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Test your students’ knowledge of the notable events covered in findingDulcinea’s “On This Day” column this week with Quiztory. It makes a fun extra credit assignment.

1. When Hiram Bingham discovered Machu Picchu, what mythical city did he think he might have discovered?

2. How many Concorde jets were built before the jets were retired?

3. How did Wells Fargo detective James B. Hume track down “Black Bart”?

4. The Empire State Building was constructed as a competition between which two men?

5. What was considered the de facto motto of the United States prior to 1955?

What’s Coming Up?

Next week, “On This Day” will examine the discovery of Machu Picchu, the Air France Concorde crash, the first prosecuted computer hacker and the explosion at Atlanta’s Olympic Park. We’ll also take a look at the Empire State Building airplane crash, the USS Forrestal fire and the adoption of “In God We Trust” as the motto of the United States.

Subject: History, Other History, Social Studies, U.S. Government, U.S. History, World History
Tags: Quiztory

Did you take the Quiztory last week? Now it’s time to check your answers:

1. What marked the beginning of the Russian Civil War? The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

2. Where did Hitler write “Mein Kampf?” His private cell in Landsberg prison

3. Who said that it “were better that ten suspected witches should escape than one innocent person should be condemned.” Increase Mather

4. How many Apollo missions were launched before the Apollo 11 crew touched down on the moon in 1969? Five

5. After the 12th Street riot in Detroit in 1967, to what did the Detroit mayor compare the damage in his city? Berlin in 1945

Subject: History, Other History, Social Studies, U.S. Government, U.S. History, World History
Tags: Quiztory, The Answer Sheet

Test your students’ knowledge of the notable events covered in findingDulcinea’s “On This Day” column this week with Quiztory. It makes a fun extra credit assignment.

1. What marked the beginning of the Russian Civil War?

2. Where did Hitler write “Mein Kampf?”

3. Who said that it “were better that ten suspected witches should escape than one innocent person should be condemned.”

4. How many Apollo missions were launched before the Apollo 11 crew touched down on the moon in 1969?

5. After the 12th Street riot in Detroit in 1967, to what did the Detroit mayor compare the damage in his city?

What’s Coming Up?

Next week, “On This Day” will examine the discovery of Machu Picchu, the Air France Concorde crash, the first prosecuted computer hacker and the explosion at Atlanta’s Olympic Park. We’ll also take a look at the Empire State Building airplane crash, the USS Forrestal fire and the adoption of “In God We Trust” as the motto of the United States.

Subject: History, Other History, Social Studies, U.S. Government, U.S. History, World History
Tags: Quiztory

Did you take the Quiztory last week? Now it’s time to check your answers:

1. What did Yankee Stadium become known as during Babe Ruth’s time with the Yankees? “The House That Ruth Built”

2. Who felt that medals of honor were a bad idea during the civil war? Winfield Scott, general-in-chief of the Army

3. Who was targeted during the New York draft riots of 1863? Blacks and those who helped or defended blacks

4. Before the National Socialist German Workers Party was declared the only political party in Germany, what was the remaining political party? Catholic Centre Party

5. What did J. Robert Oppenheimer call the first detonation of an atomic bomb in the U.S.? The “Trinity” Test

Subject: History, Other History, Social Studies, U.S. Government, U.S. History, World History
Tags: Quiztory, The Answer Sheet

Test your students’ knowledge of the notable events covered in findingDulcinea’s “On This Day” column this week with Quiztory. It makes a fun extra credit assignment.

1. What did Yankee Stadium become known as during Babe Ruth’s time with the Yankees?

2. Who felt that medals of honor were a bad idea during the civil war?

3. Who was targeted during the New York draft riots of 1863?

4. Before the National Socialist German Workers Party was declared the only political party in Germany, what was the remaining political party?

5. What did J. Robert Oppenheimer call the first detonation of an atomic bomb in the U.S.?

What’s Coming Up?

Next week, “On This Day” will examine the execution of Czar Nicholas II, Hitler’s “Mein Kampf,” the Salem Witchcraft trials and Wild Bill Hickok. We’ll also take a look at the first moon walk, John Dillinger and the 12th Street riot in Detroit.

