Can you Ace the Memorial Day History Quiz?

(WOLO) COLUMBIA,S.C., — We stopped several people in Downtown Columbia on a rainy memorial day to find out their Memorial Day history IQ. Some Aced the questions while others didn’t make the grade. Still, Everyone remembered the importance of what the day meant to them. Below is a complete list of the questions we asked our unsuspecting participants and all of the correct answers. Try it out for yourself and see if you are smarter than a 4th grader? Questions: 1. Many Colonist Came to America to Escape Taxation. True or False? 2. Name the only City in the United States that is not in any of the 50 States? 3. Who was the King of England when the American Revolution started? 4. What African American helped Plan the City of Washington , D.C.? 5. Do Chinese Americans celebrate their New Year for 1 day, a week, or 15 days? 6. The First 10 amendments to the constitution became known as what? 7. Name the 3 largest Cities in the United States? 8. In what state can you climb the mountains of the Sierra Nevada range? 9. The U.S. Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation. True or False? 10. Which shows Franklin D. Roosevelt: a penny, nickel, or a dime? Correct answers: 1. False (Many came to escape religious persecution, poverty, and political unrest) 2. Washington, D.C. 3. King George III 4. Benjamin Banneker 5. 15 Days (from the new moon that starts the Chinese New Year to the next full moon) 6. The Bill of Rights 7. New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles 8. California 9. True 10. A Dime