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1. As a boy John Quincy Adams was taken to Boston Commons to watch the British soldiers drill on one end of the field while the American Minutemen drilled at the opposite end. Who was the famous man who took him to see this sight?
2. Because of his father's involvement in the Revolution, John Quincy Adams knew nearly every important figure in the war. He was so impressed after meeting one man that he named his first son after him. That man was?
3. When he was 14, John Quincy Adams was sent to translate for U.S. envoy Francis Dana in the court of which Russian monarch?
4. While living with his father in Paris, John Quincy Adams was tutored in geometry by which of these men?
5. While on a diplomatic mission to Britain, John Quincy Adams found himself explaining that in America his father would not be allowed to serve as Vice-President and Governor of Massachusetts at the same time because it might lead to a conflict of interests. The man he explained this to was?
6. John Quincy Adams made a special trip to the opera in Paris to catch a glimpse of this famous individual.
7. Back in America, John Quincy Adams often played chess with this famous friend.
8. While serving as James Monroe's Secretary of State, John Quincy Adams befriended and supported this man, who would later become a political rival.
9. As president, John Quincy Adams held White House social events for this colorful American character.
10. In the twilight of his career, John Quincy Adams questioned President Polk's aggression against Mexico. A young, one term congressman worked with Adams to spearhead opposition to the war. Who was it?
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