US Culture MCQs

American Historical Figures MCQs with Answer

Who was the first President of the United States?
A) John Adams
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) George Washington
D) James Madison
Answer: C) George Washington

Which American inventor is known for developing the electric light bulb?
A) Alexander Graham Bell
B) Thomas Edison
C) Benjamin Franklin
D) Nikola Tesla
Answer: B) Thomas Edison

Who is known as the “Father of the Constitution” for his role in drafting the U.S. Constitution?
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) George Washington
C) James Madison
D) John Adams
Answer: C) James Madison

Which American abolitionist led the Underground Railroad, helping enslaved people escape to freedom?
A) Harriet Tubman
B) Susan B. Anthony
C) Sojourner Truth
D) Frederick Douglass
Answer: A) Harriet Tubman

Who was the third President of the United States and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence?
A) John Adams
B) James Madison
C) Thomas Jefferson
D) James Monroe
Answer: C) Thomas Jefferson

Which American statesman was the primary author of the Bill of Rights?
A) Alexander Hamilton
B) James Madison
C) Benjamin Franklin
D) John Adams
Answer: B) James Madison

Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
A) Amelia Earhart
B) Bessie Coleman
C) Rosa Parks
D) Sally Ride
Answer: A) Amelia Earhart

Which American Founding Father was the principal author of the Federalist Papers and the first Secretary of the Treasury?
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) Alexander Hamilton
C) James Madison
D) John Adams
Answer: B) Alexander Hamilton

Who was the leader of the American civil rights movement and is best known for his role in advancing civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs?
A) Martin Luther King Jr.
B) Malcolm X
C) Frederick Douglass
D) Booker T. Washington
Answer: A) Martin Luther King Jr.

Which American inventor is known for developing the telephone?
A) Alexander Graham Bell
B) Thomas Edison
C) Benjamin Franklin
D) Nikola Tesla
Answer: A) Alexander Graham Bell

Who was the second President of the United States and a key figure in the American Revolution?
A) John Adams
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) George Washington
D) James Madison
Answer: A) John Adams

Which American suffragist played a pivotal role in the women’s suffrage movement and was a key figure in the passage of the 19th Amendment?
A) Susan B. Anthony
B) Harriet Tubman
C) Sojourner Truth
D) Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Answer: A) Susan B. Anthony

Who was the fourth President of the United States and is often referred to as the “Father of the Constitution”?
A) John Adams
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) George Washington
D) James Madison
Answer: D) James Madison

Which American statesman and inventor is known for his experiments with electricity, including the famous kite experiment?
A) Thomas Edison
B) Alexander Graham Bell
C) Benjamin Franklin
D) Nikola Tesla
Answer: C) Benjamin Franklin

Who was the 16th President of the United States and is best known for leading the country through the Civil War and issuing the Emancipation Proclamation?
A) Andrew Johnson
B) James Buchanan
C) Abraham Lincoln
D) Ulysses S. Grant
Answer: C) Abraham Lincoln

Which American social reformer and women’s rights activist is best known for her role in the women’s suffrage movement and organizing the Seneca Falls Convention?
A) Susan B. Anthony
B) Harriet Tubman
C) Sojourner Truth
D) Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Answer: D) Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Who was the third President of the United States and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence?
A) John Adams
B) James Madison
C) Thomas Jefferson
D) James Monroe
Answer: C) Thomas Jefferson

Which American industrialist and philanthropist founded the Standard Oil Company and became one of the richest and most influential men in the world?
A) Andrew Carnegie
B) John D. Rockefeller
C) J.P. Morgan
D) Henry Ford
Answer: B) John D. Rockefeller

Who was the 26th President of the United States and is known for his progressive policies and conservation efforts?
A) Theodore Roosevelt
B) William Howard Taft
C) Woodrow Wilson
D) Calvin Coolidge
Answer: A) Theodore Roosevelt

Which American Founding Father was the principal author of the Federalist Papers and the first Secretary of the Treasury?
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) Alexander Hamilton
C) James Madison
D) John Adams
Answer: B) Alexander Hamilton

Who was the 32nd President of the United States and led the country through the Great Depression and World War II?
A) Herbert Hoover
B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
C) Harry S. Truman
D) Dwight D. Eisenhower
Answer: B) Franklin D. Roosevelt

Which American inventor is best known for his contributions to the development of the motion picture camera?
A) Alexander Graham Bell
B) Thomas Edison
C) Benjamin Franklin
D) Nikola Tesla
Answer: B) Thomas Edison

Who was the first African American to serve as the President of the United States?
A) Barack Obama
B) Martin Luther King Jr.
C) Malcolm X
D) Booker T. Washington
Answer: A) Barack Obama

Which American Founding Father and third President of the United States was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence?
A) John Adams
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) George Washington
D) James Madison
Answer: B) Thomas Jefferson

Who was the 16th President of the United States and is best known for leading the country through the Civil War and issuing the Emancipation Proclamation?
A) Andrew Johnson
B) James Buchanan
C) Abraham Lincoln
D) Ulysses S. Grant
Answer: C) Abraham Lincoln

Which American Founding Father was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and the third President of the United States?
A) John Adams
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) George Washington
D) James Madison
Answer: B) Thomas Jefferson

Who was the leader of the American civil rights movement and is best known for his role in advancing civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs?
A) Martin Luther King Jr.
B) Malcolm X
C) Frederick Douglass
D) Booker T. Washington
Answer: A) Martin Luther King Jr.

