Pop Quiz,,part 2.. History

[SoCalDem]

I stumbled upon this on Google & thought it would be fun to revisit it, and to see if our newer members had better history teachers..

I added a few new ones:) you can check here to see what we remembered 3 years ago


SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Sat Jul-22-06 04:17 PM
Original message

Pop Quiz.. History.. (no cheating)


Here's my idea.. This is a free association sort of quiz to test what we (as adults) have pop into our minds when we hear or read something..

I'm not asking for the "specialists" among us who are history teachers, phds, professional historians.. I am going for the "regular joes" on the board..

I'm aiming for the stuff that is stuck to the "roof of your brain"....the stuff you learned FIRST about things..and the stuff that is ALWAYS there..
(Just want y'all to know, I DO know more about these things..I am after the "crusty residue" that is always there without having to think about it :P..)

Just copy the list and write next to it the FIRST thing that comes to mind when you read the words

disclaimer:.. What you think of may or may not be even TRUE..I am after the stuff that clogs our brains about things/people/events and how what we were taught as kids remains with us...always...

(no need for lengthy responses ...unless you cannot help yourself :P..)


I'll do my responses in a reply...(don't peek at other people's answers until you put yours down though, or it might influence your first responses..

Feel free to add your own.......(in a separate reply...label Quiz ..pt 2...pt 3..etc and your answers to them in reply so people don't see yours until they put theirs)

be HONEST too.. no one's out to shame anyone because they remember something silly.. It's about how we are taught things in school, how much we retain..what we retain, and what a waste it is to be taught "trivia" when our brains are MOST receptive to really learning..

here goes:


George Washington.....................................

The Potomac/Delaware River.........................

1066...........................................................

Paul Revere.................................................

"Remember the Maine".................................

Corregidor....................................................

Gen McArthur..............................................

Fat Boy........................................................

Antietam.....................................................

Abe Lincoln.................................................

Woodrow Wilson.........................................

Julius Caesar...............................................

JFK............................................................

FDR...........................................................

Ho Chi Minh................................................

Golda Meir..................................................

November 11...............................................

June 14.......................................................

Gen. Custer................................................

William H, Seward.....................................

Gobi.........................................................

Simon Bolivar..........................................

USSR........................................................

Eisenhower................................................

Nixon.......................................................

Egypt.......................................................

Bohemia....................................................

Medgar Evers...............................................

Martin Luther King......................................

Thomas Jefferson.......................................

Timbuktu...................................................

[dsc]

1. my answers

George Washington.....................................revolutionary general

The Potomac/Delaware River.........................philadelphia/washington dc

1066...........................................................magna carta

Paul Revere.................................................two if by sea

"Remember the Maine".................................spanish american war/hearst

Corregidor....................................................phillipines

Gen McArthur..............................................I shall return/fired by truman

Fat Boy........................................................nuke

Antietum.....................................................civil war/first battle

Abe Lincoln.................................................civil war president/penny/knox college

Woodrow Wilson.........................................ww1 president/

Julius Caesar...............................................shakespeare, roman ruler

JFK............................................................assassinated president

FDR...........................................................depression ww2

Ho Chi Minh................................................viet nam

Golda Meir..................................................israel/seven days war

November 11...............................................veterens day/ dad's bday

June 14.......................................................flag day

Gen. Custer................................................little big run/indians

William H, Seward.....................................alaska

Gobi.........................................................desert

Simon Bolivar..........................................latin american revolutionary

USSR........................................................stalin/communist

Eisenhower................................................general ww2/president

Nixon.......................................................china/watergate

Egypt.......................................................pyramids/nile/sinai

Bohemia....................................................roma

Medgar Evers...............................................mississippi/civil rights

Martin Luther King......................................i have a dream

Thomas Jefferson.......................................university of virginia/seperation of church and state

Timbuktu...................................................africa

[Odin2005]

3. 1066 = Normans conquer England

The Magna Carta was in the 1200s.

[SoCalDem]

4. see what I mean.. what we retain, is not always what we learned

or were we ever really even taught?..or just made to memorize for tests?

[imdjh]

5. Yeah, but this is like "Answer like a teenager Jeopardy" on SNL

[imdjh]

2. first thoughts that came to mind (so don't make fun of me)

George Washington..................................... Custis

The Potomac/Delaware River......................... Two entirely different things

1066........................................................... Battle of Hastings

Paul Revere................................................. Tea pot

"Remember the Maine"................................. Marjory Maine

Corregidor.................................................... Bataan

Gen McArthur.............................................. I shall return

Fat Boy........................................................ Hot Shoppes

Antietum..................................................... old people

Abe Lincoln................................................. asshole

Woodrow Wilson......................................... sick

Julius Caesar............................................... movies

JFK............................................................ jackie

FDR........................................................... Eleanor

Ho Chi Minh................................................ Mao (same mental picture)

Golda Meir.................................................. "for making us kill your sons, this we cannot forgive"

November 11............................................... November 12

June 14....................................................... Bastille Day

Gen. Custer................................................ asshole

William H, Seward..................................... cousin

Gobi......................................................... desert

Simon Bolivar.......................................... statue, mounted

USSR........................................................ military parades

Eisenhower................................................ nothing

Nixon....................................................... oranges for Nixon

Egypt....................................................... Suez

Bohemia.................................................... dirty

Medgar Evers............................................... one or the other

Martin Luther King...................................... Lincoln Memorial

Thomas Jefferson....................................... something about religion not picking his pocket

Timbuktu................................................... Eartha Kitt


And by the way, Seward wasn't my cousin, Sewell was my cousin, but it was the first thought.

