1. This artist painted many pictures of key events in American history. He is best known for his painting of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. John Trumbull Winslow Homer Grant Wood Benjamin West

2. This revolutionary period artist was best known as a painter of portraits, including many of the first American presidents. Mary Cassatt James Whistler Gilbert Stuart Fredric Remington

3. One of the most famous pictures in American history is of Washington crossing the Delaware. Name the painter. August Rodin Norman Rockwell Marc Chagall Emanuel Leutze

4. Francis Scott Key was inspired to write the 'Star Spangled Banner' when he observed an ongoing battle in this war War of 1812 Civil War Revolutionary War French and Indian War

5. 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic' was an unofficial anthem of Union soldiers in the Civil War. Who was the composer? Daniel Decatur Emmett Louis Chauvin John Philip Sousa Julia Ward Howe

6. This American composer created many prominent tunes, including 'Swanee River' and 'My Old Kentucky Home' Scott Joplin Stephen Foster Thomas Turpin Bix Beiderbicke

7. Which patriot delivered a speech that asked 'Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery'? Alexander Hamilton Patrick Henry Nathan Hale John Adams

8. Who wrote that 'Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed'? James Monroe George Washington Thomas Jefferson Samuel Adams

9. Which revolutionary patriot wrote: 'These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country ...'? James Madison Tom Paine Benjamin Franklin Benedict Arnold

10. Who said that 'This nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom'? Abraham Lincoln Stephen Douglas Daniel Webster Ulysses Grant