Thomas Jefferson Trivia Quiz Questions and Answers
Thomas Jefferson was an American what?
A: Founding Father and the principal author of the
Declaration of Independence.
At the beginning of the American
Revolution, he served in
the what, representing Virginia?
A: The Continental Congress.
Thomas Jefferson served as a wartime Governor of what
state?
A: Virginia (1779–1781).
In May 1785, Thomas Jefferson became the United States
Minister to what European
country?
A: France.
Jefferson oversaw acquisition of the vast
Louisiana
Territory from France in 1803, and sent out what expedition in 1804?
A: The Lewis and Clark Expedition.
During his stint as president Jefferson did what to the
size of the U.S.?
A: Doubled it.
Jefferson’s second term had a lot of troubles at home, such
as the failed treason trial of his former what?
A: Vice President Aaron Burr.
In 1807 Jefferson drafted and signed into law a bill that
did what?
A: Banned slave importation into the United States.
Jefferson is considered an important architect in the
classical tradition, and he designed his own what?
A: Home Monticello and other notable buildings.
Jefferson was extremely interested in invention,
architecture, religion, philosophy and what?
A: Science.
What languages did Thomas Jefferson speak?
A: French, Greek,
Italian, Latin, and Spanish.
Jefferson was an accomplished violinist and played with his
wife Martha who was an accomplished what?
A: Piano player.
What university did Thomas Jefferson found?
A: The University of Virginia.
When did Martha Jefferson, his wife of eleven years, die?
A: In 1782.
Jefferson’s his slim physical form resembled that of whom?
A: His mother's family.
What promise did Thomas Jefferson keep to his wife Martha?
A: He would never remarry.
How many children did Thomas Jefferson and his wife Martha
have?
A: Six.
What did Jefferson begin studying at the age of nine?
A: Latin, Greek, and French.
How many of Jefferson’s children survived to adulthood?
A: Two.
What did Jefferson depend on for his education throughout
his life?
A: Books.
Thomas Jefferson expressed opposition to slavery throughout
his life, yet he owned what?
A: Hundreds of slaves and freed only a few of them.
When the British burned the Library of Congress in 1814
Thomas offered to do what?
A: Sell his collection of more than 6,000 books to the Library of Congress for
$23,950.
Historians generally believe that Jefferson had a long-term
relationship with whom?
A: Sally Hemings, one of his slaves.
It is believed by some historians that Jefferson fathered
some or all of whose children?
A: His slave Sally Hemings’.
Jefferson is consistently rated as one of the what?
A: Greatest U.S. presidents.
Thomas Jefferson was the third of how many children?
A: Ten children.
On what date was Thomas Jefferson born?
A: On April 13, 1743.
Where was Thomas Jefferson born?
A: At the family home in a one and a half story farmhouse.
Who was Thomas Jefferson’s father?
A: Jefferson’s father was Peter Jefferson, a planter and surveyor who died when
Jefferson was fourteen.
Jefferson's facial appearance resembled that of whom?
A: His father.
Who was Jefferson’s mother?
A: His mother was Jane Randolph, daughter of Isham Randolph, a
ship's captain.
When did Peter and Jane Jefferson marry?
A: In 1739.
Jefferson entered the College of William & Mary in
Williamsburg at what age?
A: At age 16.
Jefferson was a diligent student graduating in 1762, and
completing his studies in how long?
A: Two years.
In what year was Jefferson was admitted to the Virginia
bar?
A: 1767.
In 1770, what happened to Jefferson's home as well as
family library with 200 volumes?
A: It was destroyed by fire.
After Jefferson’s wife’s father John Wayles died in 1773,
Martha and her husband inherited his what?
A: 135 slaves, 11,000 acres (4,500 ha; 17 sq mi) and the debts of his estate.
Later in life, Martha Jefferson suffered from what illness?
A: Diabetes.