Question 1

Who was the first ever President of the United States?

Accepted Answer

George Washington

Question 2

What war was fought in 1832 between the United States and Native Americans over Territory in Illinois?

Accepted Answer

Black Hawk War

Question 3

Which former living President recently threw out the first pitch in Game One of Last Year's World Series?

Accepted Answer

George W. Bush

Question 4

Who drafted the United States Decleration of Independence>

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 5

Which number amendment to the United States Constitution formally abolished Slavery>

Accepted Answer

13th

Question 6

What is the Capital of New York?

Accepted Answer

Albany

Question 7

Where did the United States Senate First Meet, Before Moving to Philadelphia and then to Washington D.C.

Accepted Answer

New York City

Question 8

What elected office did President Joe Biden held before becoming Vice President to Barack Obama?

Accepted Answer

United States Senator

Question 9

In which US State is the Lost Colony of Roanoke located?

Accepted Answer

North Carolina

Question 10

Who was Vito Fossella's main GOP primary challenger for Borough President in 2021?

Accepted Answer

Steven Matteo

Question 11

Which former New Jersey Governor served in George W. Bush's administration?

Accepted Answer

Christine Todd Whitman

Question 12

Which Staten Island Current Elected Official challenged Bill de Blasio as the GOP Nominee for Mayor of New York City in 2017?

Accepted Answer

Nicole Malliotakis

Question 13

On March 21st  -25th 1965, Martin Luther King Jr. led a Political March (now known as the Selma March) from Selma Alabama to which city

Accepted Answer

Montgomery, Alabama

Question 14

Our Vice President and Democratic Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris before she was elected Attorney General of California she was District Attorney of which city of California?

Accepted Answer

San Francisco

Question 15

Which amendment to the United States Constitution officially extended the right to vote for women?

Accepted Answer

19th

Question 16

Our Secretary of Transportation and Former Presidential Candidate Pete Buttitieg was the Mayor of what city before running for President in the 2020 US Presidential Democratic Primaries??

Accepted Answer

South Bend, Indiana

Question 17

Which United States President led our country through the final stages of World War II and through the early years of the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

Harry S. Truman

Question 18

The United States Men's Basketball Olympic Team just won their fifth straight Gold Medal in the Paris Olympics? Who was the Men's Basketball Most Valuable Player of this past Olympic Games?

Accepted Answer

LeBron James

Question 19

The United States Baseball Team only won one World Baseball Classic Championship since the first WBC happened in 2006. What year did they win their only WBC title?

Accepted Answer

2017

Question 20

What is the name of the historical museum that is located in Woodrow which is in the South Shore of Staten Island?

Accepted Answer

Sandy Grounds

Question 21

Which United States President enacted the Program known as the New Deal?

Accepted Answer

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Question 22

Who delivered the Gettysburg Address

Accepted Answer

Abraham Lincoln

Question 23

In what year was the Decleration of Independence approved and signed

Accepted Answer

1776

Question 24

Three US Presidents in history have been impeached but all three have been acquitted in trial. Only one out of these three was impeached twice. Which one of these three was twice impeached?

Accepted Answer

Donald Trump

Question 25

Who was the recent Democratic Party Nominee to win Staten Island in a United States Presidential Election?

Accepted Answer

Barack Obama

Question 26

Who was the only United States President never elected into President and Vice President but succeeded to the Presidency under the 25th Amendment?

Accepted Answer

Gerald Ford

Question 27

Which United States President issued the executive order that established the Peace Corps?

Accepted Answer

Ronald Reagan

Question 28

Bill Clinton was a playable character of which Sports Video Game?

Accepted Answer

NBA Jam

Question 29

When was the Supreme Court of the United States formally established?

Accepted Answer

1789

Question 30

Which former United States Congressperson currently serves as Kathy Hochul's Lt. Governor?

Accepted Answer

Antonio Delgado

Question 31

Which New York City Elected Official had just announced his candidacy as a primary challenger to Mayor Eric Adams in the 2025 Democratic New York Mayoral Primary?

Accepted Answer

Brad Lander

Question 32

Kamala Harris has just selected Tim Walz as her running mate in the 2024 United States Presidential Elected as the official Democratic Party VP Nominee. Which state is he currently Governor of?

Accepted Answer

Minnesota

American History and Politics Trivia Quiz

2) What war was fought in 1832 between the United States and Native Americans over Territory in Illinois?

3) Which former living President recently threw out the first pitch in Game One of Last Year's World Series?

4) Who drafted the United States Decleration of Independence>

5) Which number amendment to the United States Constitution formally abolished Slavery>

6) What is the Capital of New York?

7) Where did the United States Senate First Meet, Before Moving to Philadelphia and then to Washington D.C.

8) What elected office did President Joe Biden held before becoming Vice President to Barack Obama?

9) In which US State is the Lost Colony of Roanoke located?

10) Who was Vito Fossella's main GOP primary challenger for Borough President in 2021?

11) Which former New Jersey Governor served in George W. Bush's administration?

12) Which Staten Island Current Elected Official challenged Bill de Blasio as the GOP Nominee for Mayor of New York City in 2017?

13) On March 21st -25th 1965, Martin Luther King Jr. led a Political March (now known as the Selma March) from Selma Alabama to which city

14) Our Vice President and Democratic Presidential Nominee Kamala Harris before she was elected Attorney General of California she was District Attorney of which city of California?

15) Which amendment to the United States Constitution officially extended the right to vote for women?

16) Our Secretary of Transportation and Former Presidential Candidate Pete Buttitieg was the Mayor of what city before running for President in the 2020 US Presidential Democratic Primaries??

17) Which United States President led our country through the final stages of World War II and through the early years of the Cold War?

18) The United States Men's Basketball Olympic Team just won their fifth straight Gold Medal in the Paris Olympics? Who was the Men's Basketball Most Valuable Player of this past Olympic Games?

19) The United States Baseball Team only won one World Baseball Classic Championship since the first WBC happened in 2006. What year did they win their only WBC title?

20) What is the name of the historical museum that is located in Woodrow which is in the South Shore of Staten Island?

21) Which United States President enacted the Program known as the New Deal?

22) Who delivered the Gettysburg Address

23) In what year was the Decleration of Independence approved and signed

24) Three US Presidents in history have been impeached but all three have been acquitted in trial. Only one out of these three was impeached twice. Which one of these three was twice impeached?

25) Who was the recent Democratic Party Nominee to win Staten Island in a United States Presidential Election?

26) Who was the only United States President never elected into President and Vice President but succeeded to the Presidency under the 25th Amendment?

27) Which United States President issued the executive order that established the Peace Corps?

28) Bill Clinton was a playable character of which Sports Video Game?

29) When was the Supreme Court of the United States formally established?

30) Which former United States Congressperson currently serves as Kathy Hochul's Lt. Governor?

31) Which New York City Elected Official had just announced his candidacy as a primary challenger to Mayor Eric Adams in the 2025 Democratic New York Mayoral Primary?

32) Kamala Harris has just selected Tim Walz as her running mate in the 2024 United States Presidential Elected as the official Democratic Party VP Nominee. Which state is he currently Governor of?