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Ok, now this one is going to be harder...no multiple guess answers.
Still off of the same U. Conn. quiz of college students.
Q21. Who was the "Father of the Constitution?"
Q22. Who said, "I regret that I have only one life to give for my country?"
Q23. What was the source of the following phrase: "Government of the people, by the people, for the people"?
Q24. Who was the second president of the U.S.?
Q25. Who was president when the U.S. purchased the Panama Canal?
Q26. Who was the leading advocate for the U.S. entry into the League of Nations?
Q27. Who said, "Speak softly but carry a big stick"?
Q28. The Battle of the Bulge occurred during:
Q29. Which of the following was a prominent leader of the Abolitionist Movement? a. Malcolm X b. Martin Luther King Jr. c. W.E.B. Du Bois d. Frederick Douglass (just the way the question was worded...had to be multiple guess)
Q30. Who was the president of the United States at the beginning of the Korean War?
Q31. When the United States entered World War II, which two major nations were allied with Germany?
Q32. Social legislation passed under President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society Program included: a. The Sherman Antitrust Act b. The Voting Rights Act c. The Tennessee Valley Authority d. The Civilian Conservation Corps (again, wacky wording)
Q33. Who was "First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen?"
Q34. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union when the United States entered the Second World War?
Ok, let's hear some chatter out there!
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Argh! Okay, I am marking wild guesses with "(guess)" so nobody wants to question the A I got in American History.
Q21. Who was the "Father of the Constitution?" (guess) John Hancock?
Q22. Who said, "I regret that I have only one life to give for my country?" (guess) Nathan Hale?
Q23. What was the source of the following phrase: "Government of the people, by the people, for the people"? (guess) Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" thingie? (I don't even remember if that's what it was called)
Q24. Who was the second president of the U.S.? John H. W. Adams. Er, ignore those initials.
Q25. Who was president when the U.S. purchased the Panama Canal? (guess) A person?
Q26. Who was the leading advocate for the U.S. entry into the League of Nations? (guess) Truman?
Q27. Who said, "Speak softly but carry a big stick"? Theodore Roosevelt.
Q28. The Battle of the Bulge occurred during: WWII. My grandfather was in it. Or involved in it. Or maybe he just saw something about it on the History Channel.
Q29. Which of the following was a prominent leader of the Abolitionist Movement? (guess) d. Frederick Douglass? This must be a trick question...
Q30. Who was the president of the United States at the beginning of the Korean War? (guess) Truman again? Or Eisenhower. I think.
Q31. When the United States entered World War II, which two major nations were allied with Germany? Italy and Japan
Q32. Social legislation passed under President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society Program included: b. The Voting Rights Act
Q33. Who was "First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen?" (guess) I'll say Eisenhower again.
Q34. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union when the United States entered the Second World War? Josef Stalin
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21: Thomas Jefferson, even though a good bit of it was developed by comittee.
22: No one. Hale's actual last words were closer to "It is the duty of every good officer to obey the orders of his C-in-C."
23: Well, it was used in the Gettysburg address by Lincoln, and I can't think of any earlier use. That'd have to be my answer.
24: The second president of the US under the constitution was John Adams.
25: Ooh, good one. Teddy Roosevelt, maybe?
26: The president at the time. Let's see. WWI ended in the late teens. Woodrow Wilson?
27: That'd be FDR, IINM.
28: The Battle of the Bulge was the final German counter-attack during the invasion of Europe in WW2. They caused a huge bulge in the allied lines, but never broke through.
29: Obviously not A or B. I feel like it's Douglass, so that's who I'm picking.
30: Oh, man. Just looked back at my answers (didn't see anyone else's). Can't believe I put LBJ. Guess I just wasn't thinking. I'd say Eisenhower.
31: Japan and Italy
32: a
33: Washington
34: Stalin
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*tests himself w/o looking at anyone's answers*
Q21. Who was the "Father of the Constitution?"
Hm... Either James Madison of Governour Morris. I'm not sure which one they actually applied the name to...
Q22. Who said, "I regret that I have only one life to give for my country?"
Patrick Henry.
Q23. What was the source of the following phrase: "Government of the people, by the people, for the people"?
Last line of the Gettysburg Address.
Q24. Who was the second president of the U.S.?
John Adams.
Q25. Who was president when the U.S. purchased the Panama Canal?
Theodore Roosevelt, I think.
Q26. Who was the leading advocate for the U.S. entry into the League of Nations?
Woodrow Wilson?
Q27. Who said, "Speak softly but carry a big stick"?
Hm... Teddy Roosevelt again...
Q28. The Battle of the Bulge occurred during:
World War II.
Q29. Which of the following was a prominent leader of the Abolitionist Movement? a. Malcolm X b. Martin Luther King Jr. c. W.E.B. Du Bois d. Frederick Douglass (just the way the question was worded...had to be multiple guess)
d. Frederick Douglass
Q30. Who was the president of the United States at the beginning of the Korean War?
