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Hawaii Trivia Quiz

Some questions relating to "The Aloha State".

A multiple-choice quiz by Gargoyle007. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Gargoyle007

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
294,111

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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1477

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Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. What group of people are believed to have first settled Hawaii? Hint

Greeks

Polynesians

Chinese

Maoris

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Question 2 of 10

2. What name did British explorer, James Cook, give to the islands? Hint

Tahiti

The Sandwich Islands

The Marshall Islands

The Aleutian Islands

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Question 3 of 10

3. By 1810 all of the populated islands were ruled by one person. What was his or her name? Hint

Kal�kaua

Liliʻuokalani

Kamehameha I

Kamehameha V

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the nickname given to the Kingdom of Hawaii's 1887 Constitution? Hint

Magna Carta II

The Aloha Constitution

The Just Constitution

Bayonet Constitution

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the name of the group who seized power after Queen Liliuokalani sought to establish a new constitution in 1893? Hint

Sons of Liberty

Committee of Safety

Copperheads

Bilderbergers

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Question 6 of 10

6. Under which U.S. President did Hawaii officially become a U.S. territory? Hint

Woodrow Wilson

Theodore Roosevelt

William McKinley

Chester Arthur

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was the name of the Act of Congress allowing the U.S. to annex the Republic of Hawaii and turn it into a U.S. territory? Hint

Newlands Resolution

Sykes-Picot Agreement

Gadsden Purchase

The Honolulu Resolution

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Question 8 of 10

8. What U.S. naval base was attacked on December 7, 1941? Hint

Taranto

Pearl Harbor

Dutch Harbor

Devonport

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Question 9 of 10

9. When did Hawaii join the Union? Hint

Hawaii decided to never become a state

August 21, 1863

August 21, 1959

August 21, 1968

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was President of the U.S. when Hawaii became the 50th state? Hint

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Harry Truman

Warren G. Harding

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What group of people are believed to have first settled Hawaii?

Answer: Polynesians

Anthropologists believe that Polynesians first populated the Hawaiian Islands between 300 and 500 A.D. The earliest settlers are believed to have come from the Marquesas.

2. What name did British explorer, James Cook, give to the islands?

Answer: The Sandwich Islands

James Cook named the islands after one of his sponsors, John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich.

3. By 1810 all of the populated islands were ruled by one person. What was his or her name?

Answer: Kamehameha I

King Kamehameha I established the House of Kamehameha which ruled over the Kingdom until 1872.

4. What was the nickname given to the Kingdom of Hawaii's 1887 Constitution?

Answer: Bayonet Constitution

The 1887 Constitution was also known as the "Bayonet Constitution". King Kal�kaua was forced to sign the constitution which effectively stripped him of administrative authority, eliminated voting rights for Asians, and set minimum income and property requirements for American, European and native Hawaiian voters.

5. What was the name of the group who seized power after Queen Liliuokalani sought to establish a new constitution in 1893?

Answer: Committee of Safety

Upon the overthrow of the Queen, U.S. President Grover Cleveland commissioned the Blount Report which asserted that the coup was illegal. Cleveland demanded that Queen Liliuokalani be put back on the throne. The provisional government, formed mainly by members of the Committee of Safety, refused. Congress then performed their own investigation into this event and came up with the Morgan Report.

The Morgan Report in 1894 found all parties involved in the overthrow "not guilty" except for former Queen Liliuokalani.

In 1993, the U.S. government officially apologized for the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom.

6. Under which U.S. President did Hawaii officially become a U.S. territory?

Answer: William McKinley

On July 7, 1898, William McKinley signed the resolution making Hawaii a U.S. territory.

7. What was the name of the Act of Congress allowing the U.S. to annex the Republic of Hawaii and turn it into a U.S. territory?

Answer: Newlands Resolution

The Newlands Resolution was named after U.S. Congressman Francis G. Newlands. The resolution was approved on July 4, 1898 and signed by President William McKinley on July 7, 1898.

8. What U.S. naval base was attacked on December 7, 1941?

Answer: Pearl Harbor

The answer of course is Pearl Harbor. The Act of 13 May 1908 authorized the expansion and dredging of Pearl Harbor's channel and lochs in order to be able to accommodate the largest ships of the U.S. fleet. The act also authorized building of more shops and supply houses for the Navy Yard and construction of a dry dock.

9. When did Hawaii join the Union?

Answer: August 21, 1959

Hawaii became the 50th state on August 21, 1959. On June 27, 1959, a referendum was held in Hawaii to vote on accepting statehood. Hawaii voted in the ratio of 17 to 1 to accept. The year 1959 also saw Alaska gain statehood.

10. Who was President of the U.S. when Hawaii became the 50th state?

Answer: Dwight D. Eisenhower

Eisenhower was president when Hawaii became the 50th state. In 2002 Linda Lingle became the first female governor of Hawaii - and also the the first Republican governor since 1962.

Source: Author Gargoyle007

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