The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of knowledge of our unique national traits, trends, history, and people, including current news and the sights and sounds of the season. This week’s quiz features key names and places in America’s fight for independence, music made in the USA, and towering geographical landmarks. Can you get all 8 questions right?
John Adams, Samuel Adams, and John Hancock were all born in which community? (It’s the only U.S. city that is the birthplace of three signers of the Declaration of Independence.)
A. Quincy, Massachusetts
B. Williamsburg, Virginia
C. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
D. Charleston, South Carolina
Yellowstone, America’s first national park and considered by many the first in the world, straddles parts of three states. Which state is NOT one of them?
The 1963 book “The Feminine Mystique” helped ignite the feminism movement in the 1960s. Which author wrote it?
A. Jane Fonda
B. Maya Angelou
C. Betty Friedan
D. Sandra Cisneros
Nellie Tayloe Ross became the first female sworn in as governor of a U.S. state in 1925, fifteen days before the second female to serve as a state chief executive, Gov. Miriam Ferguson of Texas. What state did Gov. Ross lead?
A. California
B. Minnesota
C. New York
D. Wyoming
Most of the Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence on August 2, not July 4, 1776 — true or false?
In which state will you find the tallest mountain east of the Mississippi River?
A. Tennessee
B. West Virginia
C. Pennsylvania
D. North Carolina
What style of music, famous for its a capella harmonies and often performed by street-corner groups, became a pop music force in the 1950s and 1960s? (Hit songs of the genre include “Duke of Earl,” “Earth Angel” and “In the Still of the Night.”)
A. Brit pop
B. Surf rock
C. Doo wop
D. Do dah diddy
One powerhouse performer has won Grammy Awards for best country, pop, Mexican American, and children’s songs or albums. Her grandfather invented the electric stove. Who is she?
A. Doja Cat
B. Olivia Rodrigo
C. Linda Ronstadt
D. Jennifer Lopez
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Brittany Kasko is a lifestyle production assistant with Fox News Digital.
