U.S. History Quiz Show This quiz contains sound for answer notification purposes only so please adjust your speakers as you see fit before you begin. Good luck! 1 / 23 The first black baseball player in the Major Leagues was Jackie Robinson. 2 / 23 Ponce de Leon went to Florida to seek the mythical fountain of youth. 3 / 23 George Wallace was considered racist for saying, "I have no purpose to introduce political and social equality between the white and black races. There is a physical difference between the two which . . . will probably forever forbid their living together, . . . and I am in favor of the race to which I belong having the superior position." 4 / 23 White Americans forced roaming Indians to settle down and farm. 5 / 23 Who Said the Following Quotation: "Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration." Abraham Lincoln Karl Marx Richard Nixon 6 / 23 Who Said the Following Quotation: "It is above all to be remembered that the war did not originate with the North, but with the South. The North finds itself on the defensive." Abraham Lincoln Karl Marx Richard Nixon 7 / 23 Who Said the Following Quotation: "Let us begin by committing ourselves to the truth, to see it like it is and to tell it like it is, to find the truth, to speak the truth and live with the truth." Abraham Lincoln Karl Marx Richard Nixon 8 / 23 Who were the first non-Native settlers in what is now the United States? Vikings Africans English Asians 9 / 23 Who were the first "pilgrims" (escaping religious persecution in Europe) in what is now the United States? Puritans Jews Catholics Hindus 10 / 23 When was the term "Pilgrims" first used for the early British settlers of Massachusetts? 11 / 23 What was the population of the Americas in 1492? 1 million 10 million 50 million 100 million 12 / 23 What percentage of the Native Americans of coastal New England was killed by a disease transmitted by Europeans and Africans three years before the Pilgrims landed? 0-25% 25-50% 50-75% 75-100% 13 / 23 Which of these wars cost the most American lives in combat, as a proportion of the total population? King Phillip's War French and Indian War American Revolution War of 1812 Mexican War Spanish-American War 14 / 23 Which war cost the most lives in total numbers? King Phillip's War French and Indian War American Revolution War of 1812 Mexican War Spanish-American War 15 / 23 Which war gets the least coverage in American history textbooks? King Phillip's War French and Indian War American Revolution War of 1812 Mexican War Spanish-American War 16 / 23 What western hemisphere people were quick to aid George Washington's forces in the American Revolution?
Haitians Native Americans Canadians Mexicans 17 / 23 Who segregated the federal government? No one - it had always been segregated. Abraham Lincoln in 1861 Ulysses S. Grant in 1871 Woodrow Wilson in 1913 Harry S. Truman in 1947 18 / 23 Woodrow Wilson sent American troops into which of the following countries? Cuba Dominican Republic Haiti Mexico Nicaragua U.S.S.R. Panama All of the Above 19 / 23 Which one statement about Christopher Columbus is true? Most of his compatriots, like the scholars of the time, thought the world was flat. He died never knowing he had "discovered" a new continent. He and his men massacred and enslaved the Caribbean Indians. He died alone and penniless. 20 / 23 For how many years did the Norse visit North America? 21 / 23 Which of these Americans could be considered a communist? Helen Keller Groucho Marx John Brown Henry David Thoreau Rush Limbaugh 22 / 23 Why did the Wilson Administration prosecute Robert Goldstein (and get him ten years in prison)? For murder For spying For making a movie making the British look bad For fraud 23 / 23 How did Squanto learn English? From White Settlers As a slave in England From a book he found He didn't know English Your score is The average score is 42% What are some good American history questions?100 American History Trivia Questions and Answers. How long ago do historians estimate the first settlers arrived on what is now American soil? ... . How did Indigenous tribes get here? ... . When did Christopher Columbus land in what would later become the United States?. What are good history trivia questions?American History
What sport's hall of fame enshrined Abraham Lincoln for having a stellar record of just one loss? How many stars does the American Flag have? How many Stripes does the United States of America' flag have? What state was the last state to overturn laws against interracial marriage in the year 2000?
What are some easy history questions?Good luck!. 1/17. What happened in 1066? ... . 2/17. Which of these was NOT a Roman leader? ... . 3/17. Where was the Titanic headed to before it sank? ... . 4/17. @lehighu | giphy. ... . 5/17. Cleopatra had an imaginary friend called Hamish. ... . 6/17. Who was the THIRD man to walk on the moon? ... . 7/17. Who did Henry VIII first marry? ... . What are some questions about the United States?Questions and Answers about the USA. What is the capital of the USA? ... . What currency is used in the USA? ... . How many stars are there on the US flag? ... . What was the last state to join the United States of America? ... . The USA are the third-largest country in the world. ... . What is the anthem of the USA? ... . What is the US national bird?. |