# 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:** 62
**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:** [February 11, 2008, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1221 "2008-02-11T01:03:34Z")
[QUOTE=5 time champ] 801. Lewis & Clark’s westernmost fortification, in which they spent a miserably cold and wet winter. Ft Mandan ? 1. The first fort to surrender during the Civil War to a naval force unsupported by ground troops. Ft. Jefferson? - south of New Orleans, captured by Adm Porter by running past the fort’s gun, and then cutting the fort off? 1. Grant demanded the “unconditional surrender” of this fort, and gained a nickname along with his victory. Ft. Donelson [/QUOTE] 2. Incorrect. 3. Nope. 4. Yup! ---
**Author:** ![movingfinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@movingfinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/movingfinger)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1222 "2008-02-11T06:29:33Z")
801: Fort Clatsop at the mouth of the Columbia river. ---
**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:** [February 11, 2008, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1223 "2008-02-11T20:46:35Z")
[QUOTE=movingfinger] 801: Fort Clatsop at the mouth of the Columbia river. [/QUOTE] Correct! Who said it? Extra credit for context. 1. “Give me a one-armed economist. All of my economists say, ‘On the one hand… but then again, on the other…’” 2. “Most of the work of [the person’s Cabinet post] could just as easily be performed by an animatronic robot.” 3. “A rising tide lifts all boats.” 4. “Don’t give up the ship!” 5. “You may fire when ready, Gridley.” ---
**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:** [February 11, 2008, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1224 "2008-02-11T21:01:53Z")
1. “A rising tide lifts all boats.” JFK, about tax cuts during his Presidency? 2. “Don’t give up the ship!” John Paul Jones, during the American Revolutionary War sea battle with the Serapis 3. “You may fire when ready, Gridley.” Commodore Dewey in the Battle of Manila Bay [Spanish American War] ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1225 "2008-02-11T21:38:02Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] 809. “Don’t give up the ship!” [/QUOTE] I have to disagree with you, **5 time champ**. 1. Lawrence, on the deck of the US warship he commanded (I can’t recall for certain which it was, maybe _Chesapeake_?) when he tried to fight through the _HMS Shannon_. Mortally wounded, his ship a shambles, he told the men taking him to relative safety, “Don’t give up the ship!” even as others were striking the colors. I believe they were his last words. Here’s a couple of my own: 810: What famous quote did John Paul Jones utter during the battle with _HMS Serapis_? 811: What happened to Jones’ ship in that battle? ---
**Author:** ![Saratoga\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Saratoga\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saratoga_Sam)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1226 "2008-02-11T21:42:52Z")
[QUOTE=OtakuLoki] Here’s a couple of my own: 810: What famous quote did John Paul Jones utter during the battle with _HMS Serapis_? 811: What happened to Jones’ ship in that battle? [/QUOTE] 1. “I have not yet begun to fight!” 2. The \*Bonhomme Richard \* sank, but Jones and his men had already taken over the _Serapis_. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1227 "2008-02-11T21:46:46Z")
Yes, to both, **Saratoga Sam**. ---
**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:** [February 11, 2008, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1228 "2008-02-11T22:36:06Z")
Yeah, you are probably right. I was conflating “Don’t give up the ship” with “I have not yet begun to fight” What was Lawrence’s first name? ---
**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:** [February 11, 2008, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1229 "2008-02-11T23:15:57Z")
[QUOTE=5 time champ] 808. “A rising tide lifts all boats.” JFK, about tax cuts during his Presidency? 1. “Don’t give up the ship!” John Paul Jones, during the American Revolutionary War sea battle with the Serapis 2. “You may fire when ready, Gridley.” Commodore Dewey in the Battle of Manila Bay [Spanish American War] [/QUOTE] 3. Correct. 4. Incorrect; **OtakuLoki** has it. Lawrence’s first name was James, IIRC. 5. Correct. Gridley was his gunnery officer, IIRC. ---
**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:** [February 12, 2008, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1230 "2008-02-12T04:52:21Z")
A couple odd questions 1. Where was the famous “Dewey defeats Truman” photo taken? 2. Who was the first recipient of the so-called artificial heart? ---
