Quiz on American History

The first people who "discovered America" came from

• Europe

• Asia

• Africa

• Australia

What people explored America in the ninth century?

• The British

• The Dutch

• The Norse

• The Spanish

Christopher Columbus landed in America in

• 1620

• 1942

• 1492

• 1512

Who arrived at Plymouth Rock in 1620?

• The Indians

• The Pilgrims

• The French

• The Germans

The War of Independence took place

• From 1775 to 1783

• From 1770 to 1782

• From 1773 to 1885

• From 1941 to 1945

There are …. states in America

• 51

• 50

• 25

• 13

The first president of the United States was

• 
• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• George Bush

Abraham Lincoln is the …. President of the USA

• Sixteenth

• First

• Last

• Seventh

The national motto of the USA is

• Uncle Sam

• In God We Trust

• E pluribus Unum

• Stars and Stripes

The Statue of Liberty was a gift from

• Italy

• England

• France

• Spain