An American Miscellany

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1. The current White House is not the original. What happened to the original White House? It was burned down It collapsed in a storm It was torn down It was moved out of Washington D.C.

2. How many legal executions took place in the United States between 1976 and October 2000? 668 795 1023 277

3. What was America named after? A mis-translation of the first native words heard The ship that discovered the mainland Christopher Columbus' daughter An Italian sailor

4. Name the massacre that occurred in Vietnam on March 16, 1968 that added great impetus to the movement to end US involvement? Answer: (Three Words - this was a 'massacre')

5. During WWII, the United States rounded up virtually all Japanese-Americans and relocated them to internment camps. When did the internment of Japanese-Americans finally end? August 14, 1945 March 20, 1946 December 25, 1945 June 12, 1947

6. What is the lowest estimated number of people killed outright or shortly after the Enola Gay dropped her payload onto Hiroshima? 70,000 80,000 60,000 90,000

7. Who repulsed the American threat of invasion in the War of 1812? Mexico Canada Spanish Florida Spanish Cuba

8. Which of the following Founding Fathers of the United States of America kept slaves on his estate at Montpelier, despite helping to frame the Bill of Rights and speaking out against the sectional controversy splitting the Union? Alexander Hamilton George Wythe George Washington James Madison

9. What was the name of the movement that helped runaway Southern slaves escape to freedom in Canada? The Underground Railroad The Northern Ferry The Quaker Trail The Secret Tunnel

10. On December 29, 1890, what massacre of Native-Americans occurred? Answer: (Four Words (this was a battle), no need to use word 'the')

11. A number of U.S. Presidents have died while in office. What did the SECOND President to die during his term of office die from? Cancer Heart attack Heat Sickness Assassination

12. Which surname in the United States military forces suffered the highest number of casualties in the Vietnam War? Brown Smith Johnson Williams

13. As of the most recent U.S. survey in 1990, what is the average percentage of the population by distribution across the entire United States that is Native-American? 0.5 1 1.5 2.0

14. Who was the only U.S. President to be married in the White House? Chester A. Arthur William H. Taft Grover Cleveland Ulysses S. Grant

15. Before Benedict Arnold betrayed the United States by revealing the plans of a proposed American invasion of Canada, what rank did he attain in fighting for the United States in the War of Independence? Brigadier General Major General Major General