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Hodgepodge of Trivia Trivia Quiz

Mostly a quiz on miscellaneous U.S. history with a few other oddities mixed in.

A multiple-choice quiz by sportcon. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
sportcon

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
23,070

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
1163

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first U.S. president to take office in the middle of a war? Hint

Harry Truman

Andrew Jackson

Richard Nixon

Calvin Coolidge

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many guns are used to salute the announcement of a royal birth in Great Britain? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. What movie star's pin-up photo adorned the first test bomb dropped on Bikini Atoll in July 1946? Hint

Betty Grable

Carol Lombard

Marilyn Monroe

Rita Hayworth

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Question 4 of 10

4. After the Civil War, what state was the first to give African-Americans the right to vote? Hint

Virginia

Pennsylvania

Ohio

Iowa

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many books did Margaret Mitchell, author of 'Gone With The Wind', publish in her career? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. Edgar Allen Poe was expelled from the U.S. Naval Academy because he showed up for a parade naked

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the first First Lady to be called the First Lady? Hint

Mary Todd Lincoln

Martha Washington

Dolly Madison

Abigail Adams

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who is the only U.S. president to have been married in the White House? Hint

Millard Fillmore

Warren Harding

John Tyler

Grover Cleveland

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Question 9 of 10

9. Thomas Crapper invented the modern flush toilet in 1878.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who is the only U.S. president who was a life long bachelor? Hint

Franklin Pierce

James Buchanan

Rutherford Hayes

William Henry Harrison

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first U.S. president to take office in the middle of a war?

Answer: Harry Truman

Truman took office on April 12, 1945 after the death of FDR and during WWII.

2. How many guns are used to salute the announcement of a royal birth in Great Britain?

Answer: 41

3. What movie star's pin-up photo adorned the first test bomb dropped on Bikini Atoll in July 1946?

Answer: Rita Hayworth

4. After the Civil War, what state was the first to give African-Americans the right to vote?

Answer: Iowa

5. How many books did Margaret Mitchell, author of 'Gone With The Wind', publish in her career?

Answer: 1

"Gone With The Wind" was Mitchell's first and only book published while she was alive. It was originally titled "Tomorrow Is Another Day".

6. Edgar Allen Poe was expelled from the U.S. Naval Academy because he showed up for a parade naked

Answer: False

Poe was actually expelled from West Point for the same reason.

7. Who was the first First Lady to be called the First Lady?

Answer: Mary Todd Lincoln

Martha Washington was called 'Lady Washington.'

8. Who is the only U.S. president to have been married in the White House?

Answer: Grover Cleveland

9. Thomas Crapper invented the modern flush toilet in 1878.

Answer: True

His biography was entitled 'Flushed with Pride-The Story of Thomas Crapper.

10. Who is the only U.S. president who was a life long bachelor?

Answer: James Buchanan

During his term in office Buchanan's niece Harriet Lane played the role of the First Lady.

Source: Author sportcon

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