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Brain Quest - U.S History

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many states are there in the Union?

a)

40

b)

45

c)

50

d)

55

2.

How did the American hero Johnny Appleseed get his name?

a)

Eating apples

b)

Buying apples

c)

Selling apples

d)

Planting apple trees

3.

In 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave this right to women.

a)

The right to vote

b)

The right to work

4.

True or False: Many colonists came to America to escape taxation.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Who was the king of England when the American Revolution started?

a)

King George I

b)

King George II

c)

King George III

6.

Was Maryland founded by Dutch traders, English Catholics, or French Quakers?

a)

Dutch traders

b)

English Catholics

c)

French Quakers

7.

How many World Wars has there been?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

8.

True or False: The Americans fought England during the Revolutionary War.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

True or False: When the English captured New Amsterdam, they named the city New York.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Who reached America first?

a)

Hernando de Soto

b)

Juan Ponce de Leon

11.

When did the Pilgrims arrive at Plymouth Rock?

a)

1620

b)

1776

c)

1812

12.

True or False: African American Benjamin Banneker helped to plan the city of Washington, D.C.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

If a U.S. President dies in his office, who is next in line to be President?

a)

The President's secretary

b)

The President's son

c)

The Vice President

14.

What ocean did the Pilgrims crossed when they sailed from England to the New World?

a)

The Atlantic ocean

b)

The Pacific ocean

c)

The Indian ocean

d)

The Arctic ocean

15.

The Americans won the War of Independence with the help of...

a)

Greece

b)

Spain

c)

Italy

d)

France

16.

Did most Irish immigrants come to the United States in the 1840s or the 1920s?

a)

1920s

b)

1840s

17.

What is the head of a state's government called?

a)

Senator

b)

Governor

18.

What animal is a symbol of the Republican party?

a)

Tiger

b)

Eagle

c)

Elephant

d)

Lion

19.

True or False: Supreme Court justices are appointed to their jobs for life.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

In what month do we vote for the President of the United States?

a)

February

b)

August

c)

November

d)

December