[stevedeshazer]

6. Okay

George Washington..........................General, President, slaveowner

The Potomac/Delaware River.........................Never been there

1066..........................................Erik the Red, long time ago

Paul Revere..............................................and the Raiders!

"Remember the Maine".................................Slogan

Corregidor.............................................Battle, Phillipines

Gen McArthur..............................Fired by Truman, full of himself

Fat Boy........................................................A sandwich

Antietum.....................................................Bloody battle

Abe Lincoln........................................Five bucks and a penny

Woodrow Wilson.............................League of Nations, had a stroke

Julius Caesar...............................................Dictator

JFK............................................................Horny, Dead

FDR....................................................Saved the nation

Ho Chi Minh..............................Bad memories of Viet Nam, Saigon

Golda Meir........................................Powerful female leader

November 11.............................................11:11 flyover, Dad

June 14.......................................................Flag Day

Gen. Custer..........................Dumbass in the wrong place/wrong time

William H, Seward.....................................Lincoln, Alaska

Gobi..................................................Mongolia, fossils

Simon Bolivar.....................................South American republics

USSR..................Scary to Baby Boomers, Mutually Assured Destruction

Eisenhower..........................Peace Candidate, Last Good Republican

Nixon.....................................Asshole, Liar, Not as bad as GWB

Egypt....................................Nile River, Anwar Sadat, cats

Bohemia..........................................A beatnik construction

Medgar Evers.......................................Murdered by racists

Martin Luther King...........................Inspiring, brave

Thomas Jefferson....Brilliant but flawed, Lewis & Clark, Declaration of Independence

Timbuktu..........................Some remote place in subsaharan Africa

[Glorfindel]

7. Reply to Part 2 - History

George Washington.....................................Father of his country

The Potomac/Delaware River.........................Silver Dollar

1066...........................................................Battle of Hastings

Paul Revere................................................."One if by land and two if by sea"

"Remember the Maine".................................McKinley's Spanish-American War

Corregidor....................................................Bataan Death March

Gen McArthur.............................................."I shall return"

Fat Boy........................................................Little Man

Antietum.....................................................Bull Run

Abe Lincoln.................................................War Between the States

Woodrow Wilson.........................................World War I

Julius Caesar..............................................."The die is cast"

JFK............................................................PT 109

FDR..........................................................."The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"

Ho Chi Minh................................................His side won

Golda Meir..................................................Israeli Valkyrie

November 11...............................................Armistice Day

June 14.......................................................Flag Day

Gen. Custer................................................Little Big Horn

William H, Seward.....................................Alaska (Seward's Icebox)

Gobi.........................................................Roy Chapman Andrews

Simon Bolivar..........................................el Liberatador

USSR........................................................they stopped Hitler

Eisenhower................................................The best aide General McArthur ever had

Nixon......................................................."I am not a crook"

Egypt.......................................................the Nile

Bohemia....................................................Moravia, Slovakia, and Ruthenia

Medgar Evers...............................................murdered

Martin Luther King......................................"I have a dream"

Thomas Jefferson.......................................Louisiana Purchase

Timbuktu..................................................."Kismet"

[Shandris]

8. Here we go

George Washington.....................................First President

The Potomac/Delaware River.........................Crossing of

1066...........................................................Battle of Hastings

Paul Revere.................................................Revolutionary forerider

"Remember the Maine".................................something about a ship

Corregidor....................................................Death March of Bataan

Gen McArthur..............................................I shall return

Fat Boy........................................................Nuke

Antietum.....................................................Bloodiest battle of Civil War

Abe Lincoln.................................................Union President, freed the slaves

Woodrow Wilson.........................................Without a league of nations, world war I will repeat within 20 years (sic)

Julius Caesar...............................................Cried at the statue of Alexander because he hadn't conquered anything at 25

JFK............................................................Assassinated

FDR...........................................................A day that shall live in infamy

Ho Chi Minh................................................ ...trail

Golda Meir..................................................who?

November 11...............................................Veteran's Day

June 14.......................................................Flag day

Gen. Custer................................................Idiot who thought 2000 indians could be beaten by 200 trail-weary cavalry from an inferior position and no firing line

William H, Seward.....................................Alaska (but i don't think thats right)

Gobi.........................................................Desert

Simon Bolivar..........................................Latin America

USSR........................................................ Scary phrase meaning 'Russia' from my youth

Eisenhower................................................ General Dwight D.

Nixon....................................................... 'Trust me'

Egypt....................................................... Lost an army to a sea collapsing on them (raised in a church, whaddya expect :) )

Bohemia.................................................... something about a lifestyle

Medgar Evers............................................... lynched in Mississippi

Martin Luther King...................................... The Birmingham Civil Rights March

Thomas Jefferson....................................... Prolific writer, one of the oft misquoted founding fathers.

