20 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) on American history and culture, each with four options and the correct answer marked:
1. Who was the first President of the United States?
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) Abraham Lincoln
✅ C) George Washington
D) John Adams
2. The Declaration of Independence was signed in which year?
A) 1775
✅ B) 1776
C) 1789
D) 1801
3. What is the capital of the United States?
A) New York
B) Philadelphia
✅ C) Washington, D.C.
D) Boston
4. Who wrote the U.S. national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner"?
✅ A) Francis Scott Key
B) Benjamin Franklin
C) Thomas Paine
D) Paul Revere
5. What war ended slavery in the United States?
A) Revolutionary War
✅ B) Civil War
C) World War I
D) Spanish-American War
6. Who was the President during the Great Depression and World War II?
A) Herbert Hoover
✅ B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
C) Woodrow Wilson
D) Harry Truman
7. Which U.S. state was the last to join the Union?
A) Alaska
✅ B) Hawaii
C) Arizona
D) New Mexico
8. What is celebrated on the 4th of July?
A) Veterans Day
✅ B) Independence Day
C) Thanksgiving
D) Memorial Day
9. Who delivered the famous "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963?
A) Malcolm X
✅ B) Martin Luther King Jr.
C) Barack Obama
D) Jesse Jackson
10. What is the Supreme Law of the United States?
A) The Emancipation Proclamation
✅ B) The Constitution
C) The Bill of Rights
D) The Federalist Papers
11. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
✅ A) Civil Rights Movement
B) Labor Movement
C) Women's Suffrage
D) Temperance Movement
12. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?
A) Atlantic Ocean
✅ B) Pacific Ocean
C) Indian Ocean
D) Arctic Ocean
13. Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
A) John Hancock
✅ B) Thomas Jefferson
C) James Madison
D) Alexander Hamilton
14. Which American President abolished slavery?
A) George Washington
B) Ulysses S. Grant
✅ C) Abraham Lincoln
D) Andrew Jackson
15. What event caused the U.S. to enter World War II?
A) Invasion of Poland
✅ B) Attack on Pearl Harbor
C) Fall of France
D) Battle of Britain
16. What is the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America in 1620?
A) Liberty
✅ B) Mayflower
C) Santa Maria
D) Constitution
17. Which document guarantees freedom of speech in the U.S.?
A) Declaration of Independence
✅ B) First Amendment
C) Emancipation Proclamation
D) Articles of Confederation
18. What is the name of the U.S. national bird?
A) Hawk
✅ B) Bald Eagle
C) Falcon
D) Owl
19. Where is the Statue of Liberty located?
A) Boston Harbor
B) Washington, D.C.
✅ C) New York Harbor
D) Philadelphia
20. What is the highest court in the United States?
A) Court of Appeals
B) District Court
✅ C) Supreme Court
D) Federal Court
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