History Basics Quiz
1. Who was the first President of the United States?
2. What year did Christopher Columbus first arrive in the Americas?
3. What event sparked the American Revolution?
4. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
5. What year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
6. Who was the leader of the Union during the American Civil War?
7. What year did World War I begin?
8. Who was the leader of Nazi Germany during World War II?
9. When did the United States drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
10. What year did the Cold War end?
1. Who was the first President of the United States?
2. What year did Christopher Columbus first arrive in the Americas?
3. What event sparked the American Revolution?
4. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
5. What year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
6. Who was the leader of the Union during the American Civil War?
7. What year did World War I begin?
8. Who was the leader of Nazi Germany during World War II?
9. When did the United States drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
10. What year did the Cold War end?
answers
1. George Washington
2. 1492
3. The Boston Tea Party
4. Thomas Jefferson
5. 1776
6. Abraham Lincoln
7. 1914
8. Adolf Hitler
9. 1945
10. 1991