**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:** [February 12, 2008, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1231 "2008-02-12T14:25:00Z")
[QUOTE=5 time champ] … 811. Where was the famous “Dewey defeats Truman” photo taken? … [/QUOTE] 1. On the rear platform of the _Ferdinand Magellan_ presidential train car (which was the subject of an earlier question, as it happens). Alphabet soup! Name these now-defunct Federal agencies. 1. WPA 2. CCC 3. CAB 4. AEC 5. OTA ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2008, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1232 "2008-02-12T14:31:20Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] 813. WPA 814. CCC 815. CAB 816. AEC 817. OTA [/QUOTE] WAGs… 1. Witness Protection Agency (now subsumed to the Marshals, that is if it ever existed) 2. Office of Territorial Acquisitions (responsible for the Xs and Os of the Louisiana/Alaska purchases).. 😃 ---
**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:** [February 12, 2008, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1233 "2008-02-12T14:40:47Z")
[QUOTE=Really Not All That Bright] … 813. Witness Protection Agency (now subsumed to the Marshals, that is if it ever existed) 817. Office of Territorial Acquisitions (responsible for the Xs and Os of the Louisiana/Alaska purchases)… [/QUOTE] Clever but incorrect. 😃 ---
**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:** [February 12, 2008, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1234 "2008-02-12T15:19:46Z")
1. WPA Works Progress Administration; New Deal Era 2. CCC Civilian Conservation Corps; New Deal Era 3. CAB Civil Aeronautics Board; predecessor of the FAA 4. AEC Atomic Energy Commission; regulated civilian nuclear energy On 811. I meant at what railroad station was the Ferdinand Magellan parked when the famous photo was taken? ---
**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:** [February 12, 2008, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1235 "2008-02-12T16:32:26Z")
[QUOTE=5 time champ] 813. WPA Works Progress Administration; New Deal Era 1. CCC Civilian Conservation Corps; New Deal Era 2. CAB Civil Aeronautics Board; predecessor of the FAA 3. AEC Atomic Energy Commission; regulated civilian nuclear energy On 811. I meant at what railroad station was the Ferdinand Magellan parked when the famous photo was taken? [/QUOTE] All correct. As for 811, I don’t know… somewhere in or near Chicago? ---
**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:** [February 12, 2008, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1236 "2008-02-12T20:12:52Z")
1. OTA Office of Technology Assessment ?? 2. No, the photo was not taken in Chicago. I think the story goes that edition never hit the newsstands. It was actually almost stolen from the press run. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2008, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1237 "2008-02-13T04:54:23Z")
[QUOTE=5 time champ] 817. OTA Office of Technology Assessment ?? 1. No, the photo was not taken in Chicago. I think the story goes that edition never hit the newsstands. It was actually almost stolen from the press run. [/QUOTE] 2. Correct! An office of Congress, shut down by Newt & His Merry Republicans when they took over in 1995. 3. Then… I don’t know. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2008, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1238 "2008-02-13T05:21:08Z")
More alphabet soup! Name these contemporary Federal entities. 1. OSD 2. NRO 3. ICE 4. NRC 5. NPS ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1239 "2008-02-13T05:25:36Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] More alphabet soup! Name these contemporary Federal entities. 1. OSD 2. NRO 3. ICE 4. NRC 5. NPS [/QUOTE] 6. Office of the Secretary of Defense (seems a bit redundant - the Department of Defense IS his office, no?) 7. National Reconnaissance Office 8. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (subsumed by Homeland Security?) ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1240 "2008-02-13T05:26:12Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] More alphabet soup! Name these contemporary Federal entities. 1. NRO 2. NRC [/QUOTE] 3. National Reconnaissance Office - evaluates and analyzes the take from all overhead obseravations - U2, satellite, and other sources. 4. Nuclear Regulatory Commission - successor to the AEC, I believe. More alphabet soup: 1. OSS [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091.md?page=61) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091.md?page=63)