United States Country Quiz

Can you guess these facts about the United States of America?

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First submitted	January 31, 2014
Times taken	100,451
Average score	83.3%
Rating	4.43

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Hint	Answer
Capital city	Washington D.C.
Countries that border the U.S.	Canada
Countries that border the U.S.	Mexico
National animal	Bald Eagle
Highest mountain	Denali
Largest lake that touches the U.S.	Lake Superior
# of states	50
Biggest state by area	Alaska
Smallest state by area	Rhode Island
State located entirely on islands	Hawaii
Four largest cities by population (city proper)	New York City
	Los Angeles
	Chicago
	Houston

Hint	Answer
Location with the hottest weather ever recorded	Death Valley
War which killed the greatest number of Americans	Civil War
First person to walk on the moon	Neil Armstrong
Most-decorated Olympic athlete	Michael Phelps
Main author of the Declaration of Independence	Thomas Jefferson
Longest river	Mississippi / Missouri
National anthem	The Star-Spangled Banner
Major political parties	Democratic
Major political parties	Republican
Name for the first 10 amendments to the Constitution	Bill of Rights

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101 Recent Comments

+32

Level 76

May 13, 2020

Accept "eagle"? After it didn't accept that, I tried other animals. Maybe one day Jetpunk can answer with a "more information please" to answers it decides require more detail :)

Level 76

May 16, 2020

I like that idea "please specify" would be hard to implement though I would imagine. (especially since answer are currently accepted without having to press enter)

Level 78

Jul 4, 2020

Yeah I just put eagle then got confused because I couldn’t really think of anything else

Level 60

Jul 4, 2020

But not all eagles are our national bird, I know golden eagles are in the US but they are not our national bird. But the animal is confusing because the Bison is our national mammal and was not accepted. I also put eagle at first then bison before i realized that bald eagle is our national bird not just eagle.

Level 72

Jul 4, 2020

Thanks for simplyfing that

Level 63

Jul 5, 2023

At least maybe mention in the question, "Please be specific."

Level 80

May 13, 2020

The national animal is actually the buffalo or bison. Congress passed the National Bison Legacy Act, and President Obama signed it into law, in 2016.

Level 70

May 14, 2020

The bison didn't replace the bald eagle. They just extended the bison a symbolic title in addition to the bald eagle in hopes it would help with the conservation efforts.

+14

Level 67

Jul 22, 2020

I like the implication that the bald eagle's title is something other than symbolic. Like it has to show up for work on Monday or something.

Level 40

Jan 20, 2025

It gotta do flybys in Texas every half-hour, also every time, it has to feature anywhere capitalism and America is mentioned.

Level 80

May 14, 2020

Specifically, the act makes the Bison the national *mammal* of the USA. I guess we really needed one? Bison aren't exactly endangered any longer.

Level 60

Jul 4, 2020

What does endangered have to do with it? The bald eagle is not either.

Level 75

May 18, 2020

The bald eagle has been the national animal since 1782. No one would consider anything only four years old to be its replacement.

Level 69

May 14, 2020

Technically the bald eagle is the national bird and the American Bison is the national animal. I got it right because I realize the eagle is more commonly known but it might help to clarify the question?

Level 80

May 14, 2020

Mammal ≠ Animal.

https://www.govinfo.gov/features/national-bison-legacy-act

Level 93

Jul 4, 2020

I think what joey meant is that the American Bison is the national mammal of the country, not the national animal.

Level 58

Jul 4, 2020

Your "equation" is not accurate expression. All mammals ARE animals. Not all animals are mammals.

Level 63

Jul 5, 2023

I would argue that it is mathematically. It would be fair to say {1, 3} ≠ {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}.

Level 76

May 16, 2020

Weird/amazing how the lowest guessed answers are the anthem and the constitution..

+16

Level 81

May 18, 2020

Not really, if you consider all the non-Americans taking the quiz. Do you know the names of the national anthems of, say, Italy, Spain or Russia? How about the name of the 'constitution' of Germany? Should be easy, but turn out to be surprisingly hard.

