What Do You Know? A 4th of July Weekend Quiz - 30 Questions

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What do you know about the American Revolution?

The American Revolution and Its Enduring Legacy:

1.Is the Bill of Rights part of:
A.the U.S. Constitution
B.the Declaration of Independence
C.the Gettysburg Address
D.the Articles of Confederation
E.Don’t know

2.The most important consequence of the Boston Tea party was:

A.the repeal of the tax on tea
B.the failure of the other colonies to support Boston’s action
C.the opening of negotiations between Britain and Massachusetts
D.the enactment by Parliament of the Coercive Acts E.Don’t Know

3.Which document outlines the division of powers between the states and the federal government?
A.Declaration of Independence
B.Marshall Plan
C.U.S. Constitution
D.Homestead Act
E.Don’t Know

4.The last major military action of the American Revolution was at: A.Bunker Hill
B.Trenton
C.Saratoga
D.Yorktown
E.Don’t Know

5.Which of the following rights is not protected by the Bill of Rights? A.Freedom of Speech
B.Trial by Jury
C.The right to bear arms
D.Right to vote
E.Don’t know

6.Which of the following events most directly encouraged the states to send delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787:
A.the Whiskey Rebellion
B.the Boston Massacre
C.Bacon’s Rebellion
D.Shays’ Rebellion
E.Don’t know

7.Which of the following was responsible for declaring America’s independence from Great Britain?
A.The Albany Congress
B.The Stamp Act Congress
C.The House of Commons
D.The Second Continental Congress
E.Don’t know

8.Which of the following conflicts most directly led to the Stamp Act?
A.The War of the Roses
B.The War of 1812
C.The Mexican-American War
D.The French and Indian War (aka The 7 Years war)
E.Don’t Know

9.Benjamin Franklin epitomized which movement in colonial America?
A.the Enlightenment B.the Great Awakening
C.the Loyalist movement
D.the Glorious Revolution
E.Don’t Know

10.Who wrote the influential pamphlet called “Common Sense” which advocated independence from Britain?
A.Patrick Henry
B.Edmund Burke
C.Paul Revere
D.Thomas Paine
E.Don’t Know

11.Who took detailed notes at the Constitutional Convention and is widely regarded as the “Father of the Constitution?”
A.Abraham Lincoln
B.James Madison
C.Winston Churchill
D.George Washington
E.Don’t Know

12.Who was the first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court? A.Alexander Hamilton
B.John Marshall
C.Charles Evans Hughes
D.John Jay
13.Which of the following are the inalienable rights stated in the Declaration of Independence?
A.Life, liberty and property
B.Honor, liberty and peace
C.Life, respect and equal protection
D.Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
E.Don’t know

14.The US Constitution establishes which of the following forms of government in the United States? A.A Direct Democracy
B.A Republic
C.A Confederacy
D.An Oligarchy
E.Don’t know

15.John Locke developed the concept of the “consent of the governed,” an important principle underlying the War for Independence, in a theory known as:
A.Natural Law B.Law of Relativity
C.Common Law
D.Statutory Law
E.Don’t know

16.Which of the following nations played an important role in helping the colonies defeat the British in the American Revolution?
A.Canada
B.Mexico
C.Denmark
D.France
E.Don’t know

17.Which of the following phrases are the opening words to the US Constitution?
A.When in the course of human events
B.We the People
C.Fourscore and seven years ago
D.I have a dream
E.Don’t Know

18.Which of the following events came BEFORE the Declaration of Independence? A.Founding of Jamestown, VA
B.The Civil War
C.The Emancipation Proclamation
D.The War of 1812
E.Don’t Know

19.How many children do celebrities “Jon and Kate” have?
A.4
B.6
C.8
D.10
E.Don’t know

20.How many states were there after the United States won its independence from Britain? A.7
B.13
C.15
D.21
E.Don’t Know

21.Who said the following: “From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs”?
A.George Washington
B.Barack Obama
C.Karl Marx D.Thomas Paine
E.Don’t know

22.Who was the first athlete to win a record 8 gold medals at a single Olympics?
A.Scott Hamilton
B.Kobe Bryant
C.Shannon Miller
D.Michael Phelps
E.Don’t know

23.Who famously sang the songs “Beat it” and “Billie Jean”?
A.Elvis
B.Bruce Springsteen
C.N*SYNC
D.Michael Jackson
E.Don’t know

24.What river did George Washington cross on Christmas Eve in 1776 in a surprise attack on the Hessian troops? A.Rhine
B.Potomac
C.Delaware
D.Michigan
E.Don’t know >


25.Who was the first Secretary of the Treasury?
A.James Monroe
B.Alexander Hamilton
C.Larry Summers
D.John Seward
E.Don’t Know

26.In what state did the Valley Forge winter encampment occur? A.New York
B.Delaware
C.Ohio
D.Pennsylvania
E.Don’t know

27.When did the American Revolution begin? Was it in the . . . A.1770s
B.1640s
C.1490s
D.1800s
E.Don’t know

28.Which side of the American War of Independence did American Indians support?
A.British
B.American
C.Both D.Neither
E.Don’t know

29.The westernmost military action of the American Revolution took place at:
A.St. Louis B.Austin
C.Richmond
D.Atlanta
E.Don’t know

30.Who famously implored her husband to “remember the ladies” in drafting laws for the newly independent United States of America?
A.Martha Washington
B.Abigail Adams
C.Molly Pitcher
D.Phyllis Wheatley
E.Don’t know