George Washington die?
Last Answer : December 14, 1799.
Description : Which of the US President did not die in the office?
Last Answer : Grover Cleveland
Description : Name the last state to ratify the abolition of slavery in the 1990s?
Last Answer : Mississippi
Description : Name the state which was the last to overturn laws against interracial marriage in the year 2000.
Last Answer : Alabama
Description : When was the last California Grizzly Bear killed?
Last Answer : In 1922.
Description : Who was the last man to sign the Declaration of Independence?
Last Answer : Thomas McKean
Description : When was the last amendment made in the constitution of America?
Last Answer : In 1992.
Description : On which date Thomas Jefferson wrote the last letter?
Last Answer : 26th June 1826
Description : The name of a great politician who was called by the name “The Great Communicator”
Last Answer : Ronald Regan
Description : Name the team that won the 1988 Super bowl?
Last Answer : Washington Redskins
Description : What did Thomas Sullivan in New York in 1908 introduce?
Last Answer : Tea bag
Description : What year did women receive the right to vote in the United States?
Last Answer : 1920
Description : There was a common traits of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Sam Adams?
Last Answer : They brewed beer
Description : What is Marine One in the USA?
Last Answer : President’s Helicopter
Description : What was the middle name of Walt Disney?
Last Answer : Elias
Description : What was the Savannah?
Last Answer : The first commercial atomic-powered ship of the world.
Description : Who was the Grandma Moses?
Last Answer : Famous American painter Anna Mary Robinson
Description : What was the significant event in the history that brought the USA and Russia nearly to the nuclear confrontation?
Last Answer : Cuban missile crisis
Description : Name the basketball team that won in 1987.
Last Answer : Minnesota Twins
Description : Who preceded Ronald Raegan’s presidency in the United States of America?
Last Answer : Jimmy Carter
Description : Which country flag has 13 stripes?
Last Answer : America
Description : Which country flag has 50 stars?
Description : Name the sport’s hall of fame that enshrined Abraham Lincoln for having a stellar record of just one loss?
Last Answer : Wrestling
Description : What is the bloodiest battle in American history?
Last Answer : Battle of Antietam