Level 60

Jul 3, 2020

I'm Canadian and I got everything but the constitution

Level 80

Jul 5, 2020

I'm European and got 100% on first try.

Level 35

Dec 31, 2021

im from singapore and i got 14/24 :(

but ive been to USA once to watch the Kansas City Chiefs ( NFL ) i support them

Level 79

Jul 4, 2020

All of the answers were easy though so not that amazing

Level 68

Jul 4, 2021

And frankly, the de facto anthem is God Bless America. You hear that song way more. The Star-Spangled Banner is pretty much only used as sporting events.

Level 29

May 16, 2020

It's not fair to get 2/5 for answering 19/24

Level 75

May 26, 2020

https://www.jetpunk.com/explain-points

Level 58

May 18, 2020

am i the only one who didn't know the mountain one? I got all the other ones though.

Level 60

Jul 4, 2020

I am sure there are others, especially when it was named McKinley for so long and shifted back to its original name not that long ago.

Level 89

Jul 6, 2020

Well, the "original" name is really the name that the most recent aboriginal tribe called it.

Level 23

Jul 3, 2020

wow, always thought that national animal was a golden eagle not bald eagle. But I'm Welsh so whatever

Level 79

Jul 4, 2020

The golden eagle is the national animal of Mexico.

Level 51

Jul 4, 2020

Not American, but I did kinda well

Level 59

Jul 4, 2020

As a non-american, I think I did amazing. Can't wait for the quiz on Australia! (my country)

Level 59

Jul 4, 2020

isn't it such a coincidence that this quiz was featured on july 4?

Level 61

Jul 4, 2020

Yes, it's such a coincidence it manages to be featured on American independence day

Level 82

Jul 4, 2020

I think it was intended!

Level 89

Jul 4, 2020

I saw it coming the day before yesterday when the series began. So predictable...

Level 57

Jul 4, 2020

Quizmaster started it with China on second intentionally so that US Quiz will be on FP on 4th of July. and even if the series was not these, I would not be surprised as I have seen many times, quizzes on FP are related to theme, like Halloween related quiz on Halloween, Christmas related on 25th Dec. And April Fools related on !st April.

Level 63

Jul 4, 2020

Bill of Rights? More like Bill o' Frights.

Level 79

Jul 4, 2020

... ? Are you making a Halloween pun 4 months early?

Level 28

Jul 4, 2020

Imagine your 'bill of rights' containing the right to bear arms.

Level ∞

Jul 5, 2020

As an American, I am proud to have the right to own bear arms.

Level 79

Jul 5, 2020

I thought it was the right to arm bears?

Level 89

Jul 6, 2020

No, it was the right to wear tank tops.

Level 52

Jul 4, 2021

Imagine your Bill of Rights not containing the right to bear arms and your government becoming tyrannical.

Level 79

Jul 4, 2020

So this series is going in descending order of population? Going to get hard toward the end.

Level 55

Jul 4, 2020

I fear I will find many of the upcoming Asian and African countries (Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Ethiopia, etc.) hard as well ^^

Level 64

Jul 5, 2020

ah yes the vanuatu country quiz

Level 65

Jul 4, 2020

I'm french and i've 20/24, it's goog, no?

Level 70

Jul 4, 2020

Pretty goog indeed.

Level 47

Jul 9, 2020

Goog on ya. Wait, I can't say that - I'm not Australian

Level 46

Jul 4, 2020

I’m American and I got all but Olympic athlete :)

+13

Level 71

Jul 4, 2020

Too America-centric.

Level 60

Mar 8, 2023

- average Jetpunk comment

Level 48

Jul 4, 2020

I'm Saudi and I got 24/24 :)

Level 43

Jul 4, 2020

Nice

Level 43

Jul 4, 2020

I did terrible, I'm canadian, lol. The quiz was perfectly timed tho!

Level 22

Jul 5, 2020

Please accept Eagle for national animal. It is not wrong.

