Question 1
Which Continental Army commander became the first president of the United States?
- George Washington
- Thomas Jefferson
- John Adams
- James Madison
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George Washington
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US Historical Figures trivia quiz
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What the US Historical Figures questions cover
- Civil Rights
- Revolution
- Abolition
- Civil War
- Exploration
- Reconstruction
- Women's Rights
- Education
- Founding Fathers
- Labor
- Space Race
- Supreme Court
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Question 2
Who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence?
- Alexander Hamilton
- Thomas Jefferson
- James Monroe
- Benjamin Franklin
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Thomas Jefferson
Question 3
Which president issued the Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War?
- Ulysses S. Grant
- Andrew Johnson
- Abraham Lincoln
- James Buchanan
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Abraham Lincoln
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- Ten seconds each. A right answer in two seconds scores 20; at the buzzer, 11.
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