Who the Fox are these People? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Jefferson Davis

In enforcement of the Indian Removal Act of 1830, ordered by President Jackson, Davis, as a regular US Army lieutenant along with militia volunteers, murdered many Fox tribal people who refused to move from their lands. Davis became President and Commander-In- Chief of the Confederacy in 1861.

Answer: Charley Fox

WWII German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel was known as the "Desert Fox". Reputedly, Charles William Fox, a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Air Force, in his Spitfire, strafed the staff car of Field Marshal Rommel, who was traveling away from Normandy to a meeting to discuss ways to end the war. Rommel's head wounds gave Hitler an excuse to cover up the General's suicide by blaming this strafing incident for his death. Charley Fox became a national hero as a result of his attack.

Answer: Fox

Admiral Fallon was the first naval officer to command the Central Command (CENCOM) in 20007. He was forced to resign in 20008 because of being critical of the Bush Iran policy. One of his quotes about the Iranians is "Those people are like ants. When the time comes, you crush them.".

Answer: Erich Fuchs

In German, fuchs means fox. Erich Fuchs, (1902-1980), as a member of the SS, was a mechanic who ran the gassing engines that destroyed people at Belzic, Sobibor, Treblinka, and many other concentration camps. He was not brought to justice until 1966 and convicted of 79,000 murders. He served only four years in prison.

Answer: The Silver Fox

As President, Bush was also Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Force. He was a Navy officer in WWII. He married Barbara Pierce and the whole family affectionately calls her the "Silver Fox" because of her hair color.

Answer: The Red Fox of Kinderhook

Van Buren was the first President to be born a U.S. citizen, the first from New York, and Dutch was his first language spoken. He originally had red hair. In Dutch, vos means red fox. He was born and died in Kinderhook, New York. His enemies called him the "Sly Fox". As President, he was constitutionally Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces.

Answer: Gustavus Vasa Fox

He was an officer in the Navy from 1838 to 1856 when he resigned to go into private business. At the start of the Civil War, Lincoln sent the newly appointed Captain Fox to relieve Fort Sumpter from attack. The relief force failed.

Answer: Henry Edward Fox

Henry Fox was the father of the three little foxes, Stephen and Charles James and Henry Edward. Henry Edward Fox was Commander-In-Chief of Ireland in 1803 and reached the rank of full General.

Answer: Charles Richard Fox

Reynard in French means fox. Volpe in Italian means fox. Vulpes in Latin means fox. Charles Richard Fox was promoted to Major General in 1846, Lieutenant General in 1854, and General in 1863.

Answer: Fox Conner

A favorite of General John J. Pershing who wanted him to be US Army Chief of Staff, Conner was considered "the brains of the AEF" in WWI. After the war, Conner had future generals George Marshall and Dwight Eisenhower as his subordinates. He thought Marshall to be a genius and Eisenhower to have potential for greatness.

He took "Ike" under his tutelage and secured the best of training and education for his protege. Fox taught Ike that in a future war, the key to victory would be close co-operation with one's foreign allies.

He retired in 1938 as a major general and commander of the US First Army.