Quiz: The Founding Fathers

By U.S. News Staff

July 3, 2009

Which two Founding Fathers were pictured on the nation’s first official postage stamps?
1. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson
2. Benjamin Franklin and George Washington
3. Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin
4. George Washington and John Adams
Which Founding Father signed the Declaration of Independence?
1. James Madison
2. Alexander Hamilton
3. Josiah Bartlett
4. George Washington
Who is credited with saying, "Give me liberty, or give me death"?
1. John Marshall
2. Thomas Paine
3. Elbridge Gerry
4. Patrick Henry
Who had been leading a meeting in Boston when attendees left to take part in the Boston Tea Party?
1. Aaron Burr
2. Samuel Adams
3. John Rutledge
4. John Jay
True or false: John Hancock is famous for his large signature on the Constitution.
1. True
2. False
Who is the only president to belong to the Federalist Party?
1. George Washington
2. John Adams
3. Thomas Jefferson
4. James Madison
Where did the duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton take place?
1. New York
2. Pennsylvania
3. Massachusetts
4. New Jersey
Who, along with James Madison, is often referred to as the "Father of the Bill of Rights"?
1. George Mason
2. Benjamin Franklin
3. Charles Pinckney
4. Roger Sherman
True or false: John Adams and Samuel Adams died the same day.
1. True
2. False