U.S. History trivia quiz

[Elendil's Heir]

[120.] Willa Cather.

Correct.

128. William Henry Harrison ran as the "log cabin and hard cider" candidate against the (supposedly) effete, champagne-swilling Martin Van Buren.

132. Barry Goldwater was born in the Arizona Territory which, although not a state at the time, was still U.S. territory, so he was eligible to serve as President.

133. Paul Robeson.

[denquixote]

Correct.

128. William Henry Harrison ran as the "log cabin and hard cider" candidate against the (supposedly) effete, champagne-swilling Martin Van Buren.

132. Barry Goldwater was born in the Arizona Territory which, although not a state at the time, was still U.S. territory, so he was eligible to serve as President.

133. Paul Robeson.

133. correct
132. half credit

[Spoke]

128. William Henry Harrison ran as the "log cabin and hard cider" candidate against the (supposedly) effete, champagne-swilling Martin Van Buren.
Correct.

[denquixote]

134. What Polish immigrant served in the U.S. Army, was wounded on D-Day, helped with the sculpting of Mt. Rushmore and spent over 40 years building a monument to the American Indian that remains a work in progress?

[Ignatz]

The first-posted questions numbered 107-109 in post #206 have not been answered but Siam Sam re-used the question numbers in post #216.

Hints for my 107 and 108: Starts with G. 109 starts with H.

107. What U.S. governor became Vice President and signed the Declaration of Independence (and as a clue, has a map figure and my K-5 elementary school named after him)?

108. What colonel, later general, and his fishermen-soldiers rowed George Washington across the Delaware on Christmas night to rout successfully the Hessians and who earlier evacuated Washington's army from Long Island, NY, saving them from certain defeat?

109. What was the name of the first ship in the American navy (owned by same colonel)?

[denquixote]

The first-posted questions numbered 107-109 in post #206 have not been answered but Siam Sam re-used the question numbers in post #216.

Hints for my 107 and 108: Starts with G. 109 starts with H.

107. What U.S. governor became Vice President and signed the Declaration of Independence (and as a clue, has a map figure and my K-5 elementary school named after him)?

108. What colonel, later general, and his fishermen-soldiers rowed George Washington across the Delaware on Christmas night to rout successfully the Hessians and who earlier evacuated Washington's army from Long Island, NY, saving them from certain defeat?

109. What was the name of the first ship in the American navy (owned by same colonel)?

107. I thought someone guessed Thomas jefferson, was that wrong?

[Random]

129. What military man, prominent in American history, commanded troops that, with fixed bayonetes, routed the so-called "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans that descended on Washington DC in 1932 seeking financial help?

Macarthur, Patton and Eisenhower were all involved.

[Random]

107. I thought someone guessed Thomas jefferson, was that wrong?



Yes, because of the Massachesetts connection. (See previous Marblehead answer)

I know the answer, but I had to google it to confirm, ans so am not posting it.

(The "map figure" element is a bit confusing. It might be easier to answer if you think of it as a "mapping practice".)

[Spoke]

129. What military man, prominent in American history, commanded troops that, with fixed bayonetes, routed the so-called "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans that descended on Washington DC in 1932 seeking financial help?

Macarthur, Patton and Eisenhower were all involved.
Correct. But MacArthur was in command.

[Random]

132. half credit


The other half of this is Mitt Romney's father (firstname George, I think), who was a serious candidate in the 1968 election. IIRC, he was born in Mexico, or perhaps South America, to American parents, thus qualifying as a natural-born citizen. There was a Mormon connection that I cannnot completely recall which explains their absence from the US.

[Ignatz]

107. I thought someone guessed Thomas jefferson, was that wrong?

My post #211:

Quote:
Originally Posted by spoke-
Well, I have no idea about your elementary school, or the map figure, but I believe Thomas Jefferson fits all of your other criteria. (Though I don't think that's who you have in mind.)




Sorry, not President Thomas Jefferson - not from Mass.

I'm going to bed after I finish reading today's paper. Been on here all day. Will be back to check answers Monday evening.

[Ignatz]

Yes, because of the Massachesetts connection. (See previous Marblehead answer)

I know the answer, but I had to google it to confirm, ans so am not posting it.

(The "map figure" element is a bit confusing. It might be easier to answer if you think of it as a "mapping practice".)


Also, Jefferson became president, my guy only got to veep.

Another hint on my Q107: The "map figure" to which I referred is an animal/birdlike figure formed by the combination of several eastern Mass. towns/cities. The term is still used today during the political/voting process. And it should be pronounced with a hard "g", not the soft one.

Roll over more hints on my Q108: "General John G _ _ _ _ _ and his Marblehead Mariners". is the title of a local history book about the man and the men.

And on 109: The ship was built in Marblehead but was fitted out in a little town the other side of Salem so there is still rivalry between them as to which is the "Birthplace of the American Navy". BTW, the word, "American" is used vs. the "U.S." Navy as it was not yet the U.S. of A.

[5 time champ]

Also, Jefferson became president, my guy only got to veep.

Another hint on my Q107: The "map figure" to which I referred is an animal/birdlike figure formed by the combination of several eastern Mass. towns/cities. The term is still used today during the political/voting process. And it should be pronounced with a hard "g", not the soft one.

Roll over more hints on my Q108: "General John G _ _ _ _ _ and his Marblehead Mariners". is the title of a local history book about the man and the men.

And on 109: The ship was built in Marblehead but was fitted out in a little town the other side of Salem so there is still rivalry between them as to which is the "Birthplace of the American Navy". BTW, the word, "American" is used vs. the "U.S." Navy as it was not yet the U.S. of A.
:smack: I thought this had been answered, or meant to do it myself last night.

The answer is Elbridge Gerry [or is it Eldridge] of the famous 'gerrymannder' map figure.

[Ignatz]

:smack: I thought this had been answered, or meant to do it myself last night.

The answer is Elbridge Gerry [or is it Eldridge] of the famous 'gerrymannder' map figure.


Correct - Elbridge

[Elendil's Heir]

Here are some "law-talkin'" questions:

134. This early U.S. Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review of Acts of Congress.
135. The most famous portrait of John Jay has him in robes of these two colors.
136. George Washington first used the presidential pardon for individuals involved in what?
137. This Attorney General oversaw notorious roundups of suspected radicals and anarchists in the late 1910s.
138. This Copperhead leader was arrested, sent through the Confederate lines, and eventually ended up in Canada and running (unsuccessfully) for governor of Ohio.

[denquixote]

The other half of this is Mitt Romney's father (firstname George, I think), who was a serious candidate in the 1968 election. IIRC, he was born in Mexico, or perhaps South America, to American parents, thus qualifying as a natural-born citizen. There was a Mormon connection that I cannnot completely recall which explains their absence from the US.

correct, he lost the race for the republican nomination to nixon, was born in mexico of american parents.

[Don't Call Me Shirley]

134. This early U.S. Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review of Acts of Congress.
Marbury vs. Madison


139. Who was the first US President born in a hospital?

[BMalion]

129. What military man, prominent in American history, commanded troops that, with fixed bayonetes, routed the so-called "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans that descended on Washington DC in 1932 seeking financial help?

Macarthur, Patton and Eisenhower were all involved.


Darn, if only I had typed "129" instead of "121" I'd have gotten credit, no wonder my answer was ignored.

:smack:

Very gracious of you to ignore my seemingly boneheaded answer, Elendil's Heir. Thanks.

;)

[BobLibDem]

I got one right back on page one, so here's my question:

140: In 1863 or 1864, Lincoln's son Robert Lincoln was pushed by a crowd against a train at a railway platform. As the train began to move, he fell in the gap between the train and the platform and was quite helpless until a rescuer pulled him up by his coat collar to safety. Who was the man that saved young Lincoln's life?

[BobLibDem]

139. Who was the first US President born in a hospital?

Jimmy Carter

[OtakuLoki]

I got one right back on page one, so here's my question:

140: In 1863 or 1864, Lincoln's son Robert Lincoln was pushed by a crowd against a train at a railway platform. As the train began to move, he fell in the gap between the train and the platform and was quite helpless until a rescuer pulled him up by his coat collar to safety. Who was the man that saved young Lincoln's life?


Only because I'm fond of irony, I'm going to guess - John Wilkes Booth?

[BobLibDem]

Only because I'm fond of irony, I'm going to guess - John Wilkes Booth?

No but not a bad guess.

[Elendil's Heir]

[134.] Marbury vs. Madison


Correct.

BMalion, no sweat!

140. It was John Wilkes Booth's father, whose name escapes me, who saved Robert Todd Lincoln.

[BobLibDem]

Correct.

BMalion, no sweat!

140. It was John Wilkes Booth's father, whose name escapes me, who saved Robert Todd Lincoln.

Untrue. Close again but no cigar.

[5 time champ]

Here are some "law-talkin'" questions:


136. George Washington first used the presidential pardon for individuals involved in what?
Whiskey Rebellion
137. This Attorney General oversaw notorious roundups of suspected radicals and anarchists in the late 1910s.
Palmer. . . can't remember his first name though. Oh yeah Alberto Gonzalez Palmer
.

Originally Posted by Elendil's Heir

140. It was John Wilkes Booth's father, whose name escapes me, who saved Robert Todd Lincoln.

Untrue. Close again but no cigar.

Edwin Booth??

[BobLibDem]

Edwin Booth??

