American History Trivia

Oh say can you see the answers to the questions this week beside you tations trivia nerds. I'm your host, Brian Rollins and this is the dorky geeky nerdy trivia podcast this week, the United States celebrates its 244th birthday, she's had better years but we're going to dig into history that you may or may not have covered in school. As always, it's 30 questions, broken up. Up into three rounds. If you need rules score, sheets are want to listen to more episodes. Visit us at dorky geeky nerdy.com, okay. They're lighting the fireworks. So strike up, the band and let's get going. The dorky round number one, Martin Luther King Junior's. I Have a Dream speech was delivered in what year? 1963. Number two, the forced relocation of 60,000 Native Americans in. 1830 was known as what. The Trail of Tears. Number three, who was the first u.s. president to be impeached? Andrew Johnson. Number four, who is the only u.s. president born in Hawaii? Barack Obama. Number five, where was Custer's? Last Stand. Little Bighorn Montana. Number 6. What Native American language was used as a code during World War Two. Navajo. Number 7. What was the last state added to the 48? Contiguous United States? Arizona. Number 8, what Shoshone woman at the age of 16 helped guide the Lewis and Clark expedition in the early 1800s. Sacagawea. Number 9, on May 4th 1970, the Ohio. National Guard opened fire on unarmed protesters at what university. Kent State. Number 10, what current u.s. state was its own Republic between 1836 and 1846. Texas. The geeky round number one. What does the s in? Harry S Truman. Nothing he made up an initial because he had no middle name. Number two. What state had the first woman governor Wyoming. Number three. What first lady also held the position of US ambassador to the United Nations Eleanor Roosevelt. Number four. What businesswomen's autobiography is titled up from slavery. Booker T, Washington. Number five, speaking of Booker, T Washington, what scientist and inventor is buried next to him at Tuskegee University. George Washington, Carver. number 6, who was the Democratic party's nominee during the tumultuous 1968 presidential campaign, vice president, Hubert Humphrey. Number 7, The Sand Creek Massacre took place in what territory? The Colorado territory. Number 8, what does NAFTA stand for? North American Free Trade Agreement. It was signed in 1994. Number nine. The US Constitution was modeled after the constitution of what group, the Iroquois Confederacy. Number 10. What is the oldest city in the United States? St. Augustine Florida. It was founded in 1513 The nerdy round number one known as Black Wall Street. What district in Tulsa, Oklahoma was bombed and destroyed in 1921 the Greenwood District. Number two, born araminta Ross who acted as a cook nurse armed Scout and spy for the Union Army during the Civil War. Harriet Tubman. Number three. What was unusual about? William Cafe, a Buffalo Soldier in the 38th Infantry. William Cafe was actually Kathy Williams a woman. Number four. What US president was. So afraid of being electrocuted, he wouldn't touch the light switches in the White House. Benjamin Harrison. Number 5, born in Yuma, Arizona, what labor leader and activist co-founded the national Farm Workers Association. Cesar, Chavez. Number six. What state had the first African-American governor? Louisiana. Number seven in what year did that happen? 1872. Number eight, when did Congress banned the importation of slaves from Africa? 1808. number nine, in 1917, the US extended citizenship to people living in what territory Puerto Rico. Number 10, who was the first president to live in the White House? John Adams though, it was still under construction at the time. And we're done. If you didn't get them. All right, I hope you at least learned a little bit about the US of a, if you're a US citizen and 18 years of age or older, make sure you're registered to vote. We have a major election coming up in a few months. So get on top of that. If you're not sure, if you're registered or how to register visit vote.org and they'll help you out. We'll be back next week with 30 more trivia questions. Here's your clue for the topic. What show was the first Star Trek series to win an Emmy Award. One more time to the final frontier. This has been the dorky geeky nerdy trivia podcast. I'm your host Brian Rollins. Thanks for listening and keep pursuing that happiness. Long before the summer of Love Pride, parades down Market Street and the fight for marriage equality. San Francisco in 1953 was all about the Red Scare, FBI investigations, yellow journalism, run amok and the ladies who play mahjong over T in the unexpected heiress. Private detective. 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