US History

Question 1

Name the agreement that ended the War of 1812

Answer 1

Rush-Bagot agreement (1815)

Question 2

What country did the US occupy from 1915 to 1934?

Answer 2

Haiti

Question 4

First American officer to attain 5 stars

Answer 4

Adm Leahy

Question 5

Last American officer to earn 5 stars

Answer 5

Adm Halsey

Question 7

1st US Ambassador to the UN

Answer 7

Stettinius (1946)

Question 8

Managed Eisenhower’s 1952 campaign. 3rd US Ambassador to UN. Senator from Mass. who lost to JFK

Answer 8

Henry Cabot Lodge Jr

Question 9

Youngest person nominated for POTUS

Answer 9

William Jennings Bryan (36)

Question 10

Former MN Gov. Ran for GOP nomination 9x. Never got it.

Answer 10

Stassen

Question 12

Which US Presidents were sworn in 4x?

Answer 12

FDR
Obama

Question 14

Only 2 Dem Presidents between 1861 and 1933

Answer 14

Grover Cleveland and Woodrow Wilson

Question 15

Oppenheimer made the first bomb. This man won the Nobel prize for splitting the atom

Answer 15

Otto Hahn (1944)

Question 17

First novel printed in America

Answer 17

“Pamela” by Samuel Richardson (Ben Franklin printed it)

Question 18

Ben Franklin’s first pen name. Used to print columns in his older bro’s newspaper

Answer 18

Silence Dogood