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American History Quiz

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Question 1 of 15

Who was Thomas Jefferson?

A 19th century inventor and electrical pioneer An American Post-Impressionist artist A serial killer who plagued Boston in the 1920s A revolutionary and the third U.S. President

Question 2 of 15

In which state did the Battle of the Alamo take place?

Nevada Washington Alabama Texas

Question 3 of 15

Who did Millard Fillmore oppose throughout the Civil War?

President Buchanan President Pierce President Johnson President Lincoln

Question 4 of 15

Where did the Boston Tea Party take place?

Harvard Square Piccadilly Circle Boston Harbor Boston Commons

Question 5 of 15

In which state is the compound of the town Waco, which was raided in 1993?

Maine Nebraska Texas Arkansas

Question 6 of 15

What year did the California gold rush start?

1910 1900 1849 1995

Question 7 of 15

What nationality of people founded the Texan city of San Antonio in 1718?

Spanish Canadian French Romanian

Question 8 of 15

Who was riding a horse when somebody shot off his stovepipe hat, only for somebody else to shoot him in the head eight months later?

John Lennon Franz Ferdinand Martin Luther King Abraham Lincoln

Question 9 of 15

Actress Jane Wyman was the first wife of which famous American?

Clint Eastwood Harold Robbins Ronald Reagan John Wayne

Question 10 of 15

Starting at the Battle of Lexington, the one millionth US soldier to die in battle fell on September 4, 1951. Where?

Vietnam China Korea Japan

Question 11 of 15

Which of these historic events happened in 1776?

United States Annexes Hawaiian Islands Bodleian Library at Oxford Opened Declaration Of Independence Is Signed Walter Raleigh is arrested

Question 12 of 15

In which century did Richard Nixon die?

21st 18th 17th 20th

Question 13 of 15

Genifer Flowers was alleged to have had an affair with which US President?

Obama Clinton Bush Carter

Question 14 of 15

Who was the only President before 2006 to have been born in Georgia?

William Taft Woodrow Wilson Jimmy Carter John F. Kennedy

Question 15 of 15

During President William Henry Harrison's term who was Vice-President?

John Tyler Alan Tyler Chris Tyler Will Tyler

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