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Americana Volume 2 Trivia Quiz

This is a sequel to my earlier 'Americana' quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
robert362

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
54,945

Updated
Feb 13 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
4087

Last 3 plays: Guest 98 (4/10), Guest 64 (5/10), Guest 24 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. One of the most famous American paintings is 'An American Gothic'. Who is the painter? Hint

Fredric Remington

Grant Wood

Winslow Homer

Matthew Brady

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who wrote the familiar poem that is inscribed at the Statue of Liberty? Hint

Mary Cassatt

Grover Cleveland

Emma Lazarus

Horace Greeley

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Question 3 of 10

3. 'Dixie' is a classic American song. Who is the composer? Hint

Julia Ward Howe

Daniel Decatur Emmett

Stephen Foster

Scott Joplin

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Question 4 of 10

4. Bruce Catton, Shelby Foote and Allen Nevins are all historians who have written extensively about what period in American History? Hint

Western Expansion

Civil War

American Revolution

Colonial Period

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Question 5 of 10

5. 'The Death of Wolfe' is a famous painting that has significance for American History. Who is the painter? Hint

John Trumbull

Benjamin West

Emmanuel Leutze

Gilbert Stuart

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who made the observation that there are men of principle in every political party, but there are no parties of principle? Hint

Tom Paine

Alexis De Tocqueville

Samuel Adams

Ben Franklin

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who wrote that the precious right of free speech does not extend to yelling 'fire' in a crowded movie theater? Hint

Oliver Wendell Holmes

John Jay

Alexander Hamilton

Stephen Douglas

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Question 8 of 10

8. What song includes these lyrics: 'Then conquer we must, When our cause, it is just, And this be our motto: 'In God is our trust'? Hint

Battle Hymn of the Republic

America, the Beautiful

Star Spangled Banner

God Bless America

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who said 'Ask not what your country can do for you ... ask what you can do for your country' in his inaugural address? Hint

George Washington

John Kennedy

Franklin Roosevelt

Thomas Jefferson

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Question 10 of 10

10. Lewis and Clark opened the doors to the American West, but the taming of the west involved conflicts with American Indians. Which future president fought in the Blackhawk War? Hint

William Henry Harrison

Andrew Jackson

Ulysses Grant

Abraham Lincoln

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. One of the most famous American paintings is 'An American Gothic'. Who is the painter?

Answer: Grant Wood

It's considered a classic - I'm not sure why.

2. Who wrote the familiar poem that is inscribed at the Statue of Liberty?

Answer: Emma Lazarus

'Give me your tired, your poor ...'

3. 'Dixie' is a classic American song. Who is the composer?

Answer: Daniel Decatur Emmett

Howe wrote the 'Battle Hymn of the Republic'.

4. Bruce Catton, Shelby Foote and Allen Nevins are all historians who have written extensively about what period in American History?

Answer: Civil War

Multi-volume histories.

5. 'The Death of Wolfe' is a famous painting that has significance for American History. Who is the painter?

Answer: Benjamin West

A scene from the French and Indian (or Seven Years') War.

6. Who made the observation that there are men of principle in every political party, but there are no parties of principle?

Answer: Alexis De Tocqueville

'Democracy in America'. Early observations on the new American system of government. He was right.

7. Who wrote that the precious right of free speech does not extend to yelling 'fire' in a crowded movie theater?

Answer: Oliver Wendell Holmes

Writing for the U.S. Supreme Court.

8. What song includes these lyrics: 'Then conquer we must, When our cause, it is just, And this be our motto: 'In God is our trust'?

Answer: Star Spangled Banner

There is more than one verse to the 'Banner' - although the first verse is the one that is commonly remembered and sung.

9. Who said 'Ask not what your country can do for you ... ask what you can do for your country' in his inaugural address?

Answer: John Kennedy

Perhaps his most famous line.

10. Lewis and Clark opened the doors to the American West, but the taming of the west involved conflicts with American Indians. Which future president fought in the Blackhawk War?

Answer: Abraham Lincoln

Zachary Taylor and Jefferson Davis, too. Lewis died under mysterious circumstances: suicide or murder? Indian resistance ended essentially with the massacre at Wounded Knee.

Source: Author robert362

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