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AMERICA’S 250TH BIRTHDAY QUIZ PART 3

Below please find the third and final installment of America’s Birthday Quiz to test your knowledge of American History, which covers the years 1900-the present.

  1. Which president was assassinated in 1901? (a) James A. Garfield, (b) JFK, (c) William McKinley, (d) William Jennings Bryan?
  2. On D-Day the allies landed on each of the following beaches except (a) Silver, (b) Utah, (c) Sword, (d) Omaha.
  3. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were (a) entertainers, (b) Soviet spies, (c) Olympic athletes, (d) nuclear scientists.
  4. Each of the following were “muckraking” journalists except (a) Ida Tarbell, (b) Upton Sinclair, (c) Josephine Gibbons, (d) Ida Wells.
  5. According to Wikipedia who was the primary founder of the NAACP? (a) Martin Luther King, (b) Stokely Carmichael, (c) Clarence Weathers, (d) W.E.B. Du Bois?
  6. The derogatory term “Jim Crow” originated from (a) a fictional stage character, (b) a slogan by a politician, (c) a derogatory name for a black entertainer, (d) the KKK.
  7. In what city did Martin Luther King deliver his famous “I have a dream” speech? (a) Birmingham, (b) Baltimore, (c) NY, (d) Washington D. C.
  8. What year did the US enter WWI? (a) 1912, (b) 1914, (c) 1917, d) 1918?
  9. In WWI the allies fought against Germany and (a) Austria-Hungary, (b) Yugoslavia, (c) Russia, (d) Spain.
  10. In what state did the Wright Brothers make their famous first airplane flight? (a) Florida, (b) Ohio, (c) North Carolina, (d) Virginia?
  11. The idea of a Panama Canal dates back to 1513. There were many attempts that were unsuccessful. The US finally completed it in (a) 1910, (b) 1912, (c) 1914, (d) 1920.
  12. When Charles Lindberg completed the first solo transatlantic flight he took off from (a) Roosevelt Field, NY, (b) Teterboro, NJ, (c) Philadelphia, (d) Idlewild Airport.
  13. What city was virtually destroyed by a massive earthquake in 1906. (a) Los Angeles, (b) San Diego, (c) Sacramento, (d) San Francisco.
  14. How many people are estimated to have died worldwide from the flu epidemic of 1918? (a) 5 million, (b) 7 million, (c) 10 million (d) 20 million.
  15. Which state passed a law forbidding the teaching of evolution in public schools? (a) Tennessee, (b) Mississippi, (c) Alabama, (d) Louisiana.
  16. In which city was JFK assassinated? (a) Houston, (b) Dallas, (c) Chicago, (d) San Antonio?
  17. When was the Star-Spangled Banner adopted as the national anthem? (a) 1920, (b) 1931, (c) 1940, (d) 1945.
  18. Who was the first woman to be elected to the US Senate? (a) Carmen Franklyn, (b) Denise Masters, (c) Margaret Chase Smith, (d) Hattie Wyatt Caraway?
  19. Who completed the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman? (a) Amelia Earhart, (b) Dawn Staley, (c) Eloise Johnson, (d) Priscilla Longbottom?
  20. What event triggered the Great Depression? (a) high tariffs, (b) the stock market crash, (c) the assassination of Herbert Hoover, (d) a severe drought in the Midwest.
  21. What event ended the Great Depression? (a) the New Deal, (b) the discovery of oil in Montana, (c) the advent of WWII, (d) a rise in corporate profits.
  22. FDR was elected to four terms. How many VPs served under him? (1), (b) 2, (c) 3, (d) 4.
  23. What was the primary purpose of the Marshall Plan? (a) help European nations recover from WWII, (b) help the US expand into Central and South America, (c) negotiate a peace deal in the Middle East, (d) bring self determination to former colonies.
  24. What event precipitated the Korean Conflict? (a) a dispute over the sovereignty of Kemu Island, (b) a drought in N. Korea, (c) an invasion of S. Korea by N. Korea, (d) the rise of a new, more militant government in NK.
  25. During the surprise attack of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese on December 7, 1941, each of the following battleships was sunk except (a) USS New York, (b) USS West Virginia, (c) USS Utah, (d) USS Arizona.
  26. Who was the first female member of the US Supreme Court? (a) Ketanji Brown Jackson, (b) Amy Coney Barrett, (c) Sandra Day O’Connor, (d) Elena Kagan?
  27. What woman sparked the modern civil rights movement by refusing to surrender her seat on a bus to a white man? (a) Fannie Lou Hamer, (b) Rosa Parks, (c) Diana Nash, (d) Ella Baker.
  28. What senator spearheaded the communist witch hunt of the early 1950s? (a) Joseph McCarthy, (b) Sam Rayburn, (c) John Sparkman, (d) Earnest Hill?
  29. What was the primary result of the “Brown” Supreme Court decision? (a) outlawed the KKK, (b) integration of public schools, (c) suspects arrested must be read their rights, (d) unions could not discriminate against blacks.
  30. Who was the first U.S. astronaut to orbit Earth? (a) Alan Shepard, (b) Buzz Aldren, (c) John Glenn, (d) Gus Grissom
  31. Who was the first female Speaker of the House? (a) Nancy Pelosi, (b) Jane Austen, (c) Denise Richards, (d) Julia Morris.
  32. On 9/11 how many commercial airlines were hijacked and crashed by the terrorists? (a) 1, (b) 2, (c) 3, (d) 4.

