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WorksheetsUnited States Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is the official name of the United States?
United States
USA
America
United States of America
Which mountain range is found in the United States?
Himalayas
Alps
Rocky Mountains
Andes
What is the lowest point in the United States?
Yellowstone
Yosemite
Grand Canyon
Death Valley
Which region of the United States is known as the 'nation's breadbasket'?
New England
Southwest
West
Midwest
For centuries native peoples lived across the vast expanse that would become the United States. Starting in the 16th century, settlers moved from (a) to the New World, established colonies, and displaced these native peoples.
What is the national bird and symbol of the United States?
Bald eagle
Peregrine falcon
Red-tailed hawk
American kestrel
Where is the capital city of the United States located?
New York
Chicago
Washington, D.C.
Los Angeles
Who was the first African American President of the United States?
Barack Obama
Donald Trump
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
Which document declared the independence of the American colonies from Great Britain?
Bill of Rights
Emancipation Proclamation
Constitution
Declaration of Independence
When did the Civil War in the United States begin?
1812
1492
1861
1776
What is the largest state in the United States by area?
Texas
California
Alaska
Florida
Who was the first President of the United States?
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
John Adams
Who was the President of the United States during World War II?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Throughout its history, the United States has been a nation of (a) .
What is the highest peak in the United States at 20,320 feet?
Mount Denali
Mount Everest
Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Elbrus
Who was the President of the United States during the 9/11 attacks?
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Barack Obama
Donald Trump
Citizens over the age of 18 years old vote to elect the President and Vice President of United States every (a) years.
The Civil War was fought between (a) , or people who wanted to end slavery, and the pro-slavery Confederacy.
Enslaved Africans were brought to North America by boat as early as 1619. The trans-Atlantic slave trade saw more than 12.5 (a) people kidnapped from Africa and sold at ports throughout the Americas over the next couple of centuries.
In 1958, NASA—the National Aeronautics and Space Administration—started exploring the possibility of space flight. By 1970, the agency landed the first human on the moon.
True
False
