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The Ultimate American History Quiz | U.S. History

A quiz on events throughout our history from colonial to present day! Test your knowledge on the dates of these events! Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by emkern. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
emkern

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
4,361

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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5727

Last 3 plays: dlandewee (8/10), Guest 69 (3/10), Guest 65 (2/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. The Battle of the Little Big Horn was fought in what year? Hint

1867

1876

1859

1786

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Question 2 of 10

2. The completion of the first transcontinental railroad was in what year? Hint

1869

1867

1868

1860

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Question 3 of 10

3. The assassination of President Lincoln happened in this year. Hint

1863

1868

1864

1865

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Question 4 of 10

4. Battle of Wounded Knee was fought in this year. Hint

1889

1888

1891

1890

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Question 5 of 10

5. The Chicago World's Fair happened in this year. Hint

1891

1893

1981

1901

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Question 6 of 10

6. In 1947, this player broke the color barrier in major league baseball.

Answer: (Two Words, first & last name, or just last name)

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Question 7 of 10

7. The United States entered WWI against Germany in what year? Hint

1916

1915

1917

1920

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Question 8 of 10

8. This was the year for music, peace and free love- the Woodstock Festival was the place to be! When? Hint

1966

1969

1968

1965

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Question 9 of 10

9. This was the year for 'Black Monday' on Wall Street. Hint

1985

1986

1987

1990

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who wrote the novel "The Last of the Mohicans"? Hint

Nathaniel Hawthorne

James Fenimore Cooper

Edgar Allan Poe

Ernest Hemingway

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Battle of the Little Big Horn was fought in what year?

Answer: 1876

General Custer led an exploring party of gold seekers into the Black Hills. Although the Army had promised to keep them away from Indian lands, they began to filter onto the lands. Custer found the main camp of the Sioux and their Cheyenne allies on the Little Big Horn River. Custer and 200 of his men, surrounded by around 2,500 warriors, were completely annihilated.

2. The completion of the first transcontinental railroad was in what year?

Answer: 1869

Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Bill in 1862. The act authorized Union Pacific Railroad and Central Pacific Railroad to begin building a transcontinental tracks. Union Pacific was to build along a north-central route westward from Omaha and the Central Pacific Railroad eastward from Sacramento. Both railroads began work during the war but most work was done after 1865.

3. The assassination of President Lincoln happened in this year.

Answer: 1865

President Lincoln spoke his last public words on April 11, 1865. We all know who assassinated Pres. Lincoln - John Wilkes Booth

4. Battle of Wounded Knee was fought in this year.

Answer: 1890

Nearly 200 Indians and 25 soldiers died in this battle.

5. The Chicago World's Fair happened in this year.

Answer: 1893

The fair was so large a new city was built on Chicago's South Side!

6. In 1947, this player broke the color barrier in major league baseball.

Answer: Jackie Robinson

In 1947 Jackie Robinson played for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

7. The United States entered WWI against Germany in what year?

Answer: 1917

Some 10 million died on the battlefields of Europe. Russian death toll (fighters) was {1,700,000;} France {1,357,000;} and 908,000 British German dead 1,800,000 {;} Austrians {1,200,000;} and 325,000 Turks 20 million people died of disease, hunger, and other war-related causes. 6 million were left crippled. American losses were 130,174 dead and more than 200,00 wounded.

The American bill for the war was totaled around 32 .

8. This was the year for music, peace and free love- the Woodstock Festival was the place to be! When?

Answer: 1969

The Woodstock festival drew nearly half a million people to a New York farm in August 1969 ! On Oct 19

9. This was the year for 'Black Monday' on Wall Street.

Answer: 1987

However, the market bounced back quickly. It wasn't like in 1929.

10. Who wrote the novel "The Last of the Mohicans"?

Answer: James Fenimore Cooper

James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) was an enormously popular author. "The Last of the Mohicans" was first published in 1826.

Source: Author emkern

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