Quiz for all Non-Americans

Ok, feedback from the last quiz convinces me that an inimate knowledge of the NZ flora and fauna is not the most important thing on people's mind. So here's another quiz, should have a broader appeal:

How much do you know about America?

True or false:

1. Flags are permitted in public schools.
2. Prayer is permitted in public schools.
3. Children in public schools recite a pledge of loyalty to America everyday.
4. The official "Pledge of Alliegence" does not mention God.
5. The proper posture during the recitation of the pledge or the singing of the national anthem is the right hand on the forehead in a soldier's salute.
6. English is the official language.
7. The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France.
8. Abraham Lincoln wrote the Declaration of Independence.
9. The Civil War was between North and South America.
10. At the time of the Civil War, Native Americans were already in reservations or enslaved.
11. The Western half of the US was purchased from Napolean Bonaparte.
12. There are one dollar coins in US currency.
13. Geneseo is in Western New York.
14. The national bird is the bald eagle.
15. "Prohibition" refers to the prohibition of Communist propaganda.

Multiple Choice:

1. John Brown was:

a) a president b) an abolitionist c) a boxer d) an astronaut

2. The stripes on the American flag stand for:

a) the 13 years of British oppression b) the 13 signers of the Declaration of Independence

c) the 13 original colonies d) the 13 provinces in Europe that the Pilgrims came from

3. The Beatniks were:

a) a rock band b) a group of poets c) Russian spies d) your mom

4. What state encompasses the National Capital?

a) New York b) Connecticut c) Maryland d) Washington

5. What was "the Red Scare"?

a) a Native American uprising b) a national fear of communists c) an influenza epidemic

d) a violent political party