Trivia Quiz: US History

Question 1: Of the following, which was not one of the original 13 colonies?

 A: Delaware
 B: Pennsylvania
 C: Georgia
 D: Maine

Question 2: In what year did the Louisiana Purchase take place?

 A: 1776
 B: 1803
 C: 1891
 D: 1812

Question 3: Which US President purchased Alaska from Russia?

 A: Thomas Jefferson
 B: Zachary Taylor
 C: Warren Harding
 D: Andrew Johnson

Question 4: Which of the following Presidents was not in office during wartime?

 A: Abraham Lincoln
 B: James Madison
 C: Theodore Roosevelt
 D: Franklin Roosevelt

Question 5: During what war was the Star Spangled Banner written?

 A: The Revolutionary War
 B: The War of 1812
 C: The Civil War
 D: World War I

Question 6: Who wrote the original draft of the Declaration of Independence?

 A: Thomas Jefferson
 B: John Adams
 C: Benjamin Franklin
 D: George Washington

Question 7: Who was the first Vice President of the US?

 A: John Q. Adams
 B: John Adams
 C: George Washington
 D: Andrew Jackson

Question 8: In what year, during World War I, did the US declare war against Germany?

 A: 1914
 B: 1915
 C: 1917
 D: 1919

Question 9: Which Constitutional Amendment guarantees a speedy public trial for criminal offenses?

 A: The 3rd
 B: The 6th
 C: The 8th
 D: The 10th

Question 10: In what year did women gain the right to vote in the US?

 A: 1920
 B: 1905
 C: 1910
 D: 1899