Elementary American History

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. What year did the United States celebrate its bicentennial? 1972 1989 1983 1976

2. Who is traditionally known as "The Father of the United States Constitution"? Thomas Jefferson James Madison John Hancock Benjamin Franklin

3. Where would you find the phrase, "of the people, by the people, and for the people"? The Gettysburg Address The Declaration of Independence The Constitution The Presidential oath of office

4. Who has traditionally been given credit for sewing the first American flag? Martha Washington Dolly Madison Francis Hopkinson Betsy Ross

5. When the eagle was chosen as the national symbol, Benjamin Franklin suggested another animal would be more appropriate. What animal was it? Turkey Vulture Lion Horse

6. What U.S. president said, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"? John F. Kennedy Franklin Roosevelt Abraham Lincoln Ronald Reagan

7. What is Francis Scott Key's role in American history? Wrote the lyrics to the national anthem Designed the Liberty Bell Fired the first shot of the Revolutionary War Delivered the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence

8. "The Battle of Normandy" took place during what war? World War I World War II The Vietnam War The Korean War

9. Where is the Bay of Pigs? Germany Cuba Japan Hawaii

10. During the Vietnam War, was the United States allied with North Vietnam or South Vietnam? Answer: (One word North or South)