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WorksheetsToday in History Quiz November 2nd -6th
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
In 1948 Thomas E Dewey lost to who in the Presidential Election?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
John F. Kennedy
Bill Clinton
What was the Spruce Goose?
A boat
A helicopter
A carved animal
A plane
What did the United States sell to Iran in the Iran-Contra Affair?
arms
people
cars
diamonds
Carol Moseley Braun, the first black female Senator, and Barrack Obama where both Senators from what state?
Illinois
Indiana
California
Ohio
In the Iranian Hostage Crisis, what kind of building did hostages get taken at?
A hospital
A bank
An embassy
A school
What sport did Cy Young play?
Baseball
Football
Basketball
Hockey
How long were the hostages held in captivity?
1 week
100 days
13 days
444 days
The Cy Young Award is given out to what position is sports?
Quarterback
Kicker
Pitcher
Shortstop
How many terms did FDR serve?
1
2
3
4
Finish this famous saying of FDR's, "we have nothing to fear but ______________________."
spiders
big dogs
fear itself
death
What disease did Ronald Reagan have that eventually took his life?
Cancer
Polio
Alzheimers
Diabetes
George Foreman was a champion in what sport?
Golf
Boxing
Wrestling
Football
How many candidates where there in the election of 1860?
2
3
4
5
Tchaikovsky composed music for what type of entertainment?
Broadway plays
Ballets
Marching bands
tv theme shows
What cities newspaper famously printed that "Dewey Defeats Truman", when in fact Truman won?
Chicago
New York
Los Angeles
Dallas