We have a winner! Here is Robert Lincoln's account. (http://www.historynet.com/magazines/civil_war_times/3033971.html)

There was some crowding, and I happened to be pressed by it against the car body while waiting my turn. In this situation the train began to move, and by the motion I was twisted off my feet, and had dropped somewhat, with feet downward, into the open space, and was personally helpless, when my coat collar was vigorously seized and I was quickly pulled up and out to a secure footing on the platform. Upon turning to thank my rescuer I saw it was Edwin Booth, whose face was of course well known to me, and I expressed my gratitude to him, and in doing so, called him by name.

According to one Booth biographer, Robert's superior, Ulysses S. Grant, also wrote to Booth to congratulate him on his heroism. Grant not only praised Booth's quick actions but also said that if he could ever serve Edwin, he would gladly do so. Edwin reportedly replied that when Grant was in Richmond, the actor would perform for him there.

Apparently Robert did not inform his parents of the incident. With all that Abe had to worry about and his mother's mental state, one can hardly blame him.

[5 time champ]

139. We learned earlier that Trick Dick Nixon smeared Helen Gahagan Douglas to win a seat in the US Senate from California. What popular US Representative did Nixon defeat in 1946 to begin his political career?

140. Where was the famous, or infamous Dred Scott Decision handed down?

141. What is distinctive of all the President's ELECTED on the Whig ticket? [If I am remembering correctly]

142. Who is the only President who was survived by both of his parents?

143. What President was ex-President for the longest time?

[An Gadaí]

142. Who is the only President who was survived by both of his parents?

143. What President was ex-President for the longest time?

142. Kennedy?

143. Nixon?

[5 time champ]

142. Kennedy?

143. Nixon?
Those were quick answers; Kennedy is correct, Nixon is not.

[BobLibDem]

1
143. What President was ex-President for the longest time?

Hoover?

[Zsofia]

139. Voorhes? Voorhis? Vorhis? Something like that.

[5 time champ]

Hoover?
Yes, 1933-1964

139. Voorhes? Voorhis? Vorhis? Something like that.
Yes, Jerry Voorhis

[Spoke]

Yes, 1933-1964

::checks calendar::

Hmm. Jimmy Carter may have a shot at that record. January will make it 27 years.

[Elendil's Heir]

136. George Washington first used the presidential pardon for individuals involved in what?
Whiskey Rebellion
137. This Attorney General oversaw notorious roundups of suspected radicals and anarchists in the late 1910s.
Palmer. . . can't remember his first name though. Oh yeah Alberto Gonzalez Palmer....


Correct as to both. I believe Palmer's first name was William.

[Elendil's Heir]

...
140. Where was the famous, or infamous Dred Scott Decision handed down?....

In the Supreme Court chamber of the U.S. Capitol (the Court didn't get its own building until the 1930s, IIRC).

[Elendil's Heir]

We have a winner! Here is Robert Lincoln's account. (http://www.historynet.com/magazines/civil_war_times/3033971.html)


Interesting account. To avoid temptation in formulating additional questions, though, please don't provide links in this thread. Thanks!

Looks like Leonardo diCaprio could play a young RTL in the upcoming Spielberg movie, though.

[5 time champ]

In the Supreme Court chamber of the U.S. Capitol (the Court didn't get its own building until the 1930s, IIRC).
Nope.

[An Gadaí]

Ok i got one right yahoo!!! Can I ask one now?

[5 time champ]

Knock yourself out, let's keep the thread going!

[An Gadaí]

Easy-peasy ones for you then:


144. Which "nearly there" astronaut shares his name with a hero of the Irish War of Independence?

145. Which is the third largest state in the Union?

[kidchameleon]

145. Which is the third largest state in the Union?

California?

[An Gadaí]

California?

Correct! Kidchameleon!

[Shecky]

144. Which "nearly there" astronaut shares his name with a hero of the Irish War of Independence?



This would be Michael Collins. Or Liam Neeson.

[Siam Sam]

Yes, 1933-1964
Wait a minute! I thought Ford beat Hoover's record as the longest-living ex-president shortly before he died???

[Elendil's Heir]

Wait a minute! I thought Ford beat Hoover's record as the longest-living ex-president shortly before he died???

The distinction is between (1) the ex-President who lived the longest, from birth to death, as opposed to (2) the ex-President who lived the longest after leaving the White House. Ford won the first title, Hoover the second, I believe. Yes?

[BobLibDem]

Wait a minute! I thought Ford beat Hoover's record as the longest-living ex-president shortly before he died???

Ford was the oldest, beating Reagan. 1933-1964 was Hoover's term as ex-pres, compared to 1977-2006 for Ford.

[5 time champ]

Wait a minute! I thought Ford beat Hoover's record as the longest-living ex-president shortly before he died???
IIRC broke Reagan's record of oldest President, but Ford was ex-Prez from 1977-2007.

Hoover was ex-Prez from 1933-1964.

[Siam Sam]

The president who lived the longest from birth to death was Ronald Reagan. He beat the long-time record held by John Adams. In fact, until Reagan, Adams was the only president to have made it to age 90.

For years, Hoover held the record as longest-living ex-president. As per the rules, I have not looked it up, but I'm certain that Ford beat him.

[Siam Sam]

Ah, okay, so Ford did not beat Hoover but came awfully close.

But Reagan was the longest lived in absolute terms.

[kidchameleon]

146. What is the largest city in the US(areawise)?
147. Who filled the role of President for a day?

[An Gadaí]

This would be Michael Collins. Or Liam Neeson.

Correct.

[BMalion]

But Ford in his prime could probubly have beat both Reagan and Hoover with one hand tied behind his back.

[Elendil's Heir]

146. What is the largest city in the US(areawise)?
147. Who filled the role of President for a day?

146. Los Angeles.
147. David Rice Atchison (debateable; I personally don't think he did).

Here are some more:

148. Robert E. Lee's horse had the same name as a later game. What was it?
149. Rutherford B. Hayes won the presidency by a margin of ____ vote(s) on the Electoral Commission of 1876.
150. This small Ohio liberal-arts college is noteworthy for being the first in the U.S. to regularly admit women and blacks as students, for being an abolitionist stronghold before the Civil War, and for being mentioned in an H.P. Lovecraft story.
151. This mayor of NYC seriously suggested in 1861 that his city secede from the U.S., too.
152. Robert Gould Shaw led this black regiment during the Civil War (as shown in the movie Glory).

[Elendil's Heir]

...
141. What is distinctive of all the President's ELECTED on the Whig ticket? [If I am remembering correctly]
....

They both died in office? (William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor, IIRC).

[kidchameleon]

146. Los Angeles.
Incorrect.

147. David Rice Atchison (debateable; I personally don't think he did).

Correct.

150. This small Ohio liberal-arts college is noteworthy for being the first in the U.S. to regularly admit women and blacks as students, for being an abolitionist stronghold before the Civil War, and for being mentioned in an H.P. Lovecraft story.


Miskatonic?

[BobLibDem]

146. What is the largest city in the US(areawise)?
147. Who filled the role of President for a day?

146. Jacksonville, FL
147. Al Haig?

[Random]

148. Robert E. Lee's horse had the same name as a later game. What was it?


Traveller

[5 time champ]

146. What is the largest city in the US(areawise)?

Controversial question, on the order of Do Balrogs have wings?" in Tolkeindom
I think there are at least three claims:
Jacksonville, FL
Oklahoma City, OK
Honolulu, HA

[5 time champ]

.
149. Rutherford B. Hayes won the presidency by a margin of ____ vote(s) on the Electoral Commission of 1876.
One

150. This small Ohio liberal-arts college is noteworthy for being the first in the U.S. to regularly admit women and blacks as students, for being an abolitionist stronghold before the Civil War, and for being mentioned in an H.P. Lovecraft story.
Oberlin

152. Robert Gould Shaw led this black regiment during the Civil War (as shown in the movie Glory).
54th Maine

You are correct on the Whig Presidents: WH Harrison & Taylor.

Care to make another answer on Scott v Sanford?

[Elendil's Heir]

148. Robert E. Lee's horse had the same name as a later game. What was it?

Traveller

Correct.

[Elendil's Heir]

149. Rutherford B. Hayes won the presidency by a margin of ____ vote(s) on the Electoral Commission of 1876.
One

150. This small Ohio liberal-arts college is noteworthy for being the first in the U.S. to regularly admit women and blacks as students, for being an abolitionist stronghold before the Civil War, and for being mentioned in an H.P. Lovecraft story.
Oberlin

152. Robert Gould Shaw led this black regiment during the Civil War (as shown in the movie Glory).
54th Maine
...[/i]

149. Correct.
150. Correct (my alma mater; the Lovecraft story is "The Shadow Over Innsmouth").
152. Incorrect (but close).

[5 time champ]

55th

[Spoke]

54th Massachusetts

153. What comedy star of silent film had his career undone by an alleged rape at a party and the subsequent death of the alleged victim?

