Question 1 of 5

Who was the first President of the United States?

A) John Adams

B) George Washington

C) Thomas Jefferson

D) Benjamin Franklin

Answer

B) George Washington

George Washington was unanimously elected as the first President of the United States and served two terms from 1789 to 1797.

Question 2 of 5

Who was the first African American president of the United States?

A) Colin Powell

B) Barack Obama

C) Condoleezza Rice

D) Jesse Jackson

Answer

B) Barack Obama

Barack Obama was elected as the 44th president in 2008, becoming the first African American to hold the office. He served two terms from 2009 to 2017.

Question 3 of 5

What was the name of the scandal that led to Richard Nixon's resignation?

A) Iran-Contra

B) Watergate

C) Teapot Dome

D) Whitewater

Answer

B) Watergate

The Watergate scandal involved a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters and Nixon's subsequent cover-up. Secret White House tapes ...

Question 4 of 5

Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863?

A) Ulysses S. Grant

B) Abraham Lincoln

C) Andrew Johnson

D) James Buchanan

Answer

B) Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, changing the legal status of over 3.5 million enslaved people in Confederate ...

Question 5 of 5

Which toy is named after Theodore Roosevelt?

A) The rocking horse

B) The teddy bear

C) Lincoln Logs

D) The toy soldier

Answer

B) The teddy bear

The teddy bear was named after Theodore Roosevelt following a 1902 bear-hunting trip in Mississippi where he refused to shoot a tied-up bear, deeming ...