The Big Book of American Trivia

J. Stephen Lang

• Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
• Year: 2012
• eBook ISBN:
  9781414372693
• Print ISBN:
  9781414364544
• Subtopic: North American History

Impress your friends with knowledge of all things American—geography, history, entertainment, people, culture, and quirky miscellany. More than 3,000 questions will fill countless hours of fun as you learn fascinating facts about our country. Now with facts and trivia related to the American flag and "The Star-Spangled Banner," The Big Book of American Trivia has hours of fun packed within its pages. Perfect for party games, family gatherings, and vacations.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Preface to the Star-Spangled Edition
• Introduction
• Part One: For the Record
• Part Two: Let Us Entertain You
• Part Three: Our Love Affair with Music
• Part Four: Leisure Time, American Style
• Part Five: So Many Sights to See
• Part Six: Call of the Wild
• Part Seven: As a Memorial
• Part Eight: The Finer Things: Artists, Authors, and Such
• Part Nine: Hail to the Chief
• Part Ten: Doing It by the Decades
• Part Eleven: American Potpourri
• Part Twelve: Ten Questions (about Each State)
• Part Thirteen: Things of the Spirit
• Part Fourteen: America Month by Month
• Biggest, Widest, Mostest: U.S. Records // Answers
• A World Record for . . . // Answers
• The Oldest . . . // Answers
• The One and Only . . . // Answers
• The Tube: TV in America // Answers
• Great Americans on Film // Answers
• Leading Men (On Screen, That Is) // Answers
• Cartoons, Moving and Nonmoving // Answers
• Out Here in Radio Land // Answers
• More Great Americans on Film // Answers
• America on Stage // Answers
• TV Record Holders // Answers
• The Fabulous Funnies // Answers
• Make Me Laugh // Answers
• Still More Great Americans on Film // Answers
• Kid Stuff: Theme Parks and Such // Answers
• Leading Men (Again) // Answers
• Toys and Games and Other Playful Things // Answers
• Queens of the Screen // Answers
• “They’re Playing My Song” // Answers
• Singers, Crooners, and So Forth // Answers
• Creating the American Song // Answers
• Composers and Songwriters and Such // Answers
• Holidays, Holy Days, and Other Special Days // Answers
• Four-Wheeled Friend: The Automobile // Answers
• Join the Club // Answers
• Christmas, American Style // Answers
• I Love a Parade // Answers
• For Kids’ Sake // Answers
• Festivals of Food // Answers
• Capitols: Those State-ly Buildings // Answers
• Statues, Stadiums, and Such: City Landmarks // Answers
• Ivy and Ivory Towers: Colleges and Universities // Answers
• Famous Forts // Answers
• Parks, Caverns, and So Forth: State Landmarks // Answers
• Colors on the Map // Answers
• Funny Names on the Map // Answers
• On the Road Again // Answers
• Beantown, Barb City, and Other City Nicknames // Answers
• Notable Purchases // Answers
• Little Egypt, Big Muddy, and Other Place Nicknames // Answers
• Scraping the Sky: Tall Buildings // Answers
• More Funny Names on the Map // Answers
• Replicas: When You Can’t Have the Real Thing . . . // Answers
• Happy Trails to You // Answers
• Big Waters: America’s Rivers // Answers
• Beasts and Zoos and Such // Answers
• Every Bloomin’ Thing // Answers
• Feathered Friends // Answers
• More Big Waters: America’s Rivers // Answers
• More Beasts and Zoos // Answers
• Named in Honor of Whom? // Answers
• Halls of Fame // Answers
• Grave Matters: Final Resting Places of the Famous // Answers
• Named in Honor of Whom? (Part 2) // Answers
• Famous Cemeteries, Famous Occupants // Answers
• More Grave Matters: Final Resting Places of the Famous // Answers
• Named in Honor of Whom? (Part 3) // Answers
• Author! Author! // Answers
