How it works
What floats above the unfinished pyramid on the dollar bill, and which state has an official question, "Red or green?" These 150 Americana trivia questions and answers are about folk culture, not dates. Pick an answer, then Check answer.
Play a 20-question round
Topic holds eight rounds. Six run to 20 questions: National symbols and mottos, Folk heroes and tall tales, Regional dishes, Holidays and customs, Highways, diners and roadside landmarks and Fairs and pastimes. Everyday inventions and Sayings and slang run to 15. At a party, one person reads each question and its four choices aloud, then presses Check answer.
Print a round for the holiday table
For the Fourth of July, Flag Day or Memorial Day, set Topic to National symbols and mottos or Holidays and customs. Print question sheet lays out the next 20 questions with lettered choices, so printing before anyone answers puts a whole round on paper. Print answer key repeats them with the reasons.
Tips
- On Memorial Day, Holidays and customs asks how long the flag stays at half-staff. It goes back up at noon.
- Seat older players for Sayings and slang, which asks about rain checks, snowbirds and keeping up with the Joneses.
- For a senior group or a mixed table, set Level to Easy and only the 60 easy questions come up.
Questions and answers
What counts as Americana in this pack?
Folk culture: symbols, tall tales, regional food, customs, roadside sights, fairs, homely inventions and sayings. Elections, wars, treaties and office-holders belong to the American history pack on this site, and the two packs share no question.
How easy are the easy questions?
Easy asks which shape a folded flag ends up in. Hard asks which state made the hodag a city's symbol, or what 23 skidoo told a person to do. We mark 60 questions easy, 60 medium and 30 hard, which is our estimate.
Where do the answers come from?
From Wikipedia alone: each answer and each added fact was read on September 19, 2026 in the article linked beneath its question. A legend is asked as a legend: the doughnut hole is Hanson Gregory's own claim.
Why is no brand or restaurant named?
Dishes are asked by place, such as toasted ravioli and St. Louis, and inventions by inventor. Company names, restaurant chains and song lyrics are left out on purpose.