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Americana Volume 1 Trivia Quiz

These questions have to do with art, music and history that is decidedly American in content. You may not know the answers to several of the questions, but you'll be familiar with all of the works involved.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
19,266

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
10362

Last 3 plays: Guest 92 (6/10), Guest 74 (7/10), Guest 68 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. This artist painted many pictures of key events in American history. He is best known for his painting of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Hint

Grant Wood

John Trumbull

Winslow Homer

Benjamin West

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Question 2 of 10

2. This revolutionary period artist was best known as a painter of portraits, including many of the first American presidents. Hint

Gilbert Stuart

Fredric Remington

James Whistler

Mary Cassatt

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Question 3 of 10

3. One of the most famous pictures in American history is of Washington crossing the Delaware. Name the painter. Hint

Emanuel Leutze

Marc Chagall

August Rodin

Norman Rockwell

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Question 4 of 10

4. Francis Scott Key was inspired to write the 'Star Spangled Banner' when he observed an ongoing battle in this war Hint

Revolutionary War

French and Indian War

Civil War

War of 1812

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Question 5 of 10

5. 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic' was an unofficial anthem of Union soldiers in the Civil War. Who was the lyric writer? Hint

Louis Chauvin

Daniel Decatur Emmett

Julia Ward Howe

John Philip Sousa

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Question 6 of 10

6. This American composer created many prominent tunes, including 'Swanee River' and 'My Old Kentucky Home' Hint

Bix Beiderbicke

Scott Joplin

Stephen Foster

Thomas Turpin

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which patriot delivered a speech that asked 'Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery'? Hint

Alexander Hamilton

Patrick Henry

Nathan Hale

John Adams

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who wrote that 'Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed'? Hint

George Washington

James Monroe

Samuel Adams

Thomas Jefferson

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which revolutionary patriot wrote: 'These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country ...'? Hint

Tom Paine

Benjamin Franklin

James Madison

Benedict Arnold

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who said that 'This nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom'? Hint

Abraham Lincoln

Stephen Douglas

Daniel Webster

Ulysses Grant

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This artist painted many pictures of key events in American history. He is best known for his painting of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Answer: John Trumbull

Wood did the well-known 'American Gothic'. Homer and West were prominent American artists.

2. This revolutionary period artist was best known as a painter of portraits, including many of the first American presidents.

Answer: Gilbert Stuart

Remington is best known for his work in the American West. Whistler is one of the most famous American painters.

3. One of the most famous pictures in American history is of Washington crossing the Delaware. Name the painter.

Answer: Emanuel Leutze

Rodin was a master - but not in this instance. Same is true of Chagall. Rockwell is famed for his slice-of-life paintings of America

4. Francis Scott Key was inspired to write the 'Star Spangled Banner' when he observed an ongoing battle in this war

Answer: War of 1812

He observed the shelling of Fort McHenry

5. 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic' was an unofficial anthem of Union soldiers in the Civil War. Who was the lyric writer?

Answer: Julia Ward Howe

Emmett is apparently the author of 'Dixie', which was the comparable anthem for the Confederacy. Sousa, 'the March King', created 'Stars and Stripes Forever'.

6. This American composer created many prominent tunes, including 'Swanee River' and 'My Old Kentucky Home'

Answer: Stephen Foster

Foster had a tough life: not much money or recognition - and a short life. Joplin is a key figure in ragtime music

7. Which patriot delivered a speech that asked 'Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery'?

Answer: Patrick Henry

This is from the speech which states (a moment later) 'give me liberty or give me death'

8. Who wrote that 'Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed'?

Answer: Thomas Jefferson

It's from the Declaration of Independence, describing the role of government in protecting 'inalienable rights'.

9. Which revolutionary patriot wrote: 'These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country ...'?

Answer: Tom Paine

Paine was a prolific writer during the revolutionary period

10. Who said that 'This nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom'?

Answer: Abraham Lincoln

From the Gettysburg Address

Source: Author robert362

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