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Who Was I in History? #1 Trivia Quiz

The concept is simple, just use the clues given for each historic person and try to work out their identity. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by mrbell. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
mrbell

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
280,393

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1383

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. In 1854, I introduced a bill to set up government for the Nebraska Territory.
I later stated that the Nebraska Territory should be divided. Who am I? Hint

Dred Scott

Stephen Douglas

Charles Sumner

Louis Montcalm

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Question 2 of 10

2. I proposed to my colonists, "I shall govern you as a father his children". Even though I was so kind to my people, many of them disliked me and my silver tipped wooden leg. Who am I? Hint

Stephen Crane

Homer Plessy

John Harland

Peter Stuyvesant

3. In 1755, I led British and colonial troops in a daring attack on Fort Duquesne. I was very stubborn and lost my life when I failed to heed my men's warnings about wilderness fighting. Who am I? Hint

Oliver Hazard Perry

James Wolfe

Edward Braddock

William Pitt

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Question 4 of 10

4. My nickname in the Civil War was "Stonewall Jackson". Who am I? Hint

Andrew Jackson

Thomas Jackson

Jacob Jackson

Harrison Jackson

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Question 5 of 10

5. I was an Ottawa chief who fought along side the French during the French and Indian War. A war was later named in my honor, even though it did not last very long. Who am I? Hint

Tenochtitlan

Sackchem

Cuzco

Pontiac

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Question 6 of 10

6. I was asked by my friend Ben Rush to write an essay urging all colonies to declare independence. After the patriots had been fighting the British for some months, I produced my own special way to make my message clear. Hey, It seemed like common sense to me! Who am I? Hint

William Prescott

Samuel Adams

Thomas Paine

Paul Revere

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Question 7 of 10

7. I built a powerful Communist dictatorship in the Soviet Union. My country was invaded by Germany in June 1941. Who am I? Hint

Mikhail Gorbachev

Benito Mussolini

Josef Stalin

Nikita Khrushchev

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Question 8 of 10

8. I worked to improve education for women. I opened a high school for girls in Troy, New York. At this school, they were able to learn "men's subjects" like math and physics. Who am I? Hint

Elizabeth Blackwell

Emma Willard

Sarah Hale

Maria Mitchell

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Question 9 of 10

9. I was the first African American to earn my living as a writer. My novel, Clotel, was published in 1853. Who am I? Hint

Dred Scott

Alfred Miller

Henry David Thoreau

William Wells Brown

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Question 10 of 10

10. You know who John Hancock is, but I was his secretary, and I also signed the Declaration of Independence. Who am I? Hint

Arthur Middleton

Elbridge Gerry

Charles Thomson

Samuel Chase

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In 1854, I introduced a bill to set up government for the Nebraska Territory. I later stated that the Nebraska Territory should be divided. Who am I?

Answer: Stephen Douglas

Stephen Douglas played a major roll in the Kansas-Nebraska Act. The Kansas-Nebraska act was what Douglas's bill came to be known as. Many people supported the Act.

2. I proposed to my colonists, "I shall govern you as a father his children". Even though I was so kind to my people, many of them disliked me and my silver tipped wooden leg. Who am I?

Answer: Peter Stuyvesant

Peter Stuyvesant was a very unusual character. He was often reffered to as a one-legged peacock and ruled his people like the czar of Russia. When the English invaded New Netherland, the colonists refused to help him defend the city. Stuyvesant surrendered without a struggle. New Netherland was now New York.

Answer: Edward Braddock

Braddock was so stubborn that he was commonly called "Bulldog Braddock".

4. My nickname in the Civil War was "Stonewall Jackson". Who am I?

Answer: Thomas Jackson

"Stonewall" was a nickname given to Thomas Jackson during the Civil War. It was a well known name during the war.

5. I was an Ottawa chief who fought along side the French during the French and Indian War. A war was later named in my honor, even though it did not last very long. Who am I?

Answer: Pontiac

Pontiac and his men fought with the French during the French and Indian War. Pontiac's War was named after Pontiac led an attack on the British fort of Detroit.

Answer: Thomas Paine

There was a big hint given in the statement above. "Common Sense" was hugely sold throughout the colonies and 500,000 copies were sold in 6 months!

7. I built a powerful Communist dictatorship in the Soviet Union. My country was invaded by Germany in June 1941. Who am I?

Answer: Josef Stalin

After World War II the countries in Eastern Europe liberated by Soviet forces became Communist states within 2-3 years. This was one of the main causes of the Cold War.

8. I worked to improve education for women. I opened a high school for girls in Troy, New York. At this school, they were able to learn "men's subjects" like math and physics. Who am I?

Answer: Emma Willard

Elizabeth Blackwell was the first women in the U.S. to earn a medical degree. She helped found our nation's first medical school. Sarah Hale was involved with a magazine for women. Maria Mitchell was a noted astronomer.

9. I was the first African American to earn my living as a writer. My novel, Clotel, was published in 1853. Who am I?

Answer: William Wells Brown

Brown also wrote a play about his life as a fugitive slave and a conductor on the Underground Railroad. His novel "Clotel" was about life as a slave.

10. You know who John Hancock is, but I was his secretary, and I also signed the Declaration of Independence. Who am I?

Answer: Charles Thomson

57 people signed the Declaration, including secretary Charles Thomson, Elbridge Gerry from Massachusetts, Sam Chase from Maryland, and Arthur Middleton from South Carolina.

Source: Author mrbell

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