US History 1
1. In which century was New York first settled?
1624 (17th Century)
2. Who was assassinated at Ford theatre in Washington DC by John Wilkes Booth in 1865?
Abraham Lincoln
3. George Washington was the first president of the US, but who was the second?
John Adams
4. Which US president was nicknamed Ike?
Dwight D Eisenhower
5. During which month of the year are the US Presidential elections held?
November
6. The last American state, Alaska became part of the Union in which decade?
1950’s (1959)
7. In 2006, Sarah Palin became the first female governor of which US state?
Alaska
8. General Custer was defeated by Crazy Horse at the Battle of Little Big Horn, who or what is Little Big Horn?
A river.
9. In the US in the 1920′s and 1930′s the Chicago Piano was a slang term for what?
Machine gun
10. Which American dancer died in 1927 when the scarf she was wearing caught in the wheel of her car breaking her neck?
Isadora Duncan
US History 2
1. The battle of the Alamo took place in which US state in 1836?
Texas
2. Who became the governor of California in 1966?
Ronald Reagan
3. In which city did Martin Luther King make his 'I Have a Dream' public speech?
Washington DC
4. Which American was famous for his ride to warn of the approaching British in t he American revolutionary war?
Paul Revere
5. The OSS was the pre-World war 2 predecessor of which US organisation?
The CIA
6. Which US president was nicknamed tricky Dicky?
Richard Nixon
7. In 1863. Abraham Lincoln declared that Thanksgiving will in future be held on what day in November?
The last Thursday
8. The 13th amendment of the US constitution dealt with the abolition of what?
Slavery
9. What medal is given to US military personnel who are injured in action?
Purple heart
10. What is the name of the former white house aide who escaped imprisonment in 1989 over his part in the Iran Contra affair?
Oliver North
US History 3
1. Before 1664, what was New York called?
New Amsterdam
2. In which US state was Custer's last stand of 1876?
Montana
3. Lee Harvey Oswald, assassin of JFK was himself assassinated by Jack Ruby, live on TV in which city in 1963?
Dallas
4. In July 1977, there was a 25 hour power cut in which US city, causing looting and vandalism?
New York
5. In 1860, 1 in 4 New Yorkers had been born in which country?
Ireland
6. During prohibition, what name was given to people that smuggled alcohol?
Bootlegger
7. Who was the American president at the time of the Wall Street crash in 1929?
Calvin Coolidge
8. Two cities other than Washington DC have been the capital of the USA. Name one of them.
New York and Philadelphia
9. What is the name of the American plane that dropped the bomb on Nagasaki?
Bockscar
10. Who was the first Roman Catholic President of the US?
JFK
US History 4
1. What was the name of the American organisation that worked for the protection of black people in the 60’s and 70’s?
Black Panthers
2. Which US president was nicknamed “the comeback kid”?
Bill Clinton
3. In which decade was the car bombing of the world trade centre in New York?
1990's
4. Sitting Bull was a native American holy man killed by American police in 1890, but which tribe did he belong to?
Sioux
5. In 1753, which founding father of the USA was appointed 1st postmaster general in the USA?
Benjamin Franklin
6. What arrived in the US in 1855 aboard a freighter called the Isere as 350 individual pieces in 214 crates?
The statue of Liberty
7. Who wrote the American Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
8. In the USA, which President abolished slavery?
Abraham Lincoln
9. In 1899, Henry Bliss was the first person in the US to be killed by what?
A Car
10. Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow went on their crime spree in the US in which decade?
1930’s
US History 5
1. What did the F stand for in John F Kennedy?
Fitzgerald
2. In which city did the Gunfight at the OK Corral take place in 1881?
Tombstone
3. What was the name of the poisonous herbicide that was used by the US on forested areas in Vietnam during the Vietnam war?
Agent orange
4. What was the name of the Nevada test site that saw the first atomic weapon detonation in 1946?
Trinity
5. Who is the only US president to have resigned from office?
Richard Nixon
6. What took place on Griffin's Wharf in America in 1773?
The Boston tea party
7. Who was the youngest general in the US army, and was later court marshalled, 9 years before his spectacular death in 1876?
George Custer
8. Who became US Secretary of State in 2009?
Hillary Clinton
9. Who was Vice-President to US President Jimmy Carter?
Walter Mondale
10. What did the US navy first allow on a combat ship in 1994?
Women
US History 6
1. In which century was Thanksgiving first celebrated in the US?
1600’s (17th)
2. What was the middle name of former US President Richard Nixon?
Milhous
3. In which state is Gettysbury, where Lincolm made his famous address?
Pennsylvania
4. In 1971, the cult leader who murdered Sharon Tate, the wife of film director Roman Polanski was sentenced to death. What is his name?
Charles Manson
5. The majority of immigrants to the USA between 1820 and 1900 came from which two countries?
Ireland and Germany
6. Which US president was the only one to be elected for 4 terms?
FD Roosevelt
7. William Randolph Hearst's daughter was kidnapped and involved in a bank raid in 1974, but what was her first name?
Patti
8. Who succeeded Ronald Reagan as President of the USA?
George Bush
9. The world’s largest stone monument was finished in 1884 in the US. What is it?
The Washington Monument
10. Theodore Roosevelt was the first American president to win what prize?
Noble Peace Prize