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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Can You Pass This USA 'True or False' Test?

These are some of the most basic facts about the United States of America, so aim high.  Hopefully every American citizen taking this test can score at least 8 out of 10 correctly.
 

  1. True or False:  There are four colors in the United States flag.

     
  2. True or False:  George Washington was the first President of the United States under the new Constitution.

     
  3. True or False:  Alaska was the last of the 50 states to join the Union.

     
  4. True or False:  The 'Declaration of Independence' was written by Thomas Paine in 1776.

     
  5. True or False:  The bald eagle is the National Bird of the United States.

     
  6. True or False:  Washington, D.C. is the capital of the United States.

     
  7. True or False:  The modern motto of the United States is 'Liberty and Justice For All'.

     
  8. True or False:  The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States from the people of France.

     
  9. True or False:  More Americans died in World War II than any other war.

     
  10. True or False:  It was Patrick Henry who said, 'Give me liberty, or give me death!'
     
You can find the answers here along with a grading scale.
How do you think you did?

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

9 right.

i missed george washington because i thought the "new constitution" thing was a trick question.

Anonymous said...

The trick question would have been: true/false George Washington was the first President of the United States. The answer is false.