US History Trivia
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- 1. Who was the first President of the United States?
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- 3. What war was fought on American soil from 1861 to 1865?
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- 1. What year did Christopher Columbus discover America?
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- 1. Which of the following helped to write the Federalist Papers prior to the ratification of the Constitution?
- 2. The Agricultural Adjustment Act was created under the administration of which U.S. President?
- 3. What Constitutional Amendment prohibits congressman from receiving a pay raise while in office?
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- 1. Which of these year/events is not correctly matched?
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- 3. Which of these year/events is not correctly matched?

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- 1. Rhode Island was founded by:
- 2. The Rhode Island colony was the first to guarantee freedom of ____________ to all its citizens.
- 3. Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (prohibition).
US History Trivia Questions
The correct answer is 1974: Henry Ford Develops The Model T. This answer is not correctly matched because Henry Ford actually developed the Model T in 1908, not in 1974.
The Boy Scouts of America was officially founded in 1910, so it is not possible for the first Boy Scout Troop to have been formed in 1855.
The given answer states that the year/event 1860: Synthetic Plastic Bakelite Invented is not correctly matched. This implies that the invention of synthetic plastic Bakelite did not occur in the year 1860.
The answer is 1985: John D. Rockefeller 1st Billionaire. This is because John D. Rockefeller became the first American billionaire in 1916, not in 1985. The other options are correctly matched with their respective years/events.
The year/event that is not correctly matched is 1975: Bleriot Flies Over English Channel. This is because Bleriot actually flew over the English Channel in 1909, not in 1975.
The answer is 1956: Union Of South Africa Is Formed. This is because the Union of South Africa was actually formed in 1910, not 1956.
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The given answer is correct because Edward VII of Great Britain actually died in 1910, not in 1938.
In 1974, the Portuguese Monarchy did not end. Instead, it was the year of the Carnation Revolution, also known as the April 25th Revolution, which led to the overthrow of the authoritarian Estado Novo regime and the establishment of a democratic government in Portugal. The monarchy in Portugal had already ended in 1910 with the establishment of the Portuguese First Republic.
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The year/event that is not correctly matched is "1960: China Abolishes Slavery." This is because China did not officially abolish slavery in 1960. Slavery was abolished in China in 1910, during the late Qing Dynasty.
In 1983, China did not end the 267-year Qing Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty actually ended in 1912 with the Xinhai Revolution. Therefore, the year/event combination is not correctly matched.
The correct answer is 1980: Madero New President Of Mexico. This is because Francisco I. Madero was elected as the President of Mexico in 1911, not in 1980.
In 1912, Roald Amundsen successfully led an expedition and became the first person to reach the South Pole. This event is correctly matched with the year.
In 1985, the courts did not break up Standard Oil. This statement is incorrect because Standard Oil was actually broken up by the courts in 1911. The correct event that occurred in 1985 was the Live Aid concert, which was a benefit concert organized to raise funds for Ethiopian famine relief.