Elementary American History

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

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

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

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

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

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

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? Fired the first shot of the Revolutionary War Wrote the lyrics to the national anthem Designed the Liberty Bell 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)