Independence Day trivia quiz

  1. Based on their age when they took office, Theodore Roosevelt (42) is the youngest president the U.S. has had. John F. Kennedy (43) is the second youngest. Who is the third youngest president? Fourth youngest? (Both were 46 and some months.)
  2. Who was the oldest president?
  3. Alaska is the largest state, Texas second. Which state is the third largest? Fourth largest? Fifth?
  4. Rhode Island is the smallest state, Delaware second. Which state is the third smallest? Fourth smallest? Fifth?
  5. The highest mountain in the eastern U.S. is in which state?
  6. The largest county in the U.S. is San Bernardino, California (20,105 square miles). The smallest county (26 square miles) is?
  7. The boundary with Mexico is 1,933 miles. The boundary with Canada is about (1) half as long, (2) the same as with Mexico, (3) half again as long as the boundary with Mexico, (4) more than twice as long as the boundary with Mexico?
  8. Two first ladies earned post-graduate degrees. Which two?
  9. True or false, the Liberty Bell cracked ringing to celebrate the Declaration of Independence.
  10. The monarch to whom the Declaration of Independence is addressed is (1) Louis XIV, (2) Elizabeth I, (3) Edward VIII, (4) George III?

Bonus question: Quick, without looking, are there more red stripes or white stripes in the American flag?

3 thoughts on “Independence Day trivia quiz”

  1. Here are the answers (no peeking):

    1. Bill Clinton (46y 5m), Ulysses Grant (46y 10m)
    2. Ronald Reagan (he turned 70, 17 days after taking office)
    3. California, Montana, New Mexico
    4. Connecticut, New Jersey, New Hampshire
    5. Mt. Mitchell, North Carolina, 6,684
    6. Arlington County, Virginia
    7. (4) 3,987 miles
    8. Hillary Clinton (law), Laura Bush (masters in library science)
    9. False — according to tradition it cracked in 1835 while tolling for the death of Chief Justice John Marshall
    10. (4) George III

  2. 1) Bill Clinton? And no clue on the fourth.
    2) Reagan, without a doubt.
    3) California is the third — fourth and fifth, no clue.
    4) Is New Hampshire the fourth?
    5) No idea.
    6) No idea.
    7) I’d say more than twice as long.
    8) Hillary Clinton, and I don’t know the other.
    9) False.
    10) King George

    Bonus) White?

    I didn’t do so well, did I …

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