Question of the Week

True or False: Amelia Earhart was the first female pilot to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. 

A. True
B. False
 

Answer: A. True

Source: Library of Congress 

Who is known for helping slaves find the Underground Railroad?

A. Martin Luther King Jr. 
B. Harriet Tubman
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. Frederick Douglass

Answer: B. Harriet Tubman 

Source: Library of Congress 

True or False: The stripes on the American flag represent the 13 original colonies. 

A. True
B. False
 

Answer: B. True

Source: Department of Veteran Affairs 

True or False: The Atlantic Ocean is the largest ocean that borders the United States. 

A. True
B. False
 

Answer: B. False

Source: NOAA 

Which country borders the United States to the south?

A. Canada
B. Honduras
C. Mexico
D. Guatemala

Answer: C. Mexico 

Source: Department of Homeland Security 

Who was the U.S. President at the end of World War II?

A. Franklin D. Roosevelt
B. Harry Truman
C. Herbert Hoover
D. Richard Nixon

Answer: B. Harry Truman 

Source: White House 

Which country helped the U.S. win the Revolutionary War?

A. Hungary
B. Switzerland
C. Spain
D. France

Answer: D. France 

Source: Library of Congress 

What is a new rule called when added to the Constitution? 

A. Amendment
B. Update
C. Redaction
D. Correction

Answer: A. Amendment  

Source: National Archives 

True or False: Congress is part of the legislative branch of Congress. 

A. True
B. False
 

Answer: A. True

Source: Congress 

True or False: There are 2 Representative from each state in the House of Representatives. 

A. True
B. False
 

Answer: B. False

Source: House of Representatives 

Who was the first Secretary of the Treasury?

A. George Washington
B. Alexander Hamilton
C. James Madison
D. Patrick Henry

Answer: B. Alexander Hamilton

Source: Treasury Direct

Who is on the current $100 bill?

A. George Washington
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. James Madison
D. Ben Franklin

Answer: D. Ben Franklin

Source: PBS 

Who is the first mentioned in the U.S. Constitution? 

A. Congress
B. The President
C. Supreme Court 
D. Federal Reserve 

Answer: A. Congress 

Source: National Archives 

What is the building where Congress debates laws? 

A. The White House 
B. The Court of Law 
C. The Capitol 
D. Parliament 

Answer: C. The Capitol 

Source: The Capitol  

Which amendment gave women the right to vote? 

A. 13th
B. 18th
C. 19th
D. 21st

Answer: C. 19th

Source: Library of Congress

What year were women granted the right to vote? 

A. 1890
B. 1900
C. 1912 
D. 1920

Answer: D. 1920  

Source: Library of Congress 

Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

A. Ulysses S. Grant
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. Jefferson Davis 
D. Frederick Douglass

Answer: B. Abraham Lincoln 

Source: National Archives 

In 1955, who famously refused to move to the back of the bus?

A. Martin Luther King Jr. 
B. Rosa Parks
C. Jesse Jackson 
D. Frederick Douglass

Answer: B. Rosa Parks  

Source: National Archives 

Where was the first Continental Congress held?

A. Philadelphia 
B. New York City
C. Baltimore 
D. Washington D.C. 

Answer: A. Philadelphia 

Source: Library of Congress 

Who was President of the Second Continental Congress?

A. George Washington 
B. John Adams
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. John Hancock

Answer: D. John Hancock 

Source: Library of Congress 

Who was the youngest ever elected President? 

A. Theodore Roosevelt
B. Bill Clinton
C. John F. Kennedy
D. Ulysses S. Grant

Answer: C. John F. Kennedy

Source: Whitehouse.gov 

What year was the youngest president elected? 

A. 1869
B. 1901
C. 1960
D. 1992

Answer: C. 1960

Source: Library of Congress

True or False: George Washington took his Oath of Office in New York City. 

A. True
B. False  

Answer: A. True

Source: Senate.gov

What day was George Washington's Inauguration?

A. July 4, 1776
B. April 30, 1789
C. March 1, 1801
D. March 4, 1809

Answer: B. April 30, 1789

Source: Senate.gov 

Who had the first televised Inauguration?

A. Harry S. Truman
B. John F. Kennedy
C. Jimmy Carter
D. Gerald Ford

Answer: A. Harry S. Truman

Source: WhiteHouse.gov

Where was George Washington Inaugurated?

A. Washington, DC
B. Richmond
C. Philadelphia
D. New York City

Answer: D. New York City

Source: Library of Congress

What day is Inauguration Day 2013?

A. November 5
B. January 5
C. January 24
D. January 21

Answer: D. January 21

Source: Senate.gov

Who invented the light bulb?

A. Alexander Graham Bell
B. Benjamin Franklin
C. Thomas Edison
D. Boris Rosing

Answer: C. Thomas Edison

Source: Smithsonian
 

What does an entomologist study?

A. Insects
B. Plants
C. Dinosaurs
D. Human Body

Answer: A. Insects

Source: USDA Agricultural Research Service
 

How many terms can a U.S. President serve?

A. two
B. three
C. four
D. one

Answer: A. two

Source: Federal Election Commission

How old must a citizen be in order to vote?

A. 21
B. 16
C. 25
D. 18

Answer: D. 18

Source: Federal Election Commission

What day of the week are national elections held?

A. Monday
B. Tuesday
C. Friday
D. Saturday

Answer: B. Tuesday

Source: Federal Election Commission
 

How often are U.S. Presidential Elections held?

A. Every 2 years
B. Every year
C. Every 4 years
D. Every 8 years

Answer: C. Every 4 years

Source: Federal Election Commission

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