154. What American politician ran on the slogan "Every man a king"?

155. Who is known as the father of bluegrass music?

156. Who is known as the father of the blues?

157. What onetime member of the Supreme Court is also a member of the College Football Hall of Fame?

[5 time champ]

54th Massachusetts
:smack: Oh yeah, the other New England state beginning with M, where everybody talks funny ;)

153. What comedy star of silent film had his career undone by an alleged rape at a party and the subsequent death of the alleged victim?
Fatty Arbuckle

154. What American politician ran on the slogan "Every man a king"?
Huey P Long

155. Who is known as the father of bluegrass music?
Bill Monroe

156. Who is known as the father of the blues?
WC Handy?

157. What onetime member of the Supreme Court is also a member of the College Football Hall of Fame?
Byron "Whizzer" White

[Spoke]

Oll Kerrect

[Don't Call Me Shirley]

Jimmy Carter
Correct

[denquixote]

158. In what city did the alleged Arbuckle rape take place?

159. What Pulitzer Prize winning author wrote an award winning novel based on the career of Huey P. Long?

160. Who was Bill Monroe's banjo player?

161. Who played W.C. Handy on the sreen?

162. What professional football team did Byron White play for?

[Spoke]

159. What Pulitzer Prize winning author wrote an award winning novel based on the career of Huey P. Long?
Robert Penn Warren

160. Who was Bill Monroe's banjo player?
Ha! Which week? Bill Monroe was a prickly fellow, who had a habit of burning through bandmates.

But I assume you mean Earl Scruggs.

[Random]

158. In what city did the alleged Arbuckle rape take place?

San Francisco

160. Who was Bill Monroe's banjo player?

Earl Scruggs

[kidchameleon]

Controversial question, on the order of Do Balrogs have wings?" in Tolkeindom
I think there are at least three claims:
Jacksonville, FL
Oklahoma City, OK
Honolulu, HA

Well curses, I was under the impression that Juneau was far and away the largest, bigger than Rhode Island.

[Siam Sam]

Controversial question, on the order of Do Balrogs have wings?" in Tolkeindom
I think there are at least three claims:
Jacksonville, FL
Oklahoma City, OK
Honolulu, HA
I suspect the claim of Honolulu is based on Honolulu County, which covers all of the island of Oahu. All other islands are their own county -- Maui County, Kauai County, etc -- but instead of Oahu County, it's Honolulu County. But when I lived there, no one considered the city to be the entire island. I can't believe the city proper is the largest areawise, and no one ever said such a thing while I was there.

[Elendil's Heir]

[152.] 54th Massachusetts....


You got it.

[denquixote]

Robert Penn Warren


Ha! Which week? Bill Monroe was a prickly fellow, who had a habit of burning through bandmates.

But I assume you mean Earl Scruggs.

159. correct

160. poorly phrased by me but correct by you

[denquixote]

158. In what city did the alleged Arbuckle rape take place?

San Francisco

160. Who was Bill Monroe's banjo player?

Earl Scruggs


158. correct

160. correct, but you must type faster if you are going to answer my questions.
spoke beat you by 2 minutes.

[denquixote]

[QUOTE=kidchameleon]146. What is the largest city in the US(areawise)?

I looked this up on wikipedia, yes I know, sorry, but the original poster is pretty much correct and since I though he was wrong, I decided to check. How else will we ever find out?

1. city and borough of Sitka Alaska
2. Juneau Alaska (over 3200 square miles)

1. in the lower 48 - Jacksonville (over 800 square miles)

also rans: Oklahoma City (over 600 square miles)
Honolulu, including the entire island of Oahu (over 600 square miles)

I promise not to ask any geography qestions.

[denquixote]

[QUOTE=kidchameleon]146. What is the largest city in the US(areawise)?

I looked this up on wikipedia, yes I know, sorry, but the original poster is pretty much correct and since I though he was wrong, I decided to check. How else will we ever find out?

1. city and borough of Sitka Alaska
2. Juneau Alaska (over 3200 square miles)

1. in the lower 48 - Jacksonville (over 800 square miles)

also rans: Oklahoma City (over 600 square miles)
Honolulu, including the entire island of Oahu (over 600 square miles)

I promise not to ask any geography qestions.

The dispute seems to be over city and county combined areas are to be included as is done in Alaska and Montana and also whether the area includes water as it does in Alaska and Hawaii.
The largest city by area if it is city only is Oklahoma City. If including city and county the rank is Sitka, Juneau, Anchorage, Jacksonville, Billings, Butte, Honolulu. Honolulu moves up to top 3 or four if including water.

[Elendil's Heir]

No more research, please! This quiz is supposed to be about what you know, not what you can find out.

163. James Garfield was not only ambidextrous, but very well-educated. What two languages would he write simultaneously as a parlor trick?
164. JFK inherited his first big foreign-policy disaster from Ike, who recommended that he approve the plan. What was it?
165. This American tycoon was the actual owner (several corporations removed) of the doomed liner RMS Titanic, and had planned to be on her 1912 maiden voyage.
166. George Washington inherited his Mount Vernon estate from whom?
167. This Civil War general, a Virginian who remained loyal to the Union, earned the nickname "The Rock of Chickamauga."

[BobLibDem]

163 Latin and Greek?

164 Bay of Pigs?

166 Lighthouse Harry Lee?

[OtakuLoki]

164. JFK inherited his first big foreign-policy disaster from Ike, who recommended that he approve the plan. What was it?

167. This Civil War general, a Virginian who remained loyal to the Union, earned the nickname "The Rock of Chickamauga."


164. American troops to support South Vietnam.

167. George Thomas

[Elendil's Heir]

163 Latin and Greek?

164 Bay of Pigs?

166 Lighthouse Harry Lee?

163. Correct. Cool party trick!
164. Correct.
166. Incorrect (and that would be "Light-Horse," BTW).

[Elendil's Heir]

164. American troops to support South Vietnam.
167. George Thomas

164. Well, arguably, but the Bay of Pigs was earlier in his administration.
167. Correct (and a Civil War hero of mine).

[OtakuLoki]

164. Well, arguably, but the Bay of Pigs was earlier in his administration.
167. Correct (and a Civil War hero of mine).


Well, I was thinking it had to be either Vietnam or Lebanon, actually. Until BobLibDem posted, The Bay of Pigs didn't even come to mind. Oh, well.

As for George Thomas I have to say I agree - he seems an admirable figure. I don't know much about him, alas. (And much of what I think of when I think of his name is from Harry Turtledove's fictional general George.)

[Spoke]

As for George Thomas I have to say I agree - he seems an admirable figure. I don't know much about him, alas.

Smithsonian Magazine had a nice article on George Thomas a while back (http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/slowtrot.html) (spoke- said, boldly transgressing the prohibition on links).

[5 time champ]

Smithsonian Magazine had a nice article on George Thomas a while back (http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/slowtrot.html) (spoke- said, boldly transgressing the prohibition on links).
Great article, but there goes two questions I was formulating.

[Spoke]

Great article, but there goes two questions I was formulating.

You're a smart poster; you'll think of more. ;)

[want2know]

165. This American tycoon was the actual owner (several corporations removed) of the doomed liner RMS Titanic, and had planned to be on her 1912 maiden voyage.

J. Pierpont Morgan.

168. Which Presidential candidate in the 1960's was born outside the U.S. (albeit to American citizens)?
169. Michael Bloomberg recently left the GOP to become an independent. What other NYC mayor changed parties while in office?

[5 time champ]

168. Which Presidential candidate in the 1960's was born outside the U.S. (albeit to American citizens)?
George Romney [already asked, see Q132]

169. Michael Bloomberg recently left the GOP to become an independent. What other NYC mayor changed parties while in office?
John V. Lindsey, can't remember which way he went though]

[want2know]

168. Which Presidential candidate in the 1960's was born outside the U.S. (albeit to American citizens)?
George Romney [already asked, see Q132]

169. Michael Bloomberg recently left the GOP to become an independent. What other NYC mayor changed parties while in office?
John V. Lindsey, can't remember which way he went though]
168. Sorry, should have checked the whole thread. Mea culpa .

169 is correct. Lindsay was elected as a Republican and switched to the Democrats.

[Shecky]

170. How long did it take to construct the gigantic obelisk in Washington, DC?
171. What's the last amendment to the US Constitution, as of Oct 31, 2007?

[Elendil's Heir]

Smithsonian Magazine had a nice article on George Thomas a while back (http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/slowtrot.html) (spoke- said, boldly transgressing the prohibition on links).

As OP, I've asked repeatedly that no additional links be provided, for the reason 5 time champ mentioned. I'm glad you're enjoying the thread, spoke-, and I've enjoyed your participation, but please abide by the thread rules, or stop posting. Thanks.

[want2know]

170. How long did it take to construct the gigantic obelisk in Washington, DC?
171. What's the last amendment to the US Constitution, as of Oct 31, 2007?
170. 40 years (from the time the cornerstone was laid, 7/4/1848, to the day it was opened to the public in 1888.)

[Elendil's Heir]

[165.] J. Pierpont Morgan.


Correct. Not many people know that.

[OtakuLoki]

171. What's the last amendment to the US Constitution, as of Oct 31, 2007?

At the moment there are 29 amendments to the US Constitution.

[Spoke]

...please abide by the thread rules, or stop posting. Thanks.

I believe I'll choose the latter if you insist on being unduly obsessive about it. The link was provided because a poster indicated they wanted to know more about Thomas. (This board is dedicated to fighting ignorance, you know.)

[5 time champ]

172. When was the last time there were no living ex-Presidents?

173. What is the oldest ship in the US Navy?

174. Who was the first President featured on a coin?

175. Who was the last Republican Speaker of the House before Newt Gingrich?

175. Who was the first general to become Secretary of State?

[Elendil's Heir]

I believe I'll choose the latter if you insist on being unduly obsessive about it. The link was provided because a poster indicated they wanted to know more about Thomas. (This board is dedicated to fighting ignorance, you know.)

I regret your decision, but understand.

