Q 01/05

Who was the first president of the United States?

A) Abraham Lincoln

B) George Washington

C) Thomas Jefferson

D) John Adams

Answer · why

B) George Washington

He served as president from 1789 to 1797, and is remembered as one of the Founding Fathers.

Q 02/05

In which country would you find the Great Pyramid of Giza?

A) Greece

B) Mexico

C) Egypt

D) Italy

Answer · why

C) Egypt

It was built as a tomb for the pharaoh Khufu, and it stayed the tallest building humans had ever made for more than 3,700 years.

Q 03/05

Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?

A) Buzz Aldrin

B) Yuri Gagarin

C) Michael Collins

D) Neil Armstrong

Answer · why

D) Neil Armstrong

He commanded the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon too, but stepped out second.

Q 04/05

Which brothers flew the first powered airplane in 1903?

A) The Wright brothers

B) The Montgolfier brothers

C) The Lumière brothers

D) The Grimm brothers

Answer · why

A) The Wright brothers

The flight took place on December 17, 1903, near Kitty Hawk in North Carolina.

Q 05/05

Which country sent the Statue of Liberty to the United States as a gift?

A) France

B) England

C) Italy

D) Spain

Answer · why

A) France

Sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi designed it; it was built overseas, shipped across the ocean in crates and reassembled.