Thomas Jefferson Trivia Quiz
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3rd President, author of the Declaration of Independence and Founding Father. Play the Thomas Jefferson trivia quiz 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. Questions span every level, from easy warm-ups to expert-level stumpers, so there's a real challenge here however much you already know.
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A mix of easy, medium and hard — questions run from warm-up to expert, so there's a real challenge at every level. Think you know the answers? Play to find out.
Jefferson's face appears on this denomination of U.S. currency alongside the nickel.
Difficulty: Easy- One dollar bill
- Five dollar bill
- Two dollar bill
- Twenty dollar bill
This North African conflict, America's first overseas war, was fought during Jefferson's presidency against Mediterranean pirates.
Difficulty: Medium- First Barbary War
- Quasi-War
- War of 1812
- Tripolitan War
This ancient Greek physician's medical theories, which Jefferson rejected, dominated American medicine until the 19th century.
Difficulty: Hard- Hippocrates
- Herophilus
- Galen
- Erasistratus
The year 1776, forever associated with American independence, also marks the year Jefferson drafted his famous document in this city.
Difficulty: Easy- Philadelphia
- Boston
- New York
- Williamsburg
This 1785 law proposed by Jefferson would have banned slavery in all new western territories after 1800.
Difficulty: Medium- Ordinance of 1784
- Northwest Ordinance
- Missouri Compromise
- Wilmot Proviso
These undulating brick structures Jefferson designed for UVA gardens are stronger than straight barriers of equal thickness.
Difficulty: Hard- English bond
- Serpentine walls
- Flemish bond
- Running bond
This Virginia plantation, designed by its owner in a neoclassical style, sits atop a small mountain near Charlottesville.
Difficulty: Easy- Mount Vernon
- Monticello
- Montpelier
- Oak Hill
This pamphlet by Jefferson, written to refute European claims of American degeneracy, became his only published book.
Difficulty: Medium- Common Sense
- The Federalist Papers
- Notes on the State of Virginia
- Summary View of the Rights of British America
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