Social Studies Trivia

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Social Studies Trivia

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• This gift from France welcomes immigrants coming
  toward New York Citys harbor.

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• During the Cold War the Soviet Union threatened
  the United States by placing nuclear weapons in
  what nearby country?

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• What is our national flower?

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• Who was the last Presidential Candidate to win
  the popular vote but lose the election?

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• What policy, announced by our fifth President in
  1823, said no more colonizing in the Americas.

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• What are the only two states within the United
  States of America that have been their own
  country at one time?

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• In what country is the largest rain forest in the
  world located?

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• The country of Egypt occupies land on what two
  continents?

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• What is the driest state in the United States of
  America?

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• The nations first was created in Boston in 1898.
  The one in New York is over 722 miles long.

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• In what city was the shot heard round the
  world fired?

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• The battles of Bunker Hill, Brandywine, and
  Freemans Farm were major battles in what war?

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• What is the name of the man who was George Bush
  Sr.s vice president?

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• The 23rd amendment of the United States gives the
  residents of Washington, D.C. the right to do
  what?

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• Which U.S. President promised a new deal for the
  American people?

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• What are the first 10 amendments to the U.S.
  Constitution called?

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• What is the name of Americas largest convenience
  store chain?

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• What are the first three words of the U.S.
  Constitution?

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• What document says that all men are created
  equal?

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• What national monument is called the gateway to
  the west?

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• The most famous long distance automobile race is
  called what?

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• What river forms the southern border of Texas?

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• George Washingtons home, Mount Vernon, is in
  this state.

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• This country, important to world transportation,
  is nicknamed crossroads for the world.

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• What is the oldest University in the United
  States?

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