Fun Facts on the Founders and the Founding Era

Question 1

Which of the following early Presidents was NOT from Virginia?

Accepted Answer

John Adams

Question 2

What President's wife was First Lady Dolley?

Accepted Answer

James Madison

Question 3

The Declaration of Independence was written in the YEAR:

Accepted Answer

1776

Question 4

For whom was Aaron Burr Vice President?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 5

In what city did the Constitutional Convention AND the Continental Congress take place?

Accepted Answer

Philadelphia

Question 6

What famous words start the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

"We the People of the United States..."

Question 7

Where did Alexander Hamilton die in a duel?

Accepted Answer

Weehawken, NJ

Question 8

The Constitution established the ______ as the way to elect the President.

Accepted Answer

Electoral College

Question 9

G. Washington fought for the British in this war where Britain gained control of N. America

Accepted Answer

French & Indian War

Question 10

All of the following Presidents died on the 4th of July, EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Abraham Lincoln

Question 11

All of the following presidents were lawyers, EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

George Washington

Question 12

Of the following Founding Fathers, which one did not attend college?

Accepted Answer

George Washington

Question 13

What branch of government was the GREAT COMPROMISE about?

Accepted Answer

Legislative

Question 14

What famous Philadelphian was too old & ill to speak at the Constitutional Convention?

Accepted Answer

Ben Franklin

Question 15

Who was married to Abigail for 54 years?

Accepted Answer

John Adams

Question 16

What early President did not like to shake hands?

Accepted Answer

George Washington

Question 17

Alexander Hamilton attended the Constitutional Convention as a delegate from what state?

Accepted Answer

New York

Question 18

In whose administration did both Jefferson and Hamilton serve as Cabinet members?

Accepted Answer

George Washington

Question 19

Many of the Founders got involved in this law that taxed paper goods:

Accepted Answer

Stamp Act

Question 20

Who was the first President to live in the White House?

Accepted Answer

John Adams

Question 21

This signer of the Declaration of Independence had the shortest commute to where it was signed:

Accepted Answer

Ben Franklin

Question 22

What President of the United States was the son of a former President & Founding Father?

Accepted Answer

John Quincy Adams

Question 23

What Virginia President attended the College of William & Mary?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 24

From what colonial region was John Adams?

Accepted Answer

New England

Question 25

The tax law protested at the Boston Tea Party was the:

Accepted Answer

Tea Act

Question 26

Parliament passed the Coercive Acts to punish the colonists for the vandalism at the:

Accepted Answer

Boston Tea Party

Question 27

John Adams was the defense lawyer for British officers involved in this 1770 tragedy:

Accepted Answer

Boston Massacre

Question 28

This Founder who had many friends in Parliament testified against the Stamp Act in 1765:

Accepted Answer

Ben Franklin

Question 29

Who did John Adams say could write "ten times better" than he could?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 30

What famous Founding Fathers was born in the Caribbean--not in one of the 13 colonies?

Accepted Answer

Alexander Hamilton

Question 31

Whose famous farewell address (largely written by Hamilton) warned of political parties?

Accepted Answer

George Washington

Question 32

What Founder was killed in a duel with Aaron Burr?

Accepted Answer

Alexander Hamilton

Question 33

Although he had help, who is considered the LEAD author of the Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 34

What accomplishment did Jefferson leave off his gravestone?

Accepted Answer

President of the United States

Question 35

__ said, "We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately."

Accepted Answer

(Ben) Franklin

Question 36

The name of the group that met in Philadelphia to respond to the Coercive Acts was called the:

Accepted Answer

Continental Congress

Question 37

What Declaration of Independence author was in France when the Constitution was written?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 38

What were George Washington's last two words?

Accepted Answer

"'Tis well"

Question 39

What famous pair died on the 50th anniversary of the original 4th of July?

Accepted Answer

John Adams & Thomas Jefferson

Question 40

What President is prominently featured in the Capitol Rotunda?

Accepted Answer

George Washington

Question 41

In what year was the Constitution signed?

Accepted Answer

1787

Question 42

What Father of the Constitution did George Washington say was about as big as a "bar of soap"?

Accepted Answer

James Madison

Question 43

What former soldier left retirement to serve as the Constitutional Convention President?

Accepted Answer

George Washington

Question 44

What Virginian organized the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

James Madison

Question 45

Who described the role of VP as "the most insignificant office" while he was doing it?

Accepted Answer

John Adams

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