U.S. History Terminologies Glossary

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1.

What year was the U.S. Department of Labor founded?
- A.
  
  1986
- B.
  
  1980
- C.
  
  1913
- D.
  
  1973
Correct Answer
C. 1913
2.

What year did the 16th Amendment permit income tax to be collected?
- A.
  
  1981
- B.
  
  1847
- C.
  
  1913
- D.
  
  1997
Correct Answer
C. 1913
3.

What year was the Ku Klux Klan revived in Georgia?
- A.
  
  1915
- B.
  
  1981
- C.
  
  1980
- D.
  
  1974
Correct Answer
A. 1915
4.

What year did Jeannette Rankin start her term as the 1st Congresswoman?
- A.
  
  1973
- B.
  
  1781
- C.
  
  1990
- D.
  
  1916
Correct Answer
D. 1916
5.

What year did "Funny Face" & "Show Boat" start their run on Broadway?
- A.
  
  1983
- B.
  
  1987
- C.
  
  1927
- D.
  
  1996
Correct Answer
C. 1927
6.

In which year did Salinger publish "The Catcher in the Rye"?
- A.
  
  1951
- B.
  
  1889
- C.
  
  1854
- D.
  
  1864
Correct Answer
A. 1951
7.

What year did the historical event, "Marilyn Monroe dies", occur?
- A.
  
  1982
- B.
  
  1972
- C.
  
  1992
- D.
  
  1962
Correct Answer
D. 1962
8.

What year was the original miniskirt designed by Mary Quant?
- A.
  
  1965
- B.
  
  1775
- C.
  
  1826
- D.
  
  1913
Correct Answer
A. 1965
9.

What year did the historical event, "Sesame Street debuts", occur?
- A.
  
  1956
- B.
  
  1987
- C.
  
  1969
- D.
  
  1966
Correct Answer
C. 1969
10.

What year was the first U.S. Open golf tournament?
- A.
  
  1955
- B.
  
  1953
- C.
  
  1963
- D.
  
  1894
Correct Answer
D. 1894
11.

What year did Clara Barton found the American Red Cross?
- A.
  
  1938
- B.
  
  1918
- C.
  
  1934
- D.
  
  1881
Correct Answer
D. 1881
12.

What year was Thanksgiving Day established?
- A.
  
  1914
- B.
  
  1926
- C.
  
  1863
- D.
  
  1955
Correct Answer
C. 1863
13.

What year did the historical event, "Macintosh personal computer released", occur?
- A.
  
  1984
- B.
  
  1988
- C.
  
  1992
- D.
  
  1995
Correct Answer
A. 1984
14.

How many men signed the U.S. Constitution?
- A.
  
  One
- B.
  
  39
- C.
  
  12
- D.
  
  502
Correct Answer
B. 39
15.

What is a legislative act or Presidential action that violates the Constitution based on the interpretation of the Supreme Court?
- A.
  
  Retrospective Voting
- B.
  
  Unconstitutional
- C.
  
  Constitutional Home Rule
- D.
  
  Primary Election
Correct Answer
B. Unconstitutional

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U.S. History Terminologies Glossary

What year was the U.S. Department of Labor founded?

What year did the 16th Amendment permit income tax to be collected?

What year was the Ku Klux Klan revived in Georgia?

What year did Jeannette Rankin start her term as the 1st Congresswoman?

What year did "Funny Face" & "Show Boat" start their run on Broadway?

In which year did Salinger publish "The Catcher in the Rye"?

What year did the historical event, "Marilyn Monroe dies", occur?

What year was the original miniskirt designed by Mary Quant?

What year did the historical event, "Sesame Street debuts", occur?

What year was the first U.S. Open golf tournament?

What year did Clara Barton found the American Red Cross?

What year was Thanksgiving Day established?

What year did the historical event, "Macintosh personal computer released", occur?

How many men signed the U.S. Constitution?

What is a legislative act or Presidential action that violates the Constitution based on the interpretation of the Supreme Court?