--- description: About three-fourths of eighth graders aren't proficient in these subjects, study shows. title: Can You Answer 8th-Grade U.S. History and Government Questions? image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Education](/tag/education/) ## Education Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Quiz: Can You Answer 8th-Grade U.S. History and Government Questions?  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 29, 2015 5:31 PM CUT  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 29, 2015 5:31 PM CUT Most eight-graders are [failing U.S. history and government tests](%20time.com/3839840/8th-graders-history-geography-civics-tests "undefined"), according to the [Nation’s Report Card 2014](http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/ "undefined"), a federal survey published this week. Could you do better? Test your knowledge with these sample questions: ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3840290/8th-grade-history-quiz/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3840290/8th-grade-history-quiz/"},"headline":"Quiz: Can You Answer 8th-Grade U.S. History and Government Questions?","datePublished":"2015-04-29T17:31:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T06:47:14.811Z","description":"A national survey shows about three-fourths of eighth graders aren't proficient in these subjects","url":"https://time.com/3840290/8th-grade-history-quiz/","keywords":["Education"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jack Linshi","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/jack-linshi/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/education/","name":"Education"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3840290/8th-grade-history-quiz/","name":"Quiz: Can You Answer 8th-Grade U.S. History and Government Questions?"}}]}] ```