Classic Classic Quiz Short history of the USA by Martilotta Martilotta 358 played - 8 yrs ago A quiz on the history of the USA from the Pilgrim Fathers to the election of president Obama. QUIZ 20 QUESTIONS medium 1 Where did the Pilgrims land in America ? In New York harbourIn Virginia beachIn Plymouth rockIn Newport 2 Why did the Pilgrims leave England ? Because they were persecuted for their religion.Because they wanted to drink coke.Because they wanted to escape war.Because they wanted to find gold. 3 When did the USA become an independent nation ? On July 4th 1676On July 14th 1789On July 4th 1776On June 4th 1776 4 Who was the first president of the USA ? Abraham LincolnThomas JeffersonBarack ObamaGeorge Washington 5 Who was the 3rd president of the USA and one of the authors of the Declaration of Independence ? John AdamsGeorge WashingtonThomas JeffersonTheodore Roosevelt 6 When did slavery become legal in America ? In the 15th centuryIn the 16th centuryIn the 17th centuryIn the 18th century 7 Who abolished slavery in the USA ? Martin Luther KingJohn Fitzgerald KennedyAbraham LincolnBarack Obama 8 What is the name of the war between the Northern states and the southern states from 1861 to 1865 ? The Great warThe war of the rosesThe war of IndependenceThe civil war 9 What was found in California in the 1850s ? SilverGoldCopperDiamonds 10 When did the USA enter the WWI ? In 1914In 1915In 1916In 1917 11 The great depression of 1929 and the stock market crash is also known as ... Black MondayBlack TuesdaySunday bloody SundayBlack Friday 12 Which event forced the USA to enter WWII in 1941 ? There were terrorrist attacks in New YorkThe Nazis invaded the USAThe Nazis bombed the USAThe Japanese bombed the US fleet in Pearl Harbour . 13 What is the name of Martin Luther King's famous speech in Washington in 1963 ? I want to break freeLet my people goI have a dreamHappy days 14 Where was president Kennedy assassinated on November 22nd 1963 ? In DallasIn ParisIn LondonIn Washington 15 In which country did the USA fight between 1965 and 1973 ? In RussiaIn ChinaIn KoreaIn Vietnam 16 What was the name of the first man to set foot on the moon ? Buzz AldrinBuzz lightyearNeil ArmstrongYuri Gagarin 17 How long ago did hijacked planes destroyed the Twin towers in New York ? 10 years11 years14 years16 years 18 When did Barack Obama become the first black president of the USA ? In 2007In 2008In 2009In 2010 19 In the USA a candidate to the presidency can only be elected OnceTwiceThree timesFour times 20 The next US president will be ... The 43rdThe 44thThe 45thThe 46th A mistake in this Quiz ? Contact the author Commentaires
