U.S. Independence Day Trivia Quiz

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When is Independence Day celebrated?

       a. July 4th
       b. July 14th
       c. June 4th
       d. June 24th


When was the first Independence Day?

       a. 1874
       b. 1786
       c. 1776
       d. 1867


How many colonies declared that they were Independent on the first Independence Day?

       a. 19
       b. 13
       c. 24
       d. 35


Which of these states was not one of the original colonies?

       a. Florida
       b. Delaware
       c. Maryland
       d. Virginia


Who were the Americans fighting during the Revolutionary war?

       a. France
       b. Great Britain
       c. Mexico
       d. Canada


In what year did the American Revolutionary war begin?

       a. 1775
       b. 1756
       c. 1817
       d. 1801


Who was the monarch during the American Revolution?

       a. King Charles I
       b. King George III
       c. Queen Victoria
       d. Queen Elizabeth I


One of the most famous paintings of the American Revolution depicts three men on a battle field. Who painted the Spirit of 76?

       a. Archibald M. Willard
       b. John Trumbull
       c. Thomas Paine
       d. Emmanuel Leutze


How many signatures are on the Declaration of Independence?

       a. 45
       b. 56
       c. 25
       d. 62


The Declaration of Independence was signed by many important men at the time. Two of these men would become President of the United States. Thomas Jefferson was one of these men, who was the other?

       a. John Quincy Adams
       b. John Adams
       c. James Madison
       d. John Tyler


What was the name of the American women who disguised herself as a man and fought in the American Revolutionary War?

       a. Deborah Sampson
       b. Abigail Smith
       c. Mercy Otis Warren
       d. Mary Morris


What was the name of the British officer who was hanged as a spy by the Americans during The Revolutionary War?

       a. Benedict Arnold
       b. Henry Clinton
       c. John Andre
       d. Alexander Hamilton


There were only three generals on the American side which served throughout the eight years of the American Revolutionary War. George Washington and Henry Knox were two of these. Who was the third?

       a. John Adams
       b. Nathaneal Greene
       c. Thomas Jefferson
       d. James Madison


Who was commander-in-chief for the American forces during the American Revolutionary War?

       a. John Sullivan
       b. Henry Knox
       c. George Washington
       d. Alexander Hamilton


Who held the position of commander-in-chief in North America, for the British at the start of the American Revolution?

       a. Thomas Gage
       b. Robert Boyd
       c. John Campbell
       d. George Collier


Which battle of the American Revolution is often referred to as the Battle of Breed's Hill?

       a. The Battle of Bunker Hill
       b. The Battle of White Plains
       c. The Battle of Quebec
       d. The Battle of Chelsea Creek




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