[Elendil's Heir]

172. When was the last time there were no living ex-Presidents?

173. What is the oldest ship in the US Navy?

174. Who was the first President featured on a coin?

175. Who was the last Republican Speaker of the House before Newt Gingrich?

175. Who was the first general to become Secretary of State?

172. After LBJ's and Truman's deaths, just a few weeks apart, c. 1973.
173. USS Constitution, Old Ironsides, now moored in Boston harbor.
174. George Washington.
175. Charles Martin?
176 (you have two "175"s). George C. Marshall.

[Shecky]

want2know & OtakuLoki are both right. Now, here's some curveballs:

177. Why is Cawker City, Kansas famous?
178. What's the name of the most famous animal in Margate, NJ?
179. What did the US buy from Santa Anna, and how much was the price?

[5 time champ]

175A is Joseph Martin, IIRC

George Washington is not correct, the others are.

ETA Geo Washington

[Frosted Glass]

want2know & OtakuLoki are both right. Now, here's some curveballs:

178. What's the name of the most famous animal in Margate, NJ?


Lucy

[Frosted Glass]

180. What was the station name and location of the oldest educational television network in the country?
181. What was the name of the Civil War regiment immortalized in the movie Glory?
Bonus: What was the name of its commanding officer?
182. Which teams played in the first intercollegiate football game?
183. What canals first connected the Atlantic Ocean with the Mississippi River?

[Random]

183. What canals first connected the Atlantic Ocean with the Mississippi River?

Erie canal. Illinois and Michigan canal.

[Elendil's Heir]

...
181. What was the name of the Civil War regiment immortalized in the movie Glory?
Bonus: What was the name of its commanding officer?....


Already asked and answered (question 152, post 303).

[Elendil's Heir]

...
182. Which teams played in the first intercollegiate football game?
....

182. Yale and Princeton?

Here are some more, all about political epithets:

184. Those who supported the Continental Congress in the mid-to-late 1770s were called patriots or _____?
185. Before the Civil War, Northern politicians who were pro-Southern in their views and/or policies were called _____?
186. In the same time period, the Southerners who were most ardently pro-slavery and pro-secession were called _____?
187. During the Civil War, Northern Democrats who opposed the Lincoln Administration's policies were called _____?
188. In the 1870s, reform-minded Republicans fed up with the Grant Administration's cronyism and corruption were called _____?

[Random]

187. During the Civil War, Northern Democrats who opposed the Lincoln Administration's policies were called _____?


Copperheads

[Frosted Glass]

Already asked and answered (question 152, post 303).
Sorry about that one. I guess my scanning skills are lacking.

Which teams played in the first intercollegiate football game? 182. Yale and Princeton?

Sorry, that is incorrect.

183. What canals first connected the Atlantic Ocean with the Mississippi River?

Erie canal. Illinois and Michigan canal.

Correct. You have done your location proud.

[5 time champ]

182. Which teams played in the first intercollegiate football game?
Harvard & Rutgers

185. Before the Civil War, Northern politicians who were pro-Southern in their views and/or policies were called _____?
Democrats :p

[Ignatz]

180. Members of what quasi-religious institution had an approximately $11,000,000 jury rule against them today?

[Frosted Glass]

182. Which teams played in the first intercollegiate football game?
Harvard & Rutgers

Sorry, that is incorrect.


180. Members of what quasi-religious institution had an approximately $11,000,000 jury rule against them today?

Actually that would be question 189.

[Siam Sam]

[QUOTE=kidchameleon]Honolulu, including the entire island of Oahu (over 600 square miles).
No, this is not right. The county of Honolulu is the entire island of Oahu. But the city of Honolulu is not that big. I lived in Honolulu for some years, and no one in their right mind would say Honolulu city is 600 square miles. (Actually, I saw a lot of crazies in the street downtown, and they never said it either).

[Elendil's Heir]

187. During the Civil War, Northern Democrats who opposed the Lincoln Administration's policies were called _____?

Copperheads

Correct.

[Elendil's Heir]

...
185. Before the Civil War, Northern politicians who were pro-Southern in their views and/or policies were called _____?
Democrats :p

Well, many were, yes, but that was hardly an "epithet" (any more than it is today, I guess I should say ;) ).

[Elendil's Heir]

[189.] Members of what quasi-religious institution had an approximately $11,000,000 jury rule against them today?

The Rev. Fred Phelps's Baptist Church (does it count as U.S. history if it just happened today? :dubious: ;) )

[denquixote]

180. What was the station name and location of the oldest educational television network in the country?
181. What was the name of the Civil War regiment immortalized in the movie Glory?
Bonus: What was the name of its commanding officer?
182. Which teams played in the first intercollegiate football game?
183. What canals first connected the Atlantic Ocean with the Mississippi River?

182. Lafayette and Lehigh?

[Frosted Glass]

182. Which teams played in the first intercollegiate football game? Lafayette and Lehigh?

Sorry, that is incorrect.

[Liberal]

Army and Navy?

[denquixote]

Sorry, that is incorrect.

How about a clue. Who were the starting QB's?

[kidchameleon]

182. Which teams played in the first intercollegiate football game?

Princeton and Rutgers?

[5 time champ]

How about a clue. Who were the starting QB's?
IIRC, Rutgers is definitely one of the teams; the other is an Ivy League school. Since the other is not Harvard, it is probably Yale then.

[Elendil's Heir]

These questions are, I believe, still unanswered. (And if I've overlooked any, please let me know).

17. This French ambassador annoyed President Washington by his indiscreet revolutionary diplomacy and schmoozing, and was eventually asked to leave.

42. What flag, first raised in Cambridge, Mass. in early 1776, is considered by many historians to be the country's first national flag?

55. Who swore [George Washington] in [as President for his first term]?

56. What color was Washington's suit (discussed in another recent SDMB thread, believe it or not)?

71. Teddy's mother, Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, is believed by many literary experts to have been one of the inspirations for what iconic fictional character?

76. Who served first as one of Lincoln's aides, and later as TR's Secretary of State?

79. The British ambassador once said humorously of TR, "You must always remember that the President is __________ ___."

98. The Ft. Sumter flag, flown over the fort at both the beginning and the end of the Civil War, had how many stars in a distinctive diamond pattern?

99. This surveyor's misspelled last name became the name of what major American city?
....

As I think these have still gone unanswered, I'll answer them here:

17. Citizen Genet
42. The Grand Union flag
55. Robert Livingston, Chancellor of New York State
56. Brown
71. Just guessing here... Scarlett O'Hara?
76. John Hay
79. "about six"
98. 33
99. Moses Cleaveland

[Frosted Glass]

Princeton and Rutgers?

Correct!

[Ignatz]

The Rev. Fred Phelps's Baptist Church (does it count as U.S. history if it just happened today? :dubious: ;) )

Correct.

I think it is an historical event, modern history. Sorry if I have misjudged the category.

[Elendil's Heir]

...I think it is an historical event, modern history. Sorry if I have misjudged the category.

Naw, I just jokin'. It was certainly the most recent historical question asked yet, though!

Know your failed presidential candidates?

189. John Quincy Adams defeated this man for President in 1824.
190. James Buchanan defeated this gentleman in 1856.
191. Lincoln defeated this guy in 1864.
192. James A. Garfield defeated this fella in 1880.
193. FDR defeated this dude in 1940.

[OtakuLoki]

189. John Quincy Adams defeated this man for President in 1824.


Andrew Jackson. (Who, while he has some humanizing qualities, cannot be described as a "good" loser.)

[kidchameleon]

Naw, I just jokin'. It was certainly the most recent historical question asked yet, though!

Know your failed presidential candidates?

189. John Quincy Adams defeated this man for President in 1824.
190. James Buchanan defeated this gentleman in 1856.
191. Lincoln defeated this guy in 1864.
192. James A. Garfield defeated this fella in 1880.
193. FDR defeated this dude in 1940.

Trick question, they're all Henry Clay! ;)

[OtakuLoki]

Trick question, they're all Henry Clay! ;)


Henry Clay: Statesman, Orator, Undead Monster from Beyond the Grave

[Elendil's Heir]

Andrew Jackson. (Who, while he has some humanizing qualities, cannot be described as a "good" loser.)

Correct, and then some.

And kidchameleon, although Clay ran repeatedly, he's not the right answer to any of these! There. No more hints.

[Sitnam]

181. What was the name of the Civil War regiment immortalized in the movie Glory?
Mass 54th

[OtakuLoki]

Correct, and then some.

And kidchameleon, although Clay ran repeatedly, he's not the right answer to any of these! There. No more hints.


Elendil's Heir, I can't speak to any of the other elections - but didn't J.Q. Adams win in 1824 because the election went from the Electoral College where Jackson had the largest number of votes, but not a clear majority, to the House, where Clay used his influence to engineer a victory for Adams? And hadn't Clay been the third ranked winner of Electoral votes in that race? And Jackson's bitterness lead him to make all sorts of accusations about an unholy deal where Adams had promised that Clay would follow him in the Presidency, if Clay secured the Presidency for Adams. (Not that there seems to have been such a deal, just that Jackson - and his partisans - made the claim, after Clay got the position of Secretary of State.)

Sorry, recently I did some reading on Clay when I was looking up Frederick Douglass, and that seems to have stuck in my mind.

[Random]

189. John Quincy Adams defeated this man for President in 1824.

Jackson.

190. James Buchanan defeated this gentleman in 1856.

Fremont.

