What's Your American Culture IQ? -- Journal Report

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"USA250: The Story of the World's Greatest Economy" is a yearlong WSJ series examining America's first 250 years. Read more about it from Editor in Chief Emma Tucker.

From the origins of "Yankee Doodle" to the first rock 'n' roll single to hit No. 1 -- or identifying presidential nicknames and recalling movie lines -- there's much to know about culture in America.

How well can you recall the past 250 years of books, music, movies and other cultural ephemera that makes up our country?

Test yourself with the quiz below, which spans from the early days of the Republic to the present.

-- Compiled by WSJ's Style News staff. Send comments or questions to StyleEds@wsj.com.

 

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