U.S. History trivia quiz

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822: National Parks Service
823: Office of Strategic Services, the WWII forerunner of the CIA

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  1. Correct
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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.

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  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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Correct, incorrect.
828. Tyler
832. Dewey

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Incorrect, correct. :wink: No, really!

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  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.
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  1. No
  2. Yes
  3. Yes
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Florida and University of Miami

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  1. William Jennings Bryan
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  1. Yes, no.

Not them either.

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  1. James G. Blaine
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  1. Florida and USF (Uni of South Florida, in Tampa)
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Not USF either, but you’re getting warmer.

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831: William Jennings Bryan

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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 ______!”
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  1. Elephant. Isn’t this still current today?

  2. calesthenics.

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  1. Correct. Hadn’t known that this is still current slang. Really?
  2. No.
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I know I’ve seen Paul in Saudi, among others, use the expression here on the Dope. It may be old fashioned, but it’s still getting used.