U.S. History trivia quiz

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91. The inn was located alongside what famous Southern frontier road?
National Road?
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Nope

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85. How did Meriwether Lewis die?
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Didn’t he suicide? I believe with a pistol, but I won’t swear to that.

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93. Who was the first president to own a car?
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Theodore Roosevelt.

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Continuing the Lewis & Clark Expedition . . .

  1. By what name did Lewis & Clark call their expedition?

  2. What was the name of the dog that accompanied Lewis & Clark?..

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  1. The Corps of Discovery.
  2. Seaman.
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Theodore Roosevelt.
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No. But very close. (And no, not McKinley.)

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Didn’t he suicide? I believe with a pistol, but I won’t swear to that.
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Yes. Though his death is fodder for revisionist theorists, the most obvious explanation is also the most likely: he shot himself. He was distraught, apparently, that he was being called to task in Washington. (And he had been subject to deep depressions all his life.)

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24. A submarine was first sent to attack an enemy vessel during which US war?

  1. Bonus: What was the name of the submarine?
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Civil
Hunley

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…93. Who was the first president to own a car?
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I’ll try again: William Howard Taft.

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Civil
Hunley
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No; already answered. See post 99.

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If you’re going for Ruth Cleveland, you’re wrong .
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A reminder: you may not check any other source, including any online source, in formulating or answering questions for this quiz. See the OP. Thanks.

Some more questions:

  1. Frank Lloyd Wright built what artists colony/retreat in Wisconsin, and then a western enclave of the same name in Arizona?
  2. The Ft. Sumter flag, flown over the fort at both the beginning and the end of the Civil War, had how many stars in a distinctive diamond pattern?
  3. This surveyor’s misspelled last name became the name of what major American city?
  4. What D.C. detective was away from his post at Ford’s Theater the night of Lincoln’s assassination, but was apparently unpunished and suffered no career setback?
  5. The Industrial Workers of the World, a prominent labor union of the late 19th century, had what unflattering nickname?
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A reminder: you may not check any other source, including any online source, in formulating or answering questions for this quiz. See the OP. Thanks.

Some more questions:

  1. Frank Lloyd Wright built what artists colony/retreat in Wisconsin, and then a western enclave of the same name in Arizona?
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    Taliesin (sp?)

Excellent quiz, BTW.

GT

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94. The Corps of Discovery.
95. Seaman.
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Correct
100. What D.C. detective was away from his post at Ford’s Theater the night of Lincoln’s assassination, but was apparently unpunished and suffered no career setback?
Allen Pinkerton

  1. The Industrial Workers of the World, a prominent labor union of the late 19th century, had what unflattering nickname?
    Wobblies
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96. What was the name of the black member of #92?
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I believe you meant #94? The black member of the Lewis & Clark expedition was York. (Slaves, alas, usually having only a single name.)

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James Buchanan was a bachelor all the way through. Grover Cleveland got married in the White House.
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Correct!

You got it.

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101. The Industrial Workers of the World, a prominent labor union of the late 19th century, had what unflattering nickname?
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The Wobblies.

  1. The following states were named in honor of which royal personages (be specific):

    a) Maryland
    b) Virginia
    c) North and South Carolina
    d) Georgia

  2. In what state do you find the legendary Dodge City (the setting for TV’s Gunsmoke, and onetime home of lawmen Bat Masterson and Wyatt Earp)?

  3. What town was the site of the deadliest natural disaster in US history?

  4. The Alamo is located in which US city?

  5. What natural formation did Theodore Roosevelt establish as the first National Monument?

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  1. The following states were named in honor of which royal personages (be specific):
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    a) Maryland
    Queen Henrietta Maria wife of King James I
    b) Virginia
    The Virgin Queen Elizabeth I
    c) North and South Carolina
    King Charles II
    d) Georgia
    King George I

  2. In what state do you find the legendary Dodge City (the setting for TV’s Gunsmoke, and onetime home of lawmen Bat Masterson and Wyatt Earp)?
    Kansas

  3. What town was the site of the deadliest natural disaster in US history?
    Galveston, TX [hurricane]

  4. The Alamo is located in which US city?
    San Antonio, TX

  5. What natural formation did Theodore Roosevelt establish as the first National Monument?
    The Badlands??

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  1. Natchez Trace
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This question remains unanswered, I believe.
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  1. Jimmie Carter
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47 Donald Segretti coined “ratfu*king”

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81. Ted Williams?
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No, sorry. This guy was never famous for his baseball playing.