U.S. History trivia quiz

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When the U.S. and Great Britain nearly went to war, during our own Civil War…

  1. This British passenger vessel was carrying two Confederate diplomats to assignments in Paris and London.
  2. What were the diplomats’ names?
  3. This U.S. warship stopped the British ship and removed the diplomats at gunpoint.
  4. Who commanded the U.S. Navy ship?
  5. What was he, at the time, better known for?
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  1. All I can recall is that the British passenger vessel was the Trent.
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  1. Mason and Slidell.
  2. Charles Wilkes.
  3. Wilkes had explored the Pacific on the behalf of the United States government.
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All correct (although I think Capt. Wilkes was probably best known for his Antarctic explorations).

What President is associated with these places?

  1. Oyster Bay
  2. Montpelier
  3. Spiegel Grove
  4. The Hermitage
  5. Lawnfield
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885: Theodore Roosevelt

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  1. James Monroe
  2. Andrew Jackson
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  1. Lawnfield
    James Garfield ?
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All correct so far.

In what states were they born?

  1. William T. Sherman
  2. Neil Armstrong
  3. Wilbur Wright
  4. Erma Bombeck
  5. John Glenn
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890-894. Just a guess, but I’d say “Ohio” for all of them

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  1. Wilbur Wright - I think he was born in Eastern Indiana, but grew up in Ohio.

And I’ve found out my answer for “886. Montpelier” is wrong, so throw that back into the mix.

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You’re right! I guess I saw what I expected to see. Thanks for pointing that out.

I thought both Wright Brothers were born in Ohio (as were all the others in that group of questions).

More Presidential places. Who’s most commonly associated with these locales?

  1. Palm Beach
  2. San Clemente
  3. Anderson Cottage
  4. Kennebunkport
  5. Key West
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And in honor of the day…

Washington’s Monument, February 1885
By Walt Whitman (1819-1892)

Ah, not this marble, dead and cold:
Far from its base and shaft expanding–the round zones circling, comprehending,
Thou, Washington, art all the world’s, the continents’ entire–not yours alone, America,
Europe’s as well, in every part, castle of lord or laborer’s cot,
Or frozen North, or sultry South–the African’s–the Arab’s in his tent,
Old Asia’s there with venerable smile, seated amid her ruins;
(Greets the antique the hero new? ‘tis but the same–the heir
legitimate, continued ever,
The indomitable heart and arm–proofs of the never-broken line,
Courage, alertness, patience, faith, the same–e’en in defeat
defeated not, the same)
Wherever sails a ship, or house is built on land, or day or night,
Through teeming cities’ streets, indoors or out, factories or farms,
Now, or to come, or past–where patriot wills existed or exist,
Wherever Freedom, pois’d by Toleration, sway’d by Law,
Stands or is rising thy true monument.

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  1. San Clemente
    Richard Nixon

  2. Kennebunkport
    Bush peres

  3. Key West
    President of the Parrotheads, Jimmy Buffett

  4. Montpelier
    If it isn’t James Monroe, then how about James Madison? But I’m thinking that it is the name of Monroe’s home.
    And at the moment, I have a complete block, I can’t think of any more questions for either of the history threads.

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  1. Harry S. Truman - He had a house there. (I’ve taken a tour)

I’ve confirmed that Wilbur Wright was born in Milville, Indiana. Orville was born in Dayton, Ohio.

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900! Name the first $1 million winner on Who Wants to be a Millionaire
901. Name the contestant who was the center of the 1950s quiz show scandal
902. This later celebrity won a lot of money on the $64,000 Question, who was she and what was her category?
903. Who defeated Ken Jennings to win the 2005 Jeopardy! Ultimate Tournament of Champions?

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  1. Carl Van Doren?
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Charles Van Doren

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  1. John Carpenter (no, not THAT one!)
  2. Dr. Joyce Brothers–Boxing
  3. Brad Rutter
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You are correct, sir.

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These three are correct. And Petey is right about Truman and Key West. (Thanks for the correction about Wilbur Wright - but remember, no research in either asking or answering questions).

Who said it? As always, bonus points for context.

  1. “Because they are so grateful.”
  2. “Well, he wouldn’t steal a hot stove.”
  3. “I’m going to open my front door at 4am, look both ways down the street, and then whisper, ‘It’s Bobby.’”
  4. “When the President does it, that means it is not illegal.”
  5. “The impossible we do right away; the unconstitutional takes a little longer.”