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Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader...at U.S. History?

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
1st Grade level - Which of the following is a U.S. federal holiday?
a)
Arbor Day
b)
Flag Day
c)
New Year's Day
2.
1st Grade level - Which of these American heroes is fictional?
a)
Johnny Appleseed
b)
Paul Bunyan
c)
Davy Crockett
3.
2nd Grade level - In what year did construction begin on the White House?
a)
1642
b)
1792
c)
1801
4.
2nd Grade level - In the mid-1800's, the first transcontinental railway was built across part of the United States. One end of the railway was in California. The other end was in what state?
a)
Nebraska
b)
Utah
c)
Ohio
5.
3rd Grade level - Which of the following positions is NOT a member of the U.S. Presidential Cabinet?
a)
Secretary of Education
b)
Attorney General
c)
White House Press Secretary
6.
3rd Grade level - The Hawaiian Islands were once known as the Sandwich Islands.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
3rd Grade level - Which of these is NOT an independent country?
a)
Greenland
b)
Iceland
c)
Sri Lanka
8.
4th Grade level - What is the first name of former U.S. President Taylor?
a)
Richard
b)
Thomas
c)
Harry
d)
Zachary
9.
4th Grade level - Which of the following Native American groups was a Great Plains tribe?
a)
Cherokee
b)
Tlingit
c)
Sioux
10.
5th Grade level (Final Exam) - In terms of distance, the U.S. is closest to which of the following countries?
a)
Cuba
b)
Brazil
c)
Russia
11.
5th Grade level - James Buchanan was the only U.S. President who never got married. His fiancee broke off the engagement.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
5th Grade level - Theodore Roosevelt is the youngest person to ever become president.
a)
True
b)
False