Patrick Henry
Martin Luther King
Abraham Lincoln
John F. Kennedy
TRIVIA
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What does Patrick Henry want the colonists to do?
fight Britain
100
When and where did Dr. King deliver this speech?
in August 1963, at the climax of a march from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.
100
Abraham Lincoln’s reason for coming to the Gettysburg battlefield was to
dedicate a national memorial to the fallen soldiers.
100
In John F. Kennedy’s Inauguration Speech, what does he say Americans should not forget?
what their ancestors created
100
How old must a person be to run for President of the United States?
35
200
In “Speech in the Virginia Convention,” what emotion does Henry say is natural to people but should not be trusted in dealings with Britain?
Hope
200
Toward the end of the speech, in the paragraphs beginning with the now-famous phrase "I have a dream," Dr. King mentions certain members of his own family. Which family members does he refer to?
his four little children
200
Lincoln motivated his audience to continue the war by
offering the American people pride, purpose, and hope.
200
What should friends and foes know, according to John F. Kennedy?
that a new generation of Americans are responsible for their government
200
Who played Batman in the 1989 Tim Burton version of the film?
Micheal Keaton
300
His actions are guided by “the lamp of experience” is Henry trying to appeal to his audience's sense of....
Reason
300
n paragraph nine of the speech (beginning "The marvelous new militancy . . ."), Dr. King says that "many of our white brothers . . . have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom." Define the adverb inextricably.
unable to be separated or untied
300
What does the word consecrate means as used in the speech?
To make or declare sacred
300
What is Kennedy's promise to the world?
to support liberty
300
What is a flock of crows called?
A murder
400
A rhetorical question asks a question in which the answer is already known. What would be the answer to the questions Henry asks in this passage from “Speech in the Virginia Convention”? And what have we to oppose them [the British government]? Shall we try argument?
We have nothing to fight them with, because arguments don’t work.
400
By linking the occasion of his speech to the Emancipation Proclamation and by using biblical language (reminding listeners that he is a minister), King defines his personal authority, thus helping to establish
his ethical appeal
400
TRIVIA: Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and Herbert Hoover belonged to which political party?
Republicans
400
According to John F. Kennedy, who is responsible for what happens on the planet Earth?
Man
400
In what country did Tennis originate?
England
500
What was the first capital city of the United States?
Philadelphia
500
TRIVIA: In our solar system, which is the only planet the rotates clockwise?
Venus
500
How does Lincoln’s use of historical reference influence the meaning of the passage?
Suggests that the United States was created as a nation of equality
500
TRIVIA: Who is the only US President to serve more than 2 terms?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
500
When adjusted for inflation, which is the highest grossing film of all time?
Gone with the Wind
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