Answers: 1. c, 2. a, 3. b, 4. c, 5. d., 6. a, 7. d, 8. c. 9. a, 10. c, 11. c, 12. a, 13. d, 14. d, 15. a, 16. b, 17. b, 18. d, 19. a. 20. b, 21. c, 22. c, 23. a, 24. c, 25. a, 26. c, 27. b, 28. a, 29. b, 30. c, 31. a, 32. d

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    AMERICA’S 250TH BIRTHDAY QUIZ, PART 2

    In celebration of America’s 250th birthday I am posting a series of three quizzes. Part 1 covered the Revolutionary War. Below please find Part 2, which covers the 19th century.

    1. Which president prosecuted the wars against the Barbary Pirates? (a) John Adams, (b) Thomas Jefferson, (c) James Monroe, (d) Andrew Jackson.
    2. The land acquired by the Louisiana Purchase included each of the following present-day states except (a) Iowa, (b) Kansas, (c) Wisconsin, (d) Nebraska
    3. The massive Louis and Clarke expedition covered sixteen present day states including each of the following except (a) Oklahoma, (b) Montana, (c) Iowa, (d) Oregon.
    4. Which state was admitted with Missouri as part of the “Missouri Compromise” of 1820? (a) Michigan, (b) Tennessee, (c) Maine, (d) New Hampshire?
    5. Which president was captured and detained by the British during the RW as a young boy? (a) James Madison, (b) James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, (d) Andrew Jackson.
    6. Harriet Tubman was famous for (a) being the first women to attend Harvard University, (b) being a famous “conductor” on the Underground Railroad, (c) writing poetry depicting slavery, (d) being the first female member of Congress.
    7. Who was the first president to serve two nonconsecutive terms? (a) Franklyn Pierce; (b) James Buchanaan; (c) Abraham Lincoln, (d) Grover Cleveland
    8. “Custer’s Last Stand” was fought in which present day state? (a) North Dakota, (b) South Dakota, (c) Montana, (d) Wyoming?
    9. Each of the following presidents was assassinated except (a) James A Garfield, (b) John Tyler, (c) William McKinley, (d) Abraham Lincoln.
    10. Which famous frontiersman perished at the Alamo? (a) Jim Bridger, (b) Davy Crockett, (c) Daniel Boone, (d) Sam Houston?
    11. Susan B. Anthony was known for (a) women’s suffrage, (b) founding the Red Cross, (c) pioneer surgeon, (d) politics.
    12. Who was president during the purchase of Alaska (aka “Seward’s Folly)? (a) Abraham Lincoln; (b) Grover Cleveland; (c) Samuel Tildden, (d) Andrew Johnson.
    13. The “Golden Spike,” which symbolized the union of the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads, is located in which state? (a) Utah; (b) California, (c) Wyoming; (d) Colorado.
    14. Who is widely credited with inventing the original, commercially successful electric telegraph? (a) Guglielmo Marconi; (b) Alexander Graham Bell; (c) Samuel Morse; (d) Eli Whitney
    15. When did the “Pony Express” commence operation? (a) 1850, (b) 1860, (c) 1870, (d) 1880.
    16. Who was the first American woman to earn a medical degree? (a) Elizabeth Cady Stanton, (b) Mary Smith, (c) Elizabeth Blackwell, (d) Lucretia Mott
    17. In what city was Francis Scott Key when he wrote the “Star Spangled Banner?” (a) Washington, DC; (b) NYC; (c) Baltimore; (d) Charleston
    18. Which Native American tribe never surrendered to the US? (a) Seminole; (b) Apache; (c) Sioux; (d) Comanche
    19. The Battle (Massacre) of Wounded Knee took place in which present day state? (a) Texas; (b) Colorado; (c) Montana; (d) South Dakota
    20. Who founded the American Red Cross? (a) Florence Nightingale; (b) Clara Barton; (c) Wilma Rogers; (d) Josie Wales
    21. Prior to the Civil War which was the first state to secede from the Union? (a) Alabama; (b) Mississippi; (c) Virginia; (d) South Carolina
    22. Pike’s peak is located in which state? (a) Wyoming, (b) California, (c) Arizona, (d) Colorado.
    23. Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin? (a) Louisa May Alcott, (b) Susan Allen, (c) Harriett Beecher Stowe, (d) Veronica Lake
    24. This president had the shortest tenure in office. (a) Zachary Taylor, (b) Chester A. Arthur, (c) William Henry Harrison, (d) William Jennings Bryan.
    25. Which territory was the last to gain statehood during the 19th century? (a) Utah 1896, (b) Arizona, (c) Alaska, (d) New Mexico.
    26. Each of the following was infamously known as a “robber baron” except (a) Andrew Carnegie, (b) Jay Gould, (c) Samuel Gompers, Leland Stanford

    Answers

    1. (b); 2. (c); 3. (a); 4. (c); 5. (d); 6. (b); 7. (d); 8. (c); 9. (b); 10. (b); 11. (a); 12. (d); 13. (a); 14. (c); (15) (b); 16. (c); 17. (c); 18. (a); 19. (d); 20. (b), 21. (d); 22. (d); 23. (c); 24. (c) (31 days); 25. (b); 26. (c)

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