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Today in History Quiz November 2nd -6th

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In 1948 Thomas E Dewey lost to who in the Presidential Election?

a)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

b)

Harry S. Truman

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Bill Clinton

2.

What was the Spruce Goose?

a)

A boat

b)

A helicopter

c)

A carved animal

d)

A plane

3.

What did the United States sell to Iran in the Iran-Contra Affair?

a)

arms

b)

people

c)

cars

d)

diamonds

4.

Carol Moseley Braun, the first black female Senator, and Barrack Obama where both Senators from what state?

a)

Illinois

b)

Indiana

c)

California

d)

Ohio

5.

In the Iranian Hostage Crisis, what kind of building did hostages get taken at?

a)

A hospital

b)

A bank

c)

An embassy

d)

A school

6.

What sport did Cy Young play?

a)

Baseball

b)

Football

c)

Basketball

d)

Hockey

7.

How long were the hostages held in captivity?

a)

1 week

b)

100 days

c)

13 days

d)

444 days

8.

The Cy Young Award is given out to what position is sports?

a)

Quarterback

b)

Kicker

c)

Pitcher

d)

Shortstop

9.

How many terms did FDR serve?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

10.

Finish this famous saying of FDR's, "we have nothing to fear but ______________________."

a)

spiders

b)

big dogs

c)

fear itself

d)

death

11.

What disease did Ronald Reagan have that eventually took his life?

a)

Cancer

b)

Polio

c)

Alzheimers

d)

Diabetes

12.

George Foreman was a champion in what sport?

a)

Golf

b)

Boxing

c)

Wrestling

d)

Football

13.

How many candidates where there in the election of 1860?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

14.

Tchaikovsky composed music for what type of entertainment?

a)

Broadway plays

b)

Ballets

c)

Marching bands

d)

tv theme shows

15.

What cities newspaper famously printed that "Dewey Defeats Truman", when in fact Truman won?

a)

Chicago

b)

New York

c)

Los Angeles

d)

Dallas