U.S. History Trivia Quiz

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A continuation of this game.

The Rules (stolen from Elindil’s Heir):

Ask about any person, place, thing or event since 1492. You must completely rely on your own memory - you can’t consult any book, teh internets, or ask someone else, either in formulating or answering a question. Number your question(s) (no more than five at a time, please), sequentially after those which came before. You can’t post questions of your own until you’ve correctly answered at least one earlier question.

  1. This serial killer operated a hotel in 1890s Chicago.
  2. This man went on the run with John Wilkes Booth after Lincoln’s assassination.
  3. The Fox sisters claimed to communicate with a ghost whom they nicknamed ___
  4. Andrew Johnson’s dismissal of _____ was the final straw that caused him to be impeached.
  5. This murdered architect was known for having a red velvet swing.
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[quote=“Omega_Glory, post:1, topic:496684”]

  1. Holmes?
  2. Dr. Mudd?
  3. Topper?
  4. Edwin Stanton
  5. Stanford White

btw, there was all kinds of misinformation in that earlier thread.

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  1. The bad guy from Devil in the White City, whose name escapes me :wink:
  2. Edwin Stanton, Secretary of War
  3. Stanford White

Glad to see this sort of thing started again!

  1. What was George Washington’s most oddly-named dog?
  2. How long did the U.S. flag have 49 stars?
  3. Who commanded the Continental forces at the Battle of Oriskany?
  4. A horrific fire at what nightclub led to an improvement in fire-safety laws?
  5. In what two years were there three Presidents of the U.S.?
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  1. Seven?
  2. Never?
  3. Gates?
  4. Happy Lands?
  5. 1841 and 1881.
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  1. No

  2. No

  3. No

  4. No

  5. Yes!

  6. Who were the three presidents in 1841?

  7. Who were the three presidents in 1881?

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[quote=“AppallingGael, post:2, topic:496684”]

The two of you got 1, 4 and 5 correct. 2 and 3 are still unanswered.

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  1. Garfield, Hayes and Arthur?
    Yes, it looked like a lot of fun, Elendil’s Heir, so I figured it might be nice to start a new one.
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  1. Van Buren, WH Harrison, Tyler.

  2. Who was the (eventual, anyway) Major General in the Union army who murdered a fellow officer but for whom the exigencies of the war obviated a trial?

  3. Name one of the three CSA generals who fought in the Spanish-American war (on the American side).

  4. Who was coached by Knute Rockne and later coached Vince Lombardi (give his real name, not his “dramatic lore” name).

  5. What book and movie detective was created by John Marquand?

  6. What was Abe “Kid Twist” Reles’s posthumous avian nickname?

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Yes, but in this order: Hayes, Garfield, Arthur.

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  1. Correct.
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  1. One year only. (Between July 4 1959 and July 4 1960?)

AFTER answering the question, I searched Google to see how the stars were arranged. It was a pretty lame arrangement and was reason enough to admit Hawaii into the Union.

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Correct. Ah, well - at least 7x7 stars has the virtue of regularity.

  1. Harry Truman said, “I fired MacArthur because of the ___________ of _______'s - man.”
  2. The father of this later-famous man investigated the Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping.
  3. What was the nickname of the man who held J.W. Booth’s horse for him in the alley behind Ford’s Theatre?
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The Cocoanut Grove.

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  1. Hmm. All I remember is it was NOT because he was a dumb son of a bitch.
  2. Norman Schwarzkopf.
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  1. David Harald
  2. Peanuts

Shall post questions when I wake up.

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Correct, right down to the odd spelling!

AppallingGael is correct about
19. Norman Schwarzkopf.

handsomeharry is correct about
20. Peanuts

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Correct.

  1. What are the three offices that have, at times, been second in line to the Presidency of the U.S. after the Vice President?
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Isn’t it “David Herold?” Just checked on Wiki: Yes, it is.

  1. Speaker of the House, President pro tem of the Senate, Secretary of State.
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  1. Who was Washington’s chief of artillery?
  2. What was his trade before the Revolutionary War?
  3. What Cabinet post did he later hold?
  4. What famous government facility is named after him?
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  1. Henry Knox

  2. ?

  3. Secretary of War

  4. Fort Knox

  5. Who was the only sitting member of the House of Representatives to be elected President?