Timbuktu................................................... a place near BFE?

[Odin2005]

9. Here goes:

George Washington..................................... Revolutionary general, First US president

The Potomac/Delaware River......................... Washington DC/Philly

1066........................................................... William the Conquerer

Paul Revere................................................. "The British are coming"

"Remember the Maine"................................. Spanish-American War

Corregidor.................................................... Philippines

Gen McArthur.............................................. Korea

Fat Boy........................................................ Hiroshima

Antietum..................................................... Civil War bloodbath

Abe Lincoln................................................. US Prez duing Civil War

Woodrow Wilson......................................... League of Nations

Julius Caesar............................................... Beware the Ides of March

JFK............................................................ Moon

FDR........................................................... New Deal

Ho Chi Minh................................................ Vietnam

Golda Meir.................................................. Israeli leader

November 11............................................... End of WW1

June 14....................................................... Flag Day

Gen. Custer................................................ Native Americans gave him his comeuppance.

William H, Seward..................................... Bought Alaska from Russia

Gobi......................................................... Mongolia

Simon Bolivar.......................................... South American revolutionary

USSR........................................................ Stalinism

Eisenhower................................................ D-Day

Nixon....................................................... Watergate

Egypt....................................................... Pyramids

Bohemia.................................................... Hussites

Medgar Evers............................................... no clue

Martin Luther King...................................... Civil Rights

Thomas Jefferson....................................... Declaration of Independence

Timbuktu................................................... Capital of Mali

[Ten Bears]

10. If I understood your directions correctly here it is.

George Washington.....................................First president of the US

The Potomac/Delaware River.........................River crossed by Washington on Christmas Eve 1777

1066...........................................................Battle of Hastings

Paul Revere.................................................Alerted Boston to the approach of the British

"Remember the Maine".................................Battle cry during the Spanish=American War

Corregidor....................................................

Gen McArthur..............................................Duty, Honor, Country

Fat Boy........................................................Harley Davidson motorcycles

Antietum.....................................................Civil War battle in Maryland

Abe Lincoln.................................................President during the civil war

Woodrow Wilson.........................................President during World War I

Julius Caesar...............................................Roman General

JFK............................................................Assassinated president

FDR...........................................................president during great depression and World War II

Ho Chi Minh................................................North Vietnamese leader

Golda Meir..................................................Israeli prime minister

November 11...............................................Ending date of World War I

June 14.......................................................French Revolution, oops misread the month. Army's birthday

Gen. Custer................................................Killed at Little Big Horn

William H, Seward.....................................Secretary of State bought Alaska

Gobi.........................................................Desert in Mongolia

Simon Bolivar..........................................South American revolutionary

USSR........................................................Temporary name for Russia between 1917 and 1991

Eisenhower................................................President in the '50s

Nixon.......................................................President went to China

Egypt.......................................................One of earliest civilizations

Bohemia....................................................

Medgar Evers...............................................Civil rights leader

Martin Luther King......................................African American leader assassinated in 1968

Thomas Jefferson.......................................3rd president louisiana purchase

Timbuktu...................................................

[scarletwoman]

11. Ouch, my brain hurts...

George Washington.............................Revolutionary war general, first president

The Potomac/Delaware River............Uh, somewhere around Washington DC?

1066.....................................The Norman conquest (of Britain)

Paul Revere..........................Revolutionary War hero & silversmith

"Remember the Maine"...............False flag operation to instigate the Spanish/American war

Corregidor.................................Philippines? WWII?

Gen McArthur................................"I shall return", wanted to expand the Korean War into China

Fat Boy................................................Atomic bomb

Antietum.........................................Civil War site

Abe Lincoln...................................16th president, civil war, assassinated by John Wilkes Booth

Woodrow Wilson.................................U.S. president/League of Nations/took us into WWII

Julius Caesar............................................."Et tu, Brute?"

JFK...............................Camelot/I saw the news today, oh boy...

FDR........................................................New Deal

Ho Chi Minh..............................The George Washington of Vietnam

Golda Meir.....................................Prime Minister of Israel

November 11...........................................sorry, don't know

June 14..............................................Bastille Day

Gen. Custer.................................killed, as he well deserved to be, at the Little Big Horn

William H, Seward.....................................Sec of State who arranged to buy Alaska from Russia ("Seward's Folly")

Gobi........................................desert home of the Mongolians

Simon Bolivar......................The George Washington of South America

USSR...................................the United Soviet States of Russia

Eisenhower..............WWII general & post-WWII president ("I like Ike")

Nixon........................Eisenhower's vice president, president after Lyndon Johnson, Watergate

Egypt.....................................Nile river, ancient civilization, pyramids and other cool stuff

Bohemia................................One of those old eastern european slavic countries

Medgar Evers.................................murdered civil rights leader

Martin Luther King..............................same as above only moreso

Thomas Jefferson..............................Revolutionary War leader & 3rd U.S. president

Timbuktu......................................shorthand for the arse-end of beyond, also a city in Northern Africa (Tunisia?)

