History Quiz

History Quiz

8th Grade

20 Qs

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History Quiz

History Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

History

8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Eric Cooper

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 5 pts

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George Washington LOVED dogs. He had over 30 of them! He loved dogs so much, he created his own breed, which is still around today. Amazing! What breed (pictured) did he create?

American Foxhound

Chesapeake Bay Retriever

Black and Tan Coonhound

Boston Terrier

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 5 pts

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John Adams was so notoriously bad at THIS, that he paid for lessons to be given to his son, John Quincy Adams, so that when he grew up, he wouldn't be embarrassed to do so.

Singing

Dancing

Acting

Talking to women

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 5 pts

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Thomas Jefferson was responsible for making many types of now-popular foods popular in the United States, like macaroni and cheese and French fries. THIS food he made popular when he served it to the amazement of guests in the White House.

birthday cake

pumpkin pie

ice cream

glazed donuts

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 5 pts

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Wife of James Madison, First Lady Dolley Madison, was immensely famous and popular for her WHAT while her husband was president?

The beauty of the paintings she displayed

The taste of the food she served

The scent of the perfume she wore

The parties at the White House she threw

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 5 pts

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President James Monroe has a capital city of a foreign country named after him! Which foreign country's capital city is Monrovia?

The African country of Liberia

The European country of Estonia

The South American country of Guatemala

The Asian country of the Philippines

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 5 pts

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The Marquis de Lafayette gave President John Quincy Adams a gift which Adams kept in the White House bathroom in order to scare unsuspecting guests. What gift did the Lafayette give President Adams?

A British cannon

A gigantic oil painting of a skull

A pet alligator

A decapitated head from the French Revolution (yuck!)

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 5 pts

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Even though Andrew Jackson had a strong hatred of the British and American Indians, what amazing fact below is TRUE?!

He declared Great Britain to be the greatest country in the world!

He adopted three Native American children into his family!

He almost joined the British Army during the Revolutionary War!

He knew how to speak two different Native American languages!

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