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American History Trivia: Strange But True Facts Quiz

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Looking for American history trivia that surprises everyone? American History Trivia: Strange But True Facts Quiz is a 20-slide interactive quiz with live leaderboards. Players join on their phones and race through Select Answer, Truth or Lie, Type Answer, Pick the Number, Lineup, Word Cloud and This or That rounds on presidents, the Revolution, the Statue of Liberty, the Great Molasses Flood and the Moon landing. Answers and fun facts are ready in the presenter notes. Ideal for classrooms, history clubs, team events and 4th of July parties.

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1 - Content

2 - Instructions

3 - Word Cloud

Warm-up! One word that comes to mind when you think of American history

4 - Select Answer

Before becoming president, who held a liquor licence and co-owned a tavern-store?

1. George Washington
2. Abraham Lincoln
3. Thomas Jefferson
4. Ulysses S. Grant

5 - Select Answer

When it was unveiled in 1886, what colour was the Statue of Liberty?

1. Green
2. Shiny copper brown
3. White marble
4. Bright gold

6 - Truth or Lie

Truth or Lie? Decide for each Revolution-era story!

1. Most delegates signed the Declaration of Independence on 2 August 1776
2. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on the same day, 4 July 1826
3. On his famous midnight ride, Paul Revere shouted 'The British are coming!'

7 - Type Answer

Which US state did America buy from Russia in 1867 for about 2 cents an acre?

Alaska

8 - Guess the Number Quiz

William Henry Harrison gave the longest inaugural speech ever. How many days was he president before he died?

9 - Select Answer

Where was George Washington sworn in as the first US president in 1789?

1. Washington, D.C.
2. Philadelphia
3. New York City
4. Boston

10 - Leader Board

11 - Lineup

Line up these moments in American history - oldest first!

1. Mayflower lands at Plymouth
2. Boston Tea Party
3. Louisiana Purchase
4. Apollo 11 Moon landing

12 - Select Answer

Which future president worked as a fashion model and appeared on a 1942 magazine cover?

1. John F. Kennedy
2. Ronald Reagan
3. Gerald Ford
4. Dwight D. Eisenhower

13 - Truth or Lie

Round 2 - Truth or Lie? Myths and legends edition!

1. Teddy bears are named after President Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt
2. George Washington's famous false teeth were carved out of wood
3. British troops set fire to the White House during the War of 1812

14 - Select Answer

In 1919, a giant wave of what flooded the streets of Boston?

1. Maple syrup
2. Molasses
3. Beer
4. Milk

15 - Type Answer

Name the ship that carried the Pilgrims to America in 1620

1. Mayflower
2. The Mayflower

16 - Guess the Number

Bonus guess: How many people signed the Declaration of Independence?

17 - This or That

Time machine break! Which era would you rather visit for a day?

1. The Wild West
2. The Roaring Twenties

18 - Select Answer

FINAL QUESTION: Which president is the only one to have been elected four times?

1. Theodore Roosevelt
2. Franklin D. Roosevelt
3. Abraham Lincoln
4. Ronald Reagan

19 - Leader Board

20 - Content

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