American History

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1.	Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, upon this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that "all men are created equal". Who said these words?

Harriet Tubman

Martin Luther King

Abraham Lincoln

George Washington

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2.	(Refer to previous question) On what date were these words uttered?

November 19, 1863

March 16, 1947

January 1, 1918

July 1, 1965

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3.	What was the first country to allow women to vote?

United States of America

Canada

France

New Zealand

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4.	(Refer to previous question) In what year were women allowed to vote in this country?

1818

1893

1902

1934

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5.	What did Rosa Parks do in 1955 that lead to a boycott and eventual crippling of the bus system in Montgomery, Alabama?

She ran in front of a bus and was killed

She sued a bus driver for refusing to let her board the bus

She quietly refused to move further to the rear of the bus

She decided that her children would not use segregated buses

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6.	Mahalia Jackson sang the song "Precious Lord, Take My Hand" after the funeral procession of:

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Malcolm X

President J.F. Kennedy

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7.	In Vietnam-era talk, what is a Huey?

A helmet

A bomb

An injured soldier

A helicopter

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8.	Who was the youngest person to ever become president of the U.S.A.?

Bill Clinton

J.F. Kennedy

Theodore Roosevelt

Abraham Lincoln

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9.	Is there mention of God in Canada's constitution?

Yes

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10.	Who, in 1945, made good on his promise to "unleash a rain of ruin the like of which has never been seen on earth"?

Malcolm X

President Harry Truman

Winston Churchill

Queen Elizabeth I

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11.	(Refer to previous question) What was the means by which this promise was fulfilled?

One million African-American men

The atomic bomb

A slanderous article in the New York Times

Dramatic inflation

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American History