U.S. History
Who was the first African American President in U.S. History?
who is Barack Obama
Who was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?
Who is George Washington
Who was the President of the United Stated, when the Civil War began in 1861?
Who is Abraham Lincoln
What is the name of the Austrian born German Politician who became the Dictator of Germany from 1933 until his death in 1945?
Who is Adolf Hitler
What year did Christopher Colombus first cross the Atlantic Ocean and eventually landed in the Bahamas?
A. 1492
B. 1535
C. 1561
D. 1608
What is A. 1492 "In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue"
Who wrote the National Anthem?
A. Francis Scott Key
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. Alexander Hamilton
D. Thomas Edison
Who is A. Francis Scott Key
What U.S. President secured the purchase of 828,000 square miles of land, called the "Louisiana Purchase" in 1803 for $15,000,000?
Who is Thomas Jefferson
What year did the revolutionary war end?
A. 1776
B. 1779
C. 1783
D. 1789
What is C. 1783
When the civil war began, 23 states were part of the Union (the United states of America) how many states had succeeded and formed the Confederate States of America?
What is 11 States (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas)
Joseph Stalin was the dictator of what country from 1924-1952?
A. Italy
B. Ukraine
C. Poland
D. (Soviet Union) aka Russia
What is the Soviet Union, presently known as Russia
What year did Idaho become a State of the United States of America?
A. 1845
B. 1867
C. 1878
D. 1890
what is D. 1890
Who was the first female aviator to fly across the Atlantic Ocean?
who is Amelia Earhart
What year did the United Stated NASA program manage to land on the moon? Where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first two humans to walk on the moon.
A. 1965
B. 1967
C. 1969
D. 1972
What is C. 1969
The colonists who opposed the brittish empire and fought for their independence (or supported the revolutionary war) were known as Patriots. Those who remained loyal to the Brittish empire were called loyalists. What percentage of the 13 colonies population were loyalists?
A. 8%
B. 20%
C. 32%
D. 45%
What is B. 20%
On what day, month and year did the confederate states of America surrender to the United States of America, marking the end of the civil war?
What is April 9, 1865
What year was the first successful powered airplane built (which was built by Orville and Wilbur Wright)?
A. 1872
B. 1889
C. 1903
C. 1915
What is C. 1903
What year did World War 1 begin?
A. 1907
B. 1911
C. 1914
D. 1918
What is C. 1914
Who painted the Sistine Chapel?
A. Rafael
B. Leonardo
C. Michelangelo
D. Donatello
Who is C. Michelangelo
What U.S. amendment gave women the right to vote?
A. 13th amendment
B. 16th amendment
C. 19th amendment
D. 22nd amendment
What is C. the 19th amendment (passed in 1919, ratified in 1920).
What battle tactic did the continental army use to help them defeat the British army, despite being outnumbered?
What is Guerrilla warfare
What Battle has been commonly referred to as "The bloodiest day of the Civil War"?
What is the Battle of Antietam
Who was the founder of the Mongol Empire?
Who is Genghis Khan
What year was the famous play "Romeo & Juliet" (written by William Shakespeare) published?
A. 1478
B. 1597
C. 1633
D. 1845
What is B. 1597
What is the name of the African American woman who refused to give up her seat on the bus, in an effort to stand up against the daily racism and segregation that people of color dealt with, in 1955, and was subsequently arrested?
A. Rosa Parks
B. Harriet Tubman
C. Oprah Winfrey
D. Maria W. Stewart
Who is A. Rosa Parks
What U.S. amendment declared it illegal to deny the right to vote to a person of color, race, or previous condition of servitude?
What is the 15th amendment (passed in 1870)
What is the name of the American born Continental Army General, who defected to the British Army in 1780?
What is Benedict Arnold
Who was the Union Army General during the Civil War?
(Hint: he went on to become the 18th U.S. President)
Who is Ulysses S. Grant
Which three countries were known as the "Axis Powers" during World War 1?
A. Germany, Italy, & Japan
B. Russia, China, & North Korea
C. England, Spain, & France
D. Saudi Arabia, Iraq & Iran
What is A. Germany, Italy, & Japan
When the militant islamic group known as "Al Qaeda" committed terrorist attacks against the United States of America, crashing two planes into the twin towers, and a third into the pentagon, it became known synonymously as 9/11. What year did this event take place?
A. 1999
B. 2001
C. 2007
D. 2009
What is B. 2001
What was the first country in the world to give women the right to vote?
A. Finland
B. Japan
C. Argentina
D. New Zealand
What is D. New Zealand
Who was the only U.S. President to serve more than two terms of office?
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt
In what city was the declaration of Independence signed in 1776?
What is Philadelphia
Who was the General of the Confederate States of America, during the civil War?
Who was Robert E. Lee
What year did India gain Independence from Great Britain?
A. 1651
B. 1789
C. 1832
D. 1947
What is D. 1947
During World War II, the united States of America dropped two Atomic Bombs on the country of Japan. One on the city of Nagasaki, and the other on the city of Hiroshima. (this was and has been the only use of nuclear weapons in armed conflict in world history). What year did this take place?
A. 1933
B. 1937
C. 1941
D. 1945
What is D. 1945
What year was the Boys & Girls Clubs of America founded?
A. 1860
B. 1912
C. 1950
D. 1972
What is A. 1860