Challenge Your Knowledge: American Culture Quiz

Put your American knowledge to the test! This week's American Culture Quiz from Fox News Digital challenges you with questions spanning from iconic events to intriguing facts. Can you answer all 8 trivia questions correctly?

Challenge Your Knowledge: American Culture Quiz

**Question 1:** In which year was the first Kentucky Derby held?

* (A) 1866

* (B) 1875

* (C) 1890

* (D) 1903

**Answer:** (A) 1866

**Question 2:** Tabasco is made in which state famed for heat?

* (A) Texas

* (B) Florida

* (C) Arizona

* (D) Louisiana

**Answer:** (D) Louisiana

**Question 3:** The year 1939 has been proclaimed as the greatest in Hollywood history. Which of these landmark movies did NOT debut in 1939?

* (A) Casablanca

* (B) The Wizard of Oz

* (C) Gone with the Wind

* (D) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

**Answer:** (D) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

**Question 4:** Toymaker Mattel announced in April that its newest Barbie doll will be modeled after which of these celebrated American figure-skating Olympic Gold medalists?

* (A) Tara Lipinski

* (B) Peggy Fleming

* (C) Dorothy Hamill

* (D) Kristi Yamaguchi

**Answer:** (A) Tara Lipinski

**Question 5:** Which U.S. state is the only one that borders only one other state?

* (A) Alaska

* (B) Maine

* (C) Florida

* (D) Delaware

**Answer:** (B) Maine

**Question 6:** This type of U.S. spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960, and later inspired the name of which popular rock band?

* (A) U2

* (B) INXS

* (C) Grateful Dead

* (D) Jefferson Airplane

**Answer:** (A) U2

**Question 7:** George Washington took the oath of office as first U.S. president on April 30, 1789, in which city?

* (A) Boston

* (B) Philadelphia

* (C) New York City

* (D) Washington, D.C.

**Answer:** (B) Philadelphia

**Question 8:** The emerald, a symbol of rebirth, is the May birthstone. The Emerald Hollow Mine, the largest emerald mine in the U.S. and the only one in the world open to the public, is in which state?

* (A) Idaho

* (B) Alaska

* (C) West Virginia

* (D) North Carolina

**Answer:** (C) West Virginia