Quiz on Symbols and U.S. History

Symbols often represent a ______________, a ______________, or a ______________.

• color, shape, size

• belief, value, principle

• person, place, thing

• person,place,country

The U.S. Capitol building is where Congress ______________.

• lives

• sings

• meets

• works

The Jefferson Memorial is in honor of ______________, who was the third president of the U.S. and the main writer of the Declaration of Independence.

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

The Lincoln Memorial is a statue and monument that celebrates ________________, who was the 16th president of the U.S. He led the country during the Civil War.

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

• Franklin Roosevelt

The Washington Monument is a ________________ and pointed pillar that was built to honor ________________, the first president of the U.S.

• Tall tower, Abraham Lincoln

• Round, Thomas Jefferson

• Tall, George Washington

• Small, John Adams

Who is believed to have sewn or made the first American flag?

• Betsy Ross

• Martha Washington

• Abigail Adams

• Eleanor Roosevelt

The Pledge of Allegiance was written by Francis Bellamy in 1892, and today we say the pledge to _____________________.

• show loyalty to the flag

• celebrate the holiday

• count our blessings

• honor our school

When saying the pledge, we put our ________________ hand over our ________________.

• left, heart

• right, head

• right, heart

• left, head

What song is the United States national anthem?

• America the Beautiful

• Oh Say Can You See

• The Star-Spangled Banner

• My Country, 'Tis of Thee

The Liberty Bell is an important U.S. symbol because this bell rang to announce what?

• The birth of a new president

• The end of the Civil War

• The Declaration of Independence being sent to the king

• The arrival of the first settlers in the thirteen colonies