US History And Commemorations

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

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 John Tyler Martin Van Buren Andrew Jackson

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

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

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

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