TOPIC: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (USA)
1. Who was the third President of the United States and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence?
a) Benjamin Franklin
b) Alexander Hamilton
c) Thomas Jefferson
d) John Adams
2. The Civil War in the United States began in which year?
a) 1850
b) 1861
c) 1876
d) 1901
3. Which U.S. President is known for the policy of "Manifest Destiny" and the annexation of Texas?
a) James Madison
b) Andrew Jackson
c) James K. Polk
d) Abraham Lincoln
4. The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1920, granted women the right to:
a) Vote
b) Own property
c) Run for public office
d) Serve in the military
5. The "Prohibition Era" in the United States, marked by the banning of alcohol, was enforced by which constitutional amendment?
a) 14th Amendment
b) 16th Amendment
c) 18th Amendment
d) 21st Amendment
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6. Who was the leader of the civil rights movement and delivered the famous "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington in 1963?
a) Malcolm X
b) Rosa Parks
c) Martin Luther King Jr.
d) Thurgood Marshall
7. What was the name of the U.S. space program that successfully landed the first humans on the moon in 1969?
a) Apollo
b) Gemini
c) Mercury
d) Voyager
8. The "Louisiana Purchase" in 1803 doubled the size of the United States and was acquired from which European country?
a) Spain
b) France
c) Great Britain
d) Russia
9. Which U.S. President is known for initiating the "New Deal" in response to the Great Depression?
a) Herbert Hoover
b) Franklin D. Roosevelt
c) Calvin Coolidge
d) Woodrow Wilson
10. The U.S. Constitution was adopted in which city in 1787?
a) Boston
b) Philadelphia
c) New York
d) Washington, D.C.