191. Lincoln defeated this guy in 1864.

McClellan.


193. FDR defeated this dude in 1940.

Willkie

[Random]

192. James A. Garfield defeated this fella in 1880.


And, although this is more of a guess, Harrison

[5 time champ]

192. James A. Garfield defeated this fella in 1880.
James G Blaine

[Ignatz]

194. Can you name all the U.S. presidents, in order? I can, thanks to my 12th grade U.S. History teacher (plus more recent events). Last names only will suffice.
Uh, uh, no peeking!

[Don't Call Me Shirley]

Correct as to the name. I'd never heard of any connection to Mary Todd Lincoln, though.

Just speculation, based mostly on the fact that Mary Lincoln's mother's maiden name was Parker, and that at least twice Mary intervened to secure appointments for people with that surname. Add that to the fact that Mary, while her husband was in Virginia on April 3, 1865, issued a letter needed to exempt Parker from the draft. Parker also remained on duty at the White House for some time after the assassination.

The most amazing thing, though, is that his name appears nowhere in any official record of Lincoln's death, and he was not called to testify at the conspiracy trial. Unfortunately, we'll probably never know the explanation for all of these mysteries.

[Elendil's Heir]

189. John Quincy Adams defeated this man for President in 1824.
Jackson.

190. James Buchanan defeated this gentleman in 1856.
Fremont.

191. Lincoln defeated this guy in 1864.
McClellan.

193. FDR defeated this dude in 1940.
Willkie

All correct. Well done.

OtakuLoki, your description of the 1824's endgame is generally accurate, IIRC.

Don't Call Me Shirley, thanks for the info on Parker. I hadn't known that.

[Elendil's Heir]

192. James A. Garfield defeated this fella in 1880.
James G Blaine

Incorrect.

[Elendil's Heir]

194. Can you name all the U.S. presidents, in order? I can, thanks to my 12th grade U.S. History teacher (plus more recent events). Last names only will suffice.
Uh, uh, no peeking!

Believe it or not, yes, I can, from Washington to Bush the Lesser. I can even list their years in office without peeking. Do you want me to go ahead and do it? That's a hell of a "question 194."

[5 time champ]

Believe it or not, yes, I can, from Washington to Bush the Lesser. I can even list their years in office without peeking. Do you want me to go ahead and do it? That's a hell of a "question 194."
How about their Vice-Presidents? ;)

[Elendil's Heir]

How about their Vice-Presidents? ;)

Some, maybe even most, but not all. I'm only human. ;)

[Ignatz]

Believe it or not, yes, I can, from Washington to Bush the Lesser. I can even list their years in office without peeking. Do you want me to go ahead and do it? That's a hell of a "question 194."

I believe it. but, as Emily Latella would say, "Never mind!". That's impressive.

BTW, since no one has answered my Q108 & 109 (in post 204), I shall give more really big hints - 108. General John Glover (and his Marblehead Mariners);

109 the schooner Hannah (built in Marblehead, Mass. but fitted out in Beverly, Mass.)

[denquixote]

Answers:

134. Polish immigrant who worked on Mt. Rushmore and devoted life to building monument to the American Indian (Crazy Horse Monument near Mt. Rushmore) is Korczak Ziolkowski.

161. W. C. Handy was portrayed on screen by Nat King Cole with a young Billy Preston playing him as a youngster.

162. Whizzer White played his professional football with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

[OtakuLoki]

123. Which of the Great Lakes has the shortest period between between replacing the volume of water in it?

124. Whitehall, NY has a contested claim to somewhat obscure fame. Name what it is.

125. Why is Rochester, NY known as The Flower City?

Supplying the answers to these questions I posted earlier.



123. Lake Erie.

124. Whitehall is a small village on the southern end of Lake Champlain. During the Ticonderoga campaigns Benedict Arnold (IIRC) directed the construction of a flotilla of boats to fight the British squadron on the lake. As such it makes the claim to being the "Home of the US Navy." Unfortunately, for Whitehall, there are several other places that supplied vessels for the fight against the British, some earlier, some later. And none of them with Congressional oversight. So - it's a very contested honor. There is no one home of the US Navy.

And each of the places I've been that make that claim, do so exclusively - of course.

125. During the settlement of the Ohio valley the grain farmed there was sent through the Great Lakes to the more settled east. Rochester, with the falls of the Genesee river, and the connection to the Erie canal, was an obvious site for milling the grain into flour. For many years Rochester was known as the Flour City. When the mills started to close with the shift towards steel production for the area, the name lingered. Then the city council chose to change the spelling of the name, to reflect the city's committment to the arts: The Flower City.

[want2know]

180. What was the station name and location of the oldest educational television network in the country?

WNDT, channel 13, NYC?

[Elendil's Heir]

Turning to the world of espionage...

194. This patriot-spy purportedly said when he was about to be hanged by the British, "I regret that I have but one life to give for my country."
195. This private detective spied for the Union during the Civil War and was notorious for overstating Rebel troop strength.
196. This man, nicknamed "Wild Bill," headed the principal American spy agency during WW2.
197. What was the name (not just the initials) of that agency?
198. For most of the history of the CIA, what was the exact title of its top official?

[OtakuLoki]

Turning to the world of espionage...

194. This patriot-spy purportedly said when he was about to be hanged by the British, "I regret that I have but one life to give for my country."
195. This private detective spied for the Union during the Civil War and was notorious for overstating Rebel troop strength.

194. Nathan Hale. AIUI that quote is a bit problematic - there's only one contemporary account of it, and I've heard there is some reason to question its veracity. Alas.

195. Pinkerton.

I thought he was hired by McClellan, and his reports were being used as McClellan's major reason for sitting still, instead of pressing a more aggressive campaign. (Makes one wonder whether Pinkerton inflated the figures on his own, or whether he had orders to "find all the hidden Confederate troops.")



ETA I just remembered the answer to 197: Office of Strategic Services, aka OSS.

[Elendil's Heir]

Correct as to all three.

[denquixote]

Correct as to all three.

196. Wild Bill Donovan

[denquixote]

199. What was the alias of the leader of the Symbionese Liberation Army and what is the source of the name?

[Elendil's Heir]

196. Wild Bill Donovan

Correct. William "Wild Bill" Donovan, hand-picked by FDR to lead the OSS.

[5 time champ]

198. For most of the history of the CIA, what was the exact title of its top official?
Director, Central intelligence

199. What was the alias of the leader of the Symbionese Liberation Army and what is the source of the name?
General Cinque

[Elendil's Heir]

198. For most of the history of the CIA, what was the exact title of its top official?
Director, Central intelligence


Pretty close. I'll give it to you in its statutory form, without a comma: Director of Central Intelligence.

[Elendil's Heir]

...
199. What was the alias of the leader of the Symbionese Liberation Army and what is the source of the name?
General Cinque

I didn't know that answer. But if it's correct, I'll answer the second part of the question: he'd have been named after the heroic leader of the uprising aboard the slave ship Amistad.

[5 time champ]

I'm pretty sure Cinque is right, as sure as I am of this one:

200. Patty Hearst was famously kidnapped by the aforementioned SLA, what was the name of her boyfriend? He has a somewhat distinctive last name.

[denquixote]

I didn't know that answer. But if it's correct, I'll answer the second part of the question: he'd have been named after the heroic leader of the uprising aboard the slave ship Amistad.


You are correct
Actuallly he identified himself as Field Marshall Cinque, but full credit.

200. Stephen Weed.

[Elendil's Heir]

Here are some more for your delectation. What were the middle names of these famous Americans:

201. Edison, the inventor
202. Cleveland, the President
203. Hay, McKinley's Secretary of State
204. Stanton, Lincoln's Secretary of War
205. Rehnquist, the Chief Justice

[denquixote]

Here are some more for your delectation. What were the middle names of these famous Americans:

201. Edison, the inventor
202. Cleveland, the President
203. Hay, McKinley's Secretary of State
204. Stanton, Lincoln's Secretary of War
205. Rehnquist, the Chief Justice


201. Alva

[denquixote]

206. Harry Truman's midle name

[Elendil's Heir]

201. Alva

Correct.

[Elendil's Heir]

206. Harry Truman's midle name

206. He had none. The "S." didn't stand for any particular word (although the names of Shippe and Solomon ran in his family). Sometimes he dotted it, sometimes he didn't.

[5 time champ]

202. Cleveland, the President
It's a trick question, Grover was his middle name, Stephen his first.

[denquixote]

206. He had none. The "S." didn't stand for any particular word (although the names of Shippe and Solomon ran in his family). Sometimes he dotted it, sometimes he didn't.


I was always under the impression that the "S" never was accompanied with a period but you could easuily be correct. I had a political science teacher in college who was (in)famous for marking the answer wrong if the period was used when writing Truman's full name.

[denquixote]

206. He had none. The "S." didn't stand for any particular word (although the names of Shippe and Solomon ran in his family). Sometimes he dotted it, sometimes he didn't.


I was always under the impression that the "S" never was accompanied with a period but you could easily be correct. I had a political science teacher in college who was (in)famous for marking the answer wrong if the period was used when writing Truman's full name.

[Elendil's Heir]

202. Cleveland, the President
It's a trick question, Grover was his middle name, Stephen his first.

Correct.

[Elendil's Heir]

I was always under the impression that the "S" never was accompanied with a period but you could easuily be correct. I had a political science teacher in college who was (in)famous for marking the answer wrong if the period was used when writing Truman's full name.

