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Quiz about Who Was I in History 2
Quiz about Who Was I in History 2

Who Was I in History? #2 Trivia Quiz


This is the sequel to my first 'Who Was I?' quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by mrbell. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
mrbell
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
280,932
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
958
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. I painted the famous painting "Washington Crossing the Delaware" Who am I? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. I came from a distinguished Virginia family. I served in the Army Corps of Engineers. I sided with the Confederacy during the Civil War. And I lived from 1807 - 1870. Who am I? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. I lead the Green Mountain Boys in Vermont. My men made a surprise attack on Fort Ticonderoga. Who am I? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. When I signed the Declaration of Independence, I was 45 years old, a lawyer, and I was from England. I signed the Declaration for Connecticut, along with three other men for my colony. I was born on July 3, 1731, and I died on January 5, 1796. Who am I? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. I spent most of my life trying to unify the U.S. through language. I thought it was important as a new nation that we rid should our language of the oddities inherited from Britain. I am best known for my American dictionary of the English language. Who am I? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. I am often called the "Father of the Constitution". Who am I? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. I was president of the Bank of the United States in the early 1800s. I was disliked by President Andrew Jackson. Who am I? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. I first lived in Boston and I attended church there. People liked me because I was persuasive. In 1637, I went before the Massachusetts General Court. After two days of questioning, I made a mistake that almost cost me my life. I then fled to Rhode Island. Who am I? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. I was Pierre L'Enfant's assistant. I helped my master lay out wide streets and roads. We developed what is now Pennsylvania Avenue. Who am I? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. I became one of the editors for "Freedom's Journal", an African American newspaper. I also graduated from Bowdoin College. Who am I? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. I painted the famous painting "Washington Crossing the Delaware" Who am I?

Answer: Emanuel Leutze

The other three listed were also artists. This painting shows Christmas night, 1776, when Washington crossed the Delaware River to make a surprise attack on Trenton. Washington took most of the Hessians on guard that night prisoner. Leutze finished the painting in 1850.
2. I came from a distinguished Virginia family. I served in the Army Corps of Engineers. I sided with the Confederacy during the Civil War. And I lived from 1807 - 1870. Who am I?

Answer: Robert E. Lee

When asked by President Lincoln to command the Union army, Lee refused to go against his native state of Virginia.
3. I lead the Green Mountain Boys in Vermont. My men made a surprise attack on Fort Ticonderoga. Who am I?

Answer: Ethan Allen

Ethan Allen was the leader of a large group of Vermont patriots called the Green Mountain Boys. The G.M. Boys later had an impact of what the Americans could control.
4. When I signed the Declaration of Independence, I was 45 years old, a lawyer, and I was from England. I signed the Declaration for Connecticut, along with three other men for my colony. I was born on July 3, 1731, and I died on January 5, 1796. Who am I?

Answer: Samuel Huntington

Philip Livingston was a 60 year old Dutch-Scottish merchant when he signed. Matthew Thornton was a 62 year old Scotch-Irish physician. Hopkins was a 69 year old English merchant.
5. I spent most of my life trying to unify the U.S. through language. I thought it was important as a new nation that we rid should our language of the oddities inherited from Britain. I am best known for my American dictionary of the English language. Who am I?

Answer: Noah Webster

Webster's dictionary simplified the British spelling of many words such as colour to color, waggon to wagon. The dictionary introduced dividing words into phonetic syllables.
6. I am often called the "Father of the Constitution". Who am I?

Answer: James Madison

Madison was present during all the debates at the Constitutional Convention. His notes went unpublished for more than 50 years, and they are now the main source of information about the birth of the Constitution.
7. I was president of the Bank of the United States in the early 1800s. I was disliked by President Andrew Jackson. Who am I?

Answer: Nicholas Biddle

Roger Taney was secretary of the U.S. Treasury during Jackson's presidency. Calhoun was Jackson's vice president. And John Marshall was a chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He disliked Biddle because Biddle was arrogant and vain. Jackson also felt that Biddle used the bank to benefit only the rich.
8. I first lived in Boston and I attended church there. People liked me because I was persuasive. In 1637, I went before the Massachusetts General Court. After two days of questioning, I made a mistake that almost cost me my life. I then fled to Rhode Island. Who am I?

Answer: Anne Hutchinson

Hutchinson told the court that God spoke directly to her "By the voice of His own spirit to my soul". The Puritans were shocked because they believed that God spoke only through the Bible. The court ordered her out of the colony.
9. I was Pierre L'Enfant's assistant. I helped my master lay out wide streets and roads. We developed what is now Pennsylvania Avenue. Who am I?

Answer: Benjamin Banneker

Together, Pierre L'Enfant and his assistant, Benjamin Banneker, constructed Pennsylvania Avenue. People faced problems when they moved there, because of the conditions and because it was built on tobacco fields, pastures, and woodlands.
10. I became one of the editors for "Freedom's Journal", an African American newspaper. I also graduated from Bowdoin College. Who am I?

Answer: John Russwurm

John Russworm was an editor for "Freedom's Journal". Other people experienced success, as well. Henry Blair invented corn planters and cottonseed planters. Henry Boid operated a furniture company in Cincinnati.
Source: Author mrbell

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