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U.S. Citizens Test


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Trivia Questions


  1. Presidents are elected for how many years?
  2. The House of Representatives has how many members?
  3. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States in 2022?
  4. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
  5. Which American statesman drafted the Declaration of Independence?






  6. Name the longest rivers in the United States?
  7. What are the first 3 words of the Constitution?
  8. How many U.S. senators are there?
  9. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
  10. Passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, which number Amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
  11. Presidential elections occur on the first Tuesday of which month?
  12. Who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961?
  13. Who was President during World War I?
  14. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
  15. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
  16. What is the highest court in the United States?
  17. Name two major political parties in the United States?
  18. In which year was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
  19. Who was the first president?
  20. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
  21. The American Civil War ended in which year?
  22. Which president issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
  23. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
  24. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated on the third Monday of which month?
  25. 9/11 was a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks which happened in which year?
  26. Name all four states which border Mexico?
  27. The Statue of Liberty is located on which island?
  28. What is the tallest mountain found in the United States?
  29. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
  30. Poet Francis Scott Key was inspired to write what became the Star-Spangled Banner during which war?
  31. Who served as vice president from 2017 to 2021 under Donald Trump?
  32. On which date each year is Independence Day celebrated?


Questions and Answers


  1. Presidents are elected for how many years?
    ANSWER: Four years
  2. The House of Representatives has how many members?
    ANSWER: 435
  3. What is the name of the Vice President of the United States in 2022?
    ANSWER: Kamala Harris
  4. If both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve, who becomes President?
    ANSWER: The Speaker of the House
  5. Which American statesman drafted the Declaration of Independence?
    ANSWER: Thomas Jefferson
  6. Name the longest rivers in the United States?
    ANSWER: Missouri River
  7. What are the first 3 words of the Constitution?
    ANSWER: We The People
  8. How many U.S. senators are there?
    ANSWER: 100
  9. Who was President during the Great Depression and World War II?
    ANSWER: Franklin Roosevelt
  10. Passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, which number Amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
    ANSWER: 13th Amendment
  11. Presidential elections occur on the first Tuesday of which month?
    ANSWER: November
  12. Who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961?
    ANSWER: Dwight Eisenhower
  13. Who was President during World War I?
    ANSWER: Woodrow Wilson
  14. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
    ANSWER: The Bill of Rights
  15. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?
    ANSWER: The Senate and House of Representative
  16. What is the highest court in the United States?
    ANSWER: The Supreme Court
  17. Name two major political parties in the United States?
    ANSWER: Democratic and Republican
  18. In which year was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
    ANSWER: 1776
  19. Who was the first president?
    ANSWER: George Washington
  20. What territory did the United States buy from France in 1803?
    ANSWER: The Louisiana Territory
  21. The American Civil War ended in which year?
    ANSWER: 1865
  22. Which president issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
    ANSWER: President Abraham Lincoln
  23. What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
    ANSWER: Civil rights movement
  24. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated on the third Monday of which month?
    ANSWER: January
  25. 9/11 was a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks which happened in which year?
    ANSWER: 2001
  26. Name all four states which border Mexico?
    ANSWER: California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas
  27. The Statue of Liberty is located on which island?
    ANSWER: Liberty Island
  28. What is the tallest mountain found in the United States?
    ANSWER: Denali (also referred to as Mount McKinley)
  29. Why does the flag have 13 stripes?
    ANSWER: They represent the 13 original states
  30. Poet Francis Scott Key was inspired to write what became the Star-Spangled Banner during which war?
    ANSWER: War of 1812
  31. Who served as vice president from 2017 to 2021 under Donald Trump?
    ANSWER: Mike Pence
  32. On which date each year is Independence Day celebrated?
    ANSWER: July 4