# 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:** 65
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2008, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1281 "2008-02-16T03:58:54Z")
[QUOTE=5 time champ] Correct, I am surprised our learned OPer didn’t ask that question. I kinda thought he was waiting until yesterday to ask it. American history & the Arts 846. This famous Thomas Hart Benton painting shows this famous American doing this. 1. George Caleb Bingham painted humorous scenes from early American frontier life, name one of the paintings. 2. The Star Spangled Banner is sung to the melody of this earlier song. [/QUOTE] 3. Washington crossing the Delaware? 4. _American Gothic_? 5. It was a British drinking song, the name of which escapes me. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2008, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1282 "2008-02-16T04:01:06Z")
1. Who wrote a famous poem about Lincoln’s assassination after hearing a first-hand account of it from his gay lover, who was in the audience in Ford’s Theatre that night? ---
**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 16, 2008, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1283 "2008-02-16T04:05:55Z")
1. I don’t believe the famous painting of Washington Crossing the Delaware was by Thomas Hart Benton, at least that was not the painting I was thinking of. 2. No, the period would be earlier than American Gothic. 3. Yes, it was a British drinking song. ---
**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 16, 2008, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1284 "2008-02-16T04:08:01Z")
1. Walt Whitman? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2008, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1285 "2008-02-16T04:18:33Z")
[QUOTE=5 time champ] 852. Walt Whitman? [/QUOTE] Correct. And the poem was “O Captain! My Captain!” Many think Whitman himself was in the audience, but it actually was Peter Doyle, his “longtime friend.” ---
**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 16, 2008, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1286 "2008-02-16T04:36:09Z")
[QUOTE=Governor Quinn] 841. Is it still the _Globe_? 1. A series of tubes. 2. Jesse Helms. [/QUOTE] 3. No. 4. Yes. 5. Yes. Some answers of my own: 1. “The Flatboatmen” or “Election Day, County Seat.” 2. _To Anacreon in Heaven_. 3. _John Brown’s Body._ 4. Miss Laura Keene. And another question, what the hell: 1. Who painted the best-known version of “Washington Crossing the Delaware”? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2008, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1287 "2008-02-16T04:40:06Z")
Obviously not Thomas Hart Benton. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2008, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1288 "2008-02-16T04:42:14Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] 852. Who painted the best-known version of “Washington Crossing the Delaware”? [/QUOTE] 1. Andy Warhol! (d&r) ---
**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 16, 2008, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1289 "2008-02-16T04:52:37Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] 1. Who painted the best-known version of “Washington Crossing the Delaware”? [/QUOTE] Charles Wilson Peale ---
**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 16, 2008, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1290 "2008-02-16T04:53:26Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Some answers of my own: 1. “The Flatboatmen” or “Election Day, County Seat.” 2. _To Anacreon in Heaven_. 3. _John Brown’s Body._ 4. Miss Laura Keene. [/QUOTE] All correct, although I think it is the “Jolly Boatmen”, because they were all drunk. But then so was everyone in “Election Day.” ---
**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 16, 2008, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1291 "2008-02-16T15:05:33Z")
More American History in the Arts 853. What is the name of the haunting and sad “Theme Song” to Ken Burns _Civil War_ . What is odd about Burn’s choice of this fiddle tune for the series? 1. This artist is famous for his numerous portrayals of George Washington. 2. This French sculptor did a marvelous bust of Benjamin Franklin. 3. This actor is famous for portrayals of Mark Twain. 4. He designed the Gateway Arch. ---
