Thomas Jefferson Trivia Questions

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3rd President, author of the Declaration of Independence and Founding Father. Play Thomas Jefferson trivia solo to sharpen your knowledge, or challenge a friend head-to-head in Trivia Tango — every question comes with an explanation so you learn as you play.

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  1. Jefferson's face appears on this denomination of U.S. currency alongside the nickel.

    • One dollar bill
    • Five dollar bill
    • Two dollar bill
    • Twenty dollar bill
  2. The year 1776, forever associated with American independence, also marks the year Jefferson drafted his famous document in this city.

    • Philadelphia
    • Boston
    • New York
    • Williamsburg
  3. This Virginia plantation, designed by its owner in a neoclassical style, sits atop a small mountain near Charlottesville.

    • Mount Vernon
    • Monticello
    • Montpelier
    • Oak Hill
  4. In 1803, this land acquisition from France doubled the size of the United States for about 3 cents per acre.

    • Louisiana Purchase
    • Florida Acquisition
    • Gadsden Purchase
    • Mexican Cession
  5. Jefferson considered founding this Charlottesville institution one of his three greatest lifetime achievements.

    • Monticello
    • American Philosophical Society
    • Albemarle Academy
    • University of Virginia
  6. Jefferson and Madison co-founded this political faction in the 1790s to oppose Hamilton's centralist vision.

    • Federalists
    • Whigs
    • Democratic-Republicans
    • Anti-Federalists
  7. While Jefferson was abroad in France, this document was drafted without him at the 1787 Convention in Philadelphia.

    • Declaration of Independence
    • Articles of Confederation
    • U.S. Constitution
    • Bill of Rights
  8. This state, where Jefferson was born in 1743 and served as governor, was home to many Founding Fathers.

    • Massachusetts
    • Virginia
    • Pennsylvania
    • New York

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