[csziggy]

12. Interesting where you find holes in your knowledge!

George Washington.....................................Father of our country, first president, general

The Potomac/Delaware River.........................Washington, DC; crossing; ?

1066...........................................................William the Conquerer, Battle of Hastings, Britain

Paul Revere................................................."British are Coming"; silversmith; ride of

"Remember the Maine".................................Cuba; sloganeering; sinking

Corregidor....................................................Philippines?, WWII, battle?

Gen McArthur..............................................asshole, WWII, White Stallions

Fat Boy........................................................A-bomb; Oppenheimer; Manhattan Project

Antietum.....................................................battle

Abe Lincoln.................................................Illinois, President, Emancipation Proclamation

Woodrow Wilson.........................................President; WWI?; ?

Julius Caesar...............................................Roman; power hungry; murdered

JFK............................................................President; assassination; PT109

FDR...........................................................President; WWII; Depression

Ho Chi Minh................................................Vietnam?; leader; ?

Golda Meir..................................................Israel; prime minister?; ?

November 11...............................................Veteran's Day

June 14.......................................................? (July 14 is Bastille Day?)

Gen. Custer................................................Indian hunter; battle; ambitious

William H, Seward.....................................Sec. Interior?; Alaska; ?

Gobi.........................................................Desert; fish; ?

Simon Bolivar..........................................South American leader; ? ; ?

USSR........................................................Soviet; Cold War; Communists

Eisenhower................................................General; President; WWII

Nixon.......................................................VP; President; Watergate

Egypt.......................................................pyramids; Pharohs; Nile

Bohemia....................................................Rhapsody; Sherlock Holmes; Irene

Medgar Evers...............................................Black leader; assassinated; segregation

Martin Luther King......................................ditto - see above

Thomas Jefferson.......................................Declaration; Constitution; Deist

Timbuktu...................................................North Africa; Sahara; Islam

[Tansy_Gold]

13. I believe that should be Antietam. n/t

[SoCalDem]

14. eek.. thanks.. fixed it

:rofl:

[Libertas1776]

15. Off the top of my head, my answers...

George Washington.....................................1st POTUS of the USA. Commander of the Continental Army.

The Potomac/Delaware River.........................Washington Crossing in winter.

1066...........................................................Norman Conquest.

Paul Revere.................................................Midnight ride.

"Remember the Maine".................................Havana Harbor.

Corregidor....................................................?

Gen McArthur..............................................Old soldiers never die, they just fade away.

Fat Boy........................................................Atom Bomb on Japan.

Antietum.....................................................US Civil War.

Abe Lincoln.................................................Assassinated POTUS #1.

Woodrow Wilson.........................................POTUS during WWI.

Julius Caesar...............................................Dictator of Roman Republic.

JFK............................................................Assassinated POTUS #4

FDR...........................................................POTUS during WWII.

Ho Chi Minh................................................Vietnam.

Golda Meir..................................................Prime Minister of Israel.

November 11...............................................Armistice Day.

June 14.......................................................Flag Day.

Gen. Custer................................................Indian Wars.

William H, Seward.....................................Alaska.

Gobi.........................................................Desert?

Simon Bolivar..........................................S. American Revolutionary.

USSR........................................................1917

Eisenhower................................................Military Industrial Complex.

Nixon.......................................................Watergate.

Egypt.......................................................Sadat.

Bohemia....................................................Austria-Hungary.

Medgar Evers...............................................Assassinated civil rights leader.

Martin Luther King......................................Assassinated civil rights leader.

Thomas Jefferson.......................................POTUS #3

Timbuktu...................................................Mongolia?


On Edit afterthought: Mongolia? Well, I was wrong about that. And Corregidor is related to WWII Philippines, apparently. Oh, and I guess my responses to Lincoln and Kennedy sound a little crass. But I'll leave as they are.

[hootinholler]

16. Ok, I'll play..

George Washington..................................... Mt Vernon

The Potomac/Delaware River......................... silver dollar thrown by washington/ Attack on Trenton

1066...........................................................Some English battle

Paul Revere................................................. Listen my son and you shall hear...

"Remember the Maine"................................. Cuba

Corregidor.................................................... Isn't that a spice?

Gen McArthur.............................................. I shall return

Fat Boy........................................................ alt.Edward.Teller.boom.boom.boom

Antietum..................................................... Lil Mac was a wuss.

Abe Lincoln................................................. Find a penny, pick it up

Woodrow Wilson......................................... Who?

Julius Caesar............................................... Great chef, Nice dressing.

JFK............................................................ Cuba

FDR........................................................... Nothing to fear but fear itself which may not be right, but it's what I get

Ho Chi Minh................................................ Trail

Golda Meir.................................................. Israel

November 11............................................... Veterans Day

June 14....................................................... Familiar date I can't place

Gen. Custer................................................ Got his ass kicked

William H, Seward..................................... Alaska

Gobi......................................................... Desert

Simon Bolivar.......................................... A subamrine

USSR........................................................ Red Menace

Eisenhower................................................ D Day

Nixon....................................................... I'm not a Crook

Egypt....................................................... Pyramids

Bohemia.................................................... Queen

Medgar Evers............................................... Who??

