Ten New Tidbits of American History

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

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."? Jeannette Rankin Margaret Sanger Frances Perkins Mary Lyon

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

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

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 Thomas Platt, New York Senator Ted Kennedy, Massachusetts Senator Everett Dirkson, Illinois Senator Hamilton Fish, New York

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

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

9. Which of the following type of people were not likely to be found in the South in the decades after the Civil War? Mugwumps Scalawags Carpetbaggers 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."? Andrew Johnson Richard Nixon Warren Harding Lyndon Johnson