US History Quiz #1

Question 1

In what year did the United States declare independence?

Accepted Answer

1776

Answer

1775

Answer

1783

Answer

1789

Question 2

Who was the first President of the United States?

Accepted Answer

George Washington

Answer

Abraham Lincoln

Answer

Benjamin Franklin

Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 3

Which US President issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

Accepted Answer

Abraham Lincoln

Answer

Ulysses S. Grant

Answer

Andrew Johnson

Answer

James Buchanan

Question 4

The US Constitution was ratified in which year?

Accepted Answer

1788

Answer

1783

Answer

1787

Answer

1791

Question 5

What event triggered the United States to enter World War II?

Accepted Answer

Attack on Pearl Harbor

Answer

Invasion of Poland

Answer

Battle of Midway

Answer

Fall of France

Question 6

Which amendment to the US Constitution abolished slavery?

Accepted Answer

13th Amendment

Answer

10th Amendment

Answer

15th Amendment

Answer

19th Amendment

Question 7

Who delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech?

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther King Jr.

Answer

Malcolm X

Answer

John Lewis

Answer

Thurgood Marshall

Question 8

The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 doubled the size of the US by buying land from which country?

Accepted Answer

France

Answer

Britain

Answer

Spain

Answer

Mexico

Question 9

How many bones are there in the human ear?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

2

Answer

4

Answer

5

Question 10

Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States?

Accepted Answer

France

Answer

Britain

Answer

Italy

Answer

Spain

US History Quiz #1 — Free Trivia Quiz

In what year did the United States declare independence?