**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 16, 2008, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1292 "2008-02-16T15:09:37Z")
[QUOTE=5 time champ] More American History in the Arts 853. What is the name of the haunting and sad “Theme Song” to Ken Burns _Civil War_ . What is odd about Burn’s choice of this fiddle tune for the series? 1. This artist is famous for his numerous portrayals of George Washington. 2. This French sculptor did a marvelous bust of Benjamin Franklin. 3. This actor is famous for portrayals of Mark Twain. 4. He designed the Gateway Arch. [/QUOTE] 5. Gilbert Stuart 6. Hal Holbrook ---
**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 17, 2008, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1293 "2008-02-17T00:23:52Z")
[QUOTE=Saratoga Sam] 854. Gilbert Stuart 1. Hal Holbrook [/QUOTE] Correct; would you like to take a crack at 853, **Saratoga Sam**? ---
**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 17, 2008, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1294 "2008-02-17T00:37:15Z")
All incorrect as to 852. 1. “Ashokan Farewell,” written long after the Civil War (in the 1970s, IIRC). Some questions about the Father of His Country. 1. George Washington was born either Feb. 11 or 22, 1732, according to the \_\_\_\_\_ or the later \_\_\_\_\_ calendars. 2. In the earliest-known painting of Washington, what is he wearing? 3. He built Ft. Necessity near this present-day Pennsylvania town. 4. He was an aide-de-camp to this doomed British general during a failed expedition to capture Fort Duquesne. 5. This was his first elective public office. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2008, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1295 "2008-02-17T00:45:15Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] 858. George Washington was born either Feb. 11 or 22, 1732, according to the \_\_\_\_\_ or the later \_\_\_\_\_ calendars. 859. In the earliest-known painting of Washington, what is he wearing? [/QUOTE] 1. Julian, Gregorian. 2. A British army officer’s uniform. (e.g. Redcoat) ---
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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] All incorrect as to 852. 1. “Ashokan Farewell,” written long after the Civil War (in the 1970s, IIRC). Some questions about the Father of His Country. 1. George Washington was born either Feb. 11 or 22, 1732, according to the \_\_\_\_\_ or the later \_\_\_\_\_ calendars. 2. In the earliest-known painting of Washington, what is he wearing? 3. He built Ft. Necessity near this present-day Pennsylvania town. 4. He was an aide-de-camp to this doomed British general during a failed expedition to capture Fort Duquesne. 5. This was his first elective public office. [/QUOTE] 6. Driving me crazy, I visited Ft Necessity a few years ago and I can’t remember. 7. Gen. Braddock 8. I don’t think Washington was ever a member of the House of Burgesses. So how about the US Presidency? ---
**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 17, 2008, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1297 "2008-02-17T00:58:03Z")
You are right about Ashokan Farewell. The song was written for New England folk dance camps. The song is about meeting and then saying good bye to old friends. Ashoka is in upstate New York, which is why I asked **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 17, 2008, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1298 "2008-02-17T01:00:43Z")
The Chicago Seven 863. The presiding judge and a defendant in this conspiracy case had the same last name. What were their names. 1. This defendant was “bound and gagged, and they chained him to a chair.” [repeat question] 2. This defendant later married a movie star. 3. This radical lawyer was part of the Seven’s defense team. 4. IIRC question, one wonders how there really could have been a conspiracy, since this defendant was “over thirty.” ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2008, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1299 "2008-02-17T01:09:06Z")
[QUOTE=5 time champ] The Chicago Seven 863. The presiding judge and a defendant in this conspiracy case had the same last name. What were their names. 1. This defendant was “bound and gagged, and they chained him to a chair.” [repeat question] 2. This defendant later married a movie star. [/QUOTE] 3. Hoffman? 4. Abbie Hoffman. 5. Tom … Hayden? (Married Jane Fonda.) ---
**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 17, 2008, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1300 "2008-02-17T01:11:22Z")
[QUOTE=OtakuLoki] 858. Julian, Gregorian. 859. A British army officer’s uniform. (e.g. Redcoat) [/QUOTE] 1. Correct. 2. Ooooh, that’s close, but no. **5 time champ** is correct about 861, but wrong about 860 and 862. 1. Abby Hoffman. 2. William Kunstler. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091.md?page=64) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091.md?page=66)