History Can you take on this blast to the past? Test your Trivia Nut history knowledge here! Published 10 months ago on February 14, 2023 By Mike Peck /5 163 History Vol. 10 Who designed the current U.S. flag? A French artist A 17-year-old high school student Betsy Ross Betsey Johnson Next Question Wrong! Correct! Our current 50-star flag was designed as part of a high school project by 17-year-old Robert Heff. It was 1958, and there were only 48 states at the time, but Heft had a hunch Hawaii and Alaska would soon be granted statehood. His teacher gave him a B- but went on to update the grade to an A after Heft submitted his design to the White House, eventually leading to a call from President Eisenhower that it had been selected as the official U.S. flag. A nation in which voters choose representatives to govern them is called a what? Commune Populist Democracy Republic Next Question Wrong! Correct! A Republic is a nation in which voters choose representatives to govern them. What year was the U.S. Constitution written? 1777 1807 1787 1776 Next Question Wrong! Correct! The Constitution of the United States was written in 1787. Who wrote "Common Sense" and "The Crisis" to encourage American independence? Thomas Jefferson Thomas Paine Sam Adams John Hancock Next Question Wrong! Correct! Thomas Paine wrote pamphlets like Common Sense and The Crisis to encourage American independence and resolve. Where is Independence Hall? Boston, Massachusetts Washington D.C. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania New York, New York Wrong! Correct! Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the site where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were written. Next Trivia Did You Know? The Queen of Egypt Cleopatra was a very well-rounded woman of language having been fluent in 9 languages. They were Ancient Greek, Ancient Iranian, Ancient Parthian, Syriac, Ethiopian, Hebrew, Arabic and Troglodyte. Related Topics: Advertisement
