Question 1

True or false: France sent over 12,000 soldiers to fight alongside the Continental Army.

Accepted Answer

True. Under Rochambeau, 12,000 French troops fought in key battles like Yorktown, crucial to American victory.

Question 2

True or false: The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776, by all delegates.

Accepted Answer

False. Most delegates signed on August 2, 1776. July 4 was the adoption date; signing took weeks.

Question 3

True or false: George Washington was actually the first to sign the Declaration of Independence.

Accepted Answer

False. Washington signed second. John Hancock, as president of Congress, signed first, and famously large.

Question 4

True or false: Women fought disguised as men in several battles of the American Revolution.

Accepted Answer

True. Dozens of women, like Deborah Sampson, enlisted under male names, fighting in combat before being discovered.

Question 5

True or false: Paul Revere shouted 'The British are coming!' on his midnight ride.

Accepted Answer

False. He likely said 'The Regulars are coming out' since colonists still considered themselves British. The phrase is a later myth.

Question 6

True or false: One-third of all American soldiers during the Revolution were of African descent.

Accepted Answer

True. About 5,000 Black soldiers served (not one-third), but in some northern regiments, Black troops made up a third of the ranks.

Question 7

True or false: The British used poison-tipped arrows during the American Revolution.

Accepted Answer

True. British forces supplied Native American allies with smallpox-laced blankets and poisoned arrows, especially in the Ohio Valley.

Question 8

True or false: The Boston Tea Party destroyed millions of dollars worth of tea.

Accepted Answer

False. The tea was worth about $1.7 million today, but not millions in 1773—closer to £9,000 then (roughly $1.2 million modern).

American Revolution Trivia Questions