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American History I Trivia Quiz

A small quiz on America's Independence. Choose your answers carefully, and show your mettle!

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

Author
JohnAdams

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
26,056

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
13 / 20

Plays
18317

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 65 (16/20), briandoc5 (16/20), Guest 172 (11/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. Which cousin of Samuel Adams became the first Vice-President of the United States? Hint

Thomas Jefferson

James Adams

George Adams

John Adams

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Question 2 of 20

2. What woman is credited with being the 'Voice of the American Revolution'? Hint

Martha Washington

Betsy Ross

Dolley Madison

Abigail Adams

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Question 3 of 20

3. Where was the 'shot heard 'round the world'? Hint

Lexington-Concord

Fort Ticonderoga

Bunker Hill

Independence Hall

4. Fill in the blank of this quote by Patrick Henry: 'Must the price of freedom be purchased at the cost of chains? Forbid it, ____________! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death! Hint

King George III

Noble Countrymen

Almighty God

Fellow Statesmen

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Question 5 of 20

5. What was George Washington's occupation before the War of Independence? Hint

Attorney

Tobacco farmer

Architect

Rancher

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Question 6 of 20

6. Who was the leader of the Green Mountain Boys? Hint

Benedict Arnold

George Washington

Ethan Allen

Nathan Hale

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Question 7 of 20

7. Name the hero that lost his life at the end of a British noose and the traitor that is reviled even today. Hint

Patrick Henry and James Monroe

Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold

Nathan Hale and Benedict Arnold

Nathan Hale and Ethan Allen

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Question 8 of 20

8. What British general surrendered at Yorktown? Hint

Duke of Wellington

General Cornwallis

General Horatio Nelson

General 'Unconditional Surrender' Grant

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Question 9 of 20

9. Who said of close friend, George Washington, '(He was) first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen'? Hint

James 'The Great Little' Madison

Martha Washington

John Adams

Henry 'Light Horse Harry' Lee

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Question 10 of 20

10. Who said to the British, upon near defeat, 'I have not yet begun to fight'? Hint

Patrick Henry

Captain John Paul Jones

Benjamn Franklin

George Washington

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Question 11 of 20

11. How many stripes are on the U.S. flag? Hint

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Question 12 of 20

12. How many stripes were on the U.S. flag at its conception? Hint

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Question 13 of 20

13. How many stripes were on the US flag in 1814, at the time of the writing of the "Star Spangled Banner"? Hint

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Question 14 of 20

14. Who is credited with the creation of the first U.S. flag upon commission by Congress? Hint

Betsy Ross

George Washington

Martha Washington

Dolley Madison

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Question 15 of 20

15. More than any other pose, which was the most often shown in paintings of George Washington? Hint

Standing with one hand over his heart

Kneeling in prayer

Sitting surrounded by others

3/4 facing portrait

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Question 16 of 20

16. Who is the 'Portrait Artist of Early America'? Hint

Gilbert Stuart

Thomas Jefferson

John Ashcroft

Rembrandt van Rijn

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Question 17 of 20

17. The District of Columbia was given to the Federal Government by which two states? Hint

Virginia and Maryland

New York and New Jersey

Maryland and Delaware

Virginia and North Carolina

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Question 18 of 20

18. On what day was the the final version of the American Declaration of Independence approved? Hint

July 1, 1776

July 4, 1776

May 17, 1781

April 24, 1777

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Question 19 of 20

19. In what year was the Constitution of the United States drafted? Hint

1776

1789

1783

1787

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Question 20 of 20

20. In what year was the Constitution of the United States ratified? Hint

1776

1791

1785

1788

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which cousin of Samuel Adams became the first Vice-President of the United States?

Answer: John Adams

John Adams later became the second President of the United States.

2. What woman is credited with being the 'Voice of the American Revolution'?

Answer: Abigail Adams

3. Where was the 'shot heard 'round the world'?

Answer: Lexington-Concord

This was the first 'official' battle of the American Revolution.

Answer: Almighty God

5. What was George Washington's occupation before the War of Independence?

Answer: Tobacco farmer

He was a surveyor in his earlier years.

6. Who was the leader of the Green Mountain Boys?

Answer: Ethan Allen

7. Name the hero that lost his life at the end of a British noose and the traitor that is reviled even today.

Answer: Nathan Hale and Benedict Arnold

8. What British general surrendered at Yorktown?

Answer: General Cornwallis

9. Who said of close friend, George Washington, '(He was) first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen'?

Answer: Henry 'Light Horse Harry' Lee

Henry Lee was a fore-father of Robert E. Lee, Commander of the armies of the Confederate States of America. Washington and Lee University was named after George and Robert.

10. Who said to the British, upon near defeat, 'I have not yet begun to fight'?

Answer: Captain John Paul Jones

This battle cry turned the tide of the battle for the High Seas between Britain and America.

11. How many stripes are on the U.S. flag?

Answer: 13

12. How many stripes were on the U.S. flag at its conception?

Answer: 13

13. How many stripes were on the US flag in 1814, at the time of the writing of the "Star Spangled Banner"?

Answer: 15

It was fifteen for a short while. It was then changed back to 13 to represent the original thirteen colonies and has remained that way ever since.

14. Who is credited with the creation of the first U.S. flag upon commission by Congress?

Answer: Betsy Ross

No one is really sure if this is folklore or historical fact.

15. More than any other pose, which was the most often shown in paintings of George Washington?

Answer: 3/4 facing portrait

16. Who is the 'Portrait Artist of Early America'?

Answer: Gilbert Stuart

17. The District of Columbia was given to the Federal Government by which two states?

Answer: Virginia and Maryland

However, in the 1840s, amid rising tension between the central government and the southern states, Virginia reclaimed (and got) the land it had given for the creation of the District of Columbia.

18. On what day was the the final version of the American Declaration of Independence approved?

Answer: July 4, 1776

The Declaration explained why the Continental Congress had declared the thirteen colonies independent two days earlier.

19. In what year was the Constitution of the United States drafted?

Answer: 1787

20. In what year was the Constitution of the United States ratified?

Answer: 1788

Source: Author JohnAdams

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