Subject: History, Other History, Social Studies, U.S. Government, U.S. History, World History
Tags: Quiztory

Did you take the Quiztory last week? Now it’s time to check your answers:

1. After the USS Vincennes shot down Iran Air Flight 655, the United States agreed to pay compensation to victims’ families on what basis? “Ex gratia”

2. On July 19, the final draft of the Declaration of Independence was sent where? For engrossing

3. Who opened Sun Studio? Sam Phillips

4. Which two men devised UFO classification methods? Dr. J. Allen Hynek and Jacques Vallee

5. Which amendment granted blacks the right to vote? The 15th Amendment

Subject: History, Other History, Social Studies, U.S. Government, U.S. History, World History
Tags: Quiztory, The Answer Sheet

Test your students’ knowledge of the notable events covered in findingDulcinea’s “On This Day” column this week with Quiztory. It makes a fun extra credit assignment.

1. After the USS Vincennes shot down Iran Air Flight 655, the United States agreed to pay compensation to victims’ families on what basis?

2. On July 19, the final draft of the Declaration of Independence was sent where?

3. Who opened Sun Studio?

4. Which two men devised UFO classification methods?

5. Which amendment granted blacks the right to vote?

What’s Coming Up?

Next week, “On This Day” will examine the New York draft riots of 1863, the Nazis, protests in 1927 Vienna and the U.S. detonation of the world’s first atomic bomb. We’ll also take a look at Donald Crowhurst, Babe Ruth and “Disco Demolition Night.”

Subject: History, Other History, Social Studies, U.S. Government, U.S. History, World History
Tags: Quiztory

Did you take the Quiztory last week? Now it’s time to check your answers:

1. What treaty was President Kennedy trying to work out when he gave his famous “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech? A test ban treaty with the Soviet Union

2. Where did Joseph Smith and his followers go after being driven out of Missouri? Nauvoo, Ill.

3. For Germany, what was the most contentious part of the Treaty of Versailles? Article 231

4. What was the first play performed at the Globe Theatre? Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar”

5. Who invited President Abraham Lincoln to speak at the opening ceremony of the Gettysburg National Cemetery? Lawyer David Wills

Subject: History, Other History, Social Studies, U.S. Government, U.S. History, World History
Tags: Quiztory, The Answer Sheet

Test your students’ knowledge of the notable events covered in findingDulcinea’s “On This Day” column this week with Quiztory. It makes a fun extra credit assignment.

1. What treaty was President Kennedy trying to work out when he gave his famous “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech?

2. Where did Joseph Smith and his followers go after being driven out of Missouri?

3. For Germany, what was the most contentious part of the Treaty of Versailles?

4. What was the first play performed at the Globe Theatre?

5. Who invited President Abraham Lincoln to speak at the opening ceremony of the Gettysburg National Cemetery?

What’s Coming Up?

Next week, “On This Day”will examine the Declaration of Independence, Elvis Presley’s first professional recording, the first all-star baseball game and a UFO sighting in Roswell, N.M. We’ll also take a look at the U.S. Navy and an Iran Air passenger flight, the 14^th Amendment and Saddam Hussein.

Subject: History, Other History, Social Studies, U.S. Government, U.S. History, World History
Tags: Quiztory

Did you take the Quiztory last week? Now it’s time to check your answers:

1. What battle ended the Scottish Wars of Independence? The Battle of Bannockburn

2. How long did it take a Houston jury to convict Muhammad Ali of draft evasion? 21 minutes

3. Why didn’t U.S. forces fire back at a Japanese submarine that fired on Fort Stevens, Ore.? The enemy ship was believed to be out of range, and the fort’s commander didn’t want to give away the location of U.S. defenses

4. Who is the main source of information on the mutiny of Henry Hudson’s attempt to find the Northwest Passage? Abacuk Prickett

5. Under what name was Anne Frank’s diary originally published? “Het Achterhuis” or “The Secret Annex”

Subject: History, Other History, Social Studies, U.S. Government, U.S. History, World History
Tags: Quiztory, The Answer Sheet