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.
In which American City was there a famous ‘Tea Party’ in 1773?
Which war was fought over “the Union” and the emancipation of slaves?
Who became the world’s first billionaire in 1916?
What precipitated the $5.7-million renovation of the White House during the Truman administration?
In which Park was the New York marathon run until 1970?
Who was honored with the first toast ever made at a White House dinner?
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?
What nation do we have to thank for Florida’s orange crop?
Who drowned at Chappaquiddick in 1969?
Ed Gein was a notorious murderer and grave robber, True or False?
What song was the Navy band playing at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked?
Which university was founded in New York in 1906.
What was the USA’s biggest attack of the Vietnam War when it took place in February 1967?
What did an enemy have to be, for a U. S. soldier to call him a “believer” in the Vietnam War?
Whom did Mark Chapman kill in New York?
Nelson Rockefeller, former Vice President of the USA and heir to the Rockefeller family fortune, died aged 70 of a heart attack, what was he doing?
Where was Lee Harvey Oswald shot dead?
Which state along with Florida celebrated its centenary of joining the Union in 1945?
What was the B-17 long-range bomber nicknamed in World War II?
Which newspaper did Jackie Kennedy work for just before her marriage?
Which nuclear-powered US submarine passed under the ice at the North Pole in 1958?
Which Massachusetts town was the scene of witch trials in 1892 which led to 19 executions?
In what year was the Wall Street Crash?
What Oregonian issued the 1994 statement: “I’m apologizing for the conduct that it was alleged I did”?
Which dentist assisted Wyatt Earp at the OK Corral?
Which state did Amelia Earhart land in on her first solo Pacific flight?
What was first crossed by tightrope by Charles Blondin in 1859?
Who set up a club of business people which developed into the Rotary Club movement?
What decade did Bonnie and Clyde turn to crime together? A) 1910s B) 1920s C) 1930s D) 1940s
What position was Eileen Collins the first female to hold on a space shuttle mission?
Who abandoned her trademark headband during her hubby’s run for national office in 1992?
What was the name of the gangster who offered a reward of $10,000 when the Lindbergh baby was kidnapped?
According to poetic legend, Lizzie Borden used her ax to give her mother 40 whacks and her father 41. How many whacks did the police actually accuse her of delivering?
Andrea Hollen was the first woman in US to do what?
When World War II ended in 1945, How many enlisted men and women were in the nation’s armed services?
How many miles per gallon did the 22-horsepower, 4-cylinder Model T Ford get when it was introduced in 1908?
What was the name of the ship that was supposed to accompany the mayflower on its historic journey across the Atlantic in 1620?
Which year marked the bi-centenary of Kentucky joining the Union?
Which state celebrates its centenary of joining the Union in 2012?
What controversial crime fighter did Elvis Presley call “the greatest living American”?
Who was Oliver North’s immediate boss who admitted authorizing funding the Contra rebels in Nicaragua?
What was the name of the car that followed Ford’s 1932 Model B, the last in the automaker’s series of cars known by letter designations?
Who’s letter to Ronald Reagan read: “I’m very sorry…I thank God no one died”?
What was the source of billionaire recluse Howard Hughes’ original fortune?
In 1954 the Pennsylvania coal mining communities of Maunch Chunk and East Maunch Chunk merged and adopted a new name in honor of a famous athlete. What was it?
What were Robert E. Lee’s dying words?
Who declared he had ‘ a dream’ where all Americans would live as equals?
Where was Lee Harvey Oswald shot dead?
What is Hillary Clinton’s daughter called?
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