Ten Tidbits of American History

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1. Who is the only person who was both a child and a parent of an American President? Samuel Adams George H.W. Bush Theodore Roosevelt John Scott Harrison

2. Who was nicknamed "Magnus Apollo"? John Tyler Silas Wright Nicholas Biddle DeWitt Clinton

3. In the first half of the 18th century, the British policy of allowing the American colonies a great deal of economic freedom was called what? Headright Salutary Neglect Quitrent Impressment

4. Which group, in the 1850s, were commonly known as "The Forty Thieves"? NYC Board of Aldermen Congress NYC Street Gang Standard Oil Board of Directors

5. Which famous contemporary, speaking of the future second President of the U.S., said this: "Adams means well for his country, is always an honest man, often a wise one, but sometimes, and in some things, absolutely out of his senses?" Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin Aaron Burr George Washington

6. Which military man stated, "We have met the enemy and they are ours."? Captain Oliver Perry Commodore George Dewey General Tecumseh Sherman Captain James Lawrence

7. Who was known as "Silver Dick"? Bonhomme Richard Richard Nixon Richard Bland Richard Daley

8. What are Oscar Collazo and Griselio Torresola known for? The attempted assassination of Harry Truman Laying siege to the Alamo Leading the Bay of Pigs Invasion Establishing the first settlement on Puerto Rico

9. Which of these members of the Long family never represented Louisiana as a United States Senator? Huey P. Long Speedy O. Long Russell B. Long Rose M. Long

10. What manuscript, first published in 1856 (but written much earlier), is considered the first account of American history? Notes on Virginia Two Tears before the Mast Crisis Papers Of Plymouth Plantation