American History Test

by Joseph Scanlon
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Question #1 Who was the youngest US president when his term began in 1901
    A) John Kennedy
    B) Theodore Roosevelt
    C) Bill Clinton

Question #2 Was the underground railroad a
    A)railroad under the ground?
    B)escape route for slaves to Canada from US?
    C)Neither of the above.

Question #3 When was the first practical application of the machine gun?
    A)1861?
    B)1914?
    C)1939?

Question #4 Who did the Hessians work for?
    A)The British?
    B)America?
    C)Both

Question #5 Who Founded Rhode Island?
    A)Paul Revere
    B)Betsy Ross
    C)Roger Williams

Question #6 Did Thomas Edison say
    A)"Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration."
    B)"Genius is 50% inspiration and 50% perspiration."
    C)"Genius is 99% inspiration and 1% perspiration"

Question #7 What does YMCA stand for?
    A)Young Woman's Christian Organization
    B)Young Men's Christian Organization
    C)Young Men's Catholic Organization

Question #8 Did Levi Strauss make his fortune
    A)In the Gold Rush?
    B)During the War of 1812
    C)The Depression

Question #9 Which famous frontiersman died at the Alamo
    A)Daniel Boone
    B)Jerimiah Johnson
    C)Davy Crocket

Question #10 Calvin Coolidge's dog was named
    A)Socks.
    B)Rob Roy.
    C)Tippecanoe

Correct Answers

#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10,