U.S. History - A Miscellany

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

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

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

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

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

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

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 2 3 All of them

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

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? Calvin Coolidge Gerald Ford Kim Smith John Quincy Adams