• Short Reading: Newspapers and Magazines // Answers
• Painters, Sculptors, and Other Artsy Types // Answers
• Poetic Types // Answers
• More Painters, Sculptors, and Artsy Types // Answers
• Author! Author! (Part 2) // Answers
• Presidential Trivia // Answers
• The First Ladies // Answers
• The Quotable Presidents // Answers
• More Presidential Trivia // Answers
• The Babe, Billy Sunday, Etc.: The 1910s // Answers
• Art Deco, the Model T, Etc.: The 1920s // Answers
• Kingfish, Kodachrome, Knute, Etc.: The 1930s // Answers
• CD, Nylons, A-Bombs, Etc.: The 1940s // Answers
• Ike, Bonzo, Interstates, Etc.: The 1950s // Answers
• Rockfests, Astronauts, Assassinations, Etc.: The 1960s // Answers
• Watergate, STOP-ERA, Seagulls, Etc.: The 1970s // Answers
• LaserJets, Volcanoes, Glasnost, Etc.: The 1980s // Answers
• Megamalls, Oliver North, Perot, Etc.: The 1990s // Answers
• Facebook, American Idol, Dubya, Etc.: The 2000s // Answers
• The American Name // Answers
• You’re a Grand Old Anthem // Answers
• Grand Old Flags // Answers
• Famous Firsts // Answers
• “You Can Quote Me on That” // Answers
• Mottoes // Answers
• Word and Phrase Origins // Answers
• Let’s Have a Contest! // Answers
• More Famous Firsts // Answers
• The Heart of Dixie, Alabama // Answers
• The Last Frontier, Alaska // Answers
• The Grand Canyon State, Arizona // Answers
• The Land of Opportunity, Arkansas // Answers
• The Golden State, California // Answers
• The Centennial State, Colorado // Answers
• The Constitution State, Connecticut // Answers
• The First State, Delaware // Answers
• The Sunshine State, Florida // Answers
• The Peach State, Georgia // Answers
• The Aloha State, Hawaii // Answers
• The Gem State, Idaho // Answers
• Land of Lincoln, Illinois // Answers
• The Hoosier State, Indiana // Answers
• The Hawkeye State, Iowa // Answers
• The Sunflower State, Kansas // Answers
• The Bluegrass State, Kentucky // Answers
• The Pelican State, Louisiana // Answers
• The Pine Tree State, Maine // Answers
• The Old Line State, Maryland // Answers
• The Bay State, Massachusetts // Answers
• The Wolverine State, Michigan // Answers
• The North Star State, Minnesota // Answers
• The Magnolia State, Mississippi // Answers
• The Show Me State, Missouri // Answers
• Big Sky Country, Montana // Answers
• The Cornhusker State, Nebraska // Answers
• The Silver State, Nevada // Answers
• The Granite State, New Hampshire // Answers
• The Garden State, New Jersey // Answers
• Land of Enchantment, New Mexico // Answers
• The Empire State, New York // Answers
• The Tar Heel State, North Carolina // Answers
• The Sioux State, North Dakota // Answers
• The Buckeye State, Ohio // Answers
• The Sooner State, Oklahoma // Answers
• The Beaver State, Oregon // Answers
• The Keystone State, Pennsylvania // Answers
• Little Rhody, Rhode Island // Answers
• The Palmetto State, South Carolina // Answers
• The Coyote State, South Dakota // Answers
• The Volunteer State, Tennessee // Answers
• The Lone Star State, Texas // Answers
• The Beehive State, Utah // Answers
• The Green Mountain State, Vermont // Answers
• The Old Dominion, Virginia // Answers
• The Evergreen State, Washington // Answers
• The Mountain State, West Virginia // Answers
• The Badger State, Wisconsin // Answers
• The Cowboy State, Wyoming // Answers
• A Capital City, D.C. // Answers
• The Bible in America // Answers
• Churches, Cathedrals, Chapels, Shrines // Answers
• Religious Notables // Answers
• January // Answers
• February // Answers
• March // Answers
• April // Answers
• May // Answers
• June // Answers
• July // Answers
• August // Answers
• September // Answers
• October // Answers
• November // Answers
• December // Answers