American History trivia questions and answers
The Quickfire pack has 50 American History questions, all written in English and Spanish. Here are 15 of them. Hosts get the full set, ready to put on a TV with players answering on their phones.
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From which European country did the United States win its independence in the 18th century?Very easy
Answer: Great Britain (Britain, the United Kingdom, England)
What was it illegal to manufacture or sell in the United States during Prohibition, from 1920 to 1933?Very easy
Answer: Alcohol (alcoholic drinks, liquor)
How many British colonies declared independence to form the United States in 1776?Very easy
Answer: 13 (thirteen)
Who was the principal author of the US Declaration of Independence?Easy
Answer: Thomas Jefferson (Jefferson)
What name was given to Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1930s programme of relief, recovery and reform?Easy
Answer: The New Deal
Which island in New York Harbor served as the main US immigration inspection station from 1892 to 1954?Easy
Answer: Ellis Island
Who is the only US president to have been elected to four terms?Intermediate
Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR, Franklin Roosevelt)
Who was president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War?Intermediate
Answer: Jefferson Davis
Which 1898 war ended with the United States gaining Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines?Intermediate
Answer: The Spanish–American War
Which general led the Union armies to victory in the Civil War and became the 18th US president in 1869?Hard
Answer: Ulysses S. Grant (Grant)
What 19th-century phrase expressed the belief that the United States was destined to expand across North America to the Pacific?Hard
Answer: Manifest Destiny
What was the name of the US programme of economic aid that rebuilt Western Europe after World War II, named after the Secretary of State who proposed it in 1947?Hard
Answer: The Marshall Plan
At which Virginia village did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant on 9 April 1865?Very hard
Answer: Appomattox (Appomattox Court House)
Who in 1868 became the first US president to be impeached by the House of Representatives?Very hard
Answer: Andrew Johnson
Which amendment to the US Constitution, ratified in 1919, established nationwide Prohibition of alcohol?Very hard
Answer: The 18th Amendment (Eighteenth Amendment)
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