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What Year Was It? Trivia Quiz

This will be a simple quiz. I give you the event, you give me the year. Let's see how well you paid attention in your American History class! All questions will be fill in the blank.

A multiple-choice quiz by draculanut31. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
draculanut31

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
90,305

Updated
Aug 23 23

# Qns
15

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Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

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1. In what year did the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock.

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2. In which year did the U.S. Revolutionary War begin?

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3. The year the Declaration of Independence was signed.

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4. The year Washington became the first president of the USA.

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5. 19th century - This was the FINAL year that the American Indians were forced to trek from their territory to Oklahoma in western USA on the "Trail of Tears". Hint

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15. And finally, the year that the Berlin wall came down.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what year did the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock.

Answer: 1620

The Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock in December of 1620. They were Puritans who had broken away from the Church of England and had suffered religious oppression as a result.

2. In which year did the U.S. Revolutionary War begin?

Answer: 1775

War began on April 19, 1775 in Concord, Mass.

3. The year the Declaration of Independence was signed.

Answer: 1776

You ALL should have gotten this one correct! On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was adopted, but it wasn't until August 2 of the same year that delegates began signing it.

4. The year Washington became the first president of the USA.

Answer: 1789

He served from 1789 to 1797, completing two terms.

5. 19th century - This was the FINAL year that the American Indians were forced to trek from their territory to Oklahoma in western USA on the "Trail of Tears".

Answer: 1839

Due to greed for more land, the people wanted the Indians off of their own land. "The "Trail of Tears" refers to the removal of several tribes from the south to lands in the west (OK). The Indians were relocated under the authority of the Indian Removal Act of 1830, which was signed by Andrew Jackson.

The first tribe, the Choctaw were relocated in 1831. The last were the Cherokee in 1838.

6. What year is most closely associated with the California Gold Rush?

Answer: 1849

A little bit of gold was found out in California and it caused a stampede to the west! Though the California Gold Rush is associated with 1849, it began in 1848.

7. In which year was President Lincoln inaugurated as the 16th president of the U.S.?

Answer: 1861

A great man. He united the country, freed the slaves, and made one of the greatest speeches ever given.

8. The year of the Great Chicago Fire.

Answer: 1871

On the evening of October 8, 1871, the Chicago fire started in the barn of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick and Catherine O'Leary. The blaze spared their home, ironically, but burned the rest of the town causing 100,000 people to be homeless and 300 people to lose their lives.

9. The year the Spanish-American war began.

Answer: 1898

Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders were the heroes of that war.

10. In what year was President William McKinley was assassinated.

Answer: 1901

He was succeeded by Theodore Roosevelt.

11. In what year did World War I begin (for the world)?

Answer: 1914

The United States became involved in the war in 1917, after the Zimmermann Note was intercepted on its way to Mexico. In it, Germany offered to give financial support to Mexico to help them gain back the territories of New Mexico, Texas and Arizona.

12. The year the Stock Market crashed, which led to the Great Depression.

Answer: 1929

October 29, 1929 will always be known as Black Tuesday.

13. In what year Pearl Harbor was attacked?

Answer: 1941

"December 7, 1941, a date that will live in infamy." -- President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

14. The year that the Vietnam war ended (for the Vietnamese).

Answer: 1975

On January 27, 1973, the United States was out of the war, but it wasn't until 1975 that all warring parties in Vietnam finally agreed to cease fire.

15. And finally, the year that the Berlin wall came down.

Answer: 1989

After over 27 years, the Berlin wall came down and the Germans were finally a united nation once more.

Source: Author draculanut31

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