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US History

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president. Who was the 23rd?

a)

James Garfield

b)

Chester A. Arthur

c)

Rutherford B. Hayes

d)

Benjamin Harrison

2.

The first openly black man to play Major League Baseball before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier was Moses Fleetwood Walker. How many years earlier did he play?

a)

4 years earlier

b)

63 years earlier

c)

17 years earlier

d)

22 years earlier

3.

Which state is James Carter, the 39th President, originally from? He was also the governor of this state

a)

Georgia

b)

Kentucky

c)

Alabama

d)

Arizona

4.

The first African American and Asian American vice president was elected in 2020, Kamala Harris. But when did Carol Moseley Braun break ground to be the first african american senator?

a)

1986

b)

1999

c)

2005

d)

1993

5.

What state has the most total march madness wins, with 4 schools winning a total of 15 championships?

a)

North Carolina

b)

California

c)

Connecticut

d)

Kentucky

6.

The Civil War is considered the most bloody war in US history, what is the most bloodiest battle in the Civil War?

a)

Battle of Gettysburg (Jul, 1863)

b)

Battle of Antietam (Sep, 1862)

c)

Battle of the Wilderness (May, 1864)

d)

Second Battle of Bull Run (Aug, 1862)

7.

This airline is considered the oldest running american airline, it was founded in 1925

a)

American Airlines

b)

KLM

c)

Delta

d)

Grand Canyon Airlines

8.

At the age of 43, american rapper Kanye West has the highest net worth ($3.2 billion) of any rapper in the world. Who is #2?

a)

P. Diddy

b)

Eminem

c)

Dr. Dre

d)

Jay Z

9.

The 2028 Summer Olympic Games is being planned to be held in Los Angeles. This will be the 5th time the US has hosted. When was the first time and where?

a)

Los Angeles in 1932

b)

St.Louis in 1904

c)

Los Angeles in 1984

d)

Atlanta in 1928

10.

Which one of these classic american films is the oldest?

a)

The Godfather

b)

Star Wars

c)

Annie Hall

d)

ET: The Extra-Terrestrial

11.

Minnesota has the most lakes out of any state in the US, who has the fewest?

a)

Rhode Island

b)

New Mexico

c)

Maryland

d)

Washington

12.

On this day, February 5th, in 1952:

a)

The first transcontinental television broadcast in America is carried by 94 stations.

b)

In Costa Rica, President John F. Kennedy and six Latin American presidents pledge to fight Communism.

c)

US and Canada create North American Air Defense Command (NORAD)

d)

New York adopted three-colored traffic lights