Indian Independence Day History! Trivia Quiz

1. Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

John Adams

Benjamin Franklin

Thomas Jefferson

James Madison

Thomas Jefferson is the primary author; however, five men from the Constitutional Convention were delegated as a committee to write it. They are John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert R. Livingston, and Roger Sherman.

Explanation

Thomas Jefferson is the primary author; however, five men from the Constitutional Convention were delegated as a committee to write it. They are John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert R. Livingston, and Roger Sherman.

2. The 'Star-Spangled Banner' was written by Francis Scott Key during?

The Boston Tea Party

The Revolutionary War

The War of 1812

The Battle of Lancaster

"The Star-Spangled Banner" was recognized for official use by the Navy in 1889 and the President in 1916 and was made the national anthem by a congressional resolution on March 3, 1931, which was signed by President Herbert Hoover.

Explanation

"The Star-Spangled Banner" was recognized for official use by the Navy in 1889 and the President in 1916 and was made the national anthem by a congressional resolution on March 3, 1931, which was signed by President Herbert Hoover.

3. Washington's crossing of the Delaware River was a surprise attack on?

Hessian forces at Trenton, New Jersey

Alien forces at Princeton, New Jersey

British forces at Ft. Duquesne, Pennsylvania

British forces at Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Washington's crossing of Delaware, occurring on December 25, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War, was the first move in a surprise attack against the Hessian forces in Trenton, New Jersey at the Battle of Trenton.

Explanation

Washington's crossing of Delaware, occurring on December 25, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War, was the first move in a surprise attack against the Hessian forces in Trenton, New Jersey at the Battle of Trenton.

4. Who said, "We must all hang together, or most assuredly we shall all hang separately"?

John Adams

Thomas Jefferson

John Hancock

Benjamin Franklin

There is strength in numbers. If the founders were not united in their rebellion, England would surely execute them one by one for treason. However, if they were united, it would be harder to isolate and punish them.

Explanation

There is strength in numbers. If the founders were not united in their rebellion, England would surely execute them one by one for treason. However, if they were united, it would be harder to isolate and punish them.

5. The midnight ride of Paul Revere went from?

Boston to Lexington

Boston to Concord

Boston to San Francisco

Concord to Lexington

His famous "Midnight Ride" occurred on the night of April 18/April 19, 1775, when he and William Dawes were instructed by Dr. Joseph Warren to ride from Boston to Lexington to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams of the movements of the British Army.

Explanation

His famous "Midnight Ride" occurred on the night of April 18/April 19, 1775, when he and William Dawes were instructed by Dr. Joseph Warren to ride from Boston to Lexington to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams of the movements of the British Army.