U.S. History Trivia Questions
Total Questions: 43
In what year was Colorado admitted to the Union?
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1876
Which famous American landmark was first depicted on the back of the penny in 1959?
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lincoln memorial
Which state's annexation led to border disputes that resulted in the Mexican War?
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texas
What type of tax was authorized by the ratification of the 16th Amendment in 1913?
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income
In 1893, more than 100,000 people rushed to the Cherokee Strip area of which territory to claim land?
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oklahoma
In which state did the first drive-in movie theatre open in Camden in 1933?
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new jersey
In what year did the United States celebrate its bicentennial?
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1976
Which river became the western boundary of the United States under the 1783 Treaty of Paris?
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mississippi river
Which frontiersman served Tennessee in Congress, initially as a Democrat and later as a Whig?
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davy crockett
What significant event that ended on December 5, 1933, after Utah ratified the 21st Amendment?
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prohibition
Which country did the United States purchase Alaska from, 100 years before its centennial celebration in 1967?
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russia
Which U.S. president appointed his brother-in-law Sargent Shriver as director of the Peace Corps in 1961?
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john f. kennedy
In December 1998, the citizens of which U.S. commonwealth voted again not to become a state?
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puerto rico
In which U.S. capital city did Abraham Lincoln own the only house he ever lived in?
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springfield, illinois
In which state were 900,000 acres of land opened for settlement on September 22, 1891, even though some settlers arrived sooner?
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oklahoma
To which group did General Douglas MacArthur deliver his famous 'fade away' line on April 19, 1951?
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congress
Which U.S. city's Haight-Ashbury District was the center of the Summer of Love in 1967?
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san francisco
How many U.S. states were there in 1920?
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48
Which U.S. city was burned by the British after the Battle of Bladensburg in August 1814?
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washington, d.c.
Which frontiersman moved to Texas after losing a reelection bid for Congress from Tennessee in 1835?
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davy crockett
Which historical figure, known for accompanying Lewis and Clark, had a woman claiming to be her die in 1884 at approximately 100 years old?
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sacagawea
Which governing body decreed in November 1775 that American soldiers should receive a quart of cider or spruce beer daily?
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continental congress
What number was the Continental Congress that adopted the Declaration of Independence?
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second
Which fort did Sherman recapture in 1865, where the Civil War had started?
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fort sumter
In which present U.S. state did the Army build two forts in 1824 to prepare for the immigration of the Five Civilized Tribes?
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oklahoma
Which state was the first Confederate state to rejoin the Union on July 24, 1866, doing so voluntarily?
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tennessee
What practice did the Wilmot Proviso attempt to outlaw in any territory acquired from Mexico?
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slavery
Who marked the site for Salt Lake City's Temple Square four days after arriving in Salt Lake Valley?
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brigham young
Which republic voted to give up its independence and become a U.S. state on July 4, 1845?
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texas
In 1915, Gutzon Borglum designed a memorial to the Confederacy on which mountain in Georgia?
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stone mountain
Which U.S. President, who assumed office 100 years after George Washington, is also known as the 'Centennial President' and is the grandson of a former President?
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benjamin harrison
Which Apache leader became a tourist attraction at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, from 1894 until his death in 1909?
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geronimo
Whose literary skill is credited with the final wording of the U.S. Constitution?
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gouverneur morris
What was an early form of Native American currency, valued at 6 white beads to one English penny?
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wampum
In which U.S. city was The Cabildo the headquarters of Spanish rulers of Louisiana?
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new orleans
Who taught business law at Huntington College in 1975 before becoming vice president?
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dan quayle
Which 1787 document was signed by Jonathan Dayton of New Jersey at the age of 26, making him the youngest signer?
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constitution
What is the name of the Massachusetts cape where the Pilgrims landed before founding Plymouth?
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cape cod
Which California city was the site of the 1996 Republican Convention?
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san diego
On January 20, 1981, Iran released its hostages on the same day which president was inaugurated?
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ronald reagan
Which president appointed the most members of the current Supreme Court?
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ronald reagan
Who is the Arizona Republican who published the book 'With No Apologies' in 1979?
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barry goldwater
Which John did John Adams appoint as chief justice?
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john marshall
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