Question 1

Which of NASA's Apollo space program missions included a Christmas Eve orbit of the Moon in 1968?&#10;A)Apollo 1&#10;B)Apollo 7&#10;C)Apollo 8&#10;D)Apollo 11

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The Apollo 8 mission took man closer to the Moon than ever before when the crew orbited the heavenly body ten times on Christmas Eve. The crew - Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders - read from the Book of Genesis, which forever connected the mission to the first passage "In the beginning God..." The mission also facilitated the first man-made photograph of Earthrise.

Question 2

Which two signers of the Declaration of Independence died within hours of each other on July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the document's signing?&#10;A)George Washington and Thomas Jefferson&#10;B)John Hancock and Thomas Jefferson&#10;C)James Madison and Thomas Jefferson&#10;D)Thomas Jefferson and John Adams

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Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died on the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1826). They were the only signers who went on to become presidents (Washington and Madison did not sign the Declaration). During the Revolution, both men were great friends, but political differences took over when they served together as president and vice president, making them became bitter foes for years. Near the end of their lives, Abigail Adams suggested her husband start writing his old friend again. He did and the former presidents began a correspondence that lasted until their deaths. Adams' legendary last words were, "Thomas Jefferson lives." He was unaware that Jefferson had preceded him in death only a few hours before.

Question 3

Which list of generations is in correct chronological order beginning with the earliest generation?&#10;A)Silent Generation - Greatest Generation - Lost Generation - Generation X - Millenials&#10;B)Lost Generation - Greatest Generation - Silent Generation - Generation X - Millenials&#10;C)Millenials - Greatest Generation - Silent Generation - Lost Generation - Generation X&#10;D)Greatest Generation - Silent Generation - Lost Generation - Millenials - Generation X

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The Lost Generation is the World War I generation born between 1883 and 1900; the Greatest Generation is the World War II generation born between 1901 and 1924; the Silent Generation is the generation that was too young to fight in the war but lived through it, born between 1925 and 1945; Generation X was born after the Baby Boomers, between 1961 and 1981; the Millenials were born between 1982 and the early 1990s.
"The Lost Generation" was a term first used in Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises; he later attributed its origin to Gertrude Stein who referred to the World War I soldier generation as "lost." Hemingway himself belonged to the generation, as did his contemporaries F. Scott Fitzgerald, Cole Porter and T.S. Eliot. "The Greatest Generation" was a term coined by journalist Tom Brokaw to describe the heroic sacrifice made by the people who fought in World War II. They are marked by their steadfast sense of virtue and responsibility. John Kennedy, John Glenn, Henry Kissinger, Walter Cronkite, Julia Child and Thurgood Marshall belonged to this generation. "The Silent Generation" is a term coined by TIME magazine to describe the people who were too young to serve in the war, but old enough to have lived through it, who were increasingly seen as less committed to the heroic service that defined the generation ahead of them. The generation is characterized by the conflict between tradition and changing cultural attitudes. They overwhelmingly possess an innovative and artistic spirit. Martin Luther King Jr., Robert and Edward Kennedy, the Beatles and Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, Marvin Gaye, George Carlin, Gloria Steinem and the second and third classes of NASA astronauts (Neil Armstrong and Jim Lovell among them) are part of this generation. Many of the attitudes and members of this generation are misattributed to the Baby Boomers. "Generation X" was a term coined by Robert Capa, a photojournalist with the Magnum agency, to describe the attitudes of the post-Baby Boomers, born between 1961 and 1981. They are also called "Gen-Xers" and the "MTV Generation." They are marked by their coming of age in a time of great upheaval and are often associated with a somewhat reluctant outlook on civic involvement and moderate distrust of authority. Generation X is considered the next coming of the Silent Generation. Jon Stewart, Robert Downey Jr., Michael Jordan, Kurt Cobain, Brad Pitt, Tupac Shakur and Eminem are part of this generation. "Millenials" is a term coined by the Millenial generation itself in opposition to the name first attributed to them: "Generation Y." (They disliked the association with the angst-ridden Generation X.) Sociologists picked up the term as it increased in prevalence. They are characterized by a renewed commitment to family and community, a generally positive but cautious outlook and a desire to better the world. They are tech-savvy, but most are old enough to remember a time before every home had a personal computer, let alone cell phone or iPod. They are considered the next coming of the Greatest Generation.

