# 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:** 70
**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 28, 2008, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1381 "2008-02-28T20:54:03Z")
[QUOTE=Really Not All That Bright] 932. Norfolk, VA ? [/QUOTE] Close enough: Hampton Roads, Va. ---
**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 28, 2008, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1382 "2008-02-28T23:34:10Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] 929. Correct, CINCUS. Soon changed once the shooting started. 930. Correct! Damn, you’re good. One of my favorite ironclads, named after the Missouri river town in which she was built. She survived the war and became a wharfboat along the Ohio River before sinking due to neglect. . [/QUOTE] A bit of q guess, but the Carondelet was built by James Eads here in St Louis. As I may have mentioned earlier, Eads is a great figure: made a fortune dredging up wrecks on the Mississippi, constructed flood control in New Orleans, and built a Bridge in St Louis that bears his name. BTW, we pronounce it phonetically here in St Louis: Ca-rond-o-let ---
**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 29, 2008, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1383 "2008-02-29T01:30:26Z")
Court Cases 934. This case was a warm-up for _Miranda v Arizona_ on the subject of the rights of the accused. 1. _Presault v Vermont_ was a landmark case in this area of the law. Trying to think of some others, but they would be either too easy, or I can’t quite remember enough details to fashion a reasonably intelligent question. ---
**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 29, 2008, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1384 "2008-02-29T06:38:08Z")
[QUOTE=5 time champ] A bit of q guess, but the Carondelet was built by James Eads here in St Louis. As I may have mentioned earlier, Eads is a great figure: made a fortune dredging up wrecks on the Mississippi, constructed flood control in New Orleans, and built a Bridge in St Louis that bears his name. BTW, we pronounce it phonetically here in St Louis: Ca-rond-o-let [/QUOTE] I’d always thought the ship was built in the town of the same name; mebbe I’m wrong. Thanks for the pronunciation tip - I’ve heard it either that way, or with the accent on the second syllable and “lay” as the last syllable. ---
**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 29, 2008, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1385 "2008-02-29T15:58:49Z")
Where were they born? 1. George G. Meade, victor of Gettysburg 2. Phil Sheridan, Civil War cavalry genius 3. Clark Gable, movie star 4. George A. Custer, slain at Little Big Horn 5. Benjamin Franklin, printer and ladies’ man ---
**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 29, 2008, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1386 "2008-02-29T16:06:17Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] 938. Clark Gable, movie star [/QUOTE] 1. For some reason I want to say Pella, Iowa. ---
**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 29, 2008, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1387 "2008-02-29T16:12:23Z")
1. Benjamin Franklin, printer and ladies’ man Boston, MA ---
**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 29, 2008, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1388 "2008-02-29T16:14:44Z")
[QUOTE=Really Not All That Bright] 938. For some reason I want to say Pella, Iowa. [/QUOTE] Nope. **5 time champ** is correct about ol’ Ben Franklin. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2008, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1389 "2008-03-01T15:01:13Z")
Nitpick on 932: Hampton Roads is the name for the narrow body of water connecting the Chesapeake with the Atlantic (or conversely dividing the Delmarva Peninsula from the Norfolk/Hampton Roads metropolitan area). Ports on it (and in the metro area) include Norfolk, Newport News, and Portsmouth; the first two have historical connections to the Navy. ---
**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:** [March 2, 2008, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1390 "2008-03-02T02:39:00Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Where were they born? 936. George G. Meade, victor of Gettysburg [/QUOTE] A large city in Spain (Madrid? Seville?), where his father was serving as a diplomat. ---
**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:** [March 2, 2008, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1391 "2008-03-02T03:27:50Z")
[QUOTE=Polycarp] Nitpick on 932: Hampton Roads is the name for the narrow body of water connecting the Chesapeake with the Atlantic (or conversely dividing the Delmarva Peninsula from the Norfolk/Hampton Roads metropolitan area). Ports on it (and in the metro area) include Norfolk, Newport News, and Portsmouth; the first two have historical connections to the Navy. [/QUOTE] An issue of _Naval History_ magazine I saw not long ago, discussing the Great White Fleet at length, had a map showing “Hampton Roads” as both the beginning and ending point of the voyage. **Governor Quinn** , half credit re: Meade. The name of the city, anyone? Who most famously said it? Bonus points for context. 1. “They hired the money, didn’t they?” 2. “I’ve never wished anyone dead, but I’ve read some obituaries with a great deal of satisfaction.” 3. “Mary had a little lamb.” 4. “This election is not about ideology, it’s about competence.” 5. “Stand fast, ye boys of Maine!” ---
**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:** [March 2, 2008, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1392 "2008-03-02T03:42:43Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Who most famously said it? Bonus points for context. 1. “They hired the money, didn’t they?” 2. “Stand fast, ye boys of Maine!” [/QUOTE] 3. Calvin Coolidge, commenting (negatively) on the possibility of changes being made to the loan repayment schedules of various European nations for debts accumulated during WWI. 4. Joshua Chamberlain, urging his regiment to stay in position at Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2008, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1393 "2008-03-02T03:47:27Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] 943. “Mary had a little lamb.” [/QUOTE] 1. Thomas A. Edison, on the occaision of making his first audio recording. ---
**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:** [March 2, 2008, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1394 "2008-03-02T17:27:06Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] **Governor Quinn** , half credit re: Meade. The name of the city, anyone? [/QUOTE] Barcelona ---
**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:** [March 2, 2008, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1395 "2008-03-02T17:50:11Z")
1. “This election is not about ideology, it’s about competence.” John Kerry, who preceded to run one of the more incompetent Presidential campaigns in history. ---
**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:** [March 2, 2008, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1396 "2008-03-02T22:29:58Z")
[QUOTE=Governor Quinn] 941. Calvin Coolidge, commenting (negatively) on the possibility of changes being made to the loan repayment schedules of various European nations for debts accumulated during WWI. 1. Joshua Chamberlain, urging his regiment to stay in position at Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg. [/QUOTE] Both correct, as is **OtakuLoki** about Edison and the phonograph. **RNATB** and **5tc** are incorrect, however, about Barcelona and Kerry. ---
**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:** [March 2, 2008, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1397 "2008-03-02T23:50:31Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Where were they born? 1. George G. Meade, victor of Gettysburg 2. George A. Custer, slain at Little Big Horn [/QUOTE] 1. Toledo 2. Monroe, Michigan ---
**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:** [March 3, 2008, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1398 "2008-03-03T01:49:31Z")
1. The last public address of this president is the earlier surviving radio broadcast of the human voice. ---
**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:** [March 3, 2008, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1399 "2008-03-03T01:57:57Z")
Not sure which thread this should go, but I will put it in American History 947. What is refereed to as the Court of St James? 1. This two-word term is often used to describe the connection between the United States and Great Britain. 2. It is said this American financier thought Winston Churchill a very bad investor. So this financier would often make counter investments to keep Churchill out of bankruptcy. 3. This poet was often called the “most English American” 4. Three foreigners who have been given honorary American citizenship. Let us not quibble about this too much. ---
**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:** [March 3, 2008, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091/1400 "2008-03-03T02:03:01Z")
[QUOTE=5 time champ] 1. What is refereed to as the Court of St James? 2. This poet was often called the “most English American” 3. Three foreigners who have been given honorary American citizenship. Let us not quibble about this too much. [/QUOTE] 4. The body to which Ambassadors to the United Kingdom are certified as serving (the phrasing could very well be wrong here) 5. T. S. Eliot? 6. Raoul Wallenberg, Winston Churchill, and Lafayette. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091.md?page=69) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-history-trivia-quiz/424091.md?page=71)