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Basic general history questions to asses knowledge.
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1
What country is responsible for bombing Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941?
Germany
Russia
China
Japan
2
The deadliest war in American history was?
Vietnam War
Persian Gulf War
Civil War
World War II
3
What organization tries to find solutions to world problems and disputes?
FEMA
NATO
United Nations
USA
4
Who is credited with discovering America?
Marco Polo
John F. Kennedy
Christopher Columbus
Big Horn
5
Who is the only President to serve MORE than 2 terms?
George Washington
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)
Abraham Lincoln
Barack Obama
6
How many judges are there in the United States Supreme Court?
5
4
10
9
7
How many colonies were in the United States originally?
17
9
13
50
8
If Mr. Allen was born in 1984, how old is he?
28
32
35
26
9
Where is the White House located at?
Washington D.C.
Los Angeles, CA
New York, NY
Atlanta, GA
10
The USA has 2 major political parties. Republican is one, who is the other?
Democrats
Federalist
Independent
Progressive
11
What President issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, which freed slaves?
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
Richard Nixon
George Bush
12
What was the period that was called "Prohibition?"
Time when women weren't allowed to drive cars
Late 1700s when Native Americans were stripped of land
Time in the 1800s when it was illegal for blacks to vote
Early 20th Century when it was illegal to buy & sell alcohol
13
What year did the USA land the first human on the Moon?
1945
1969
1965
1984
14
What Civil Rights group was initially created to protect citizens and feed children?
SNIC
NAACP
KKK
Black Panthers
15
What country did the USA purchase Louisiana from?
France
England
China
Germany
16
Which Civil Rights leader used nonviolence as a strategy?
Marcus Garvey
Malcolm X
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
W.E.B. DuBois
17
Who is NOT a famous inventor?
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Edison
Albert Einstein
Samuel Morse
18
America won their independence from what country?
Lithuania
France
England
Germany
19
Who were the first people to fly a plane in Kitty Hawk, NC?
Dodge Brothers
Blues Brothers
Ford Brothers
Wright Brothers
20
Who invented the electric light bulb?
Shirley Chisholm
Thomas Edison
Bob Barker
Andrew Jackson
