US History And Commemorations

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1. Which of these places is historically connected to Lord Cornwallis' Surrender on 19 October 1781? Alexandria Saratoga Lexington Yorktown

2. Which of these was the founder of Jamestown, Virginia? Robert Troop John Rolfe John Smith Chief Powhatan

3. Which of these was the architect in charge of the lay-out of the new capital, Washington? Benjamin Banneker Andrew Ellicott Pierre-Charles L'Enfant James Hoban

4. Who was the first American President to actually live in the White House? James Madison Thomas Jefferson George Washington John Adams

5. Which of these was the first country the USA ever declared war on? Great Britain Spain Germany Cuba

6. Which of these presidents was the only one to serve for longer than four years? James Buchanan Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren John Tyler

7. Which of these Presidents was the only one who did not serve for the full four years? John Quincy Adams W.H.Harrison James K.Polk James Monroe

8. Which of these Washington memorials is the only one NOT to be designed to be or to comprise a statue? Iwo Jima Memorial Vietnam Veteran Memorial Lincoln Memorial Jefferson Memorial

9. Which of these 'great names in American history' was never a member of the Supreme Court? Earl Warren Oliver Wendell Holmes Daniel Webster Thurgood Marshall

10. Which of these birthdays or memorial days comes first in the course of the year? Saint Patrick's Day Abraham Lincoln's Birthday Thomas Jefferson's Birthday Memorial Day