# U.S. History trivia quiz **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 26, 2007, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091 "2007-10-26T12:09:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 32
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2007, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/621 "2007-11-27T05:01:34Z")
Fannie Fox, IIRC. 1. USS _Albacore_? After ol’ Wilbur, let’s turn to some other American scoundrels and rascals: 1. This mayor of Boston was once reelected from his prison cell. 2. He killed a romantic rival in broad daylight near the White House, successfully pled insanity, and later went on to rather dubious glory at Gettysburg. 3. This Nixon apparatchik once held his hand over a candle to prove his toughness. 4. This plump Tammany Hall chieftain practiced what he called “good graft” and was an enduring symbol of urban machine corruption. 5. This Depression-era Louisana politico sometimes shouted orders to cronies in the state legislature from the visitors’ gallery, and was murdered under suspicious circumstances. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2007, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/622 "2007-11-27T07:16:59Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] 336. USS _Albacore_? [/QUOTE] 1. Nope. Good guess, though IIRC _Albacore_ had a conventional engineroom, just a radical change in hull design. > [@](#): > > 1. This Nixon apparatchik once held his hand over a candle to prove his toughness. 1. G. Gordon Liddy. ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2007, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/623 "2007-11-27T16:33:26Z")
1. He killed a romantic rival in broad daylight near the White House, successfully pled insanity, and later went on to rather dubious glory at Gettysburg. **Daniel Sickles** 2. This plump Tammany Hall chieftain practiced what he called “good graft” and was an enduring symbol of urban machine corruption. **William Macy “Boss” Tweed** 3. This Depression-era Louisana politico sometimes shouted orders to cronies in the state legislature from the visitors’ gallery, and was murdered under suspicious circumstances. **Huey P Long** ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2007, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/624 "2007-11-27T16:49:35Z")
**Otaku** and **5 time** , all correct. ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2007, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/625 "2007-11-27T17:20:55Z")
Get your kicks on Route 66 . . . 345. A common nickname for Rte 66 is the \_\_\_\_\_\_ Road. 1. From Chicago to LA, Rte 66 goes through these states? 2. This world famous bridge with a 22° bend it the middle was once a part of Rte 66? 3. Who wrote the song giving us _this tiny tip, when you make that California trip_? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2007, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/626 "2007-11-27T21:04:14Z")
1. The Mother Road, per John Steinbeck. ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2007, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/627 "2007-11-27T21:31:18Z")
Correct, although I did not know that it was Steinbeck. Assuming it is from The Grapes of Wrath? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/628 "2007-11-28T05:41:33Z")
[QUOTE=5 time champ] Correct, although I did not know that it was Steinbeck. Assuming it is from The Grapes of Wrath? [/QUOTE] I believe so, but I’m not sure. American flag history trivia: 1. Which President, by executive order, first standardized the arrangement of stars and stripes on the U.S. flag? 2. Other than stars, what did the _original_ pre-Civil War “Old Glory” have in its blue canton? 3. Flags of the Irish Brigade during the Civil War were distinctive because…? 4. How many official “national” flags did the Confederate Congress approve between 1861-65? 5. The Grand Union Flag was virtually identical to what other well-known flag of the day? ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/629 "2007-11-28T06:55:52Z")
[QUOTE=5 time champ] 348. Who wrote the song giving us _this tiny tip, when you make that California trip_? [/QUOTE] Bobby Troup ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/630 "2007-11-28T17:44:29Z")
> [@](#): > > 1. Which President, by executive order, first standardized the arrangement of stars and stripes on the U.S. flag? James Monroe > [@](#): > > 1. The Grand Union Flag was virtually identical to what other well-known flag of the day? The flag of the British East India Company. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2007, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/631 "2007-11-28T18:07:33Z")
[QUOTE=want2know] [349.] James Monroe [353.] The flag of the British East India Company. [/QUOTE] 1. Incorrect. 2. Correct - despite the flag they showed in the third _Pirates of the Caribbean_ movie! ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/632 "2007-11-29T06:11:21Z")
Visitors from afar to these welcoming shores… 1. This French nobleman threw in his lot with the Patriot cause, became virtually a surrogate son to George Washington, and later gave him the key to the Bastille. 2. This German military man, although not all that he pretended to be, nevertheless provided invaluable training to Continental troops at Valley Forge. 3. This Frenchman toured the young republic and wrote a book which is still widely quoted for its insights into American society. 4. This Czech composer visited the U.S. and, inspired by its music, wrote _Symphony for the New World_. 5. Ted Koppel and this famous man both came to the U.S. from Germany at roughly the same age, but unlike the other guy, Koppel didn’t retain his German accent. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/633 "2007-11-29T06:15:34Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Visitors from afar to these welcoming shores… 1. This French nobleman threw in his lot with the Patriot cause, became virtually a surrogate son to George Washington, and later gave him the key to the Bastille. 2. This German military man, although not all that he pretended to be, nevertheless provided invaluable training to Continental troops at Valley Forge. 3. This Frenchman toured the young republic and wrote a book which is still widely quoted for its insights into American society. 4. Ted Koppel and this famous man both came to the U.S. from Germany at roughly the same age, but unlike the other guy, Koppel didn’t retain his German accent. [/QUOTE] Oooh! Oooh! I know most of these! 1. Lafayette 2. Baron von Steuppen 3. de Tocqueville 4. Dr. Henry Kissenger ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/634 "2007-11-29T16:11:14Z")
[QUOTE=OtakuLoki] Oooh! Oooh! I know most of these! 1. Lafayette 2. Baron von Steuppen 3. de Tocqueville 4. Dr. Henry Kissenger [/QUOTE] Other than misspellings (von Steuben and Kissinger), all correct. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/635 "2007-11-29T16:40:12Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Other than misspellings (von Steuben and Kissinger), all correct. [/QUOTE] I have trouble spelling my own name. And you want me to spell furriners? Sheesh. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/636 "2007-11-29T16:53:50Z")
1. This Czech composer visited the U.S. and, inspired by its music, wrote Symphony for the New World. Antonin Dvorak I think I spelt it right. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/637 "2007-11-29T19:19:50Z")
[QUOTE=5 time champ] …Antonin Dvorak I think I spelt it right. [/QUOTE] Yup u ded. Gud jobb. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/638 "2007-11-29T19:27:00Z")
Speaking of spelling… 1. Which US industrialist was the major financial backer for a movement for orthographic reform? ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/639 "2007-11-29T19:45:35Z")
Andrew Carnegie ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2007, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/640 "2007-11-29T19:49:17Z")
Yup. Ghoti ETA: I know that’s GBS, not the scheme Carnegie backed, but I can’t help thinking of it, anytime the topic of orthographic reform comes up. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091.md?page=31) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091.md?page=33)