U.S. History trivia quiz

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]
16. This first Treasury Secretary was nearly undone by a sex scandal.
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Alexander Hamilton

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  1. When was the last time a President called a special session of Congress?
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Let’s see.

22:
Which signer of the Declaration of Independance served as the U.S.'s first ambassador to England?

23:
Gen. Sherman himself, inspecting a Confederate position, ordered the bombardment which ended the life of whom?

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Yes, Alexander Hamilton.

  1. Harry Truman in 1948 (the “Do-Nothing Congress”).
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  1. John Adams.
  2. I want to say Gen. Leonidas K. Polk on Pine Mountain, 1864, but it wasn’t Sherman who gave the order, was it?

On further review… smiling bandit, have you correctly answered someone else’s question(s) yet? Can’t ask questions of your own until you do; see the OP. If I’ve overlooked your having done so, forgive me.

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By my tally, those who’ve answered previous questions correctly and may now ask questions of their own are:

MGibson
Freddy the Pig
Giles
BobLibDem
spoke-
Fir na tine
kelly5078
bordelond
RandMcnally

Let me know if I’ve missed anyone.

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

  2. Bonus: What was the name of the submarine?

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What questions haven’t been answered? (No that’s not a trivia question.)

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I don’t see a correct answer to my question 7 yet.

One more:
26. President Eisenhower is generally supposed to have seen two states join the union under his administration, i.e., Alaska and Hawaii. However, he completed the paperwork for the admission of another state. Which state was that?

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[QUOTE=Giles]
I don’t see a correct answer to my question 7 yet.

One more:
26. President Eisenhower is generally supposed to have seen two states join the union under his administration, i.e., Alaska and Hawaii. However, he completed the paperwork for the admission of another state. Which state was that?
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Don’t know #7, but I believe #26 is New Mexico.

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[QUOTE=spoke-]
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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24.The American Civil War?

EDIT - I reckon I’m wrong, just reread the question.

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]
21. Harry Truman in 1948 (the “Do-Nothing Congress”).
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Correct, although I was actually thinking of Franklin Roosevelt in 1939. Technically, the 80th Congress was “in recess” when Truman made his Turnip Day speech in 1948, so he was calling it back into session, rather than calling a new session. Whereas Congress had adjourned sine die when World War II broke out, and Roosevelt had to call a new session to repeal the Neutrality Act. The 76th Congress (1939-41) is the last Congress to have three separate and distinct numbered sessions.

Either action, however, involves the President’s invokation of the same constitutional power to convene Congress “on extraordinary occasions”, so the distinction is very arbitrary.

#7–Herbert Hoover? I know he has one, but I don’t know if it was built first.

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[QUOTE=garygnu]
Don’t know #7, but I believe #26 is New Mexico.
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Not New Mexico.

[QUOTE=Freddy the Pig]
#7–Herbert Hoover? I know he has one, but I don’t know if it was built first.
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Not Hoover.

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[QUOTE=spoke-]
24. A submarine was first sent to attack an enemy vessel during which US war?

  1. Bonus: What was the name of the submarine?
    [/QUOTE]

The Revolutionary War/The Turtle.

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[QUOTE=spoke-]
24. A submarine was first sent to attack an enemy vessel during which US war?

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Oh man, The Revolutionary War is my answer and I don’t have a clue what it was called.

Blast! I should have previewed to see my late response. Oh well, more questions please :slight_smile:

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  1. Rutherford B. Hayes, in Fremont, Ohio. Right? I should have thought of this sooner. :smack:

Several questions are still unanswered, including 17. (the troublesome French ambassador, in post 37) and 26. (Ike and a third state’s admission, in post 49). Several others are awaiting ayes or nays on guesses already made.

And some more:

  1. In what American war was the first successful submarine attack against another vessel?
  2. What was the name of the sub?
  3. What was the name of its target?
  4. How many vice presidents did FDR have?
  5. On what date did the Kent State shootings take place?
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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]
27. In what American war was the first successful submarine attack against another vessel?
28. What was the name of the sub?
29. What was the name of its target?
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The Civil War

The C.S.S. Hunley

Damnit, I used to know this one. It started with an “L.”

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Oh I’m so slow…

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[QUOTE=RandMcnally]
[27.] The Civil War

[28.] The C.S.S. Hunley

[29]. Damnit, I used to know this one. It started with an “L.”
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  1. Correct.
  2. Yes, although it was never formally commissioned as a C.S. Navy ship, so it shouldn’t have the C.S.S. prefix. The State of South Carolina was very adamant about that at the time the wreck was recovered, so that the state wouldn’t immediately lose ownership to the Feds; they finally worked out a deal for possession and historical preservation.
  3. No, it actually starts with a different letter. Come to think of it, the letter “L” doesn’t even appear in the name.
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  1. The Manassas?