1600s
How many people were executed in the Salem Witch Trials?
a) none
b) 10
c) 20
d) over 100
20
How many original British colonies existed in America?
13
What country gifted the US with the State of Liberty?
France
What year did the US entered World War 1?
1917
Who was the first Black president?
Barack Obama
Why did Pilgrims come to America?
to escape religious intolerance
When was the Declaration of Independence finished?
July 4, 1776
About how many slaves were freed at the conclusion of the Civil War?
a) 1 million
b) 4 million
c) 5 million
d) 7 million
4 million
What was the last state to be admitted to the union?
a) Alaska
b) Hawaii
c) Puerto Rico
d) Maine
Hawaii in 1959
For which sport did President Barack Obama have installed an exercise area in the White House?
a) basketball
b) soccer
c) bowling
d) golf
basketball
The first European to land in North America was from which country?
Norway
What was the first American state?
a) New York
b) Pennsylvania
c) Florida
d) Delaware
Delaware
How long was the shortest-serving president in office?
a) 2 days
b) 1 week
c) 1 month
d) 8 months
a month
How many presidents have been assassinated while in office?
a) 0
b) 2
c) 4
d) 5
4 (Abraham Lincoln, James A Garfield, William McKinley, JFK)
What was the name of the hurricane that devastated New Orleans in 2005?
a) Hurricane Katrina
b) Superstorm Sandy
c) Hurricane Ivan
d) Hurricane Maria
Hurricane Katrina
What is the oldest European-founded city in the US?
St Augustine, Florida
Who was the first president to live in the White House?
a) George Washington
b) John Adams
c) Thomas Jefferson
d) James Madison
John Adams
About how many Europeans immigrated to America from 1865 to 1918?
a) 10 million
b) 27 million
c) 32 million
d) 50 million
27 million
What year were American women granted the right to vote?
a) 1869
b) 1920
c) 1944
d) 1950
1920
How many father/son sets have served as president?
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3
2 (John Adams/John Quincy Adams and George HW Bush/George W Bush)
What five countries formed colonies that would later become part of US territory?
England, France, the Netherlands, Russia, Spain
What city was the first capital of the United States?
New York City
What state seceded from Virginia in 1863?
West Virginia
Who was the first American president to appear on television?
a) Woodrow Wilson
b) Franklin Delano Roosevelt
c) Richard Nixon
d) John F Kennedy
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
What year did Apple Computer introduce the first iPhone?
2007