Juneteenth Quiz - 14 Trivia Questions!

Celebrate Juneteenth, the commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States, with this quiz. Learn about the history, significance, and cultural traditions associated with this important holiday.

Who was the Confederate General-in-Chief who surrendered at Appomattox Court House in 1865?

Johnston
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
George Washington

In June 2021, which US state became the first to celebrate Juneteenth as a state holiday?

Alabama
Tennessee
Mississippi
Hawaii

Which US President issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863?

Theodore Roosevelt
James Madison
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln

In which US city is Juneteenth celebrated as a public holiday?

New York
Detroit
Washington, D.C.
Los Angeles

Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863?

The Federal government
The United States government
Lincoln
The government

What holiday commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S.A.?

Juneteenth
Black History Month
Independence Day
Thanksgiving Day

What was abolished in the USA during the American Civil War?

The Civil War
Freedom of religion
Military
Slavery

Juneteenth was the first new federal holiday in the USA since what was declared in 1986?

National Day of Labor
Independence Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
National Day of Peace

Juneteenth is not a statutory holiday in which US state?

Louisiana
Tennessee
Alabama
New Mexico

In which US state is Juneteenth celebrated?

Mississippi
Texas
Alabama
Louisiana

In which month is Emancipation Day celebrated in the USA?

August
September
June
November

During the 1950s and 60s, what movement caused the observance of Martin Luther King Day to decrease in the USA?

Black Power
The Civil Rights Movement and the Black Power Movement
Civil Rights Movement
The Civil Rights Movement and the Women's Rights movement

Where did General Order No. 3 of the American Civil War take effect?

The Union Army
At Fort Sumter
In the mud
Ashton Villa

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution provided for the abolition of slavery?

Twenty-second Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
Twenty-third Amendment
Thirteenth Amendment
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