The purpose is to challenge you to see how much you know about America. We call ourselves 'Americans,' but do we really know what America really stands for? I believe it is particularly important to know about our Nation's history during this presidential election to see what really is important to us and what makes us the great nation that we are. I was shocked to find out how ignorant our students are regarding American History, particularly in AZ (where we proudly hold the 49th place nationwide for education)
I suggest you have something to write down your answers with prior to beginning the quiz.
1. How old must a person be before becoming eligible to run for President?
a. 30
b. 35
c. 21
d. 25
2. The Gettysburg Address was a famous speech given by _______.
a. Richard Nixon
b. George Washington
c. Abraham Lincoln
3. The _______ War was fought in the U.S. between the northern and southern states.
a. Civil
b. Vietnam
c. Korean
4. The Fourth of July was _______.
a. the day George Washington was born
b. the day when the Declaration of Independence was adopted
c. the day the Civil War began
5. The _______ was the fort in Texas where a group of Americans fought a large Mexican force in 1836.
a. Stonewall
b. Appomattox
c. Alamo
6. The assassin of Abraham Lincoln was _______.
a. John Wilkes Booth
b. Benedict Arnold
c. Robert E. Lee
7. Can you name all the original colonies?
8. Who was the first Vice President of the USA?
a. Thomas Jefferson
b. George Washington
c. John Adams
9. How many terms can a President serve?
a. 1
b. 3
c. Unlimited
d. 2
10. The _______ was the ship that carried the Pilgrims to America in 1620.
a. Mayflower
b. Pinta
c. Santa Maria
** Bonus question - Can you name two senators from your state? **
Answers.
1. b, 2. c, 3. a, 4. b, 5. c, 6. a,
7. Massachusetts
New Jersey
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Delaware
North Carolina
Maryland
South Carolina
Georgia
Virginia
New York, 8. c, 9. d, 10. a,
New Jersey
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Delaware
North Carolina
Maryland
South Carolina
Georgia
Virginia
New York, 8. c, 9. d, 10. a,
*Bonus - Click here to find your senators
AZ Senators:
- Presidential Candidate John McCain- Senator John Kyl
6 comments:
woo hoo! I only missed one! I feel pretty dumb though!
Dude! what the heck! Its all messed up! =)
sorry, error fixed..
That was fun sweetie!! I want more questions though :(
Ruthie, I got one wrong also! I feel dumber!!
Oh jeez! I missed 3! 7, 8 and 10! I said all of the above on 10, I guess Pinta and Santa Maria was Columbus. Oops! But I bet a lot of money that Obama would get more questions incorrect than any of us! =) After all, he thinks there are 57 states!
That was cool John!
Jonathan, that was funny about Obama! =)
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