Discover Your True American Spirit with This Fun Quiz!

Although it might feel like a distant memory, the Tea Party uprising in America isn’t ancient history. In 2010, a small but vocal group of Americans, aggravated by having a Black president and feeling the burden of taxes at every level of government, rose up in anger. Talk of insurrection and secession was rampant.

Looking back, the Tea Partiers seem almost quaint compared to today’s MAGA enthusiasts. Though they held many questionable views, they at least had genuine grievances and often pursued their goals within democratic frameworks. Their efforts even resulted in flipping the House of Representatives before losing momentum.

In stark contrast, modern MAGA followers lack a clear agenda, driven by general animosity. Their devotion to Donald Trump borders on the fanatic, often overshadowing any coherent political aim.

For everyone curious about American history, here’s a quiz. It may come a week late due to my temporary coma induced by the Supreme Court’s recent ruling, but enjoy nonetheless.

1. How many amendments are there to the U.S. Constitution?

2. The penultimate amendment gave 18-year-olds the right to vote. What does the final amendment address?

3. Which state joined the Union first: North Dakota or South Dakota?

4. True or false: John Tyler, president in 1841, has a living grandson.

5. Name all states that became states in the 20th century.

6. Which date marks the actual signing of the Declaration of Independence?

7. Chronologically order these groups based on when they received the right to vote: women, Native Americans, white men, Black men.

8. Identify the only region south of the equator where residents are American citizens.

9. True or false: Donald Trump has never won the popular vote in an election.

Answers:

1. There are 27 amendments. Opinions have varied widely; one person at a Tea Party rally mistakenly believed there were 55, while another guessed 12.

2. Initially proposed in 1789, the final amendment lay dormant until a University of Texas student’s paper in 1982 sparked its ratification. It prohibits Congress from giving itself a raise immediately, making little sense today given the career politicians now in office.

3. No one knows definitively. Both were admitted on November 2, 1889, and President Benjamin Harrison shuffled their papers to ensure no preference.

4. True. John Tyler’s 95-year-old grandson lives in Virginia, linking the past to the present in an extraordinary way.

5. New Mexico, Arizona, Alaska, Hawai’i, and Oklahoma. Despite its original designation as Indian Territory, Oklahoma achieved statehood in 1907 after an oil boom.

6. Although independence was voted on July 2, and the Declaration’s final wording approved on July 4, it wasn’t signed until August 2.

7. Chronological order: White men (indefinitely), Black men (1870), women (1920), Native Americans (1948 in Arizona, notably three years after WWII).

8. American Samoa.

9. True. He lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton by 3 million and to Joe Biden by over 7 million votes.

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