American Revolution Trivia

Question 1

Which American Major General owned a bookstore?

Accepted Answer

Henry Knox

Question 2

In which year did the Colonial army have to camp at Valley Forge in the winter?

Accepted Answer

1777

Question 3

When was King George III selected as king of England?

Accepted Answer

1738

Question 4

Which British soldier was hanged as a spy?

Accepted Answer

John Andre

Question 5

What month was the Declaration of Independence truly ratified?

Accepted Answer

September 1776

Question 6

Who was George Washington's secretary of Treasury?

Accepted Answer

Alexander Hamilton

Question 7

Who is famous for his large signatures on the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

John Hancock

Question 8

In what year was Samuel Adams born?

Accepted Answer

1722

Question 9

What was the first battle of the Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

Lexington and Concord

Question 10

Who brought water to the soldiers on the battlefield?

Accepted Answer

Molly Pitcher

Question 11

Which French General joined the Colonial army without pay?

Accepted Answer

Marquis de Lafayette

Question 12

Who wrote Common Sense in 1776?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Paine

Question 13

Who was one of America's largest traitors?

Accepted Answer

Benedict Arnold

Question 14

Whose last words were, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country"?

Accepted Answer

Nathan Hale

Question 15

Who was supposedly the first person killed in the Boston Massacre?

Accepted Answer

Crispus Attucks

Question 16

How long did the American Revolution political battle last?

Accepted Answer

18 years

Question 17

Who was a Mohawk chief and a British military officer in the Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

Joseph Brant

Question 18

When were the Green Mountain Boys founded?

Accepted Answer

1760's

Question 19

3. Which American soldier was nicknamed "Swamp Fox"?

Accepted Answer

Francis Marion

Question 20

What was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

Yorktown

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