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American Revolutionary War quiz that even some Obama supporters might pass
July 4th, 2015 | self

Posted on 07/04/2015 4:31:59 PM PDT by ETL

Here's an American Revolutionary War history quiz that I modified such that even a typical Obama supporter might score 50 percent.
The questions are from an actual quiz meant for grade schoolers.

1) What country did the American colonies rebel against?

America
Turkestan
Bolivia
Antarctica
Britain

2) How many of the American Colonies were a part of the revolution?

None
All 57
13

3) What year did the Revolutionary War begin?

The war never occurred
The year Obama was born
The year is unknown
1775

4) What was the main reason that the American Colonies rebelled and fought for their independence?

They wanted their own language
Concerns over global warming
The Colonies opposed British transgenderism
They felt they had outgrown the British Empire and would do better without them

5) What was the name of the group that declared the independence of the United States?

The New Black Panther Party
The Progressive Caucus
The Jive Five
Peter, Paul & Mary
The Constitutional Congress

6) What year did the United States issue the Declaration of Independence?

1969
2011
615 AD
1776

7) Which of the following states was NOT part of the original 13 colonies?

New York
Virgina
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Hawaii

8) Which European country became a major ally to the United States during the Revolutionary War?

Africa
China
Canada
France

9) Who was the first President of the United States?

Vladimir Putin
Barack Hussein Obama
Al Sharpton
George Washington

10) What type of government did the new country of the United States form?

3rd-World Marxist
Homosexual Dictatorship
Militant Transgender Democracy
Republic


TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: americanrevolution; quiz; revolutionarywar

1 posted on 07/04/2015 4:31:59 PM PDT by ETL
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To: ETL
Shouldn't #5 be the Continental Congress?
2 posted on 07/04/2015 4:35:20 PM PDT by BlueLancer (Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.)
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To: BlueLancer
Shouldn't #5 be the Continental Congress?

You're right. I somehow read it as "Continental Congress".

3 posted on 07/04/2015 4:37:03 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: All
Complete 6-part Revolutionary War series free on YouTube
PBS via YouTube (individual link to each episode provided)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3307707/posts


4 posted on 07/04/2015 4:40:33 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: BlueLancer

That one would have tripped me, not really but couldn’t resist the laugh.


5 posted on 07/04/2015 4:40:36 PM PDT by wally_bert (There are no winners in a game of losers. I'm Tommy Joyce, welcome to the Oriental Lounge.)
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To: ETL
I missed Number 10. I thought it was Homosexual Dictatorship.

That's what we've become.

6 posted on 07/04/2015 4:41:09 PM PDT by Flycatcher (God speaks to us, through the supernal lightness of birds, in a special type of poetry.)
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To: All
Here's the original children's quiz that I found online...

_____________________________________________

Questions on this quiz are based on information from The American Revolution.

1) What country did the American colonies rebel against?
Portugal
Spain
Britain
France
Germany

2) How many of the American Colonies were a part of the revolution?
7
13
21
32
50

3) What year did the Revolutionary War begin?
1775
1776
1780
1812
1941

4) What was the main reason that the American Colonies rebelled and fought for their independence?
They wanted their own king
They didn`t like the people of Britain and wanted nothing to do with them
They felt they had outgrown the British Empire and would do better without them
They didn`t want to pay taxes without having representation in the government
They thought it would be cool to have their own flag

5) What was the name of the group that declared the independence of the United States?
The Washingtonians
The Whigs
The Republicans
The Constitutional Congress
The Second Continental Congress

6) What year did the United States issue the Declaration of Independence?
1775
1776
1783
1786
1790

7) Which of the following states was NOT part of the original 13 colonies?
Virginia
Georgia
New York
Maryland
Colorado

8) Which European country became a major ally to the United States during the Revolutionary War?
Russia
Italy
France
Austria
Sweden

9) Who was the first President of the United States?
George Washington
John Adams
Paul Revere
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson

10) What type of government did the new country of the United States form?
Monarchy
Democracy
Dictatorship
Theocracy
Communist

http://www.ducksters.com/history/american_revolution_questions.php

7 posted on 07/04/2015 4:45:23 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: Flycatcher

Yep.

10) What type of government did the new country of the United States form?

3rd-World Marxist
Homosexual Dictatorship
Militant Transgender Democracy
Republic

A: Homosexual Dictatorship


8 posted on 07/04/2015 4:48:32 PM PDT by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west))
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To: ETL
Obama supporters would eff this up to a supreme degree...........


9 posted on 07/04/2015 5:18:36 PM PDT by Viking2002 (The Avatar is back by popular request.)
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