Martin Luther King...................................... They shot him :'(

Thomas Jefferson....................................... My hero

Timbuktu................................................... Very far away

[FarLeftRage]

17. Here's mine:

George Washington..................................... Father of our country

The Potomac/Delaware River......................... rivers crossed by George

1066........................................................... William the Conqueror

Paul Revere................................................. Midnight ride

"Remember the Maine"................................. yellow journalist war-cry

Corregidor.................................................... Philippines battle site

Gen McArthur.............................................. I shall return

Fat Boy........................................................ nuclear bomb

Antietum..................................................... Civil war's most bloody battle

Abe Lincoln................................................. One Cent or Five Dollars

Woodrow Wilson......................................... First Dem Prez of the 20th century

Julius Caesar............................................... He ignored the Ides of March

JFK............................................................ Put a man on the moon by 1969

FDR........................................................... Four Freedoms

Ho Chi Minh................................................ Uncle Ho

Golda Meir.................................................. Let my people go

November 11............................................... on the eleventh hour, 1918

June 14....................................................... Old Glory

Gen. Custer................................................ Indians did not like him

William H, Seward..................................... Folly or ice box

Gobi......................................................... Asiatic desert

Simon Bolivar.......................................... Liberator of South America

USSR........................................................ Back in the USSR

Eisenhower................................................ Warned us of the military-industrial

Nixon....................................................... tricky and crooked

Egypt....................................................... An ancient land

Bohemia.................................................... and Moravia

Medgar Evers............................................... Died too young

Martin Luther King...................................... He had a dream

Thomas Jefferson....................................... macaroni and cheese

Timbuktu................................................... A city in Mali

[conscious evolution]

18. ?

George Washington.....................................mason first president rebel

The Potomac/Delaware River.........................Dc's southern border river washingtons army crossed

1066...........................................................magna carta

Paul Revere.................................................silversmith rebel messenger

"Remember the Maine".................................spanish-american war

Corregidor....................................................ww2 phillipineIsland site of last stand of us army

Gen McArthur..............................................Commander swpao

Fat Boy........................................................atomic weapon

Antietam.....................................................civil war battle site

Abe Lincoln.................................................assasinated president

Woodrow Wilson.........................................president during early 20th century

Julius Caesar...............................................Roman dictator

JFK............................................................assasinated president,pt boat commander

FDR...........................................................president during depression ww2

Ho Chi Minh................................................Veit namese freedom fighter

Golda Meir..................................................Isreali pm

November 11...............................................end of ww1

June 14.......................................................invasion of saipan

Gen. Custer................................................little bighorn

William H, Seward.....................................civil war secretary of war

Gobi.........................................................desert

Simon Bolivar..........................................bolivian revolutionary

USSR........................................................union of soviet socialist republics

Eisenhower................................................ww2 commander ETO president

Nixon.......................................................president resigned

Egypt.......................................................northeast africa pyramids

Bohemia....................................................german or austrian province

Medgar Evers...............................................

Martin Luther King......................................civil rights activist

Thomas Jefferson.......................................mason,inventor,president,

Timbuktu...................................................capital of nepal

[proud2BlibKansan]

19. Here

George Washington.....................................1st president

The Potomac/Delaware River.........................DC

1066...........................................................Battle of Hastings

Paul Revere.................................................One if by land, two if by sea, three if the British are following me

"Remember the Maine".................................Spanish American War false flag

Corregidor....................................................WWII

Gen McArthur..............................................fired

Fat Boy........................................................atom bomb

Antietam.....................................................no idea

Abe Lincoln.................................................Civil War

Woodrow Wilson.........................................WWI

Julius Caesar...............................................Rome

JFK............................................................murdered in 1963

FDR...........................................................longest term as pres

Ho Chi Minh................................................N Vietnam

Golda Meir..................................................Israel

November 11...............................................Veterans Day

June 14.......................................................Flag Day

Gen. Custer................................................Little Big Horn

William H, Seward.....................................Alaska

Gobi.........................................................desert

Simon Bolivar..........................................Bolivia

USSR........................................................Stalin

Eisenhower................................................WWII, president

Nixon.......................................................resigned

Egypt.......................................................mummies

Bohemia....................................................Europe

Medgar Evers...............................................murdered in 60s

Martin Luther King......................................I have a dream

Thomas Jefferson.......................................president

Timbuktu...................................................African city

[Morning Dew]

20. reply to pt 2

George Washington.....................................father of our country

The Potomac/Delaware River.........................washington crossed it

1066...........................................................William the conqueror

Paul Revere.................................................midnight ride

"Remember the Maine".................................spanish-american war

Corregidor....................................................Doug MacArthur

Gen McArthur..............................................I shall return

Fat Boy........................................................a mash up of the hiroshima and nagasaki bomb names?

Antietam.....................................................civil war

Abe Lincoln.................................................honest

Woodrow Wilson.........................................he kept us out of war

Julius Caesar...............................................assassinated

JFK............................................................see caesar

FDR...........................................................nothing to fear but fear itself

Ho Chi Minh................................................trail

Golda Meir..................................................milwaukee

November 11...............................................armistice day

June 14.......................................................

