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Quiz about Elementary American History
Quiz about Elementary American History

Elementary American History Trivia Quiz


This quiz consists of questions I knew the answer to by the time I was eight years old. After seeing a disturbing lack of knowledge on a recent TV show, I was curious to see how people would do on this quiz. This *should* be easy ...

A multiple-choice quiz by James76255. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
James76255
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
214,421
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
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9429
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. What year did the United States celebrate its bicentennial? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Who is traditionally known as "The Father of the United States Constitution"? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Where would you find the phrase, "of the people, by the people, and for the people"? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who has traditionally been given credit for sewing the first American flag? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. When the eagle was chosen as the national symbol, Benjamin Franklin suggested another animal would be more appropriate. What animal was it? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What U.S. president said, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What is Francis Scott Key's role in American history? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. "The Battle of Normandy" took place during what war? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Where is the Bay of Pigs? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. During the Vietnam War, was the United States allied with North Vietnam or South Vietnam?

Answer: (One word North or South)

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1. What year did the United States celebrate its bicentennial?

Answer: 1976

A bicentennial is celebrated after 200 years. On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress ratified the Declaration of Independence, declaring the American colonies independent of the Kingdom of Great Britain. The most prominent signature on the Declaration is that of John Hancock, President of the Continental Congress. The other 55 signatures were those of representatives of the 13 states.
2. Who is traditionally known as "The Father of the United States Constitution"?

Answer: James Madison

In the early years of American independence, Madison was very influential in convincing the political leaders to call for a convention to replace the Articles of Confederation. His overall participation in the Constitutional Convention led many historians to label him "The Father of the United States Constitution".
3. Where would you find the phrase, "of the people, by the people, and for the people"?

Answer: The Gettysburg Address

Four and a half months after the Battle of Gettysburg during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln delivered what would be his most famous speech in the small Pennsylvania town. At the time, Lincoln's short speech was considered unimpressive, not even lasting long enough for the photographer to set up for a photo.

The audience responded to Lincoln's address with what was later described as "barely polite" applause.
4. Who has traditionally been given credit for sewing the first American flag?

Answer: Betsy Ross

According to legend, George Washington, George Ross (her husband's uncle), and Robert Morris of the Continental Congress visited Ross in June of 1776. Washington presented her with a suggested design of the American flag which he had drawn up in pencil.

His version, as the story goes, consisted of 13 red and white stripes, with 13 6-pointed stars on a field of blue. Betsy's only suggestion was to change the stars to 5-pointed. This was reportedly the flag that flew when the Declaration of Independence was read aloud for the first time at Independence Hall on July 8, 1776.

There is no official record of this meeting, or that Ross actually sewed the first American flag, only the oral affidavits from her daughter and other relatives.
5. When the eagle was chosen as the national symbol, Benjamin Franklin suggested another animal would be more appropriate. What animal was it?

Answer: Turkey

In a letter to his daughter, Franklin wrote of his displeasure with the selection of the eagle to represent America. He thought eagles were "cowardly" and a "bird of bad moral character". The eagle was chosen by a group called The Society of Cincinnati, which used the bird for their insignia. Franklin felt the image they used looked more like a turkey than an eagle, and suggested that a turkey would be a better choice, calling it a "bird of courage". Though Franklin's recommendation of the turkey may have been tongue in cheek, he did suggest the rattlesnake as the national symbol at the beginning of the Revolutionary War.
6. What U.S. president said, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"?

Answer: Franklin Roosevelt

Roosevelt delivered this famous line during his first inaugural address in March of 1933. Roosevelt was warning against letting the economy be paralyzed by fears and anxieties, referring to the severe economic depression the country was in when he took office.
7. What is Francis Scott Key's role in American history?

Answer: Wrote the lyrics to the national anthem

Key was a lawyer and amateur poet who was detained on a British ship during the War of 1812. After seeing the U.S. flag still flying at dawn after the Battle for Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Key was inspired to write a poem called "The Defense of Fort M'Henry".

His poem was later added to the existing music "To Anacreon in Heaven" by the English composer John Stafford Smith. The combination of the two works was named "The Star-Spangled Banner", and was officially adopted as the American national anthem in 1931.
8. "The Battle of Normandy" took place during what war?

Answer: World War II

Twelve allied nations battled German forces in the largest seaborne invasion in history. Almost three million troops crossed the English Channel from England to Normandy in German occupied France, beginning on June 6, 1944 and continuing for more than two months, concluding with the liberation of Paris. Allied forces suffered 37,000 casualties, 154,000 wounded, and 18,000 missing during the battle, compared to 200,000 German forces dead or wounded and 200,000 captured.

The twelve allied nations involved were: the United States, Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Poland, Norway, France, Greece, Czechoslovakia, and Canada.
9. Where is the Bay of Pigs?

Answer: Cuba

The Bay of Pigs is on the southern coast of Cuba. In 1961, the Bay of Pigs became the site of a failed attempt of a U.S. backed invasion of Cuban exiles intending to overthrow Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, and became a black eye in the presidency of John F. Kennedy.
10. During the Vietnam War, was the United States allied with North Vietnam or South Vietnam?

Answer: South

The Vietnam War began in 1957, but full scale American involvement didn't begin until 1965 with the Gulf of Tonkin incident.
Source: Author James76255

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