Which American inventor is known for developing 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 fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
A) Amelia Earhart
B) Bessie Coleman
C) Rosa Parks
D) Sally Ride
Answer: A) Amelia Earhart

Which American suffragist played a pivotal role in the women’s suffrage movement and was a key figure in the passage of the 19th Amendment?
A) Susan B. Anthony
B) Harriet Tubman
C) Sojourner Truth
D) Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Answer: A) Susan B. Anthony

Who was the fourth President of the United States and is often referred to as the “Father of the Constitution”?
A) John Adams
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) George Washington
D) James Madison
Answer: D) James Madison

Which American statesman and inventor is known for his experiments with electricity, including the famous kite experiment?
A) Thomas Edison
B) Alexander Graham Bell
C) Benjamin Franklin
D) Nikola Tesla
Answer: C) Benjamin Franklin

Who was the 16th President of the United States and is best known for leading the country through the Civil War and issuing the Emancipation Proclamation?
A) Andrew Johnson
B) James Buchanan
C) Abraham Lincoln
D) Ulysses S. Grant
Answer: C) Abraham Lincoln

Which American social reformer and women’s rights activist is best known for her role in the women’s suffrage movement and organizing the Seneca Falls Convention?
A) Susan B. Anthony
B) Harriet Tubman
C) Sojourner Truth
D) Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Answer: D) Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Who was the third President of the United States and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence?
A) John Adams
B) James Madison
C) Thomas Jefferson
D) James Monroe
Answer: C) Thomas Jefferson

Which American industrialist and philanthropist founded the Standard Oil Company and became one of the richest and most influential men in the world?
A) Andrew Carnegie
B) John D. Rockefeller
C) J.P. Morgan
D) Henry Ford
Answer: B) John D. Rockefeller

Who was the 26th President of the United States and is known for his progressive policies and conservation efforts?
A) Theodore Roosevelt
B) William Howard Taft
C) Woodrow Wilson
D) Calvin Coolidge
Answer: A) Theodore Roosevelt

Which American Founding Father was the principal author of the Federalist Papers and the first Secretary of the Treasury?
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) Alexander Hamilton
C) James Madison
D) John Adams
Answer: B) Alexander Hamilton

Who was the 32nd President of the United States and led the country through the Great Depression and World War II?
A) Herbert Hoover
B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
C) Harry S. Truman
D) Dwight D. Eisenhower
Answer: B) Franklin D. Roosevelt

Which American inventor is best known for his contributions to the development of the motion picture camera?
A) Alexander Graham Bell
B) Thomas Edison
C) Benjamin Franklin
D) Nikola Tesla
Answer: B) Thomas Edison

Who was the first African American to serve as the President of the United States?
A) Barack Obama
B) Martin Luther King Jr.
C) Malcolm X
D) Booker T. Washington
Answer: A) Barack Obama

Which American Founding Father and third President of the United States was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence?
A) John Adams
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) George Washington
D) James Madison
Answer: B) Thomas Jefferson

Who was the 16th President of the United States and is best known for leading the country through the Civil War and issuing the Emancipation Proclamation?
A) Andrew Johnson
B) James Buchanan
C) Abraham Lincoln
D) Ulysses S. Grant
Answer: C) Abraham Lincoln

Which American Founding Father was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and the third President of the United States?
A) John Adams
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) George Washington
D) James Madison
Answer: B) Thomas Jefferson

Who was the leader of the American civil rights movement and is best known for his role in advancing civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs?
A) Martin Luther King Jr.
B) Malcolm X
C) Frederick Douglass
D) Booker T. Washington
Answer: A) Martin Luther King Jr.

Which American inventor is known for developing 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 fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
A) Amelia Earhart
B) Bessie Coleman
C) Rosa Parks
D) Sally Ride
Answer: A) Amelia Earhart

Which American suffragist played a pivotal role in the women’s suffrage movement and was a key figure in the passage of the 19th Amendment?
A) Susan B. Anthony
B) Harriet Tubman
C) Sojourner Truth
D) Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Answer: A) Susan B. Anthony

Who was the fourth President of the United States and is often referred to as the “Father of the Constitution”?
A) John Adams
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) George Washington
D) James Madison
Answer: D) James Madison

Which American statesman and inventor is known for his experiments with electricity, including the famous kite experiment?
A) Thomas Edison
B) Alexander Graham Bell
C) Benjamin Franklin
D) Nikola Tesla
Answer: C) Benjamin Franklin

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