US History Quiz Part 1

14 Questions | By Alfredhook3 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2022 | Total Attempts: 107

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1.

What does the abbreviation C.I.A. stand for?
- A.
  
  Complete Idiot Association
- B.
  
  Central Intelligence Association
- C.
  
  Central Intelligence Agency
- D.
  
  Central International Agency
2.

Who was the first man to break the sound barrier?
- A.
  
  Chappy Sinclair
- B.
  
  Buzz Aldrin
- C.
  
  Chuck Yeager
- D.
  
  Neil Armstrong
3.

What kind of plane was the Memphis Belle?
- A.
  
  B-24
- B.
  
  B-2
- C.
  
  B-17
- D.
  
  B-52
4.

Which first lady had the honor of being both the wife of a President, and the mother of a President?
- A.
  
  Abigail Adams
- B.
  
  Lady Bird Johnson
- C.
  
  Edith Roosevelt
- D.
  
  Julia Tyler
5.

Who was the running mate with Walter Mondale in the election he ran against Ronald Reagan?
- A.
  
  Jesse Jackson
- B.
  
  Geraldine Ferraro
- C.
  
  Michael Dukakis
- D.
  
  Dan Quayle
6.

Which of the following was not a 19th-century U.S. congressman?
- A.
  
  Henry Clay
- B.
  
  Davy Crockett
- C.
  
  Strom Thurmond
- D.
  
  William C. C. Claiborne
7.

In what war were ironclad battleships the Monitor and the Merrimac involved?
- A.
  
  World War I
- B.
  
  Civil War
- C.
  
  World War II
- D.
  
  Spanish-American War
8.

Which U.S. President ordered that an atomic bomb be dropped on Japan?
- A.
  
  Hubert Hoover
- B.
  
  Franklin Roosevelt
- C.
  
  Harry S. Truman
- D.
  
  Woodrow Wilson
9.

Who mortally wounded Alexander Hamilton in a duel?
- A.
  
  Aaron Burr
- B.
  
  Samuel Adams
- C.
  
  Patrick Henry
- D.
  
  John Adams
10.

Who served as governor of both Tennessee and Texas?
- A.
  
  Stephen A. Austin
- B.
  
  Andrew Jackson
- C.
  
  Sam Houston
- D.
  
  Davy Crockett
11.

What did the CCC stand for in the 1930's?
- A.
  
  Chinese Communist Crisis
- B.
  
  Charleston Coal Company
- C.
  
  Conserve, Create, Care
- D.
  
  Civilian Conservation Corps
12.

Who was the first U.S. Secretary of State?
- A.
  
  Benjamin Franklin
- B.
  
  John Adams
- C.
  
  Thomas Jefferson
- D.
  
  Alexander Hamilton
13.

Who was the first child born in the United States?
- A.
  
  William White
- B.
  
  Virginia Dare
- C.
  
  Elizabeth Raleigh
- D.
  
  John Smith
14.

What ship was nicknamed "Old Ironsides"?
- A.
  
  The Enterprise
- B.
  
  The Constitution
- C.
  
  The Avenger
- D.
  
  The Monitor