Who was the first President of the United States?
a) Thomas Jefferson
b) George Washington
c) Benjamin Franklin
d) John Adams
Answer: b) George Washington
What was the name of the famous civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat on a bus, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
a) Rosa Parks
b) Harriet Tubman
c) Sojourner Truth
d) Maya Angelou
Answer: a) Rosa Parks
The Declaration of Independence was adopted on:
a) July 4, 1776
b) July 4, 1789
c) June 4, 1776
d) June 4, 1789
Answer: a) July 4, 1776
Which war was fought between the Northern states (Union) and the Southern states (Confederacy) in the 1860s?
a) World War I
b) World War II
c) American Revolution
d) American Civil War
Answer: d) American Civil War
Who wrote the national anthem of the United States, “The Star-Spangled Banner”?
a) Benjamin Franklin
b) Thomas Jefferson
c) Francis Scott Key
d) John Adams
Answer: c) Francis Scott Key
Which landmark did the Lewis and Clark expedition reach in 1805 after their exploration of the Louisiana Purchase?
a) Mount Rushmore
b) Grand Canyon
c) Niagara Falls
d) Pacific Ocean
Answer: d) Pacific Ocean
What event triggered the United States’ entry into World War II?
a) Attack on Pearl Harbor
b) Bombing of Hiroshima
c) D-Day invasion
d) Treaty of Versailles
Answer: a) Attack on Pearl Harbor
Who was the leader of the Civil Rights Movement and is best known for his role in advancing civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience?
a) Malcolm X
b) Martin Luther King Jr.
c) Booker T. Washington
d) Frederick Douglass
Answer: b) Martin Luther King Jr.
The first successful English settlement in North America was:
a) Jamestown
b) Plymouth
c) Boston
d) New York City
Answer: a) Jamestown
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
a) George Washington
b) Thomas Jefferson
c) Benjamin Franklin
d) John Adams
Answer: b) Thomas Jefferson
Which American inventor is best known for creating the light bulb?
a) Alexander Graham Bell
b) Thomas Edison
c) Nikola Tesla
d) James Watt
Answer: b) Thomas Edison
Who served as the President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War?
a) Robert E. Lee
b) Jefferson Davis
c) Ulysses S. Grant
d) Stonewall Jackson
Answer: b) Jefferson Davis
Which of the following documents is considered the supreme law of the United States?
a) Bill of Rights
b) Emancipation Proclamation
c) Articles of Confederation
d) United States Constitution
Answer: d) United States Constitution
Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
a) Bessie Coleman
b) Amelia Earhart
c) Sally Ride
d) Harriet Quimby
Answer: b) Amelia Earhart
Which U.S. president is associated with the New Deal, a series of programs aimed at helping the country recover from the Great Depression?
a) Franklin D. Roosevelt
b) Harry S. Truman
c) Woodrow Wilson
d) Herbert Hoover
Answer: a) Franklin D. Roosevelt
Who is known as the “Father of the Constitution” for his role in drafting the U.S. Constitution?
a) Benjamin Franklin
b) Thomas Jefferson
c) George Washington
d) James Madison
Answer: d) James Madison
The Louisiana Purchase was acquired from which country?
a) France
b) Spain
c) Mexico
d) England
Answer: a) France
Which landmark in South Dakota features the faces of four U.S. presidents carved into the mountainside?
a) Mount Rushmore
b) Mount McKinley
c) Mount St. Helens
d) Mount Everest
Answer: a) Mount Rushmore
What was the significance of the California Gold Rush in the mid-1800s?
a) It led to the construction of the transcontinental railroad.
b) It sparked a population boom in California.
c) It triggered a war with Mexico.
d) It resulted in the annexation of California by the United States.
Answer: b) It sparked a population boom in California.
Who was the first woman to be appointed to the United States Supreme Court?
a) Ruth Bader Ginsburg
b) Sandra Day O’Connor
c) Sonia Sotomayor
d) Elena Kagan
Answer: b) Sandra Day O’Connor
What was the name of the ship that transported the Pilgrims to the New World in 1620?
a) Mayflower
b) Santa Maria
c) Nina
d) Discovery
Answer: a) Mayflower
Which American inventor is credited with the development of the telephone?
a) Alexander Graham Bell
b) Thomas Edison
c) Benjamin Franklin
d) Nikola Tesla
Answer: a) Alexander Graham Bell
The first shots of the American Revolutionary War were fired at:
a) Bunker Hill
b) Lexington and Concord
c) Gettysburg
d) Fort Sumter
Answer: b) Lexington and Concord
Who was the commander of the American forces during the War of 1812?
a) George Washington
b) Thomas Jefferson
c) Andrew Jackson
d) James Madison
Answer: c) Andrew Jackson
What event led to the United States’ acquisition of Florida from Spain in 1819?
a) Mexican-American War
b) Adams-Onís Treaty
c) Louisiana Purchase
d) Gadsden Purchase
Answer: b) Adams-Onís Treaty
Who was the first African American to become President of the United States?
