Bill O'Reilly: O'Reilly's History Quiz - Test Your Knowledge of the War of 1812

1. President James Madison signed a declaration of war against Great Britain on June 18, 1812. How many times did the United States declare war against Great Britain?

One

Two

Three

Four

Five

2. In 1812 the British were fighting war on two fronts — what other famous leader were they also fighting against?

Catherine the Great

Charles I

Napoleon

Maximillian III

Hitler

3. What U.S. victory in 1811 in the Indian Territory led some Native Americans to seek British support?

Wounded Knee

Bloody Kansas

Compromise of 1811

Battle of Tippecanoe

Battle of Saratoga

4. What British practice infuriated Americans, and helped bring on the War of 1812?

Impressment

Slavery

Taxation

Torpedoing

Mast Heading

5. In August 1814, British troops set fire to monuments in what city?

Baltimore

Montreal

New York City

Boston

Washington D.C.

6. Francis Scott Key composed what rousing patriot song during the bombardment of Fort McHenry defending Baltimore Harbor?

Battle Hymn of the Republic

Star Spangled Banner

America the Beautiful

My Country Tis of Thee

The Army Goes Rolling Along

7. What treaty ended the war between the United States and Great Britain?

Treaty of Ghent

Second Treaty of Paris

Treaty of Versailles

Treaty of Geneva

Treaty of Moscow

8. What famous battle occurred after the end of the War of 1812?

Battle of San Francisco

Battle of Cuba

Battle of New Orleans

Battle of Warsaw

Battle of Yorktown

9. The War of 1812 was a launching point for how many future American presidents?

One

Two

Three

Four

Five

10. The War of 1812 is still sometimes called what?

Second War of Independence

Fourth of July War

The Second British-American War

The Grand Slog

Free Seas War