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    Who built the first successful gasoline-powered automobile in the U.S.?

    • Henry Ford
    • The Duryea Brothers
    • Jonathon Chrysler
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  • 2. 

    Which denomination of coin was not ever issued by the US?

    • 3 Cent Coin

    • 1/2 Cent Coin

    • 15 Cent Coin

    • 20 Cent Coin

    Correct Answer
    A. 15 Cent Coin
  • 3. 

    What Barbary state was the first to battle the United States?

    • Tunis

    • Casablanca

    • Cyrenaica

    • Tripoli

    Correct Answer
    A. Tripoli
  • 4. 

    How many people was John Wayne Gacey accused of murdering?

    • 33

    • 31

    • 32

    • 30

    Correct Answer
    A. 33
  • 5. 

    What President said, "I got stoned in Caracas. I'll tell you what, it's a lot different than getting stoned at the Jaycees"?

    • Bill Clinton

    • Ronald Reagan

    • Richard Nixon

    • Jimmy Carter

    Correct Answer
    A. Richard Nixon
  • 6. 

    What ex-slave commandeered a Confederate ship to Yankee line?

    • Fredrick Douglas

    • William Harris

    • Robert Smalls

    • Bell Wiley

    Correct Answer
    A. Robert Smalls
  • 7. 

    Confederate General A. S. Johnston was killed at what battle?

    • 1st Manassas

    • Gettysburg

    • Chickamauga

    • Shiloh

    Correct Answer
    A. Shiloh
  • 8. 

    Who was President Nixon's White House Chief of Staff?

    • Pete Best

    • John Ehrlichman

    • H.R. Haldeman

    • Henry Kissinger

    Correct Answer
    A. H.R. Haldeman
  • 9. 

    With the clever use of cartoons, who overthrew Boss Tweed of Tammany Hall?

    • Horace Greeley

    • Harriet Beecher Stowe

    • Thomas Sinclair

    • Thomas Nast

    Correct Answer
    A. Thomas Nast
  • 10. 

    Who was the U.S. President during the Mexican War?

    • James Garfield

    • Ben Franklin

    • Richard Nixon

    • James K. Polk

    Correct Answer
    A. James K. Polk
  • 11. 

    Which national hero is featured on the U.S. $10 bill?

    • Ben Franklin

    • Andrew Jackson

    • Alexander Hamilton

    • George Washington

    Correct Answer
    A. Alexander Hamilton
  • 12. 

    Who offered Paula Jones one million dollars to settle her lawsuit with the President?

    • Abe Hirschfeld

    • Hillary Clinton

    • Rupert Murdoch

    • Bill Clinton

    Correct Answer
    A. Abe Hirschfeld
  • 13. 

    Which Apollo mission played a game of golf on the moon?

    • 10

    • 16

    • 14

    • 17

    Correct Answer
    A. 14
  • 14. 

    What is the shape of the Washington Monument?

    • Rectangle

    • Trapezoid

    • Sphere

    • Obelisk

    Correct Answer
    A. Obelisk
  • 15. 

    Which woman brought the Red Cross to the United States?

    • Clara Barton

    • Abigail Adams

    • Florence Nightingale

    • Eleanor Roosevelt

    Correct Answer
    A. Clara Barton

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