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Questions and Answers
  • 1. 

    Which of the following ladies was a famous markswoman and friend of Buffalo Bill?

    • A.

      Calamity Jane

    • B.

      Annie Oakley

    • C.

      Rachel Carson

    • D.

      Emma Peel

    Correct Answer
    B. Annie Oakley
  • 2. 

    Who is the founder of Chicago's Hull House, a settlement house to help the poor?

    • A.

      Eleanor Roosevelt

    • B.

      Clara Barton

    • C.

      Jane Addams

    • D.

      Hillary Rodham Clinton

    Correct Answer
    C. Jane Addams
  • 3. 

    Who was the U.S. Congresswoman from Colorado who strongly promoted family related issues?

    • A.

      Patricia Schroeder

    • B.

      Patsy Mink

    • C.

      Barbara Boxer

    • D.

      Margaret Chase Smith

    Correct Answer
    A. Patricia Schroeder
  • 4. 

    In 1955, New York's Fulton Theater was renamed in honor of which legendary actress?

    • A.

      Greta Garbo

    • B.

      Helen Hayes

    • C.

      Hattie McDaniel

    • D.

      Mary Tyler Moore

    Correct Answer
    B. Helen Hayes
  • 5. 

    Which of the following women was among the first great investigative reporters?

    • A.

      Carla Bernstein

    • B.

      Edith Wharton

    • C.

      Nellie Blye

    • D.

      Nora Ephron

    Correct Answer
    C. Nellie Blye
  • 6. 

    What caused Wyoming's population to grow substantially after 1869?

    • A.

      Women Were Given The Vote

    • B.

      Gold Was Discovered

    • C.

      Strong Winds

    • D.

      Union Pacific Railroad

    Correct Answer
    D. Union Pacific Railroad
  • 7. 

    James St. Clair had what relationship to Richard Nixon?

    • A.

      Brother

    • B.

      Attorney

    • C.

      Secretary Of Defense

    • D.

      Press Secretary

    Correct Answer
    B. Attorney
  • 8. 

    In what museum is the Hope Diamond housed?

    • A.

      Bern Museum Of History, Bern, Switzerland

    • B.

      Smithsonian American History Museum, Washington

    • C.

      Smithsonian Natural History Museum, Washington

    • D.

      Delta Morge Museum, Belfast, Ireland

    Correct Answer
    C. Smithsonian Natural History Museum, Washington
  • 9. 

    Which President was from New Hampshire?

    • A.

      J.Q. Adams

    • B.

      Franklin Pierce

    • C.

      Millard Filmore

    • D.

      Benjamin Harrison

    Correct Answer
    B. Franklin Pierce
  • 10. 

    President Gerald Ford took the name of his stepfather, so at birth, what was his name?

    • A.

      Richard Starkey

    • B.

      Cassius Clay

    • C.

      Bernard Schwartz

    • D.

      Leslie King

    Correct Answer
    D. Leslie King
  • 11. 

    Who was the only adopted U.S. President?

    • A.

      Bill Clinton

    • B.

      Gerald Ford

    • C.

      James Buchanan

    • D.

      Calvin Coolidge

    Correct Answer
    B. Gerald Ford
  • 12. 

    President Jimmy Carter was a member of what branch of the U.S. military?

    • A.

      U.S. Air Force

    • B.

      U.S. Army

    • C.

      U.S. Marines

    • D.

      U.S. Navy

    Correct Answer
    D. U.S. Navy
  • 13. 

    What son-in-law of President Zachary Taylor figured prominently in the Confederacy?

    • A.

      "Stonewall" Jackson

    • B.

      Nathan Bedford Forrest

    • C.

      Jefferson Davis

    • D.

      Robert E. Lee

    Correct Answer
    C. Jefferson Davis
  • 14. 

    Which of these four past U.S. Presidents did not live to be at least ninety years old?

    • A.

      John Adams

    • B.

      Grover Cleveland

    • C.

      Herbert Hoover

    • D.

      Ronald Reagan

    Correct Answer
    B. Grover Cleveland
  • 15. 

    Which of these Presidents got married in the White House?

    • A.

      John F. Kennedy

    • B.

      Grover Cleveland

    • C.

      Andrew Jackson

    • D.

      Chester A. Arthur

    Correct Answer
    B. Grover Cleveland

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