Trivia Facts Quiz: Test Your General Knowledge!
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- 1.
"Clotel" was the first published fiction by an African American, who wrote it?
- A.
Edgar Allen Poe
- B.
William Wells Brown
- C.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
- D.
Emily Dickinson
Correct Answer
B. William Wells Brown -
- 2.
What was a sum of money paid in exchange for the right to vote called?
- A.
Poll tax
- B.
Voters tax
- C.
Land tax
- D.
Position tax
Correct Answer
A. Poll tax -
- 3.
Whose poems were "easy to understand and full of optimism"?
- A.
Walt Whitman
- B.
Henry David Thoreau
- C.
Edgar Allen Poe
- D.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Correct Answer
D. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -
- 4.
She discovered a comet in 1847 and taught herself astronomy?
- A.
Emily Dickinson
- B.
Maria Mitchell
- C.
Mrs. Rondeau
- D.
Maria Henry
Correct Answer
B. Maria Mitchell -
- 5.
Dr. Crawford Long and Dr. William Morton develop a substance that produced numbness during surgery?
- A.
Anesthetic
- B.
Numbness
- C.
Motrin
Correct Answer
A. Anesthetic -
- 6.
This artist created the Hudson River School?
- A.
Joseph Henry
- B.
Sidney Mount
- C.
Hudson
- D.
Thomas Cole
Correct Answer
D. Thomas Cole -
- 7.
Who was the first great American fictional hero?
- A.
Natty Bumpo
- B.
Rip Van Winkle
- C.
Sleepy Hollow
- D.
Herman Melville
Correct Answer
A. Natty Bumpo -
- 8.
Who spearheaded the campaign for common (public) schools?
- A.
Horace Mann
- B.
Thomas Gallaudet
- C.
Samuel Gridley
- D.
Prudence Crandall
Correct Answer
A. Horace Mann -
- 9.
Which state created the first Board of Education?
- A.
Massachusetts
- B.
Maine
- C.
Vermont
- D.
Missouri
Correct Answer
A. Massachusetts -
- 10.
Children from well-to-do families in the early 1800s generally?
- A.
Attended public schools
- B.
Attended private schools
- C.
Were sent to military schools
- D.
Did not need to be educated
Correct Answer
B. Attended private schools -
- 11.
Common schools were supported by?
- A.
Wealthy families
- B.
Taxes
- C.
Immigrants
- D.
Donations
Correct Answer
B. Taxes -
- 12.
The first college opened exclusively for African Americans was?
- A.
Lincoln University
- B.
Amherst College
- C.
Oberlin College
- D.
Gallaudet University
Correct Answer
A. Lincoln University -
- 13.
McGuffey's Readers taught reading skills and?
- A.
Arithmetic
- B.
Health
- C.
Morals
- D.
Geography
Correct Answer
C. Morals -
- 14.
Support for public schools was strengthened because of the large number of?
- A.
Immigrants to the U.S.
- B.
Illiterate federal workers
- C.
Gangs among children
- D.
Teachers moving to the U.S.
Correct Answer
A. Immigrants to the U.S. -
- 15.
Henry David Thoreau refused to?
- A.
Pay a poll tax
- B.
Serve in the army
- C.
Say the Pledge of Allegiance
- D.
Publish his work
Correct Answer
A. Pay a poll tax -
- 16.
Who wrote the "sketch book" ?
- A.
Edgar Allen Poe
- B.
Washington Irving
- C.
Walt Whitman
- D.
Emily Dickinson
Correct Answer
B. Washington Irving -
- 17.
Who ran the Perkins Institution for the blind for 44 years?
- A.
Samuel Gridley Howe
- B.
Thomas Gallaudet
- C.
Cathrine Beecher
- D.
Prudence Crandall
Correct Answer
A. Samuel Gridley Howe -
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