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Quiz about Not so Famous Americans
Quiz about Not so Famous Americans

Not so Famous Americans Trivia Quiz


Americans who made the history books, but did you pay attention while reading about them?

A multiple-choice quiz by blakey. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
blakey
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
235,793
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
758
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Question 1 of 10
1. What Congressman was convicted of espionage in 1918, re-elected in 1919 while appealing his conviction and then had it overturned? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Who designed the first combat submarine? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Before Andrew Johnson, President Abraham Lincoln had another Vice President. Can you name him? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who defended five British soldiers accused of murder in the Boston Massacre? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What is Charles Guiteau noted for in American history?

Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What hero of the Barbary War captured and burned the USS Philadelphia? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Did Booker T. Washinton actually found Tuskegee University?


Question 8 of 10
8. Who was the man who shot Theodore Roosevelt in Milwaukee on October 14th, 1912? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who was the first woman executed by the United States government? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Who attempted to kill President Andrew Jackson, blaming him for his misfortunes and withholding money that would have made him King of England? Hint



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1. What Congressman was convicted of espionage in 1918, re-elected in 1919 while appealing his conviction and then had it overturned?

Answer: Victor Berger

He was convicted of protesting American involvement in World War I. After winning his seat back while waiting for an appeal, Congress attempted to ban him. Then another Congressmen made the statement "Are we a democracy or what? Gentlemen, give him his seat back!". By the way he was also the first socialist elected to Congress.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAberger.htm
2. Who designed the first combat submarine?

Answer: David Bushnell

He called it the "Turtle" and also developed the first torpedo. It was employed during the American Revolution when it attacked the warship HMS Eagle but did no damage. After that is just disappeared with no mention of it's fate. However, replicas are on display.
http://www.famousamericans.net/davidbushnell/
3. Before Andrew Johnson, President Abraham Lincoln had another Vice President. Can you name him?

Answer: Hannibal Hamlin

He was originally a Democrat and joined the Republican Party in 1857.http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000121
4. Who defended five British soldiers accused of murder in the Boston Massacre?

Answer: John Adams

He would later become a signer of the Declaration of Independence, hold a pivotal role in the American Revolution, also Vice-President under George Washington and second President of the United States.
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/bostonmassacre/keyfigures.html
5. What is Charles Guiteau noted for in American history?

Answer: Shooting of a President

He may not have killed President Garfield but he set the ball rolling and took the fall for it. Doctors had to find the bullet by repeatedly probing into the President's chest. When the bullet was finally found it was in a non threatening position. Garfield meanwhile developed an infection from the probing and died later.
http://www.historybuff.com/library/refgarfield.html
6. What hero of the Barbary War captured and burned the USS Philadelphia?

Answer: Stephen Decatur

The Philadelphia had been captured by the pirates. So they could not use the ship against American shipping, Decatur led a small force to destroy it. He also became a hero in the war of 1812. Almost every larger American town has a street named after him.

http://www.decaturhouse.org/museum/decatur.htm
7. Did Booker T. Washinton actually found Tuskegee University?

Answer: No

He was the first principal of the school.
http://www.tuskegee.edu/Global/story.asp?S=1070392
8. Who was the man who shot Theodore Roosevelt in Milwaukee on October 14th, 1912?

Answer: John Schrank

The attempt ruined his Presidential bid. He refused medical treatment and continued on to deliver a ninety minute speech while the bullet was still in him. Aides finally persuaded him to seek help. He was transferred to Chicago where he was released just days before the elections.
http://www.classicwisconsin.com/features/assassin.html
9. Who was the first woman executed by the United States government?

Answer: Mary E. Surrat

She was accused of being party to the shooting death of Abraham Lincoln. According to court records she owned the hotel where Booth and several other conspirators were staying. According to witnesses they were always talking in private with one another.
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/lincolnconspiracy/surrattm.html
10. Who attempted to kill President Andrew Jackson, blaming him for his misfortunes and withholding money that would have made him King of England?

Answer: Richard Lawrence

The two pistols he bought misfired. He was found not guilty by reason of insanity and spent the rest of his life in mental institutions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Lawrence
Source: Author blakey

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