1) Who is the Governor of Washington State a) Mr. Jay Inslee b) Ms. Patty Murray c) Ms. Maria Cantwell d) Mr. Bruce Harrell 2) Who is the Speaker of the House? a) Ms. Nancy Pelosi b) Mr. John Boehner c) Ms. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez d) Mr. Mike Johnson 3) How many people are in the US House of Representatives? a) 450 b) 100 c) 435 d) 535 4) How many people are in the US Senate? a) 150 b) 50 c) 200 d) 100 5) When is the US Navy's birthday? a) November 10, 1775 b) July 4th, 1776 c) October 13th, 1775 d) October 10th, 1775 6) When is the US Marine Corps' birthday? a) October 10th, 1775 b) November 10th, 1775 c) November 10th, 1776 d) November 11th, 1775 7) On what day and year did the attack on Pearl Harbor take place? a) December 7th, 1941 b) July 4th, 1776 c) October 13, 1942 d) November 11th, 1945 8) How many stripes are on the US Flag? a) 12 b) 15 c) 10 d) 13 9) How many red stripes are on the US Flag? a) 6 b) 9 c) 7 d) 5 10) What do the stripes on the US Flag represent? a) The original colonies b) The original states c) The day the pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock. d) The diversity of our country 11) How many stars are on the US Flag? a) 48 b) 52 c) 50 d) 100 12) What do the stars on the US Flag represent? a) The 48 states b) The 52 states c) The 50 states d) The 100 states 13) In what year was the US Declaration of Independence signed? a) 1492 b) 1776 c) 1775 d) 1863 14) When is the United States Independence Day? a) July 4th b) May 30th c) July 6th d) September 1st 15) Who won the US Civil War? a) France b) England c) The Union d) The Confederates  16) Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War? a) Mr. George Washington b) Mr. John Adams c) Mr. Dwight D. Eisenhower d) Mr. Abraham Lincoln 17) From who did the United States declare their independence? a) France b) Italy c) Great Britain d) Germany 18) In what year did Washington become a state? a) 1920 b) 1885 c) 1900 d) 1889 19) What is the capital of the United States? a) Washington DC b) Olympia c) New York, Ny. d) Boston, Ma. 20) What is the capital of Washington state? a) Seattle b) Spokane c) Tacoma d) Olympia 21) When did the the US declare war on Japan during World War II? a) December 7th, 1941 b) July 4th, 1776 c) December 8th, 1941 d) July 5th, 1776 22) On what day is Flag Day? a) July 4th b) October 11th c) May 30th d) June 14th 23) On what day is Veterans Day? a) November 11th b) November 10th c) October 13th d) July 4th 24) What was Veterans Day originally called? a) Soldiers Day b) Armistice Day c) Memorial Day d) Boxing Day 25) What is the oldest active ship in the US Navy? a) USS Constitution b) USS President c) USS Virginia  d) USS Independence 26) Where is the oldest ship in the Navy located? a) Norfolk, Va. b) Boston, Ma. c) New York, Ny. d) Jacksonville, Fl 27) Which one is NOT one of the original 13 colonies? a) Maryland b) Pennsylvania c) New Jersey d) Vermont 28) Which one was NOT one of the original 13 colonies? a) Virginia b) Maine c) North Carolina d) New Hampshire 29) Who were the combatants in the US Revolutionary War? a) US and France b) US and Great Britain c) US and Spain d) US and Germany 30) Who said "Give me liberty or give me death." a) George Washington b) Samuel Adams c) John Hancock d) Patrick Henry 31) How many signatures are on the US Declaration of Independence? a) 50 b) 45 c) 1 d) 56 32) Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence? a) Benjamin Franklin b) Thomas Jefferson c) George Washington d) John Hancock 33) What are the first ten amendments to the US Constitution called? a) Rights of the People b) The Peoples' Rights c) Bill of Rights d) Constitutional Rights 34) Who were the two primary US adversaries in World War II? a) Japan and Germany b) Russia and Japan c) Russia and Germany d) Germany and Italy 35) Who was the President of the United States during the Watergate scandal? a) Mr. John F. Kennedy b) Mr. Richard M. Nixon c) Mr. Gerald Ford d) Mr. Lyndon B. Johnson 36) Which US President signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law. a) Mr. John F. Kennedy b) Mr. Dwight D. Eisenhower c) Mr. Lyndon B. Johnson d) Mr. Richard M. Nixon 37) In which