# 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:** 63
**Author:** ![movingfinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@movingfinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/movingfinger)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1241 "2008-02-13T05:43:01Z")
822: National Parks Service 823: Office of Strategic Services, the WWII forerunner of the CIA ---
**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, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1242 "2008-02-13T05:48:32Z")
[QUOTE=movingfinger] 823: Office of Strategic Services, the WWII forerunner of the CIA [/QUOTE] 1. Correct ---
**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, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1243 "2008-02-13T18:38:22Z")
A little Floridian action: 1. Two of the top ten universities in the nation (by enrollment) are in Florida. Name them. Bonus points if you give their exact rankings. 2. Florida was the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ state admitted to the Union (number). 3. Who is generally credited with naming the state “Florida”? 4. The first celebration of Christmas in what would become America took place on the site of this modern town/city c. 1538. ---
**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, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1244 "2008-02-13T20:11:14Z")
1. Ponce de Leon 2. St. Augustine All answers to my alphabet soup questions are correct, except that it’s the National Park (not “Parks”) Service. Presidential wannabes. 1. He lost his race, in part, because an overzealous supporter said the opposition party represented “Rum, Romanism and Rebellion.” 2. This very plump Civil War hero lost to Garfield in 1880. 3. This defeated 1860 candidate went on to serve as a Confederate general. 4. He gave the electrifying “Cross of Gold” speech at a Democratic national convention, leading to a stampede to nominate him. 5. FDR defeated him in 1944, and Truman in 1948. ---
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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] 826. Ponce de Leon 827. St. Augustine 1. He lost his race, in part, because an overzealous supporter said the opposition party represented “Rum, Romanism and Rebellion.” 2. FDR defeated him in 1944, and Truman in 1948. [/QUOTE] Correct, incorrect. 828. Tyler 832. Dewey ---
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[QUOTE=Really Not All That Bright] Correct, incorrect. 828. Tyler 832. Dewey [/QUOTE] Incorrect, correct. 😉 No, really! ---
**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 13, 2008, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1247 "2008-02-13T20:44:06Z")
1. He lost his race, in part, because an overzealous supporter said the opposition party represented “Rum, Romanism and Rebellion.” Benjamin Harrison 2. This very plump Civil War hero lost to Garfield in 1880. Winfield Scott Hancock 3. This defeated 1860 candidate went on to serve as a Confederate general. John C Breckenridge ---
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1. Two of the top ten universities in the nation (by enrollment) are in Florida. Name them. Bonus points if you give their exact rankings. I’ll go with the obvious: Florida & Florida State. ---
**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, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1249 "2008-02-13T20:50:53Z")
[QUOTE=5 time champ] 828. He lost his race, in part, because an overzealous supporter said the opposition party represented “Rum, Romanism and Rebellion.” Benjamin Harrison 1. This very plump Civil War hero lost to Garfield in 1880. Winfield Scott Hancock 2. This defeated 1860 candidate went on to serve as a Confederate general. John C Breckenridge [/QUOTE] 3. No 4. Yes 5. Yes ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1250 "2008-02-13T21:41:31Z")
[QUOTE=5 time champ] 824. Two of the top ten universities in the nation (by enrollment) are in Florida. Name them. Bonus points if you give their exact rankings. [/QUOTE] Florida and University of Miami ---
**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, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1251 "2008-02-13T22:14:02Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] 831. He gave the electrifying “Cross of Gold” speech at a Democratic national convention, leading to a stampede to nominate him. [/QUOTE] 1. William Jennings Bryan ---
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[QUOTE=5 time champ] I’ll go with the obvious: Florida & Florida State. [/QUOTE] 1. Yes, no. > [@](#): > > University of Miami Not them either. ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1253 "2008-02-13T23:16:17Z")
1. James G. Blaine ---
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[QUOTE=Really Not All That Bright] A little Floridian action: 1. Two of the top ten universities in the nation (by enrollment) are in Florida. Name them. Bonus points if you give their exact rankings. [/QUOTE] 1. Florida and USF (Uni of South Florida, in Tampa) ---
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[QUOTE=Saratoga Sam] 824. Florida and USF (Uni of South Florida, in Tampa) [/QUOTE] Not USF either, but you’re getting warmer. ---
**Author:** ![movingfinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@movingfinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/movingfinger)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1256 "2008-02-14T03:48:36Z")
831: William Jennings Bryan ---
**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 14, 2008, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1257 "2008-02-14T15:04:27Z")
[QUOTE=OtakuLoki] 831. William Jennings Bryan [/QUOTE] Correct. **OtakuLoki** also has it right. **Governor Quinn** is also right as to James G. Blaine. Civil War slang. 1. When a soldier fought in his first battle, it was said that he “had seen the \_\_\_\_\_\_.” 2. A bungling, unlucky solder was called a \_\_\_\_\_\_. 3. To cowardly flee from danger was to \_\_\_\_\_\_. 4. A soldier might visit a brothel to “enjoy a little horizontal \_\_\_\_\_\_.” 5. Infantry tended to regard cavalry as wimps, and would often jeer, “Mister, here’s your \_\_\_\_\_\_!” ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1258 "2008-02-14T15:10:19Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] 833. When a soldier fought in his first battle, it was said that he “had seen the \_\_\_\_\_\_.” 836. A soldier might visit a brothel to “enjoy a little horizontal \_\_\_\_\_\_.” [/QUOTE] 1. Elephant. Isn’t this still current today? 2. calesthenics. ---
**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 14, 2008, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1259 "2008-02-14T15:12:48Z")
[QUOTE=OtakuLoki] 833. Elephant. Isn’t this still current today? 1. calesthenics. [/QUOTE] 2. Correct. Hadn’t known that this is still current slang. Really? 3. No. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1260 "2008-02-14T15:16:59Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] 833. Correct. Hadn’t known that this is still current slang. Really? [/QUOTE] I know I’ve seen **Paul in Saudi** , among others, use the expression [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=5867559&postcount=26) on the Dope. It may be old fashioned, but it’s still getting used. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091.md?page=62) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091.md?page=64)