USA Quiz Multiple Choice Questions | United States of America GK
1. Which ocean separated America from Europe
A. Atlantic
B. Pacific
C. Indian
D. Arctic
Answer: A. Atlantic
2. Total number of states in United States of America
A. 48
B. 49
C. 50
D. 51
Answer: C. 50
3. Which one is the largest state by area wise in USA
A. Alaska
B. Texas
C. California
D. New Mexico
Answer: A. Alaska
4. In which year, Christopher Columbus discover America
A. 1456
B. 1462
C. 1483
D. 1492
Answer: D. 1492
5. Total number of colonies that took part in American Revolution was
A. 10
B. 13
C. 25
D. 48
Answer: B. 13
6. In which place, the peace treaty of 1783 took place which ended the American Revolutionary War
A. London
B. Washington
C. Paris
D. Berlin
Answer: C. Paris
7. From which year the United States Constitution came into force
A. 1783
B. 1789
C. 1792
D. 1799
Answer: B. 1789
8. In which city, the Constitutional Convention took place to draft the U.S. Constitution
A. Phoenix
B. Houston
C. Chicago
D. Philadelphia
Answer: D. Philadelphia
9. Which city was the first permanent British settlement in the America
A. Jamestown
B. Asheville
C. Cape May
D. Boston
Answer: A. Jamestown
10. The famous Boston Tea Party took place in the year
A. 1753
B. 1773
C. 1778
D. 1782
Answer: B. 1773
11. Which British General surrendered to George Washington at Yorktown in 1781
A. John Burgoyne
B. William Howe
C. Henry Clinton
D. Charles Cornwallis
Answer: D. Charles Cornwallis
12. George Washington became the first President of America in the year
A. 1782
B. 1787
C. 1789
D. 1793
Answer: C. 1789
13. Which city was the capital of America before Washington DC
A. Columbus
B. Philadelphia
C. Phoenix
D. New York
Answer: B. Philadelphia
14. Which President had signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830
A. Andrew Jackson
B. James Monroe
C. James Madison
D. Martin Van Buren
Answer: A. Andrew Jackson
15. Abraham Lincoln was the _____ President of America
A. 13th
B. 14th
C. 15th
D. 16th
Answer: D. 16th
16. The American Civil War was started from the year
A. 1856
B. 1861
C. 1867
D. 1872
Answer: B. 1861
17. The State of Alaska was purchased from which country
A. Britain
B. Russia
C. Spain
D. France
Answer: B. Russia
18. Who was the President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War
A. Alexander H. Stephens
B. Robert Toombs
C. Jefferson Davis
D. William Few
Answer: C. Jefferson Davis
19. Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to America in 1886
A. Spain
B. Brazil
C. Mexico
D. France
Answer: D. France
20. Which island was known as the gateway for immigrants to the United States from 1892 until 1954
A. Ellis Island
B. Liberty Island
C. Coney Island
D. Staten Island
Answer: A. Ellis Island
21. In which year the Spanish–American War was fought
A. 1898
B. 1899
C. 1902
D. 1907
Answer: A. 1898
22. The California Gold Rush was started in the year
A. 1832
B. 1839
C. 1848
D. 1862
Answer: C. 1848
23. Which one is the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives
A. Florence Prag Kahn
B. Mae Nolan
C. Alice Mary Robertson
D. Jeannette Rankin
Answer: D. Jeannette Rankin
24. Who was the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate
A. Hattie Wyatt Caraway
B. Rose McConnell Long
C. Gladys Pyle
D. Eva Kelly Bowring
Answer: A. Hattie Wyatt Caraway
25. In which year, Martin Luther King, Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize
A. 1960
B. 1964
C. 1966
D. 1970
Answer: B. 1964
26. Which one is the tallest mountain in USA
A. Mount Hood
B. Mount Rainier
C. Mount McKinley
D. Mount Adams
Answer: C. Mount McKinley
27. Total number of time zones that is covered by USA and its territories
A. 4
B. 6
C. 7
D. 9
Answer: D. 9
28. Total number of National Parks in USA
A. 51
B. 58
C. 62
D. 65
Answer: B. 58
29. Which one is the official bird emblem of the United States of America
A. Dove
B. Hawks
C. Bald eagle
D. Sea eagle
Answer: C. Bald eagle
30. Total number of Territories in USA
A. 14
B. 17
C. 21
D. 28
Answer: A. 14
31. When the construction of Empire State Building completed
A. 1928
B. 1930
C. 1931
D. 1933
Answer: C. 1931
32. Which one is the largest city by population in USA
A. New York
B. Los Angeles
C. Chicago
D. Phoenix
Answer: A. New York
33. Which American President signed a law for establishing first national park at Yellowstone
A. Rutherford B. Hayes
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. Andrew Johnson
D. Ulysses S. Grant
Answer: D. Ulysses S. Grant
34. Total number of National Park / Protected Areas in America
A. 45
B. 59
C. 68
