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10 Questions about Assorted American History | History

Here are some questions about American History. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by Tomkiki. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Tomkiki

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
79,142

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was President of the United States in 1847? Hint

Franklin Pierce

John Tyler

Zachary Taylor

James K. Polk

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Question 2 of 10

2. Name the Democrat: Hint

Thomas E. Dewey

Robert Taft

Adlai Stevenson

Wendell Wilkie

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Question 3 of 10

3. Name the Republican: Hint

Tip O'Neil

Ted Sorenson

Mike Mansfield

James Watt

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was President when Congress passed the Indian Removal Act, which resulted Trail of Tears? Hint

John Quincy Adams

Andrew Jackson

Martin Van Buren

William Henry Harrison

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who survived the shortest period of time after leaving the Presidency? Hint

Chester A. Arthur

Calvin Coolidge

James K. Polk

Woodrow Wilson

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which prominent black American specialized in agricultural study and research? Hint

Booker T. Washington

George Washington Carver

Frederick Douglass

Nat Turner

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which politician was known as 'The Little Giant'? Hint

Stephen Foster

William Jennings Bryan

Frederick Douglass

Stephen Douglas

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Question 8 of 10

8. Whose wife was known as 'Lemonade Lucy?' Hint

Chester A. Arthur

Rutherford B. Hayes

James A. Garfield

Grover Cleveland

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Question 9 of 10

9. In what year did the Hindenburg explode? Hint

1939

1937

1932

1941

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Question 10 of 10

10. How many times did Richard Nixon run for President or Vice President? Hint

Three

Two

Four

Five

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was President of the United States in 1847?

Answer: James K. Polk

Polk came into office saying that he would serve only one term, and this is exactly what he did. Good thing, since he died the same year as leaving office.

2. Name the Democrat:

Answer: Adlai Stevenson

Adlai Stevenson ran for President against Eisenhower in 1952 and 1956.

3. Name the Republican:

Answer: James Watt

James Watt was the first Secretary of the Interior during the Reagan Administration. He caused quite a bit of a stir during his tenure, mostly due to his extreme conservatism in environmental matters. He famously 'shot himself in the foot' in 1983 by suggesting that the Beach Boys should not perform at the 4th of July festivities because they were a 'bad element'.

4. Who was President when Congress passed the Indian Removal Act, which resulted Trail of Tears?

Answer: Andrew Jackson

President Jackson was notoriously unsympathetic to the Indians. Many American Indians were killed as they were forced from their native lands in the 1830s and 1840s. The actual removal took place during the presidency of Martin van Buren.

5. Who survived the shortest period of time after leaving the Presidency?

Answer: James K. Polk

None of these men survived very long after leaving the Presidency, but Polk died the same year he left, in 1849.

6. Which prominent black American specialized in agricultural study and research?

Answer: George Washington Carver

All of these men achieved success in their own right, but George Washinton Carver is the man who made agricultural innovations during his tenure at the Department of Agricultural Research at Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, which is now Tuskegee Institute.

7. Which politician was known as 'The Little Giant'?

Answer: Stephen Douglas

Douglas, a senator from Illinois, was given this nickname because of his short stature, but large oratory and debating abilities. He put these skills to good use during his famous debates with Abraham Lincoln.

8. Whose wife was known as 'Lemonade Lucy?'

Answer: Rutherford B. Hayes

She was called this because of her prohibition against serving alcohol in the Whitehouse.

9. In what year did the Hindenburg explode?

Answer: 1937

This famous airship was destroyed by fire while landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey in 1937.

10. How many times did Richard Nixon run for President or Vice President?

Answer: Five

Nixon ran for Vice President with Eisenhower in 1952 and 1956; for President in 1960, 1968, and 1972. He resigned from office in 1974 due to the Watergate scandal.

Source: Author Tomkiki

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