a) Barack Obama
b) Martin Luther King Jr.
c) Malcolm X
d) Frederick Douglass
Answer: a) Barack Obama
The Erie Canal, completed in 1825, connected the Great Lakes to which city?
a) New York City
b) Chicago
c) Philadelphia
d) New Orleans
Answer: a) New York City
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery?
a) First Amendment
b) Thirteenth Amendment
c) Nineteenth Amendment
d) Twenty-Second Amendment
Answer: b) Thirteenth Amendment
What was the purpose of the Lewis and Clark expedition?
a) To explore the Louisiana Purchase
b) To find a northwest passage to the Pacific Ocean
c) To conquer Native American territories
d) To search for gold in California
Answer: a) To explore the Louisiana Purchase
Which landmark served as a federal prison housing infamous criminals from 1934 to 1963?
a) Alcatraz Island
b) Ellis Island
c) Angel Island
d) Robben Island
Answer: a) Alcatraz Island
Which U.S. president issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all slaves in Confederate states to be free?
a) Abraham Lincoln
b) Andrew Jackson
c) Franklin D. Roosevelt
d) Thomas Jefferson
Answer: a) Abraham Lincoln
Who was the leader of the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I?
a) Dwight D. Eisenhower
b) George S. Patton
c) Douglas MacArthur
d) John J. Pershing
Answer: d) John J. Pershing
Which Supreme Court case established the principle of “separate but equal” in the United States, allowing for racial segregation?
a) Brown v. Board of Education
b) Plessy v. Ferguson
c) Roe v. Wade
d) Miranda v. Arizona
Answer: b) Plessy v. Ferguson
Who was the first woman to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean?
a) Amelia Earhart
b) Bessie Coleman
c) Sally Ride
d) Harriet Quimby
Answer: a) Amelia Earhart
Which U.S. president is associated with the Watergate scandal, leading to his resignation?
a) Richard Nixon
b) Ronald Reagan
c) Jimmy Carter
d) Gerald Ford
Answer: a) Richard Nixon
Who is known for leading a series of nonviolent protests against racial segregation, including the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
a) Rosa Parks
b) Martin Luther King Jr.
c) Malcolm X
d) Harriet Tubman
Answer: b) Martin Luther King Jr.
The first successful English colony in North America was established in:
a) Massachusetts
b) Virginia
c) New York
d) Pennsylvania
Answer: b) Virginia
Who is credited with inventing the cotton gin in 1793?
a) Robert Fulton
b) Eli Whitney
c) Alexander Graham Bell
d) Samuel Morse
Answer: b) Eli Whitney
Which U.S. president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law?
a) Lyndon B. Johnson
b) John F. Kennedy
c) Richard Nixon
d) Dwight D. Eisenhower
Answer: a) Lyndon B. Johnson
Which landmark in Washington, D.C., is a tribute to the 16th president of the United States?
a) Lincoln Memorial
b) Washington Monument
c) Jefferson Memorial
d) White House
Answer: a) Lincoln Memorial
Who was the leader of the Allied forces during World War II?
a) Adolf Hitler
b) Joseph Stalin
c) Winston Churchill
d) Franklin D. Roosevelt
Answer: d) Franklin D. Roosevelt
Which U.S. president authorized the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II?
a) Harry S. Truman
b) Dwight D. Eisenhower
c) Franklin D. Roosevelt
d) John F. Kennedy
Answer: a) Harry S. Truman
Who was the first woman to be elected to the United States Congress?
a) Shirley Chisholm
b) Elizabeth Cady Stanton
c) Susan B. Anthony
d) Jeannette Rankin
Answer: d) Jeannette Rankin
The attack on Pearl Harbor occurred on:
a) December 7, 1941
b) September 11, 2001
c) November 22, 1963
d) July 4, 1776
Answer: a) December 7, 1941
Who was the first African American to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
a) Martin Luther King Jr.
b) Malcolm X
c) Nelson Mandela
d) Ralph Bunche
Answer: d) Ralph Bunche
Which U.S. state was the site of the first successful powered airplane flight by the Wright brothers in 1903?
a) North Carolina
b) Ohio
c) Virginia
d) South Carolina
Answer: a) North Carolina
The Women’s Suffrage Movement achieved a major victory with the ratification of the 19th Amendment in what year?
a) 1919
b) 1920
c) 1921
d) 1922
Answer: b) 1920
Which U.S. president is known for his role in the founding of the National Parks system?
a) Theodore Roosevelt
b) John F. Kennedy
c) Ronald Reagan
d) George H. W. Bush
Answer: a) Theodore Roosevelt
Which American inventor is credited with the development of the electric light bulb?
a) Alexander Graham Bell
b) Thomas Edison
c) Benjamin Franklin
d) Nikola Tesla
Answer: b) Thomas Edison
Who was the first woman to serve as the Secretary of State of the United States?
a) Madeleine Albright
b) Condoleezza Rice
c) Hillary Clinton
d) Susan Rice
Answer: a) Madeleine Albright