Question 4

Which American artist is considered the leading figure of the Pop art movement?&#10;A)Andy Warhol&#10;B)Jackson Pollock&#10;C)Willem de Kooning&#10;D)Edward Hopper

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Andy Warhol is the most well known American contributor to the Pop art movement of the late 1950s to 1970s. His prints featuring Campbell's soup cans remain some of the most well known pieces of American art in any genre. Pop art sought to juxtapose popular imagery in unexpected ways. It embraced advertising imagery and depictions of other pop culture events or works. Many critics derided the style as not being "true art," but works from the period remain popular today.

Question 5

How many years before the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education did the United States send Jesse Owens to Hitler's Germany to compete in the Olympic Games?&#10;A)12 years&#10;B)18 years&#10;C)24 years&#10;D)6 years

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Eighteen years before Brown v. Board of Education (1954) ended "separate but equal" in the United States, the country sent African American track star Jesse Owens to compete in the 1936 Olympics in Germany as Adolf Hitler was rising to international power. The foundation of Hitler's political philosophy was based on his belief in Aryan supremacy - a racially discriminatory view - and he intended the Olympics to be a showcase for his team. Owens won four gold medals, which was expected to anger Hitler. Owens later stated that he was treated more courteously by Hitler than he was by American President Franklin Roosevelt, who failed to contact Owens at all following his four gold medal victories.

Question 6

Which American written work served as political inspiration for Russian author Leo Tolstoy, Indian political leader Mohandas Gandhi and American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.?&#10;A)Uncle Tom's Cabin&#10;B)Common Sense&#10;C)Civil Disobedience&#10;D)Leaves of Grass

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Henry David Thoreau's Civil Disobedience has served as inspiration to innumerable political and cultural leaders all over the world. In it, the author advocates nonviolent political protest as a necessary form of political speech that should be used to counter unjust acts. Nonviolence was the common theme that united all of the aforementioned individuals.

Question 7

Which government body shares its nickname with a popular R&B group of the 1960s?&#10;A)The presidential Cabinet&#10;B)The U.S. House of Representatives&#10;C)The U.S. Supreme Court&#10;D)The U.S. Senate

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The members of the U.S. Supreme Court are often referred to by the nickname "the Supremes," which is also the name of an all-girl R&B group that rose to fame in the 1960s. The Supremes were on the Motown label and were fronted by Diana Ross.

Question 8

Daniel Ellsberg is associated with which political event?&#10;A)The release of the Pentagon Papers&#10;B)Watergate&#10;C)Iran Contra&#10;D)The Nuremberg trials

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Daniel Ellsberg was the government employee who acquired copies of the Pentagon Papers and released them to the media. The Pentagon Papers were the government's 1971 internal and classified study on the history of American involvement in Vietnam. The report stated that the Johnson administration systematically lied to the American people and Congress throughout the duration of Johnson's term. After a prolonged, methodical endeavor to photocopy thousands of pages, Ellsberg handed them over to a reporter for The New York Times. The publication proceeded to print the content in excerpts. Ellsberg was eventually caught and tried for accessing and distributing classified material. He was convicted but the verdict was later overturned.

Question 9

Which president campaigned for re-election with the slogan &#34;It's morning in America?&#34;&#10;A)Dwight Eisenhower&#10;B)Franklin D. Roosevelt&#10;C)Richard Nixon&#10;D)Ronald Reagan

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Ronald Reagan aired the memorable "Morning in America" commercial during his re-election campaign in 1984. He urged Americans to consider whether they were better off then than they were when he took office four years earlier. His term began during a time of economic hardship and uncertainty abroad. The slogan's premise was that the recovery from hardship had begun under Reagan.

Question 10

Anita Hill's sexual harassment allegations affected the political future of which of the following people?&#10;A)Gary Hart&#10;B)Bill Clinton&#10;C)Clarence Thomas&#10;D)Edward Kennedy

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Anita Hill testified during Clarence Thomas' U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings that the nominee sexually harassed her numerous times when they worked together. While the graphic testimony was a blow to Thomas' public image, the Senate ultimately confirmed him anyway.

