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Question 1: What do we show loyalty to when we say the Pledge of Allegiance?

  • The United States
  • The President
  • The Supreme Court
  • State governments

Question 2: Which TWO of the following were leaders of the women’s rights movement in the 1800s?

  • Susan B. Anthony
  • Harriet Tubman
  • Phyllis Schlafly
  • Coretta Scott King

Question 3: What is Veterans Day?

  • A holiday to honor people in the (U.S.) military
  • A holiday to celebrate the signing of the Constitution
  • A holiday to honor the discovery of America
  • A day to elect new government officials

Question 4: Which TWO of the following are reasons the United States entered World War II?

  • Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
  • To oppose the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan)
  • To support the spread of monarchies
  • To protect oil interests in the Middle East

Question 5: Which of the following is an example of an American innovation?

  • Landing on the moon
  • The discovery of fire
  • The invention of the wheel
  • The first paper money

Question 6: Which THREE of the following are American Indian tribes in the United States?

  • Mohawk
  • Onondaga
  • Seneca
  • Spartan

Question 7: Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one.

  • Delivered the Gettysburg Address
  • Signed the Bill of Rights
  • Invented the light bulb
  • Started the American Red Cross

Question 8: During the Cold War, what was one main concern of the United States?

  • Communism
  • The Great Depression
  • Slavery
  • The Boston Tea Party

Question 9: What is the name of the national anthem?

  • The Star-Spangled Banner
  • America the Beautiful
  • My Country, 'Tis of Thee
  • God Bless America

Question 10: Why does the flag have 13 stripes?

  • (Because the stripes) represent the original colonies
  • Because they represent the 13 original states of the South
  • Because there are 13 branches of government
  • Because it represents 13 years of war

Question 11: What did the civil rights movement do?

  • Fought to end racial discrimination
  • Started the American Revolution
  • Helped the United States win World War I
  • Ended the Great Depression

Question 12: Why did the United States enter the Vietnam War?

  • To stop the spread of communism
  • To protect the United States from an invasion by Mexico
  • To respond to the bombing of the World Trade Center
  • To end the Cold War immediately

Question 13: Which TWO of the following are American Indian tribes in the United States?

  • Huron
  • Inupiat
  • Mongol
  • Persian

Question 14: What is the capital of the United States?

  • Washington, D.C.
  • New York City
  • Philadelphia
  • Los Angeles

Question 15: Which TWO of the following are ways to become a United States citizen?

  • Be born in the United States
  • Naturalize
  • Serve on a jury as a non-citizen
  • Hold a temporary work visa

Question 16: Abraham Lincoln is famous for many things. Name one.

  • Freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
  • Purchased Alaska from Russia
  • Was the first President of the United States
  • Led the country during World War I

Question 17: When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

  • July 4, 1776
  • January 1, 1863
  • April 19, 1775
  • August 2, 1776

Question 18: Why did the United States enter the Persian Gulf War?

  • To capture the Panama Canal
  • To prevent the expansion of the Soviet Union
  • To force the Iraqi military from Kuwait
  • To end the trade embargo with Japan

Question 19: The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name one.

  • Economic opportunity
  • To live in a desert
  • To avoid farming
  • To serve in the British Parliament

Question 20: There were 13 original states. Which THREE of the following were part of that group?

  • New York
  • New Jersey
  • Pennsylvania
  • Illinois
  • Indiana