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Quiz about More Hashtags in American History

More Hashtags in American History Quiz

My second quiz with this topic. Ten tweets from American history if Twitter had always existed. Just fill in the blank with the correct hashtag. #havefun

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

Author
Joepetz

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

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368,394

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Date: Dec. 28, 1732
@Thefirstamerican tweeted: Pick up my first issue of ____________. Tickle ur minds w/ #wittysayings and #proverbs. Hint

#CommonSense

#OxfordEnglishDictionary

#ArticlesofConfederation

#PoorRichardsAlmanack

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Question 2 of 10

2. Date: Feb. 1778
@ThefutureNO1 tweeted: Freezing cold here in _________. My men are freezing but it is worth it for #independence Hint

#Monmouth

#Trenton

#Brandywine

#ValleyForge

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Question 3 of 10

3. Date: Jan. 1831
@MrsVPJCC tweeted: I cant stand @MrsEaton. Loose woman! no morals! @OldHickory we will not be nice to her so stop trying #shesatramp ________ Hint

#HickorySwap

#Whitewater

#PetticoatAffair

#Watergate

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Question 4 of 10

4. Date: Oct. 5, 1877
@TheRedNapoleon tweeted: From where the sun sets now, I will fight no more forever. #Isurrender #stopthefighting __________ Hint

#Cherokee

#Anasazi

#Cree

#NezPerce

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Question 5 of 10

5. Date: May 16, 1868
@VP2POTUS1865 tweeted: Glad #congress has finished its charade. I am #acquitted.________ is #hogwash anyway. Hint

#FugitiveSlaveAct

#TenureofOfficeAct

#MissouriCompromise

#Tariffof1860

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Question 6 of 10

6. Date: Sep. 6 1901
@POTUS25 tweeted: Ill be in the #templeofmusic @ the _______ Come by and #shakemyhand Hint

#OlympicGames

#PanAmGames

#WorldsFair

#PanAmExpo

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Question 7 of 10

7. Date: June 6, 1944
@GeneralIke tweeted: Operation _______ has begun. @SpartanGeneral @LordTedder and I will lead #allies to #victory. Hint

#Overlord

#ElAlamein

#MarketGarden

#Guadalcanal

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Question 8 of 10

8. Date: December 1, 1955
@MotherofFreeMove tweeted: On my way to jail. still dont regret disobeying @JFBlake and not moving. Maybe this will start a #boycott of ________ buses Hint

#Birmingham

#Jackson

#Atlanta

#Montgomery

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Question 9 of 10

9. Date: June 18, 1983
@MsAstronautUSA tweeted: Im on the space shuttle ________. First #uswoman to be in #outerspace. Getting ready to use the #mechanicalarm to retrieve a #satellite Hint

#Columbia

#Challenger

#Mercury

#Discovery

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Question 10 of 10

10. Date: January 26, 1998
@SlickWillie tweeted: I repeat again. I did not have __________ with that woman. #iminnocent @FLOTUS2016? @Devilwithabluedress Hint

#children

#marijuana

#sexualrelations

#anaffair

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Date: Dec. 28, 1732 @Thefirstamerican tweeted: Pick up my first issue of ____________. Tickle ur minds w/ #wittysayings and #proverbs.

Answer: #PoorRichardsAlmanack

@thefirstamerican is Ben Franklin who earned that nickname because he advocated for unity among the colonists. One of his most popular publications was "Poor Richard's Almanack" which contained many witty sayings that are still used today, such as "Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise."

2. Date: Feb. 1778 @ThefutureNO1 tweeted: Freezing cold here in _________. My men are freezing but it is worth it for #independence

Answer: #ValleyForge

Washington and his troops spent the better part of the winter of 1777-78 in Valley Forge where they braved bitter cold temperatures and lack of food and comfort. After the winter was over and France joined on the side of the colonists, Washington and his army were able to take nearby Philadelphia.

3. Date: Jan. 1831 @MrsVPJCC tweeted: I cant stand @MrsEaton. Loose woman! no morals! @OldHickory we will not be nice to her so stop trying #shesatramp ________

Answer: #PetticoatAffair

Floride Calhoun, wife of Vice President Calhoun, was the most vicious in her criticism of Peggy Eaton, the wife of the Secretary of War. When all of the Cabinet members' wives shunned Eaton, President Jackson revamped his cabinet in what is called the Petticoat Affair or the Peggy Eaton Affair.

4. Date: Oct. 5, 1877 @TheRedNapoleon tweeted: From where the sun sets now, I will fight no more forever. #Isurrender #stopthefighting __________

Answer: #NezPerce

Chief Joseph (a.k.a The Red Napoleon) was a Nez Perce leader during the Nez Perce War who was able to outwit his enemies and gain their respect. However, he surrendered when freezing weather conditions caused the deaths of many of his men.

5. Date: May 16, 1868 @VP2POTUS1865 tweeted: Glad #congress has finished its charade. I am #acquitted.________ is #hogwash anyway.

Answer: #TenureofOfficeAct

Andrew Johnson was not a popular president with members of Congress. He was impeached for violating the Tenure of Office Act which forbade the president from removing cabinet members without congressional approval. Johnson was acquitted by one vote.

6. Date: Sep. 6 1901 @POTUS25 tweeted: Ill be in the #templeofmusic @ the _______ Come by and #shakemyhand

Answer: #PanAmExpo

President McKinley was assassinated while he was shaking hands with people at the Pan Am Expo in Buffalo. The triggerman was Leon Czolgosz, an anarchist. McKinley died a few days later when his wound became gangrenous.

7. Date: June 6, 1944 @GeneralIke tweeted: Operation _______ has begun. @SpartanGeneral @LordTedder and I will lead #allies to #victory.

Answer: #Overlord

General Eisenhower planned the D-Day invasions of Normandy along with British Field Marshal Montgomery and Air Marshal Tedder. The invasion was a huge success for the Allies, despite the high casualty rate on both sides.

8. Date: December 1, 1955 @MotherofFreeMove tweeted: On my way to jail. still dont regret disobeying @JFBlake and not moving. Maybe this will start a #boycott of ________ buses

Answer: #Montgomery

When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus, she sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott after she was arrested. She is often called the Mother of the Freedom Movement and the First Lady of Civil Rights. This was not Parks' first encounter with James F. Blake, the bus driver. He previously abandoned her in the rain after she paid her bus fare.

9. Date: June 18, 1983 @MsAstronautUSA tweeted: Im on the space shuttle ________. First #uswoman to be in #outerspace. Getting ready to use the #mechanicalarm to retrieve a #satellite

Answer: #Challenger

Sally Ride was the first American woman in space and third overall after Valentina Tereshkova and Svetlana Savitskaya. Before the launch into space, she was asked several ridiculous questions such as how her reproductive organs would be affected in space. Despite the fact that she was the first U.S. woman in space, she preferred to see herself as just another astronaut.

10. Date: January 26, 1998 @SlickWillie tweeted: I repeat again. I did not have __________ with that woman. #iminnocent @FLOTUS2016? @Devilwithabluedress

Answer: #sexualrelations

This is in reference to Bill Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky when he tried to defend himself against the accusations.

Source: Author Joepetz

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