Question 11

Which of the following people was never suspected to be Deep Throat?&#10;A)Diane Sawyer&#10;B)Spiro Agnew&#10;C)Henry Kissinger&#10;D)Pat Buchanan

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Question 12

Which president's political platform called for a &#34;Great Society?&#34;&#10;A)Lyndon B. Johnson&#10;B)John F. Kennedy&#10;C)Richard Nixon&#10;D)Dwight Eisenhower

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Question 13

Feminist icon Gloria Steinem founded which publication?&#10;A)Woman's Day&#10;B)Jane&#10;C)Cosmopolitan&#10;D)Ms.

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Question 14

Whose presidency offered Americans a &#34;New Deal?&#34;&#10;A)John F. Kennedy&#10;B)Theodore Roosevelt&#10;C)Franklin D. Roosevelt&#10;D)Harry Truman

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Question 15

Which president characterized his domestic agenda as a &#34;Square Deal?&#34;&#10;A)Woodrow Wilson&#10;B)Theodore Roosevelt&#10;C)Herbert Hoover&#10;D)Calvin Coolidge

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Question 16

Oliver North was a figure in which political scandal?&#10;A)The release of the Pentagon Papers&#10;B)Whitewater&#10;C)Watergate&#10;D)Iran-Contra

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Question 17

Upton Sinclair's The Jungle was an unflinching portrayal of:&#10;A)Exploited child labor&#10;B)Corporate monopolies and robber barons&#10;C)The meatpacking industry&#10;D)The slave trade

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Question 18

When did the Gilded Age occur?&#10;A)The 1820s and 1830s&#10;B)The 1870s and 1880s&#10;C)The 1900s and 1910s&#10;D)The 1940s and 1950s

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Question 19

Which of the following films did not become an iconic American classic due in part to annual network television broadcasts that many viewers adopted as yearly traditions?&#10;A)Casablanca&#10;B)The Wizard of Oz&#10;C)It's a Wonderful Life&#10;D)The Sound of Music

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Question 20

Which motion picture featured a haunted main character whose final line in the movie is, &#34;Rosebud?&#34;&#10;A)Gone With the Wind&#10;B)Casablanca&#10;C)The Godfather&#10;D)Citizen Kane

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Question 21

How many Founders signed both the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution?&#10;A)20&#10;B)12&#10;C)6&#10;D)25

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Question 22

&#34;The Bible Belt&#34; is a term applied to which region of the United States?&#10;A)The Northeast&#10;B)The Deep South&#10;C)The Midwest&#10;D)The Southwest

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Question 23

The Era of Good Feelings in American history came to halt during the acrimonious presidential election between which men?&#10;A)John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson&#10;B)John Kennedy and Richard Nixon&#10;C)Woodrow Wilson, William Howard Taft and Theodore Roosevelt&#10;D)Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden

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Question 24

Which Founding Father was hailed upon his death as, &#34;First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen?&#34;&#10;A)Thomas Jefferson&#10;B)Benjamin Franklin&#10;C)John Adams&#10;D)George Washington

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Question 25

Who mourned the assassination of Abraham Lincoln by writing of him, &#34;O Captain! My Captain! Our fearful trip is done...&#34;?&#10;A)Henry Wadsworth Longfellow&#10;B)Walt Whitman&#10;C)Mark Twain&#10;D)Ernest Hemingway

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Question 26

Which 1968 event intensified the anti-war movement in the United States?&#10;A)The Watergate break-in&#10;B)The civil rights demonstration at the Mexico City Olympics&#10;C)The Kent State shootings&#10;D)The My Lai Massacre

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Question 27

Which of the following people was not a figure of the Harlem Renaissance?&#10;A)Zora Neale Hurston&#10;B)Marcus Garvey&#10;C)Louis Armstrong&#10;D)Langston Hughes

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Question 28

Whose murder is viewed as the catalyst for the African-American civil rights movement?&#10;A)Martin Luther King Jr.&#10;B)Emmett Till&#10;C)Medgar Evers&#10;D)John Kennedy

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Question 29

Who was President of the United States when Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon?&#10;A)Richard Nixon&#10;B)John Kennedy&#10;C)Lyndon Johnson&#10;D)Gerald Ford

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Question 30

Which 19th century American intellectual was a leader of the Transcendentalist movement and authored numerous essays that formalized much of the American cultural identity of the time?&#10;A)Henry Adams&#10;B)Mark Twain&#10;C)Frederick Douglass&#10;D)Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Question 31

Which Founder had his role in history inflated when the event for which he is remembered was immortalized in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow?&#10;A)John Hancock&#10;B)George Washington&#10;C)Paul Revere&#10;D)Benjamin Franklin