Gen. Custer................................................ massacred

William H, Seward.....................................alaska

Gobi.........................................................desert

Simon Bolivar..........................................buckner

USSR........................................................commies

Eisenhower................................................i like ike

Nixon.......................................................watergate

Egypt.......................................................pyramids

Bohemia....................................................poverty

Medgar Evers...............................................civil rights

Martin Luther King......................................civil rights

Thomas Jefferson.......................................3rd prez

Timbuktu...................................................far off place

[Individualist]

21. My list

George Washington..................................... 1st president

The Potomac/Delaware River......................... wet

1066........................................................... Battle of Hastings

Paul Revere................................................. To arms, to arms, the British are coming.

"Remember the Maine"................................. Spanish-American War

Corregidor.................................................... Death march

Gen McArthur.............................................. I shall return.

Fat Boy........................................................ A-bomb

Antietam..................................................... Civil War

Abe Lincoln................................................. Emancipator

Woodrow Wilson......................................... League of Nations

Julius Caesar............................................... Cleopatra

JFK............................................................ Cuban missle crisis; assassination.

FDR........................................................... Pulled the nation out of depression

Ho Chi Minh................................................ Vietnam

Golda Meir.................................................. Israel

November 11............................................... Veterans' Day, originally Armistice Day

June 14....................................................... Flag Day

Gen. Custer................................................ Little Big Horn

William H, Seward..................................... Seward's folly

Gobi......................................................... desert

Simon Bolivar.......................................... Dictator

USSR........................................................ Lenin, Stalin, Kruschev

Eisenhower................................................ President

Nixon....................................................... Watergate

Egypt....................................................... Pyramids

Bohemia.................................................... Bohemian

Medgar Evers............................................... Civil Rights

Martin Luther King...................................... Nobel Peace prize

Thomas Jefferson....................................... Monticello, Constitution, President

Timbuktu................................................... Exotic

[Chisox08]

22. My answers

George Washington = Revolutionary War General/ First President

The Potomac/Delaware River = Rivers crossed during Revolutionary War

1066 Normans conquers England

Paul Revere midnight ride/ painting of Boston Massacre

"Remember the Maine" Call to Arms of the Spanish American War

Corregidor Philippines

Gen McArthur WW2 General fired during Korean War because he wanted to use nukes

Fat Boy Atomic Bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki

Antietam Battle in Civil War

Abe Lincoln President from my home state Civil War President

Woodrow Wilson WW1 President/ screened The Birth of a Nation in WH

Julius Caesar Roman Emperor assassinated

JFK President during the 60's assassinated

FDR Pulled us out of the Great Depression/ WW2 President died in office during his 4th term

Ho Chi Minh Leader of North Vietnam

Golda Meir 7 days war

November 11 end of WW1

June 14

Gen. Custer lost the battle of Little Big Horn

William H, Seward Seward's folly the purchase of Alaska

Gobi African Dessert

Simon Bolivar South American Revolutionary

USSR Ally during WW2 enemy during the Cold War

Eisenhower WW2 General/ D-Day 1st Republican President since the Depression

Nixon Watergate scumbag

Egypt Pharaohs

Bohemia

Medgar Evers Civil rights leader/ killed in front of his home in Mississippi

Martin Luther King Civil Rights leader march on Washington I had a dream speach

Thomas Jefferson 3rd President died on the same day as his rival John Adams

Timbuktu Africa

[astral]

23. I'm not pretending I know . . .

here goes:


George Washington.....................................1st Prez

The Potomac/Delaware River.........................Where Washington crossed

1066...........................................................The unknown 1040 form

Paul Revere.................................................and the Raiders

"Remember the Maine".................................coast sea vegetables

Corregidor....................................................misspelllig of corridor

Gen McArthur..............................................Park

Fat Boy........................................................The Fat Albert Show

Antietam.....................................................something you drink to kill yourself with

Abe Lincoln.................................................16 Prez!

Woodrow Wilson.........................................One of the Prez's

Julius Caesar...............................................sent Jesus to the Cross

JFK............................................................our Best Looknig Prez

FDR...........................................................Franklin Delanore Roosevelt

Ho Chi Minh................................................Gunga Dihn! E.A. Poe! Henry Rousseau~ Karl and Chico Marx Albert CamuuuuU!

Golda Meir..................................................The whatchamacallit of India

November 11...............................................2001. No wait~! Veteran's Day

June 14.......................................................(draws a blank)

Gen. Custer................................................had his last stand with Geronimo

William H, Seward.....................................Bought Alaska for us all

Gobi.........................................................Desert

Simon Bolivar..........................................(draws a blank)

USSR........................................................The Union oF Soviet Socialist Republics

Eisenhower................................................Dwight E.

Nixon.......................................................Richards' not a crook!

Egypt.......................................................pyramids

Bohemia....................................................-n Grove

Medgar Evers...............................................(hmmm?)

Martin Luther King......................................Jr. Had A Dream

Thomas Jefferson.......................................warned us the takeover would be from within

Timbuktu...................................................good place to buy incense

And It Ain't My Fault!!! Neither!

