Can You Pass This Quiz About American History? : Secret Life Of Mom

Introducing the ultimate quiz on US history, which includes a selection of the most significant US events ever. Do you consider yourself to be an expert in American history? See if you can pass by trying your luck and answering questions on American history!

1. George Washington was which number President Of The United States?

London, UK - April 20th 2023: A statue of first American President George Washington, located outside the National Gallery in London, UK. — *Credit: Shutterstock*

A. Third	B. Fourth
C. First	D. Second

2. What year did the moon landing occur?

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A. 1929	B. 1989
C. 1969	D. 1912

3. Which city was President John F. Kennedy shot and killed?

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A. Houston	B. Austin
C. Dallas	D. San Antonio

4. What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?

We the people, the beginning of the preamble to the United States constitution

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A. The Addendum Of Freedom	B. Appendix of America
C. The Bill Of Rights	D. The Decision Of Congress

5. Which of these foods wasn’t served by the Pilgrims at the first Thanksgiving dinner in 1621?

Reenactment scene of the first Thanksgiving Dinner in Plymouth in 1621 with a Pilgrim family and a Wampanoag Indian — *Credit: Shutterstock*

A. Pumpkin Pie	B. Indian Corn
C. Venison	D. Ham

6. Who is usually credited as the first European explorer to set foot in what is now the U.S.?

Juan Ponce De Leon statue in old San Juan, Puerto Rico — *Credit: Shutterstock*

A. Christopher Columbus	B. Juan Ponce de Leon
C. John Cabot	D. Marco Polo

7. Where was the famous Lost Colony located?

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A. New York	B. North Carolina
C. Virginia	D. New Jersey

8. Which of these disputes between the British government and American colonists helped lead to the Revolutionary War?

General George Washington, Major George Ross, Robert Morris, Betsy Ross with the first American flag, approved by Congress on June 14, 1777 — *Credit: Shutterstock*

A. Women’s Sufferage	B. Food Riot
C. Slavery	D. Settling Of The Western Frontier

9. The French and Indian War was part of which larger conflict?

Old illustration of Comanche indians horseback. Created by Duveaux after report made under the direction of the U.S. secretary of the war. Published on Le Tour du Monde, Paris, 1860 — *Credit: Shutterstock*

A. Hundred Years’ War	B. Civil War
C. Seven Years’ War	D. World War I

10. Where did American protesters throw the East India Company’s tea in 1773?

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A. Delaware River	B. Mississippi River
C. Boston Harbor	D. Hudson River

11. Who in the Continental Congress first introduced the motion for independence?

Richard Henry Lee 1732 to 1794 he was an American statesman from Virginia famous for the motion in the second continental congress vintage line drawing or engraving illustration — *Credit: Shutterstock*

A. Thomas Jefferson	B. John Adams
C. Benjamin Franklin	D. Richard Henry Lee

12. Who gave a speech in 1775 proclaiming, “Give me liberty, or give me death?”

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A. Samuel Adams	B. Patrick Henry
C. Nathan Hale	D. James Madison

13. When did Gen. George Washington cross the Delaware River?

General George Washington taking leave of the officers of his army, December 4, 1783, lithograph by Nathaniel Currier published 1848 — *Credit: Shutterstock*

A. January 1774	B. October 1775
C. December 1776	D. November 1777

14. What was President George Washington’s annual salary?

Detail of the fresco The Apotheosis of Washington adorns the interior of the dome of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. It was painted by Constantino Brumidi. — *Credit: Shutterstock*

A. $50,000	B. $10,000
C. $5,000	D. $25,000

15. When did the invading British Army capture and burn the nation’s capital?

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A. 1778	B. 1814
C. 1835	D. 1863

16. How much land did the U.S. get from France in the Louisiana Purchase?

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A. 530 Million Acres	B. 750 Million Acres
C. 250 Million Acres	D. 100 Million Acres

17. Who led an armed slave rebellion in Virginia in 1831?

Discovery of Nat Turner ( 1800- 1831) by Benjamin Phipps on October 30, 1831, Engraving by William Henry Shelton (1840-1890) with modern color. — *Credit: Shutterstock*

A. Booker T. Washington	B. Fredrick Douglass
C. Nat Turner	D. John Brown

18. Who was the first U.S. president to win the election while losing the popular vote?

RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA, September 11, 2018 : John Quincy Adams statue. The City of Presidents is a series of life-size bronze statues of past presidents along Rapid City streets. — *Credit: Shutterstock*

A. Rutherford B. Hayes	B. George W. Bush
C. Benjamin Harrison	D. John Quincy Adams

19. Which president said, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall”?

Washington, DC. USA, February, 1985 President Ronald Reagan waves as foreign diplomat leaves after holding meetings in the White House. — *Credit: Shutterstock*

A. Ronald Reagan	B. Jimmy Carter
C. Gerald Ford	D. Richard Nixon

20. Whose arrest sparked the 1955-56 Montgomery bus boycott?

Montgomery AL, EE.UU 08-31-2022 Rosa Parks Dedication Statue — *Credit: Shutterstock*

A. Rosa Parks	B. Martin Luther King Jr.
C. James Meredith	D. Harriet Tubman

21. Independence Day was first established as a holiday by Congress in what year?

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A. 1870	B. 1938
C. 1776	D. 1853

