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Easy US History Trivia Questions
The easy questions from our us history set, 14 of them, each with the answer and an explanation below the game.
Keys 1-4 pick an answer, Enter moves on. Nothing is saved to an account.
The easy band is the material taught in every American classroom: the first president, the year of the Declaration, the number of colonies, who walked on the Moon. Non-Americans will still get most of these from general knowledge.
14 easy us history trivia questions with answers
Who was the first President of the United States?
Answer: George Washington He took office in 1789 and declined to serve a third term.
In which year was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
Answer: 1776 The Continental Congress approved it on July 4, 1776.
How many original colonies formed the United States?
Answer: 13 They are the thirteen stripes still on the flag.
Who was president during the American Civil War?
Answer: Abraham Lincoln Lincoln was elected in 1860 and assassinated days after the war ended.
Which country gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States?
Answer: France It was dedicated in 1886 to mark a century of American independence.
Which founding document begins with the words "We the People"?
Answer: The Constitution The preamble was drafted at the Philadelphia convention in 1787.
The United States bought Alaska in 1867 from which country?
Answer: Russia The price was 7.2 million dollars, about two cents an acre.
Who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence?
Answer: Thomas Jefferson He was 33 at the time and later became the third president.
The American Civil War ended in which year?
Answer: 1865 Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House in April 1865.
Which American was the first person to walk on the Moon?
Answer: Neil Armstrong Apollo 11 landed on July 20, 1969, with Aldrin following him out.
Besides Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln, which president is carved on Mount Rushmore?
Answer: Theodore Roosevelt Sculptor Gutzon Borglum picked him to represent national development.
Which president appears on the one dollar bill?
Answer: George Washington Lincoln is on the five and Jackson on the twenty.
What is the capital city of the United States?
Answer: Washington, D.C. The capital moved there from Philadelphia in 1800.
The Pilgrims arrived in 1620 aboard which ship?
Answer: The Mayflower They landed at Plymouth in what is now Massachusetts.
Answer key
- George Washington
- 1776
- 13
- Abraham Lincoln
- France
- The Constitution
- Russia
- Thomas Jefferson
- 1865
- Neil Armstrong
- Theodore Roosevelt
- George Washington
- Washington, D.C.
- The Mayflower
How to play
- Pick a mode: multiple choice, true or false, a 60-second sprint, or the daily quiz.
- Answer with a tap, or press 1 to 4 on a keyboard. The right answer appears straight away with a line explaining it.
- Finish the round to see your score, copy the result grid, and step up a difficulty.
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