American Culture Quiz! How well do you know the answers to this week's eight questions? (Getty Images/iStock) APP USERS: Click here to get the quiz! The American Culture Quiz tests your knowledge each week of our unique national traits, trends, history, people and pop culture. A key Hollywood box-office draw, sports and rock history, plus top moments in the fight for independence top the ticket of this week's all-American topics. Can you get all eight questions right? Dig in! Stretching 2,540 miles, the longest river in the U.
S. surpasses the mighty Mississippi River by 200 miles. Which one is it? Rio Grande Yukon River Missouri River Colorado River Patriot Abigail Adams was inspired on June 17, 1775, to write, "Perhaps the decisive day is come on which the fate of America depends.
My bursting heart must find vent at my pen." What dramatic incident on the road to independence so moved the future first lady? The Boston Massacre The Boston Tea Party The Battles of Lexington & Concord The Battle of Bunker Hill Which act exploded on the music scene in 1982 with the release of the first No. 1 album by an all-female rock/pop band? Heart The Go-Gos The Runaways Joan Jett & the Blackhearts Which sport, played around the world, was invented by Dr.
James Naismith in a Springfield, Massachusetts, YMCA in 1891? Baseball Volleyball Ping pong Basketball Dogs are more popular than cats in the U.S. based on ownership statistics — true or false? True False This 2003 novel by American author.
