Quiz: U.S. History Trivia
Are you a history buff or just think you know enough history to get by? Test your skills with our quiz.
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1. What is the first word of the Declaration of Independence?
A.) When
B.) The
C.) We
D.) For
The correct answer is A.) When.
2. On what hill was the battle of Bunker Hill fought?
A.) Seminary Hill
B.) Bunker Hill
C.) Breed's Hill
D.) Plymouth Hill
The correct answer is C.) Breed's Hill.
3. What did Nathan Hale say on his way to the gallows?
A.) "Give me liberty or give me death!"
B.) "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
C.) "Four score and seven years ago ..."
D.) "He that lives upon hope will die fasting."
The correct answer is B.) "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.".
4. Who wrote the series of protest pamplets Common Sense?
A.) Benjamin Franklin
B.) Thomas Jefferson
C.) George Washington
D.) Thomas Paine
The correct answer is D.) Thomas Paine
5. During the Boston Tea Party, the colonists dressed up as what?
A.) Ghosts
B.) Indians
C.) Redcoats
D.) Sailors
The correct answer is B.) Indians.
6. Which state did not originally sign the Declaration of Independence?
A.) New York
B.) Virginia
C.) Pennsylvania
D.) Rhode Island
The correct answer is A.) New York.
7. The Treaty of Paris which ended the war was signed in what year?
A.) 1780
B.) 1781
C.) 1782
D.) 1783
The correct answer is D.) 1783.
8. Congress established Independence Day as a holiday in what year?
A.) 1783
B.) 1845
C.) 1870
D.) 1968
The correct answer is C.) 1870.
9. Which president was born on a July 4?
A.) Calvin Coolidge
B.) John Adams
C.) James Monroe
D.) Thomas Jefferson
The correct answer is A.) Calvin Coolidge. He is the only president born on July 4; however, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe all died on the Fourth of July.
10. One lucky Philadelphian purchased a $4 picture at a flea market. Behind the picture was an original 1776 printing of the Declaration of Independence. Who bought it for $8.1 million?
A.) Bill Gates
B.) Hugh Hefner
C.) Oprah Winfrey
D.) Norman Lear
The correct answer is D.) Norman Lear, the famous TV producer.