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Question 32

Who flew in the Spirit of St. Louis?&#10;A)Amelia Earhart&#10;B)Charles Lindbergh&#10;C)Orville and Wilbur Wright&#10;D)The Red Baron

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Question 33

Abraham Lincoln's failed run at an Illinois Senate seat in 1858 featured which notable political event?&#10;A)The Lincoln-Douglas debates&#10;B)The Gettysburg Address&#10;C)The Declaration on the Rights of Man&#10;D)An assassination attempt on Lincoln

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Question 34

Emigrants from which nation were integral to the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad, often performing the most dangerous tasks, including using explosives?&#10;A)Russia&#10;B)China&#10;C)Ireland&#10;D)Germany

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Question 35

The term &#34;Manifest Destiny&#34; was used to describe which 19th century American ideal?&#10;A)That Americans were destined to settle the continent from coast-to-coast&#10;B)That white Americans were superior to enslaved Americans&#10;C)That women belonged in the home performing domestic duties&#10;D)That the country was destined to split into two separate nations

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Question 36

When Robert Kennedy ran for the presidency in 1968 he was a senator from which state?&#10;A)Maryland&#10;B)Massachusetts&#10;C)Virginia&#10;D)New York

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Question 37

Which of the following is not a benefit provided World War II veterans by the G.I. Bill?&#10;A)Tuition for G.I.s to pursue undergraduate, graduate, cooperative or technical education&#10;B)Business and farm loans&#10;C)Health insurance&#10;D)Low-cost mortgages

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Question 38

Which American novel introduced the antihero Holden Caulfield, who became an enduring symbol of teenage rebellion?&#10;A)A Separate Peace&#10;B)Catcher in the Rye&#10;C)On the Road&#10;D)On the Waterfront

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Question 39

In which year did the Beatles arrive in America?&#10;A)1964&#10;B)1966&#10;C)1963&#10;D)1965

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Question 40

Which westward route used by 400,000 American settlers to traverse the country in the 19th century became a popular computer game well over a century later?&#10;A)The Pony Express&#10;B)The California Trail&#10;C)The Transcontinental Railroad&#10;D)The Oregon Trail

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Question 41

Which American author named his generation the &#34;Beat generation?&#34;&#10;A)Allen Ginsburg&#10;B)J)D. Salinger&#10;C)Jack Kerouac&#10;D)Hunter S. Thompson

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Question 42

Atticus Finch is the hero in which famous novel about a racially charged court case in the Depression-era American South?&#10;A)To Kill a Mockingbird&#10;B)Gone With the Wind&#10;C)The Heart is a Lonely Hunter&#10;D)The Light in August

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Question 43

The Rhodes scholarship allows students to study at which university?&#10;A)Yale University&#10;B)Cambridge University&#10;C)Oxford University&#10;D)Harvard University

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Question 44

Whose portrait of Madame Pierre Gautreau, entitled &#34;Madame X,&#34; scandalized the art world for the subject's provocative pose and attire in the painting?&#10;A)Edward Hopper&#10;B)John Singer Sargent&#10;C)Pablo Picasso&#10;D)Diego Rivera

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Question 45

&#34;The Breadbasket of America&#34; is a term applied to which region of the United States?&#10;A)The Midwest&#10;B)The Northeast&#10;C)The Pacific Northwest&#10;D)The Mid-Atlantic

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Question 46

Charles Schulz wrote which famous daily comic strip that saw one of its characters fly in space with NASA?&#10;A)Beetle Bailey&#10;B)The Far Side&#10;C)Calvin & Hobbes&#10;D)Peanuts

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Question 47

How many times in American history has a president been elected without winning the popular vote?&#10;A)2&#10;B)6&#10;C)4&#10;D)0

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Question 48

Which Jazz Age novel ends with the memorable final line, &#34;So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past?&#34;&#10;A)The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn&#10;B)The Great Gatsby&#10;C)This Side of Paradise&#10;D)A Movable Feast

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Question 49

To which era in American history did flappers belong?&#10;A)The Roaring Twenties&#10;B)The Gilded Age&#10;C)The Era of Good Feelings&#10;D)The Swinging Sixties

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Question 50

Which author is often called the &#34;father of American literature?&#34;&#10;A)F) Scott Fitzgerald&#10;B)Ernest Hemingway&#10;C)William Faulkner&#10;D)Mark Twain

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