A year or so back, I saw on the Truman Presidential Library website an article on this very point. The Wikipedia article on him also has some info on that, IIRC (but don't look now, while the quiz is underway!). Truman often, but not always, dotted the "S." Your poli sci teacher was overreacting, I'd say.

[Robot Arm]

Someone post some more questions. I've got two good ones, but I can't ask them until I've answered one.

I've read through the thread, and all the ones I knew have already been answered.

And one other request, when you post an answer, please quote the question. It's annoying to see347. P. T. Barnum and then have to scroll back to see remember what the question was.

[5 time champ]

Ok, 207. In what town in Illinois was Church of Latter Days Saints founder Joseph Smith lynched?

[5 time champ]

and here are some more, Nicknames

208. Wizard of Menlo Park?

209. Wild Horse of the Osage?

210. Boy Orator of the Platte?

211. Great Compromisor?

212. Father of the Constitution?

[Robot Arm]

208. Wizard of Menlo Park?Thomas Edison.

[5 time champ]

Thomas Edison.
Correct, fire away. . . er throw away.

[Robot Arm]

That was just a gimme to get me into the thread, wasn't it?

But I'll take it.

213. Where was Alexander Hamilton born?

214. On what current ship in the U.S. military did Adolph Hitler once sleep?

[Elendil's Heir]

...
210. Boy Orator of the Platte?

211. Great Compromisor?

212. Father of the Constitution?

210. William Jennings Bryan
211. Daniel Webster
212. Either James Madison or Gouverneur Morris

[Elendil's Heir]

...
213. Where was Alexander Hamilton born?

214. On what current ship in the U.S. military did Adolph Hitler once sleep?

213. On a Caribbean island... St. Kitts?
214. The Coast Guard's training ship, Eagle, which was taken as reparations after WW2. It was formerly called the Horst Wessel after a "martyred" Nazi thug.

[Robot Arm]

213. On a Caribbean island... St. Kitts?
214. The Coast Guard's training ship, Eagle, which was taken as reparations after WW2. It was formerly called the Horst Wessel after a "martyred" Nazi thug.
213. Close, but wrong.
214. Correct.

[Elendil's Heir]

Some more.... how about other U.S. warships?

215. This destroyer was sunk by a U-boat before the U.S. was technically at war with Germany in WW2.
216. This battleship made a famous dash around South America to reach the Pacific during the Spanish-American War.
217. The USS Missouri is a _________-class battleship.
218. The first Trident-class ballistic missile submarine was the USS ________.
219. John Paul Jones won his battle against HMS Serapis but lost his own ship, the _______ ________ _______.

[5 time champ]

217. The USS Missouri is a _________-class battleship. New Jersey

219. John Paul Jones won his battle against HMS Serapis but lost his own ship, the _______ ________ _______. Bon Homme Richard

[OtakuLoki]

218. The first Trident-class ballistic missile submarine was the USS ________.


The USS Ohio.

To pick a nit: they are the Ohio class boats, firing Trident missiles. No more than the Polaris is the proper name of the classes of earlier boomers. (Though, I couldn't tell you what the class vessel of the Polaris missile boats might be.)

[Robot Arm]

217. The USS Missouri is a _________-class battleship.Iowa.

[denquixote]

209. Wild horse of the Osage - Pepper Martin?

211. The great Compromiser - Henry Clay?

[5 time champ]

209. Wild horse of the Osage - Pepper Martin?

211. The great Compromiser - Henry Clay?
Yep

[OtakuLoki]

Here's a couple more Naval ones:

220. Can anyone name the name ship, that is the ship for which the following class took its name, for the first version of the US Navy's Aegis Cruiser?

221. The Aegis system was built around the SPY-1 phased array radar. This was not the first time a phased array radar was put into a US Navy warship. Name one of the two ships that first pioneered the original phased array radar.

222. The USS Arleigh Burke was named after a famous WWII Admiral. What made naming the ship after him so unusual?

[Siam Sam]

I was always under the impression that the "S" never was accompanied with a period but you could easily be correct. I had a political science teacher in college who was (in)famous for marking the answer wrong if the period was used when writing Truman's full name.
I've also heard that it should not have a period (full stop for you Brits) after it. The problem is, that LOOKS like you've made a mistake. Like the people who spell their first name "Mathew."

[denquixote]

223. What American city was once described as "hell with the lid off?"

224. What is its most famous museum dedicated to the works of arguably its most famous artist? (Shares the same block, said a critic, as an Italian eatery where alll the customers seem to be related to Roseanne Arnold and John Goodman.)

[Elendil's Heir]

217. The USS Missouri is a _________-class battleship. New Jersey

219. John Paul Jones won his battle against HMS Serapis but lost his own ship, the _______ ________ _______. Bon Homme Richard

217. Incorrect.
219. Correct.

[Elendil's Heir]

The USS Ohio.

To pick a nit: they are the Ohio class boats, firing Trident missiles. No more than the Polaris is the proper name of the classes of earlier boomers. (Though, I couldn't tell you what the class vessel of the Polaris missile boats might be.)

Correct, and duly noted. The first Polaris-carrying boat was the USS George Washington, IIRC.

[Elendil's Heir]

Here's a couple more Naval ones:

220. Can anyone name the name ship, that is the ship for which the following class took its name, for the first version of the US Navy's Aegis Cruiser?

221. The Aegis system was built around the SPY-1 phased array radar. This was not the first time a phased array radar was put into a US Navy warship. Name one of the two ships that first pioneered the original phased array radar.

222. The USS Arleigh Burke was named after a famous WWII Admiral. What made naming the ship after him so unusual?

220. USS Ticonderoga
221. USS Long Beach
222. He was still alive at the time.

[Elendil's Heir]

[217. USS Missouri was what class of ship?] Iowa.

Correct. Now moored at Pearl Harbor, not far from the sunken USS Arizona.

[OtakuLoki]

220. USS Ticonderoga
221. USS Long Beach
222. He was still alive at the time.


All correct. The other vessel that would have been a correct answer for 221 was the USS Enterprise.

About Arliegh Burke - I can't swear to it, but I think he is the only person honored with a ship named after him in the US Navy who was alive at the launching of that ship.

[Random]

.

About Arliegh Burke - I can't swear to it, but I think he is the only person honored with a ship named after him in the US Navy who was alive at the launching of that ship.

There was at least one more, and (odds are) in 2009, there will be another.

[Indistinguishable]

223. What American city was once described as "hell with the lid off?"

224. What is its most famous museum dedicated to the works of arguably its most famous artist? (Shares the same block, said a critic, as an Italian eatery where alll the customers seem to be related to Roseanne Arnold and John Goodman.)
223. Pittsburgh
224. The Andy Warhol Museum

[OtakuLoki]

There was at least one more, and (odds are) in 2009, there will be another.


D'oh! :smack: How could I forget Mr. Peanut?

[Random]

Now that I think about it, there are at least 2 more, although TTBOMR the death/launch dates were very close.

[OtakuLoki]

TTBOMR? That one's got me stumped. (Which are the other two you're thinking of?)

[denquixote]

223. Pittsburgh
224. The Andy Warhol Museum


Correct

[Elendil's Heir]

TTBOMR? That one's got me stumped. (Which are the other two you're thinking of?)

The USS Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. The next supercarrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, was named just after he died, IIRC.

[Elendil's Heir]

Time for some computer history....

225. IBM once popularized workplace signs with a single word on them. What was that word?
226. This female naval officer was an early computer pioneer, reached the rank of rear admiral, and had a destroyer named after her.
227. Apple Computer's mailing address in Cupertino, Calif. is what programming joke?
228. This American company makes extremely expensive, sophisticated supercomputers which are considered by some to be works of art in their own right.
229. Apple's first major TV ad invoked which dystopic novel?

[5 time champ]

Time for some computer history....

225. IBM once popularized workplace signs with a single word on them. What was that word?
226. This female naval officer was an early computer pioneer, reached the rank of rear admiral, and had a destroyer named after her.
227. Apple Computer's mailing address in Cupertino, Calif. is what programming joke?
228. This American company makes extremely expensive, sophisticated supercomputers which are considered by some to be works of art in their own right.
229. Apple's first major TV ad invoked which dystopic novel?
Think

Grace Ada

1 Infinite Loop

CRAY

1984

[Robot Arm]

225. IBM once popularized workplace signs with a single word on them. What was that word?
226. This female naval officer was an early computer pioneer, reached the rank of rear admiral, and had a destroyer named after her.
227. Apple Computer's mailing address in Cupertino, Calif. is what programming joke?
228. This American company makes extremely expensive, sophisticated supercomputers which are considered by some to be works of art in their own right.
229. Apple's first major TV ad invoked which dystopic novel?225. "Think"
226. Grace Hopper
228. Cray
229. 1984

[Elendil's Heir]

225. "Think"
226. Grace Hopper
228. Cray
229. 1984

All correct. 5 time champ is correct as to 1 Infinite Loop.

[OtakuLoki]

226. This female naval officer was an early computer pioneer, reached the rank of rear admiral, and had a destroyer named after her.


Had? The USS Hopper is still in commission.

I thought that the proposed name for the USS Ronald Reagan wasn't selected until after he'd passed away. (And I had managed to avoid noticing that there was going to be a USS George H. W. Bush.)

I owe the thread a few more questions... Let's see.



230. What was the name of the radioactive "health" drink that caused a scandal which provided some of the impetus to get the original legislation forming the FDA passed?