[Confusious]

24. My turn

George Washington..................................... General, president

The Potomac/Delaware River......................... Didn't the guy above cross it?

1066........................................................... Norman invasion of Jolly England

Paul Revere................................................. Rode a horse, made Silver doodads

"Remember the Maine"................................. Started a war

Corregidor.................................................... Guy Below was general when the name became known

Gen McArthur.............................................. The thing above had something to do with him, Philippines, I will get my ass fired (because of my ego)

Fat Boy........................................................ Was no fat boy, fat man and little boy

Antietam..................................................... Civil war, bad

Abe Lincoln................................................. Big hat, tall, mole, president, civil war

Woodrow Wilson......................................... President World war 1

Julius Caesar............................................... Crossed the Rubicon

JFK............................................................ President for 3 years, Democrat

FDR........................................................... President for life, Democrat

Ho Chi Minh................................................ Little guy with a funny mustache

Golda Meir.................................................. Joooooooooooooooooowwww

November 11............................................... What year? Your/ Sother birthday

June 14....................................................... What year? Your/ Sother birthday?

Gen. Custer................................................ Holy shit look at all those Indians

William H, Seward..................................... Bought a piece of tundra

Gobi......................................................... Desert Mongolia?

Simon Bolivar.......................................... Big hero in south America, freedom or something

USSR........................................................ Bad, Red

Eisenhower................................................ General, President, all-round nice guy, even if he was a Republican

Nixon....................................................... Crazy

Egypt....................................................... Old, but really neat

Bohemia.................................................... Bohemians? ALRIGHT!

Medgar Evers............................................... Got shot by a bunch of fat, ugly white guys who thought they were better

Martin Luther King...................................... Preacher, Let my people go

Thomas Jefferson....................................... White guy, really smart

Timbuktu................................................... I might end up there

[SoCalDem]

26. there was a "Fat Boy"..sorry, sort of a trick question

What Was The Outcome Of The Manhattan Project?

In 1945 the United States covert operation known as The Manhattan Project achieved its goal - to create the first atomic bomb. Since its inception in 1939, scientist had struggled to find a way to harness the power of fission. Through the combined efforts of many, a test bomb known as "Fat Boy" was finally created. On July 16, 1945 in a desert in New Mexico the worlds first nuclear test, codenamed Trinity, was conducted and ushered in the Atomic Age. The Trinity test success led to the creation of two more atomic bombs that would be used in WWII.

http://gk12.rice.edu/trs/science/Atom/man.htm

[Confusious]

29. I guess I skipped the name when I read it

I only remember trinity

[depakid]

25. I saw a weird Twilight Zone about Corregidor the other day

An old black & white one. About killing folk. Or not.

Does that count?

[VOX]

27. Interesting exercise, lots of rust to shake off the old cerebrum...

George Washington......................"First in war, first in peace, and last in the American League." :-) (now National League)

The Potomac/Delaware River.........................Washington, DC, crossed by Gen. Washington

1066...........................................................Norman conquest, Saxons, Bayeux Tapestry

Paul Revere................................................."British are coming," silversmith, indentured servant

"Remember the Maine".................................Yellow Journalism, Hearst, Spanish American War, Rough Riders

Corregidor....................................................Manila Bay (Philippines), U.S. Possession, surrendered 1942

Gen McArthur..............................................General, eccentric, "I Shall Return" (to Philippines), anti-communist

Fat Boy........................................................A-Bomb, Manhattan Project

Antietam..................................................... 1862, Lee's army invades North, Maryland, 3-day bloodbath

Abe Lincoln.................................................Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg Address, assassination

Woodrow Wilson.........................................President, WWI, "War to end all wars," League of Nations

Julius Caesar...............................................Warrior, Roman Empire, assassination

JFK..................................................President, Cuban Missile Crisis, civil rights, NASA space program, assassination

FDR....................................President, "New Deal," end of Prohibition, Federal Reserve, TVA, CCC, FDIC, WWII, Warm Springs

Ho Chi Minh................................................Vietnamese PM, defeated French, figurehead

Golda Meir..................................................Israeli PM, Yom Kippur War, 1972 Munich Olympics

November 11...............................................Veteran's Day, Armistice Day (WWI)

June 14.......................................................Flag Day, Bastille Day, French Revolution

Gen. Custer................................................Political ambitions, hubris, divided force, "Son of the Morning Star"

William H. Seward....................................."Seward's Folly," Alaska purchase, Russians

Gobi......................................................... Mongolia, Silk Road

Simon Bolivar.......................................... Latin America, break from Spain, Colombia

USSR........................................................ Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Cold War

Eisenhower................................................WWII, Supreme Allied Commander, 2-term president, 1950s

Nixon......................................................."Checkers Speech," President, "I am not a crook," Watergate, San Clemente

Egypt....................................................... Alexandria, "Land of the Pharaohs," Pyramids

Bohemia.................................................... Czechoslovakia, Habsburgs, "beatniks"

Medgar Evers..........................................Civil rights, activist, "Only a Pawn in their Game" (Bob Dylan), assassination

Martin Luther King.........Gandhi, non-violence, March on Washington, "I Have a Dream," "I've Been to the Mountaintop," assassination

Thomas Jefferson.................................President, main author of Declaration of Independence, founding father, enlightened

Timbuktu...................................................West Africa, libraries, far-flung

[RFKHumphreyObama]

28. OK

George Washington.....................................Revolutionary leader

The Potomac/Delaware River.........................Scene of a plane crash about 20 years ago

1066...........................................................Err..was that the Magna Carta?