Harry S Truman, I believe.
Q31. When the United States entered World War II, which two major nations were allied with Germany?
Italy and Japan.
Q32. Social legislation passed under President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society Program included: a. The Sherman Antitrust Act b. The Voting Rights Act c. The Tennessee Valley Authority d. The Civilian Conservation Corps (again, wacky wording)
Hm... The TVA?
Q33. Who was "First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen?"
Ooh... I'm not sure of that one...
Q34. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union when the United States entered the Second World War?
Josef Stalin.
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Oh, crap. I can't believe I put "Patrick Henry" from #2. I always mix up Nathan Hale's fake last words w/ Henry's "Give me liberty or give me death"...
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RE: Question 21...bear in mind that Jefferson was in France from 1884 to 1889. The Constitution was written in 1787.
Hard to father anything, er disregard Sally Hemmings (that is if anyone here has actually heard of her), from thousands of miles away when correspondence took weeks.
Keep at it!
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Q21. Who was the "Father of the Constitution?" dunno, not Jefferson, perhaps Sam Adams? (very wild guess) Q22. Who said, "I regret that I have only one life to give for my country?" Nathan Hale
Q23. What was the source of the following phrase: "Government of the people, by the people, for the people"? Gettysburg Address Q24. Who was the second president of the U.S.? John Adams
Q25. Who was president when the U.S. purchased the Panama Canal? Theodore Roosevelt Q26. Who was the leading advocate for the U.S. entry into the League of Nations? Woodrow Wilson Q27. Who said, "Speak softly but carry a big stick"? Theodore Roosevelt
Q28. The Battle of the Bulge occurred during: WWII Q29. Which of the following was a prominent leader of the Abolitionist Movement? a. Malcolm X b. Martin Luther King Jr. c. W.E.B. Du Bois d. Frederick Douglass (just the way the question was worded...had to be multiple guess) Douglass Q30. Who was the president of the United States at the beginning of the Korean War? Harry Truman Q31. When the United States entered World War II, which two major nations were allied with Germany? Japan and Italy Q32. Social legislation passed under President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society Program included: a. The Sherman Antitrust Act b. The Voting Rights Act c. The Tennessee Valley Authority d. The Civilian Conservation Corps (again, wacky wording) Voting Rights Act Q33. Who was "First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen?" Dwight Eisenhower Q34. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union when the United States entered the Second World War? Stalin
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Q21. Who was the "Father of the Constitution?" James Madison (Wasn't this on another test recently?)
Q22. Who said, "I regret that I have only one life to give for my country?" Connecticut-born Nathan Hale
Q23. What was the source of the following phrase: "Government of the people, by the people, for the people"? Gettysburg Address
Q24. Who was the second president of the U.S.? John Adams
Q25. Who was president when the U.S. purchased the Panama Canal? We didn't purchase it. We built it. But if y'wanna be technical, it was Teddy Roosevelt.
Q26. Who was the leading advocate for the U.S. entry into the League of Nations? Woodrow Wilson
Q27. Who said, "Speak softly but carry a big stick"? Also Teddy Roosevelt
Q28. The Battle of the Bulge occurred during: World War II
Q29. Which of the following was a prominent leader of the Abolitionist Movement? d. Frederick Douglass
Q30. Who was the president of the United States at the beginning of the Korean War? "Give 'Em Hell" Harry S Truman
Q31. When the United States entered World War II, which two major nations were allied with Germany? Italy & Japan (Hey, Timo...wasn't Finland part of the Axis, too? LOL..)
Q32. Social legislation passed under President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society Program included: b. The Voting Rights Act
Q33. Who was "First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen?" George Washington
Q34. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union when the United States entered the Second World War? Josef Stalin
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Ok, anyone else want to give it a shot? If not, I'll post the answers later tonight...and we'll try to devise another quiz of sorts....a World History Quiz for all of us here!!
Oh and Shik, you are quite right on the Canal...I had some problems with that question and would not have worded that way myself.
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Actually, in retrospect, both myself & the writer of said question are correct. While we DID build the Canal proper, we also DID purchase said land & all adjoining rights-of-way for $10 million in 1903....I think that's be like, what, $172 trillion now? For those that think that doesn't sound like a lot, here's the actual numeric value: $172,000,000,000,000
Count the zeros. Of course, I think I gave it something like 867% inflation of something like that. I'm no Ben Stein.
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Actually, Omega's the only one who got the Nathan Hale question right...
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Yes, well...I almost went the same route as Omega on the Nathan Hale one, but changed my mind. Outside of people from Connecticut & period historians, it seems that no one knows the truth.
And my name wasn't that big the last time I read the post. However, it WOULD explain where my ego got off to.
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