Things Every American Should Know Quiz

Answer: September 3, 1783

The Revolutionary War ended on September 3, 1783, when Britain and the United States signed the Treaty of Paris.

Answer: George Washington

After the Revolutionary War, George Washington was offered the position of king. Washington declined saying that he would never be king but he would take the position of president if elected. He thought no man should be given absolute power, no man should have power for life, and the leader of a country should be elected by the citizens of that country.

Answer: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Second Continental Congress was held in Philadelphia. At this meeting, the Declaration of Independence was ratified on July 4, 1776.

Answer: Cabinet

Both the Senate and the House of Representatives were included in the original Constitution, which also established the Supreme Court. The cabinet is not included in the Constitution. It is an institution that was established by George Washington.

Answer: There isn't one

English is the de facto national language of the United States, but it is not the official language. There is no official language of the United States although there have been proposed Constitutional amendments throughout history that have sought to make English the official language.

Answer: October 24, 1929

The stock market crashed on October 28, 1929 and October 29, 1929. This led to the Great Depression which would last until 1940-41.

Answer: Gerald Ford

The war ended on 30th April 1975 upon the fall of Saigon. Gerald Ford was president at this time.

Answer: Apollo 11

Apollo 11 was the first manned spacecraft to land on the moon. Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon and he was shortly followed by crew mate Buzz Aldrin.

Answer: 1962

The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between the Soviet Union and the United States during the Cold War. It was a result of the failed Bay of Pigs invasion during John F. Kennedy's administration.

Answer: Delaware

Delaware was the first state to ratify the US Constitution and is therefore known as the "First State".

Answer: John Hancock

John Hancock was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence. His signature was not only the first, but the largest. Hancock was the only one of the 56 signers to sign on July 4th, most signed on August 2, 1776.

Answer: Stephen A .Douglas

Lincoln defeated Stephan A. Douglas along with John C. Breckenridge, and John Bell in the 1860 presidential election by winning the majority of the electoral votes. Douglas was his best known opponent. Lincoln and Douglas debated over slavery in the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates.

Answer: Cuba

The Spanish-American War lasted less than one year in 1898. The American victory over Spain played a significant role in establishing the US as a world power.

Answer: It was the first moving assembly line

Henry Ford developed the assembly line to mass produce his Model T. The moving assembly line is now used in the manufacturing of most goods. Earlier assembly lines had required the movement of goods, by hand or with the aid of a vehicle, from one section of the line to another or even by lift from one floor to another.

Answer: December 7

The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Soon after, the USA declared war on Japan and entered World War II.

Answer: Sandra Day O'Connor

Sandra Day O'Connor became the first woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court in 1981.

Answer: 1492

Columbus sailed the ocean blue / In fourteen hundred ninety two. Of course, his aim was find a new route to the Far East. He landed on Hispaniola in what is now the Dominican Republic.

Answer: Montana

Jeannette Rankin of Montana was the first woman elected to Congress. She was elected in 1916. Rankin ran for one of the two open Congressional seats as a Republican. In winning the election, Rankin became the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress, and the first woman elected to a national legislature in any western democracy.

Answer: Poor Richard's Almanack

Franklin began publishing Poor Richard's Almanack in 1732. The magazine featured a fictional character, Poor Richard, who gave advice on common sense and honesty to readers.

Answer: Jamestown, Virginia

Jamestown was the first successful English settlement in North America in 1607. An attempt to establish a settlement on Roanoke Island in 1585-87 had ended in failure.