Level 71

Jul 6, 2020

World War II killed more than 400,000 Americans, but only about 365,000 were killed in the Civil War

+14

Level 51

Jul 6, 2020

Over 600,000 Americans were killed in the Civil War when you include Confederate losses. While they might not have wanted to be a part of the US, their secession was never recognized and southern residents remained American citizens after the Union won.

Level 43

Jul 12, 2020

The McKinley Mount not are the hightest mountain of USA?

Level 72

Jan 4, 2021

Mount McKinley and Denali are the same mountain.

Level 43

Sep 5, 2021

Oh, just changed of name. (Strange to see it after more than one year ;-;)

Level 32

Aug 22, 2020

This is probably the hardest country quiz.

Level 41

Nov 3, 2020

Got 19/24, pretty good for a Canadian eh?

Level 50

Nov 16, 2020

23/24 as an American, tried literally every single other mountain on the mainland and Hawaii and totally forgot about Denali in Alaska.

Level 56

Jan 4, 2021

Its also known as Mt McKinley, which could have contrributed to the confusion

Level 54

Dec 18, 2020

Since "NYC" and "DC" are accepted, can you also accept "LA" for "Los Angeles"?

Level 38

Mar 25, 2021

i just missed lake superior

Level 25

May 19, 2021

Which Civil War?!?!

Level 47

May 19, 2021

idk is it the american civil war perhaps? no that cant be right...

Level 27

Feb 4, 2026

There is only one.

Level 47

May 19, 2021

super easy for an american

Level 40

May 25, 2021

Although I'm not native to the Americas OR Europe, I got all of them right ;v;

Level 72

Jul 4, 2021

Happy Independence Day!!! 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

Level 72

Jul 4, 2021

23 correct out of 24. Not bad for a Canadian.

Level 28

Jul 8, 2021

Um actually the national animal of the us is the American bison...

Level 66

Jul 10, 2021

I could guess only one answer (Civil War). The rest I knew.

Level 61

Sep 18, 2021

I got 100% but i just guessed a random olympic athlete for that question cause i dont know anything about sports

Level 77

Oct 3, 2021

Fun quiz. Have never been out of Europe but knew every single answer so am quite proud of this particular 100% score. Thanks for the quiz.

Level 39

Oct 1, 2022

22 from the UK

Level 91

Nov 28, 2022

national animal is: American Bison

national bird is: Bald Eagle.

Level 63

Jan 19, 2023

finished with 3:01

Level 63

Apr 10, 2023

Why didn't you just ask "number of states", because # of states didn't make sense to me.

Level 55

Apr 14, 2025

The hashtag is a very common symbol used to represent the word "number."

Level 34

May 19, 2023

i can't believe that not every one got 100 percent. lmao. even if your not from the us, you should know all of these.

Level 55

Oct 26, 2024

Denali

Level 34

May 15, 2025

Rage bait used to be believable

Level 56

Mar 22, 2024

17/24 on my first go!

Level 55

Oct 26, 2024

I got less correct here than on South Korea, Iceland or Singapore lol

Level 30

Feb 3, 2025

I hate to be that guy, but our national *animal* is actually the Bison, and our national bird was just recently crowned to be the bald eagle

TL;DR change animal to bird or Bald Eagle to Bison

Level 47

Feb 27, 2025

Bald eagle is the National bird not animal because the American Bison is the National Mammal

Level 34

May 15, 2025

I know myanmar more than i know my own country i am very disappointed in myself

Level 21

May 24, 2025

The only one I didn't get was the olympic athlete because I don't like sports

Level 52

Jun 2, 2025

I got one wrong. For political parties I put "democrat and fascist." How's that wrong?

Level 41

Nov 17, 2025

Very poor not accepting 'Eagle' for national animal.

Level 46

Dec 25, 2025

Please accept eagle for national animal

Level 37

Feb 26, 2026

3rd quiz, 100%

P.S. is the country trivia badge organized by population of countries?

Level 41

Apr 4, 2026

first try but 1 second left though :)

Level 39

Apr 16, 2026

why does it accept "McKinley" for "Denali"?