History Quiz

George Washington LOVED dogs. He had over 30 of them! He loved dogs so much, he created his own breed, which is still around today. Amazing! What breed (pictured) did he create?

• American Foxhound

• Chesapeake Bay Retriever

• Black and Tan Coonhound

• Boston Terrier

John Adams was so notoriously bad at THIS, that he paid for lessons to be given to his son, John Quincy Adams, so that when he grew up, he wouldn't be embarrassed to do so.

• Singing

• Dancing

• Acting

• Talking to women

Thomas Jefferson was responsible for making many types of now-popular foods popular in the United States, like macaroni and cheese and French fries. THIS food he made popular when he served it to the amazement of guests in the White House.

• birthday cake

• pumpkin pie

• ice cream

• glazed donuts

Wife of James Madison, First Lady Dolley Madison, was immensely famous and popular for her WHAT while her husband was president?

• The beauty of the paintings she displayed

• The taste of the food she served

• The scent of the perfume she wore

• The parties at the White House she threw

President James Monroe has a capital city of a foreign country named after him! Which foreign country's capital city is Monrovia?

• The African country of Liberia

• The European country of Estonia

• The South American country of Guatemala

• The Asian country of the Philippines

The Marquis de Lafayette gave President John Quincy Adams a gift which Adams kept in the White House bathroom in order to scare unsuspecting guests. What gift did the Lafayette give President Adams?

• A British cannon

• A gigantic oil painting of a skull

• A pet alligator

• A decapitated head from the French Revolution (yuck!)

Even though Andrew Jackson had a strong hatred of the British and American Indians, what amazing fact below is TRUE?!

• He declared Great Britain to be the greatest country in the world!

• He adopted three Native American children into his family!

• He almost joined the British Army during the Revolutionary War!

• He knew how to speak two different Native American languages!

King George III was completely devoted to his wife Queen Charlotte. How many children did the two have together?

• 2

• 3

• 6

• 15

The "Reign of Terror" was a horrendously violent 11-month period during the French Revolution when the guillotine was used to eliminate French royalty and other opponents of the Revolution. In total, how many people lost their heads?

• 1,000

• 17,000

• 107,000

• Over 1 million

Michigan's capital city today is Lansing. What city was Michigan's first capital?

• Traverse City

• Grand Rapids

• Detroit

• Lansing. It never changed.