Give Me Liberty! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Nathan Hale

Trump had two impeachment trials and was acquitted in each. During the process of each trial, many of his lawyers backed out. To raise support, congressmen such as Representative Matt Gaetz and Senator Ted Cruz, offered up their political careers to defend their president in court trials defending election integrity and Trump's impeachment case before the Supreme court. Lawyers came forward on both accounts and they ended up not being needed.

Nathan Hale was a school teacher by trade. When the American Revolution occurred in 1775, he joined his five brothers for the American side against the British. General George Washington asked Nathan Hale to go behind enemy lines and gather intelligence on operations of the British before the coming Battle of Harlem Heights. He was caught with papers. "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country," were his last words before being hung by General Howe and the British army for being a spy.

Answer: a six-pound cannon

The Mexican government had originally loaned the cannon as a means of protection to the Texan colonists. When the colonists became hostile towards the Mexican government, the government demanded that the colonists give their cannon back. The men of Gonzales fired the little cannon at the Mexican troops, starting the first battle of the Texas revolution.

A flag was made from a wedding dress that showed a lone star, an image of the cannon, and the words "Come and Take It." The colonists refused to surrender, making the line "Come and take it" a Texas legend.

It has become as famous as the later phrase, "Remember the Alamo".

Answer: Marie Antionette

Nancy Pelosi showed off freezers of high brand ice cream in her home, to a reporter during an interview. The interview made a viral explosion across the internet and was used by President Donald Trump and Republicans to publicize Nancy Pelosi as an unsympathetic congresswoman that was eating ice cream while blocking legislation to help the economy or people in need. The videos had little effect on Nancy's district, who re-elected her in the next election cycle in 2020.

The press played a major part in the French Revolution. Marie Antoinette was a young queen, who seldom made a public appearance with the common people outside the palace. The newspapers conjured up the story, that when confronted with the people's sorrows and poverty, Marie Antoinette had scoffed and said "Let them eat cake". The story worked to enrage the common people, who demanded her death when the guillotine was invented. It is likely Marie Antoinette never heard of the French people's poverty or their countries situations while she was queen. She had many health problems and as a young queen from another country she was unfamiliar with the French peoples' troubles while limited to the castle responsibilities.

Answer: Abraham Lincoln

Joe Biden and Trump had a bitter fight and campaign. The 2020 election had many recalls and court battles before declaring Joe Biden the winner. In his remarks on friends, Biden assured many Trump voters he understood how they felt because he had lost two elections previously and he wanted peace.

Lincoln had tried multiple times to run for office before become president. When he finally succeeded, seven southern states had left the Union. It was their right as states, but Lincoln believed the United States should stay together and chose to fight for unity. Lincoln addressed the nation in his first inaugurational address, "We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature."

Answer: Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence was a list of grievances against the British monarchy. Thomas Jefferson was the primary author, although a committee drafted some of his ideas and writings out to be less offensive to other colonists and the British. Thomas Jefferson wanted the document to speak for the rights of all men.

In his preamble he addressed the famous words, "We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." These ideas were later transferred in drafting the Bill of Rights in the Constitution of the United States.

Answer: Ronald Reagan

Sean Hannity wrote "Live Free or Die" just before the 2020 election. He had personally become a friend of President Trump and visited the White House on many occasions. In his news career Hannity covered the Clinton, Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations; he became close to the Bush and the Trump administrations. He also had made connections with several politicians, news anchors, and leaders around the world. From his perspective, he saw the need to defend the American way of life and liberty greater than before. If one generation was not taught history, the lessons of the past would be forgotten.

Ronald Reagan was a president that had faced the Cold War and the conflict with Russia. One of his greatest achievements was getting Russia to tear down the Berlin wall that divided Germany. Russia was a communist nation that had great power after World War 2 and competed with the United States as a world power. Reagan defended capitalism and the United States way of freedom around the world.

Answer: The Berlin Wall

Vice President Pence quoted Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech with the figurative intention there was a dream people could live safely and securely in the United States with immigration policies. There was backlash when people brought up the famous "wall speech" King made a year later at the Berlin wall, praising the German people for their strength and hope, that their wall would come down.

Martin Luther King Jr. visited Germany in 1964, with a great response on both sides of Berlin. He spoke from the pulpit at St. Mary's Church on the night of Sept. 13, 1964, to a crowd of two thousand in East Berlin. Thousands more listened to his message from the streets outside. Their dream of hope came true on November 9, 1989; after the years of Martin Luther King Jr., John F. Kennedy, and Ronald Reagan's words and efforts, the Berlin wall came down.

Answer: Alexander Hamilton

Malcolm X was a gifted orator that spoke against racism. Unlike Martin Luther King Jr., he encouraged violence and spreading the message by any means necessary. The method of violence turned many people away from his civil rights mission. Malcolm tried to make amends by cutting ties with Islam, which angered many of his followers. He was assassinated in 1965 before giving a speech in a ballroom.

Alexander Hamilton was President of the Constitutional Convention during the American Revolution. In many ways, he oversaw the forming of the United States first government, the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and the first military. He was one of the authors of "the Federalist Papers", a series of essays sent to newspapers, urging colonists to support the Constitution. He became a close friend of George Washington and the first treasurer of the United States. Unfortunately Hamilton got caught in a duel with another politician named Aaron Burr; Hamilton lost the duel and died. Hamilton believed in standing for what he believed in and who he was, rather than to back down and surrender.

Answer: Winston Churchill

The quote Piers Morgan used, is one of Winston Churchill's many phrases that was published in The New York Times on August 2, 1964. The New York Times published many of his life phrases as an honor to the politician for his years in service and his announcement on not seeking re-election to Parliament at 90 years old. Winston Churchill became a well-known leader during World War 2, encouraging the British people and the world during a time of fear and the Nazi attacks.

He served as Prime Minster from 1940 to 1945 and from 1951 to 1955.

He also did many years of service in Parliament from 1900 to 1960 (with two years exception). He represented a total of five constituencies. He was known as a great orator and for never giving up.

Answer: George Washington

Obama left office cautioning the dangers of being divided and alienated. His focuses as the first African American president were on civil rights, ending discrimination, equal opportunities, education, and poverty.

George Washington's farewell address cautioned the dangers of a disunited government and encouraged the strengths of a nation's people that would stand unified. In a nation that was developing political sides, still developing political standing as a world power, facing financial challenges, exploring new territories, and expanding new ideas of freedom, Washington knew that they would face uncertainties and challenges. He chose not to be elected as a king, but put the future in the people's hands and in their constitution.