Paul Revere.................................................Didn't he end up blacklisted or ostracized and move to France or something?

"Remember the Maine".................................Nothing

Corregidor....................................................Nothing

Gen McArthur.............................................."I shall return"? Clashed with Truman over the Korean War

Fat Boy........................................................ Not Fat Boy Slim by any chance?

Antietam.....................................................Nothing

Abe Lincoln.................................................President during the Civil War, freed slaves

Woodrow Wilson.........................................Played a key role in post WWI peace negotiations in Versailles. Virulent racist

Julius Caesar...............................................Assassinated by Brutus

JFK............................................................ Assassinated. Great President

FDR...........................................................Implemented the New Deal,

Ho Chi Minh................................................Communist leader, initially ally of the US

Golda Meir..................................................First female Israeli Prime Minister

November 11...............................................Remembrance day, also the sacking of the Whitlam government

June 14.......................................................1987 election

Gen. Custer................................................Defeated at Little Bighorn

William H, Seward.....................................Hurt during Lincoln assassination

Gobi.........................................................Nothing

Simon Bolivar..........................................Latin American freedom fighter

USSR........................................................Soviet Union, major world power that disintegrated

Eisenhower................................................Moderate Republican who played a key role in shaping Republican foreign policy and its disastrous consequences to this day

Nixon.......................................................-Vice President, Conservative by 1960s-70s standards, moderate by today's standards

Egypt.......................................................-Anwar el-Sadat

Bohemia....................................................Bohemian lifestyle

Medgar Evers...............................................Civil rights leader, assassinated by White supremacist

Martin Luther King......................................Great civil rights leader "I Have A Dream:

Thomas Jefferson.......................................President, Had a relationship with a slave

Timbuktu...................................................In the middle of nowhere

[LWolf]

30. Okay, but

I am a teacher. For those interested, we teach the history according to the standards and frameworks written by our states, which rarely reach the 20th century before high school, and generally just survey it then.

George Washington..........................Revolutionary War General, 1st president

The Potomac/Delaware River.........................Washington didn't throw a silver dollar across the Potomac. He did cross the Delaware to surprise the Hessian army at Trenton on the other side.

1066...........................................................Norman conquest of England

Paul Revere.................................................Silversmith who developed an alarm system for the patriots; messenger.

"Remember the Maine".................................its sinking precipitated the spanish-american war

Corregidor.................................................... phillipine island defending manila fell to Japan in WWII

Gen McArthur..............................................oversaw the occupation of Japan

Fat Boy........................................................atomic test bomb; also a harley and a sandwich.

Antietam.....................................................Civil War battle

Abe Lincoln.................................................log cabin, learned to read by candlelight, civil war president, 16th president, 1st republican president, speculated marfan syndrome

Woodrow Wilson.........................................WWI president, progressive income tax, federal reserve act.....

Julius Caesar...............................................Rome transitions from republic to empire

JFK............................................................Young catholic president assassinated in his 2nd term. Bay of pigs.

FDR........................................................... 4 terms, WWII, New Deal.

Ho Chi Minh................................................Viet Nam: led independence movement, established communist government

Golda Meir..................................................Israel's 1st female prime minister

November 11...............................................Armistice Day; end of WWI became Veteran's Day in the '50s.

June 14....................................................... Flag day which, before Edward Bellamy, used to be enough attention.

Gen. Custer................................................ fought in the civil war and the indian wars. Battle of Little bighorn his last stand. Historians still arguing about his role and his place in history.

William H, Seward..................................... governor of , secretary of state for lincoln & johnson, mover & shaker in the early republican party, purchase of alaska was "sewards folly"

Gobi.........................................................a desert in asia, part of the mongol empire

Simon Bolivar..........................................south american general helped win independence from spain

USSR........................................................emerged after the russian revolution and civil war

Eisenhower................................................I like Ike...general and president

Nixon.......................................................Tricky Dick, watergate, impeachment, resignation, thoroughly corrupt and republican, yet still more liberal than the supposed "liberal" democrats of today.

Egypt.......................................................Hot deserts, nile river, pharoahs, pyramids, crocodiles, curses, and a republic since the '50s, at least in name.

Bohemia.................................................... scandal in, in which holmes meets the intriguing Irene Adler; part of the hapsburg's empire; occupied by Nazi Germany.

Medgar Evers............................................... civil rights movement; activists; brown v board of education; assassinated

Martin Luther King......................................civil rights leader, I have a dream. Assassinated.

Thomas Jefferson.......................................separation of church and state. author of the declaration of independence. Secretary of state. President. Slave owner. Sally hemings.

Timbuktu..................................................city in Mali, going back to medieval times. A major hub and slave market along the trade route before europeans landed in West Africa.