city was President Kennedy asassinated? a) Houston, Tx. b) Baltimore, Md. c) New York, Ny. d) Dallas, Tx. 38) Patriot Day remembers those that lost their lives during which event? a) September 11th, 2001 b) The attack on Pearl Harbor, Hi. c) The US Revolutionary War d) The US Civil War 39) What enabled the US Government to build the first six ships? a) The Navy Act of 1776 b) The Ship Act of 1782 c) The Navy Act of 1794 d) The Ship Act of 1776 40) What are the three branches of the US government? a) Legislative, Judicial, Executive b) House of Representative, Senate, President c) Speaker of the House, President, House of Representatives  d) Legislative, Courts, Senate 41) What is the supreme law of the land? a) Bill of Rights b) The Federalist Papers c) Declaration of Independence d) US Constitution 42) What right is guaranteed by the second amendment? a) Freedom of Religon b) Right to bear arms c) Freedom to assemble d) Freedom of Speech 43) Which amendment to the US Constitution granted women the right to vote? a) 14th Amendment b) 1st Amendment c) 19th Amendment d) 5th Amendment 44) Which article and section of the US Constitution grants and constrains presidential power? a) Article I Section 1 b) Article I Section 2 c) Article II Section 1 d) Article II Section 3 45) Who is in charge of the executive branch of the US government? a) Congress b) Supreme Court c) Speaker of the House d) The President 46) Who is second in line for the US Presidency if the President passes away? a) The Speaker of the House b) The Vice President c) The Secretary of Defense d) The Attorney General 47) A US Senator is elected and serves for how many years? a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 8 48) A House of Representative is elected and serves for how many years? a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 8 49) The number of US Representatives a state has is determined by? a) The President b) The State Governor c) The Senate d) The state's population 50) How many judges are on the Supreme Court? a) 7 b) 9 c) 5 d) 11 51) What is Patriot Company's motto? a) Honor, Courage, Commitment b) Self discipline over self esteem c) Life, Liberty and Freedom d) Follow in our footsteps 52) What are the US Navy's core values? a) Life, Liberty and Freedom b) Honor, Courage and Commitment c) Loyalty, Duty and Respect d) Integrity, Courage and Duty 53) The document that freed the slaves is called? a) The Slave Act of of 1863 b) The Slave Act c) The Emancipation Proclamation d) The Freedom Act of 1863 54) The Statue of Liberty is located where? a) New York, Ny. b) Washington DC c) Philadelphia, Pa. d) Boston, Ma. 55) The Statue of Liberty was a gift from which country? a) Spain b) Italy c) Greece d) France 56) What is the name of the US National Anthem? a) Home of the Brave b) Land of the Free c) Star Spangled Banner d) By the Dawn's Early Light 57) What is the longest river in the United States? a) Mississippi River b) Colorado River c) Missouri River d) Ohio River 58) Which one is NOT a continent? a) Africa b) Austrailia c) South America d) Brazil 59) How many continents are there? a) 4 b) 6 c) 7 d) 9 60) For what is Susan B. Anthony famous? a) She fought for women's rights b) She discovered penicillin c) She made the first US flag d) She ran the underground railroad 61) This President brought the United States out of the Great Depression. a) Mr. Dwight D. Eisenhower b) Mr. Harry S. Truman c) Mr. Franklin D. Roosevelt d) Mr. Herbert Hoover 62) The number of planes involved in the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001. a) 2 b) 6 c) 4 d) 8 63) The Pentagon in located where? a) New York, Ny. b) Washington, DC c) Philadelphia, Pa. d) Baltimore, Md. 64) This organization is entrusted with the protection of the US President and other political leaders. a) Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) b) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) c) National Security Agency (NSA) d) United States Secret Service 65) This is the largest mountain system in the United States a) Rocky Mountains b) Cascade Mountains c) Olympic Mountains d) Appalachian Mountains

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