U.S. History - A Miscellany

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. What city was the Declaration of Independence signed in? Philadelphia New York Boston Seattle

2. Who was the sixteenth president of the United States? Abraham Lincoln George Washington James Garfield Millard Fillmore

3. During what war was the 'Star Spangled Banner' written? WWI Civil War War of 1812 Revolutionary War

4. Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner? John Thompson Francis Scott Key Perry Mason Ben Matlock

5. What European nation originally colonized Florida? England Spain Denmark Portugal

6. Who is on the 2 dollar bill? Martin Van Buren George Washington Thomas Jefferson James Monroe

7. How many presidents have been impeached? 1 All of them 3 2

8. Which political figure of the US was said to chop down a cherry tree? Trent Dilfer Abe Lincoln George Washington Barbara Bush

9. What U.S. president was accused, with overwhelming evidence against him, of trying to gather confidential material on the other party's election campaign plans? George Washington Richard Nixon Fidel Castro Calvin Coolidge

10. Which of these presidents shares a name with an automobile manufacturer? Gerald Ford Kim Smith Calvin Coolidge John Quincy Adams