231. True or false: The USDA allows a certain amount of vermin to be found in food marketed to the US public.

232. How did Audubon create his famous paintings of American birds? (FWIW, I had to cheat to make sure I was spelling his name correctly.)

233. What famous disaster occured because of the actions taken by an association intending to improve the local environment?

[Random]

231. True or false: The USDA allows a certain amount of vermin to be found in food marketed to the US public.

Yup.

232. How did Audubon create his famous paintings of American birds? (FWIW, I had to cheat to make sure I was spelling his name correctly.)

He shot them. He shot them dead.

233. What famous disaster occured because of the actions taken by an association intending to improve the local environment?

I can think of several involving the importation of non-native species of animals and plants, but I doubt that is what you are looking for.

[OtakuLoki]

231. True or false: The USDA allows a certain amount of vermin to be found in food marketed to the US public.

Yup.

232. How did Audubon create his famous paintings of American birds? (FWIW, I had to cheat to make sure I was spelling his name correctly.)

He shot them. He shot them dead.

Yup for these two. Audubon also usually ate his specimens after he'd finished painting them. As someone with a larger than normal smart-ass quotient, I enjoy talking to Audubon Society supporters about the man. ;)

Less well-known is that Audubon also did a series of paintings about the mammals of North America, but they were far less successful - in part because he couldn't pose the specimens in a like-like manner.

233. What famous disaster occured because of the actions taken by an association intending to improve the local environment?

I can think of several involving the importation of non-native species of animals and plants, but I doubt that is what you are looking for.

Good point, though the truly disasterous non-native introductions really seem to be a staple of Austrailia. I can think of many nuisance species that have been introduced to North America, but none that rise to the level of disaster, in my mind. (Note: I'm talking specifically about deliberate introductions - not inadvertant piggybacking, such as zebra mussels, maple borers, or Dutch Elm Disease.)

The disaster I'm referring to happened on a single day, and is known in capital letters by many people as a single incident - not a continuing problem. It killed, I believe over 1000 people, and certainly hundreds. I may well be low-balling my estimate of the death toll - but per the OP I'm not checking sources to verify anything, and I don't want to overstate it.

[OtakuLoki]

Missed the edit window:

I'm deliberately not using the word "environmentalist" because the disaster predates the modern definition of that term. And many environmentalists would have doubts about the "environmental consciousness" of the group I'm thinking about.

[OtakuLoki]

Oh, bother! I thought this was still in preview, and AOL had hiccoughed again. Dammit.

[Random]

TTBOMR? That one's got me stumped.



To the best of my recollection

[5 time champ]

233. What famous disaster occured because of the actions taken by an association intending to improve the local environment?

Johnston, PA Flood, the damn dam was built for recreational purposes supposedly.

[OtakuLoki]

233. What famous disaster occured because of the actions taken by an association intending to improve the local environment?

Johnston, PA Flood, the damn dam was built for recreational purposes supposedly.


Yes. It was owned by a hunting club.

[Elendil's Heir]

Had? The USS Hopper is still in commission....


Yes. I simply meant that the naming took place in the past.

[Elendil's Heir]

234. What is the exact title of the top official of the U.S. Supreme Court?
235. Who is the U.S. Government's top lawyer before the Supreme Court?
236. Only one man has headed both the Federal executive and judicial branches (obviously not simultaneously). Who?
237. There are how many Federal judicial districts (such as the Northern District of Ohio) in the country?
238. Who is the top Federal prosecutor in each district?

[5 time champ]

234. What is the exact title of the top official of the U.S. Supreme Court?
Chief Justice of the United States

235. Who is the U.S. Government's top lawyer before the Supreme Court?
Solicitor General

236. Only one man has headed both the Federal executive and judicial branches (obviously not simultaneously). Who?
William Howard Taft

237. There are how many Federal judicial districts (such as the Northern District of Ohio) in the country?
93?

238. Who is the top Federal prosecutor in each district?
United States Attorney

[Indistinguishable]

234. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States?
235. The Attorney General?

(ETA: I had a hunch on Taft but was too meek to post it. Really. And I see this Attorney General vs. Solicitor General thing will haunt me.)

(ETA: And I see I was wrong on 234. as well. Oh, but if only I could take back this post...)

[Elendil's Heir]

234. What is the exact title of the top official of the U.S. Supreme Court?
Chief Justice of the United States

235. Who is the U.S. Government's top lawyer before the Supreme Court?
Solicitor General

236. Only one man has headed both the Federal executive and judicial branches (obviously not simultaneously). Who?
William Howard Taft

237. There are how many Federal judicial districts (such as the Northern District of Ohio) in the country?
93?

238. Who is the top Federal prosecutor in each district?
United States Attorney

A slam dunk - entirely correct. Well done, 5 time champ! Many people get the CJ's title wrong (including, several times that I've noticed, the senators who introduce him at presidential inaugurations). And yes, there are 93 Federal districts.

[Indistinguishable]

What an appropriate name, 5 time champ.

[5 time champ]

What an appropriate name, 5 time champ.
Thanks, :o

[Siam Sam]

I have one that's begging to be asked, so I'm reviving this thread:

239. What is the only US state capital that has a royal palace?

[Random]

Honolulu

[Siam Sam]

Honolulu
Correct! Iolani Palace, in downtown Honolulu.

[Sampiro]

Correct! Iolani Palace, in downtown Honolulu.

True story: some years ago- early 80s probably- my brother's mother-in-law, Helen, went to Hawaii and while there took a tour of the palace. It was sparsely furnished at the time and most of the furnishings were either generic donated antiques not original to the palace or reproductions of things vaguely like the original furnishings, but there were large poster-sized photographs of the interior from the time of Liliuokalani showing the original furnishings, and the tour guides asked the tourists to let them know if they had any similar items that they would be willing to donate or to let them know even if they knew where they could buy them at a reasonable price.
Helen had recently inherited a house full of antiques from a "confirmed bachelor" uncle in Nashville and thought that a long drop-leaf table in his collection was similar to one in a photograph, even to the hand carved scenes of a Hawaiian beach. She thought the piece was tacky, plus it was in major need of refinishing, so she offered to give it to them if they would
1- pay shipping costs (it was very heavy)
2- have it appraised
3- give her a statement for her taxes for the amount of the appraisal
Due to weight and size and condition it cost several hundred dollars to ship the table, and this was 25 years ago, more than she figured the table was worth- in fact she was embarrassed to tell them the estimate and assumed they'd decline, but, having received photographs of the table by then, the curator was enthusiastic and guaranteed payment. A few months later Helen received a tax credit stating that the table was appraised at around $20,000 (I can't remember the exact amount but it was in the 5 figures, and that was the low-end of the appraisal) and an ebullient thank-you letter from the curator. Not only had the table been appraised, it had been examined by furniture historians and carving experts against the photos and inventory descriptions of the original and they unanimously determined that it was Liliuokalani's table!

They asked her for the story of how her uncle acquired it, but she had no idea. The old bachelor, a songwriter and music manager and sometime antique dealer himself, had gone antiquing all over the country and in England and Mexico for 40 years or more and left little or no documentation of where anything came from. She was glad to have done a good deed but freely admitted that with kids in college and a husband who wanted to retire, had she known what she had she'd have sold it at auction.

She had the rest of the collection gone over- though this was before the Internet when she could probably have learned more- and while there were some good pieces and it was collectively worth a nice sum, it turned out the collection wasn't nearly as valuable as the family thought. Her uncle's two pride and joy pieces were his bed, an "identical twin" of the Lincoln bed from the White House made by the same carpenter as the original and "worth the price of a nice house" rather than the $1000 or so he said he paid for it many years before, with his next favorite being a banjo clock bought at the 1826 auction of Jefferson's furnishings at Monticello and acquired by her uncle in the late 20th century. The bed turned out to be neither identical or by the same builder but one of a hundred or so replicas made around the turn of the century and fitted for the much different mattresses of the early 20th century (it still had monetary value but only a fraction of the fortune the family had thought it was worth for generations- my brother has it now). The banjo clock was indeed authentic to the time and maker of the one on the inventory of Monticello, but it was one of many made by the same clockworks during that time and no documentation existed to prove (or disprove) it was Jefferson's, so it sold for around $2000 (it was not in great condition) rather than the tens of thousands it was assumed to be worth. By far the most valuable and unique piece in the collection was the Hawaiian Palace table she gave away for shipping and tax credit.

[Elendil's Heir]

Great story, Sampiro! Sorry you didn't get the $$$ you might have hoped for, but you did a good service for the people of Hawaii.

Some more questions... religious this time:

240. Who was the first Episcopal bishop in the U.S.? Hint: A seminary was later named after him.
241. Who was the first Catholic bishop in the U.S.? Hint: A university was later named after him.
242. George Washington regularly attended religious services of what denomination?
243. In late 1960, candidate John F. Kennedy spoke to a group of ministers in what major city to confront anti-Catholic prejudice?
244. Who was the first Jewish justice to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?

[thirdwarning]

Okay, here goes. Man, it took a long time to get to the end.

140. Dred Scott decision: St. Louis

I had others but it took so long to read the thread they're all answered by now, including a coupld that Elendil's Heir answered himself. :(

And it's late and my brain is tired. I'll have to think of some questions tomorrow.

[denquixote]

244. First Jewish Supreme Court Justice - Louis Brandeis?

[denquixote]

245. This ventriloquist was also an inventor who donated an artificial heart he invented to the University of Utah, for research, where the Jarvik-7 artificial heart was invented. Who was he?

