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Quiz about US History And Commemorations
Quiz about US History And Commemorations

US History And Commemorations Trivia Quiz

Some things are so basic to a nation, that even a mere tourist would have heard of them. So anyone who hopes to qualify for a Green Card, might first test themselves on this ABC of U.S. history and days of Commemoration.

A multiple-choice quiz by flem-ish. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
flem-ish
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
54,908
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
5765
Last 3 plays: IYAR99 (2/10), haydenspapa (10/10), Guest 107 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which of these places is historically connected to Lord Cornwallis' Surrender on 19 October 1781? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. Who was the first president of the Virginia Company's Jamestown Colony? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. Which of these was the architect in charge of the lay-out of the new capital, Washington? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. Who was the first American President to actually live in the White House? Hint


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5. Which of these was the first country the USA ever declared war on? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. Which of these presidents was the only one to serve for longer than four years? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. Which of these Presidents was the only one who did not serve for the full four years? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. Which of these Washington memorials is the only one NOT *designed from the outset* to be or to comprise a statue? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. Which of these 'great names in American history' was never a member of the Supreme Court? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. Which of these four days comes first in the course of the year? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which of these places is historically connected to Lord Cornwallis' Surrender on 19 October 1781?

Answer: Yorktown

 This event was followed by the Treaty of Paris, 3 September 1783.
2. Who was the first president of the Virginia Company's Jamestown Colony?

Answer: Captain Edward Maria Wingfield

 Well, as we all know, John Rolfe married Chief Powhatan's daughter 'Princess Pocahontas', but he was not involved in the founding of Jamestown.
3. Which of these was the architect in charge of the lay-out of the new capital, Washington?

Answer: Pierre-Charles L'Enfant

 James Hoban was in charge of the building of the 'White House', although the name itself was given only later by Theodore Roosevelt.
4. Who was the first American President to actually live in the White House?

Answer: John Adams

 Their terms of office: Washington: 1789-1797; Adams 1797-1801; Jefferson 1801-1809; Madison 1809-1817.
5. Which of these was the first country the USA ever declared war on?

Answer: Great Britain

 The British-American War started in 1812 and ended with the Peace of Ghent 1814.
6. Which of these presidents was the only one to serve for longer than four years?

Answer: Andrew Jackson

 Their terms of office: Jackson 1829-1837; van Buren 1837-1841; Tyler 1841-1845; Buchanan 1857-1861.
7. Which of these Presidents was the only one who did not serve for the full four years?

Answer: W.H. Harrison

 Terms of office: Monroe 1817-1825; J.Q. Adams 1825-1829; Harrison 1841; James K. Polk 1845-1849.
8. Which of these Washington memorials is the only one NOT *designed from the outset* to be or to comprise a statue?

Answer: Vietnam Veteran Memorial

 In 1984 a statue of a small group of soldiers was added to pacify the critics of the Memorial.
9. Which of these 'great names in American history' was never a member of the Supreme Court?

Answer: Daniel Webster

 Webster was a Member of the House of Representatives from 1813 till 1817 and of the Senate from 1822 until 1841.- Holmes was Supreme Court Justice from 1902 until 1932. - Marshall from 1967 until 1991.-Earl Warren was on the Supreme Court from 1953 until 1969.
10. Which of these four days comes first in the course of the year?

Answer: Abraham Lincoln's Birthday

 Lincoln = 12 February; Patrick = 17 March; Jefferson = 13 April and Memorial Day is on the last Monday of May.
Source: Author flem-ish

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