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American History

Throw on your New Jersey and see if you'll fail or secede with these questions. Find out if you have the Constitution to be an American History trivia champ. Have a little fun and get Whiggy with it.

Point Clue: I was a famous name in America’s Old West and I died in 1887. Who am I?

December 19, 2017 By

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I am Doc Holliday

In which American City was there a famous ‘Tea Party’ in 1773?

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Boston

Which war was fought over “the Union” and the emancipation of slaves?

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American Civil War

Who became the world’s first billionaire in 1916?

December 18, 2017 By

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John D Rockefeller

What precipitated the $5.7-million renovation of the White House during the Truman administration?

December 18, 2017 By

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A leg of Margaret Truman’s grand piano broke though her sitting room floor into the family dining room below.

In which Park was the New York marathon run until 1970?

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Central Park.

Who was honored with the first toast ever made at a White House dinner?

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Lafayette. President John Quincy Adams proposed the toast on September 6, 1825, as the Marine Corps Band played the “Marseillaise.”

How much of the currency in circulation in the United States was believed to be counterfeit in 1865, when the Secret Service was established to combat counterfeiting?

December 18, 2017 By

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One-third.

What nation do we have to thank for Florida’s orange crop?

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Spain, every 17th century explorer was required to bring 100 orange seeds with him to the new world

Who drowned at Chappaquiddick in 1969?

December 18, 2017 By

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Mary Jo Kopechne.
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