246. This famous bandleader did not invent the blender but he was the money man behind it and it bears his name, who was he?

247. Who invented white-out?

[5 time champ]

Okay, here goes. Man, it took a long time to get to the end.

140. Dred Scott decision: St. Louis


Correct, for 50 bonus points where in St Louis?

[5 time champ]

241. Who was the first Catholic bishop in the U.S.? Hint: A university was later named after him.
John Carroll

242. George Washington regularly attended religious services of what denomination?
Anglican/

243. In late 1960, candidate John F. Kennedy spoke to a group of ministers in what major city to confront anti-Catholic prejudice?
Houston

244. Who was the first Jewish justice to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?
Benjamin Cardozo

246. This famous bandleader did not invent the blender but he was the money man behind it and it bears his name, who was he?
Fred Waring

[5 time champ]

248. This Attorney General served the longest term of office?

They said it
249. What hath God wrought?

250. Give the lady what she wants?

251.Nuts

252. May be venturing into opinion here, but there are at least 3 pieces of landmark legislation passed by Congress during the Civil War. Generally speaking, these bills had held up by Southern interests for a number of years.

[OtakuLoki]

They said it
251.Nuts



That's usually attributed to Brig. Gen McAuliffe. The actual, non-sanitized quote is supposed to be much earthier.

[Random]

249. What hath God wrought?

Samuel Morse

250. Give the lady what she wants?


Marshall Field ?

[5 time champ]

3 for 3 on the quotes.

[thirdwarning]

Correct, for 50 bonus points where in St Louis?

I've been there and I can see the place in my mind, but I cannot remember the specifics. I'm thinking County Court House, but I don't know for sure.

[Elendil's Heir]

244. First Jewish Supreme Court Justice - Louis Brandeis?

Correct.

[Elendil's Heir]

241. Who was the first Catholic bishop in the U.S.? Hint: A university was later named after him.
John Carroll

242. George Washington regularly attended religious services of what denomination?
Anglican

243. In late 1960, candidate John F. Kennedy spoke to a group of ministers in what major city to confront anti-Catholic prejudice?
Houston....


Oll Korrect. Of course, after the Revolution, Washington would have been called an Episcopalian.

[Elendil's Heir]

...
252. May be venturing into opinion here, but there are at least 3 pieces of landmark legislation passed by Congress during the Civil War. Generally speaking, these bills had held up by Southern interests for a number of years.

252. Oh, jeez, there was a bunch. Off the top of my head, I'd say the transcontinental railroad authorization, the land-grant colleges act, the banning of slavery in the District of Columbia, and ultimately of course the 13th Amendment, which banned slavery throughout the country.

[BJMoose]

252: wasn't the Homestead Act one of them? Seems that passed about 1862.

[5 time champ]

The Big Three that I was thinking about were: transcontinental railroad, Morrill Act [land-grant colleges], and the Homestead Act.

Oh, and Dred Scott was decided at The Old Courthouse [Federal] in St Louis.

[Siam Sam]

247. Who invented white-out?
This one sounds awfully familiar, and I'm certain it was a president's mother. Was it FDR's?

[Robot Arm]

This one sounds awfully familiar, and I'm certain it was a president's mother. Was it FDR's?
Michael Nesmith's?

President? Monkee? It's all good.

[Siam Sam]

Wait! I think that's it! Michael Nesmith's mother.

[denquixote]

241. Who was the first Catholic bishop in the U.S.? Hint: A university was later named after him.
John Carroll

242. George Washington regularly attended religious services of what denomination?
Anglican/

243. In late 1960, candidate John F. Kennedy spoke to a group of ministers in what major city to confront anti-Catholic prejudice?
Houston

244. Who was the first Jewish justice to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?
Benjamin Cardozo

246. This famous bandleader did not invent the blender but he was the money man behind it and it bears his name, who was he?
Fred Waring

246. Correct

[denquixote]

Michael Nesmith's?

President? Monkee? It's all good.


Assuming "Michael Nesmith's" refers to his mother you are correct.

[Elendil's Heir]

Anchors aweigh....

253. The U.S. Naval Academy wasn't established until the year ____; before that, midshipmen were trained entirely at sea.
254. This Civil War hero was the first American officer ever given the rank of admiral.
255. The victor of the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War, he originally hailed from Vermont.
256. This admiral won the Battle of Midway during WW2.
257. This Chief of Naval Operations committed suicide after questions were raised about the medals he was entitled to wear.

[5 time champ]

254. This Civil War hero was the first American officer ever given the rank of admiral.
David Farragut
255. The victor of the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War, he originally hailed from Vermont.
George Dewey
256. This admiral won the Battle of Midway during WW2.
Chester Nimitz

[OtakuLoki]

253. The U.S. Naval Academy wasn't established until the year ____; before that, midshipmen were trained entirely at sea.
257. This Chief of Naval Operations committed suicide after questions were raised about the medals he was entitled to wear.

253. I'm thinking it's 1854. IIRC it was after the incident where the captain of one of the trainee vessels hanged a midshipman for mutiny, with only a field court-martial. (The Somers or Somerset Incident, I think it's known as.)

257. Mike Boorda. I don't recall his rank at the time of his death.

The questions were about a Medal of Honor he'd been awarded while he was still enlisted, and it came out that it seemed to have been the result of someone in his chain of command pushing to make him look better to subsequent promotion boards when it was known he was going to go mustang.

While he was obviously complicit in the fraud (at the very least he'd agreed to let it continue) I really think that the lion's share of the blame for the medal inflation should have been going to his superiors, at the time, who manufactured the medal citation.

[Elendil's Heir]

254. This Civil War hero was the first American officer ever given the rank of admiral.
David Farragut
255. The victor of the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War, he originally hailed from Vermont.
George Dewey
256. This admiral won the Battle of Midway during WW2.
Chester Nimitz

254. Correct.
255. Correct. The first, and only, "Admiral of the Navy."
256. Well, he was the top admiral in the Pacific at the time, but the USN commander on the scene was another guy. That's who I'm thinking of.

[Elendil's Heir]

253. I'm thinking it's 1854. IIRC it was after the incident where the captain of one of the trainee vessels hanged a midshipman for mutiny, with only a field court-martial. (The Somers or Somerset Incident, I think it's known as.)

257. Mike Boorda. I don't recall his rank at the time of his death.

The questions were about a Medal of Honor he'd been awarded while he was still enlisted, and it came out that it seemed to have been the result of someone in his chain of command pushing to make him look better to subsequent promotion boards when it was known he was going to go mustang.

While he was obviously complicit in the fraud (at the very least he'd agreed to let it continue) I really think that the lion's share of the blame for the medal inflation should have been going to his superiors, at the time, who manufactured the medal citation.

253. You're right about the Somers, but incorrect as to the date.
257. Correct as to his name. It wasn't the Medal of Honor, though, but another medal.

[Clark K]

Smithsonian Magazine had a nice article on George Thomas a while back (http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/slowtrot.html) (spoke- said, boldly transgressing the prohibition on links).
Thanks for the link. That was very interesting. I knew the nickname "Rock of Chickamauga" but nothing about the man.

With all due respect to the OP, this thread would be a lot better if participants had to supply links to back up their questions. It would give readers all kinds of interesting and educational material.

[Elendil's Heir]

Then that would be another thread, wouldn't it? As it happens, I'm a big fan of Gen. Thomas and am glad he's getting more attention nowadays. But I'm afraid that changing the thread rule as you suggest would lead to folks asking new questions inspired by what they just read, rather than relying on their own knowledge. As I wrote earlier, this isn't a test of Googling or research skills, but of what we all know. May I respectfully suggest you just jot down a note for later research if you'd like to learn more about a historical topic which arises here?

In any event, thanks for your feedback.

[Elendil's Heir]

Turning to the Air Force....

258. This man is the only person ever to hold five-star rank in two armed services.
259. The Air Force Academy's mascot is this animal.
260. The plane which, in various incarnations, flew 24/7/365 throughout the Cold War to conduct the U.S. retaliatory response to any overwhelming first strike, was codenamed __________ ________.
261. This Air Force general ran for vice president in 1968 but lost.
262. The Air Force accidentally bombed the embassy of what country during the NATO air war against Serbia in the late 1990s?

[OtakuLoki]

Turning to the Air Force....

262. The Air Force accidentally bombed the embassy of what country during the NATO air war against Serbia in the late 1990s?


262. China

[Random]

256. Well, he was the top admiral in the Pacific at the time, but the USN commander on the scene was another guy. That's who I'm thinking of.


Spruance.

[denquixote]

Turning to the Air Force....

258. This man is the only person ever to hold five-star rank in two armed services.
259. The Air Force Academy's mascot is this animal.
260. The plane which, in various incarnations, flew 24/7/365 throughout the Cold War to conduct the U.S. retaliatory response to any overwhelming first strike, was codenamed __________ ________.
261. This Air Force general ran for vice president in 1968 but lost.
262. The Air Force accidentally bombed the embassy of what country during the NATO air war against Serbia in the late 1990s?


261. Curtis LeMay

[5 time champ]

258. This man is the only person ever to hold five-star rank in two armed services.
"Hap" Arnold Army Air Force during WWII, and then the Air Force itself after it split off?

259. The Air Force Academy's mascot is this animal.
Eagle

262. The Air Force accidentally bombed the embassy of what country during the NATO air war against Serbia in the late 1990s?
China