22. Which president said, “Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate”?

JFK MEMORIAL TRIBUTE, FORT WORTH TEXAS FEB 2017: On 11-22-1963 President John F. Kennedy gave an impromptu speech to thousands of spectators on the front steps of the historic Hotel Texas. — *Credit: Shutterstock*

A. Ronald Reagan	B. John F. Kennedy
C. Richard Nixon	D. Franklin D. Roosevelt

23. Where was the first Fourth of July celebration with a fireworks display held?

Usa Celebration With Hands Holding Sparklers And American Flag At Sunset With Fireworks — *Credit: Shutterstock*

A. Boston, Massachusetts	B. New York, New York
C. Atlanta, Georgia	D. Washington, D.C.

24. What year were American women granted the right to vote?

National Women's Party demonstration in front of the White House in 1918. The banner protests Wilson's failure to support women's suffrage. — *Credit: Shutterstock*

A. 1905	B. 1969
C. 1935	D. 1920

25. Which of these Supreme Court cases ended segregation in schools?

African American school children posed with their teacher outside a segregated one-room school, in South Carolina. Ca. 1905 — *Credit: Shutterstock*

A. Brown v. Board Of Education	B. The Dred Scott Decision
C. Roe v. Wade	D. Plessy v. Ferguson

26. What is the name commonly used to refer to the operation in which Allied Forces landed in Normandy in June of 1944?

Silhouetted by helmets, view shows two landing craft at Omaha beach on D-Day. Each large ship landed 200 soldiers. June 6, 1944, World War 2. — *Credit: Shutterstock*

A. D-Day	B. Invasion #1944
C. Operation Invasion	D. Normandy Day

27. Which of the following was NOT one of the United States’ allies in World War II?

Arlington, VA, USA August 6 The sun rises on the Marine Corp Memorial in Arlington, Virginia within sight of the monuments of Washington, DC — *Credit: Shutterstock*

A. France	B. Britain
C. Germany	D. Soviet Union

28. What was the name of the document issued by Abraham Lincoln that freed the slaves in the rebellious states?

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A. The Emancipation Proclamation	B. The Free Amendment
C. The Freedom Contract	D. The Articles Of Liberty

29. On January 28, 1986, what space shuttle exploded shortly after liftoff, taking the lives of all 7 people on board?

The launch of the space shuttle. With fire and smoke. Against the background of the starry sky. Elements of this image were furnished by NASA — *Credit: Shutterstock*

A. Challenger	B. Discovery
C. Endeavor	D. Voyager

30. Who wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner”?

Washington DC / USA - Oct 05 2019: Bust of Francis Scott Key (1779 - 1843) at the park named after him in Georgetown, Washington DC, USA. He wrote the lyrics of The Star-Spangled Banner. — *Credit: Shutterstock*

A. Emma Goldman	B. Francis Scott Key
C. F. Scott Fitzgerald	D. John Philip Sousa

31. What scandal In 1972, involved five men who were detained by police for breaking into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee.

The Watergate complex is an office-apartment-hotel complex built in 1967 in northwest Washington D.C., on the Potomac River, best known for the Watergate Scandal of President Nixon. — *Credit: Shutterstock*

A. The D.C. Scandal	B. Spygate
C. Watergate	D. The Democratic Disaster

32. The Transcontinental Railroad connected in which state in 1869?

UNITED STATES - CIRCA 1944: A stamp printed in United States. Displays the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad. United States - circa 1944 — *Credit: Shutterstock*

A. Nevada	B. Utah
C. Texas	D. Louisiana

33. In what year was Prohibition repealed in the United States Constitution?

Customers at a Philadelphia bar after Prohibition's end, Dec. 1933. — *Credit: Shutterstock*

A. 1941	B. 1933
C. 1905	D. 1920

34. What year was the Declaration of Independence signed?

John Hancock signs the Declaration of Independence 1776 — *Credit: Shutterstock*

A. 1776	B. 1492
C. 1625	D. 1795

35. United States involvement in the Vietnam War took place mostly in which decade?

Huey Military Helicopters flying over a jungle environment during the Vietnam War. 3d render illustration — *Credit: Shutterstock*

A. 1776	B. 1970
C. 1980s	D. 1950s

36. What official position was Alexander Hamilton the first to hold in the United States?

Statue of Alexander Hamilton in front of the Cuyahoga County Courthouse in Cleveland Ohio — *Credit: Shutterstock*

A. Secretary of Defense	B. Secretary of State
C. Secretary of Treasury	D. Secretary of Homeland Security

Answers:

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First
1969
Dallas
Bill of Rights
Pumpkin Pie
Juan Ponce de Leon
North Carolina
Settling Of The Western Frontier
Seven Years’ War
Boston Harbor
Richard Henry Lee
Patrick Henry
December 1776
$25,000
1814
530 Million Acres
Nat Turner
John Quincy Adams
Ronald Reagan
Rosa Parks
1870
John F. Kennedy
Boston, Massachusetts
1920
Brown v. Board Of Education
D-Day
Germany
The Emancipation Proclamation
Challenger
Francis Scott Key
Watergate
Utah
1933
1776
1960s
Secretary of Treasury

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