D. 81
Answer: B. 59
35. The Grand Canyon National Park is located in
A. Alaska
B. Nevada
C. Arizona
D. Colorado
Answer: C. Arizona
36. Which one is the longest river in USA
A. Mississippi River
B. Missouri River
C. Colorado River
D. Rio Grande
Answer: B. Missouri River
37. Which lake is the source of Mississippi River
A. Lake Huron
B. Iliamna Lake
C. Lake Superior
D. Lake Itasca
Answer: D. Lake Itasca
38. Springfield is the capital of which state
A. Illinois
B. Iowa
C. Michigan
D. Colorado
Answer: A. Illinois
39. In which theatre hall Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865
A. Kwai Tsing Theatre
B. City Hall
C. Ford’s Theatre
D. Tianjin Concert Hall
Answer: C. Ford’s Theatre
40. Who is the first person from America in space
A. Alan Shepard
B. Gus Grissom
C. Joseph A. Walker
D. Joseph H. Engle
Answer: A. Alan Shepard
41. Who was the first Republican President of America
A. John Adams
B. Andrew Jackson
C. Abraham Lincol
D. Ulysses S. Grant
Answer: C. Abraham Lincol
42. Who was the first Democratic President of America
A. John Quincy Adams
B. Andrew Jackson
C. Zachary Taylor
D. John Tyler
Answer: B. Andrew Jackson
43. The Supreme Court of the United States was established in the year
A. 1783
B. 1789
C. 1796
D. 1799
Answer: B. 1789
44. Who is the first Chief Justice of the United States
A. Salmon P. Chase
B. Oliver Ellsworth
C. John Jay
D. John Rutledge
Answer: C. John Jay
45. Who is the longest serving Chief Justice of the United States
A. William Howard Taft
B. Morrison Waite
C. John Marshall
D. Fred M. Vinson
Answer: C. John Marshall
46. Who is the first person from United States to received Nobel Peace Prize
A. Woodrow Wilson
B. Elihu Root
C. Theodore Roosevelt
D. Jane Addams
Answer: C. Theodore Roosevelt
47. Total number of stripes in the US Flag is
A. 6
B. 9
C. 11
D. 13
Answer: D. 13
48. The New York Stock Exchange was founded in the year
A. 1817
B. 1830
C. 1855
D. 1885
Answer: A. 1817
49. In which city the Ambulance Service was first started
A. Chicago
B. Houston
C. Cincinnati
D. Pittsburgh
Answer: C. Cincinnati
50. Which one is the largest State by population in USA
A. Illinois
B. Texas
C. California
D. New York
Answer: C. California
51. The New York Central Park was established in the year
A. 1857
B. 1869
C. 1872
D. 1895
Answer: A. 1857
52. The Mammoth Cave National Park is located in which State
A. Florida
B. Georgia
C. Colorado
D. Kentucky
Answer: D. Kentucky
53. Which one is the last state that received statehood under USA
A. Alaska
B. Hawaii
C. New Mexico
D. North Dakota
Answer: B. Hawaii
54. The construction of Brooklyn Bridge was completed in the year
A. 1883
B. 1889
C. 1892
D. 1903
Answer: A. 1883
55. Which one is the largest lake by area wise in USA
A. Lake Huron
B. Lake Superior
C. Lake Michigan
D. Lake Ontario
Answer: C. Lake Michigan
56. Abraham Lincoln became the president of USA in the year
A. 1851
B. 1855
C. 1861
D. 1869
Answer: C. 1861
57. The University of Virginia was founded by
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. John Adams
C. James Madison
D. Abraham Lincoln
Answer: A. Thomas Jefferson
58. The US Presidential Election held in the month of
A. August
B. September
C. October
D. November
Answer: D. November
59. Which one is the first american to win Nobel Prize for Literature
A. Eugene Gladstone O’Neill
B. Sinclair Lewis
C. Pearl Buck
D. William Faulkner
Answer: B. Sinclair Lewis
60. Theodore Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize in the year
A. 1902
B. 1906
C. 1909
D. 1912
Answer: B. 1906
61. Which US city host the first Summer Olympics in 1904
A. St. Louis
B. Lake Placid
C. Los Angeles
D. Atlanta
Answer: A. St. Louis
62. Which river works as international boundary between United States and Canada
A. River Mackenzie
B. St. Columbia river
C. St. Lawrence river
D. River Rio-Grande
Answer: C. St. Lawrence river
63. Who is the first US President sworn in on January 20th
A. Franklin Roosevelt
B. John F Kennedy
C. Herbert Hoover
D. Woodrow Wilson
Answer: A. Franklin Roosevelt
64. Obama is the __________ US President to receive the Nobel Peace Award
A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Fourth
Answer: D. Fourth
65. Marquette range in USA is known for
A. Uranium
B. Copper
C. Gold
D. Iron Ore
Answer: D. Iron Ore
66. John F Kennedy was the _____ President of the United States of America
A. 32nd
B. 35th
C. 38th
D. 40th
Answer: B. 35th
67. American Presidential Elections are held at, every _______ years
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
Answer: B. 4