US Presidents
Name ONE president who has served two non-consecutive Terms (Hint: there are two)
Grover Cleveland
Donald Trump
Despite being the King of England, King George I could only speak this European language.
Name ONE right protected in the Bill of Rights
Speech, Religion, Protest, Press, Petition, Guns, Fair Trial, Jury, No weird punishments, Privacy, ETC.
Name a movie that takes place in Boston
There are quite a few, I will be a judge lol
Burning accused witches at the stake was only a punishment reserved for women who also killed their husbands. So, what was the most common way to execute a witch in history? (Hint: This method was also used during the Salem Witch Trials)
Hanging
Besides Trump, name one other U.S. president to be impeached (HINT: There are two)
King Louis XIV was known as the _______ King
Sun
Which right was taken away from Americans with the 18th Amendment, and then given back to Americans with the 21st Amendment (This is the only right taken and given back to us in the Constitution!)
The right to drink Alcohol
The Great ______ Flood swept through the streets of Boston, specifically the North End in 1919 killing 21 people. This number sounds ridiculous considering the fact that ______ is known for moving ridiculously slow.
Molasses
The Patterson-Gimlin Film is a widely disputed film taken in Oregon, supposedly capturing video of which US Cryptid?
Bigfoot/Sasquatch
What is the most popular first name for the president (hint: there are six of them named this first name)
James
Marie Antoinette, French Queen is infamous for saying, "Let them eat ___?____," right before the French Reolution, though she never actually said these words
Cake
Name ONE current Supreme Court Justice
John G. Roberts, Clarence Thomas, Samuel A. Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett, OR Ketanji Brown Jackson
Senator Daniel Webster (from MA) used to frequent America's oldest continuously open restaurant (it is still open in Boston). His nightly order was 6 dozen ___?____ and an entire bottle of brandy. (Hint: the name of the food item is also in the restaurant's name!)
Oysters
Which Japanese video game company was originally founded in 1889? (Hint: this company started by making Hanafuda cards)
Nintendo
Which State is home to the most presidents? (I will take TWO answers, 1 and 2)
1. Virginia
2. Ohio
While hunting one day, the Emperor of France, Napoleon, was overwhelmed by which mammal?
a) Wild dogs
b) Deer
c) Bears
d) Bunnies
d) Bunnies!!
Name one famous signer of the Declaration of Independence who was NOT at the Constitutional Convention. (Bonus: tell me what they were doing rather than attending the Constitutional Convention)
Thomas Jefferson - Ambassador to France
John Adams - Ambassador to England
John Hancock - Governor of MA
Which Signer of the Declaration of Independence, buried in Boston, had his skeleton thrown away in the 1860s?
a) Sam Adams
b) Paul Revere
c) John Hancock
d) James Oties
c) John Hancock
Roman General Crassus, one of the wealthiest men in human history. According to legend, he was killed by the Persians pouring this liquid precious metal down his throat.
Gold
How many presidents have died while in office? (assassinations & natural causes both count)
8 (DIED: William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, Warren G Harding, FDR) (Assassinated: Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley, JFK)
Richard III was accused of killing the rightful heirs to the throne, his 7 and 9-year-old nephews. However, this accusation was made up by which famous English author?
William Shakespear
During a 1787 farewell dinner for George Washington at the Constitutional Convention, 55 delegates consumed how many bottles of wine?
a) 23
b) 55
c) 78
d) 110
This Boston Museum/Institution is known for having one of the ONLY ethical human skin books (a book made out of human leather)
The Boston Athenaeum
Which dog breed won both the first Westminster Dog Show in 1877 and the first National Dog Show in 2002
Wire Fox Terrier