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Founding Fathers Trivia!

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776?

a)

John Handcock and John Adams

b)

John Adams and Ben Franklin

c)

Ben Franklin and John Handcock

d)

Charles Thomson and John Handcock

2.

Why wasn't Ben Franklin allowed to write the Declaration of Independence?

a)

He couldn't spell

b)

He couldn't see very well

c)

They thought that he would try to write in a joke

d)

He had bad handwriting

3.

Which Founding Father became the first chief justice of the United States?

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

John Jay

c)

John Adams

d)

James Madion

4.

Who was the last Founding father to die?

a)

John Jay

b)

James Madison

c)

John Handcock

d)

Alexander Hamilton

5.

How many Founding Fathers have been on US coins and bills?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

6

d)

5

6.

Who was the youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Washington

b)

James Madison

c)

Edward Rutledge

d)

Thomas Paine

7.

Who is the oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Washington

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

James Madison

8.

Which three Founding Fathers collaborated on the Federalist Papers?

a)

George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Alexandar Hamilton

b)

James Madison, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington, James Madison, John Jay

d)

John Jay, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton

9.

Which delegate didn't show up at the Constitutional Convention, claiming he "smelled a rat"?

a)

George Washinton

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

John Jay

d)

Alexander Hamilton

10.

Which Founding Father's birthday is January 11, 1757?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

Benjamin Franklin

11.

Who was the first President of the United States?

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

George Washington

c)

James Madison

d)

Abraham Licoln

12.

Who was the Secretary of Treasury and the leader of the Federalist Party?

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Jay

d)

James Madison

13.

Who was the Commander and Chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

George Washington

d)

Benjamin Franklin

14.

John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, and John Marshall were all

a)

Democratic-Republicans

b)

Federalists

15.

James Madison and Thomas Jefferson were

a)

Federalists

b)

Democratic-Republicans