Ten New Tidbits of American History

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1. Which 19th century Chief Executive was known as "The Dude President"? Benjamin Tilden Chester A. Arthur Rutherford B. Hayes Ulysses S. Grant

2. Which lady, in 1914, declared that " A woman's body belongs to herself alone. It does not belong to the United States of America or any other government on the face of the earth."? Mary Lyon Jeannette Rankin Margaret Sanger Frances Perkins

3. What political party was formed due to the disappearance, in 1826, of William Morgan in Batavia, New York? Antifederalists Antimonopoly Antisaloon Antimasons

4. Who were the primary adversaries during the Aroostook War of 1838-1839? Nome, Alaska and Yaktusk, Russia Long Island, NY and Puerto Rico Maine and New Brunswick, Canada Yucatan, Mexico and San Diego, California

5. Which of these Third Parties, with the listed candidate, was the first to earn electoral votes in a Presidential Election? American Independent Party, George Wallace States Rights, Strom Thurmond Progressive Partry, Theodore Roosevelt American Party, Millard Fillmore

6. To whom is the quote ' A billion here and a billion there and pretty soon you are talking about real money', generally attributed to? Senator Ted Kennedy, Massachusetts Senator Thomas Platt, New York Senator Hamilton Fish, New York Senator Everett Dirkson, Illinois

7. Which of these John Rockefellers was a Govenor and Senator from the State of West Virginia? John D. Rockefeller John D. Rockefeller IV John D. Rockefeller, Jr John D. Rockefeller III

8. Which Army General was known as 'Old Fuss and Feathers'? General Zachary Taylor General Winfield Scott General George Patton General Joseph Hooker

9. Which of the following type of people were not likely to be found in the South in the decades after the Civil War? Carpetbaggers Mugwumps Scalawags Redeemers

10. Which President was quoted as saying "I can take care of my enemies all right. But my damn friends, they're the ones who keep me walking the floor nights."? Warren Harding Lyndon Johnson Richard Nixon Andrew Johnson