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1.WHY WAS THE WHITE HOUSE PAINTED WHITE?
A.In 1814 the British set it on fires. They painted it white to restore and make it more brilliant.
2.WHICH PROFESSION IN COLONIAL AMERICA WAS ALWAYS TO MAKE FLAGS?
A.Upholsters
3.INCOME TAX WAS FIRST STARTED DURING WHICH WAR?
A.It began in 1812 for the Revolutionary War. Discontinued in 1817. Restarted in 1862 for the Civil War expenses.
4.THE TERM “GI JOE” STANDS FOR?
A.Government issued or government inlisted.
5.WHERE ARE THE AMERICAN LEGION HEADQUARTERS?
A.Indianapolis, IN
6.WHICH PRESIDENT ORDERED THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER TO BE PLAYED PUBLICALLY?
A.President Woodrow Wilson in 1916 ordered it played for all military occasions. Herbert Hoover in 1931 signed the final bill.
7.MEMORIAL DAY IS ALSO CALLED…?
A.Decoration Day.
8.WHO TRIED TO VOTE, WAS PROMPTLY ARRESTED, JAILED AND FINED $100 BUT NEVER PAID IT?
A.Susan B. Anthony
9.DRAFT DODGERS ARE ALSO REFERRED TO AS…?
A.Conscientious Objectors.
10.THE WHITE HOUSE WAS LIT BY GAS LIGHTS UNTIL WHICH PRESIDENT?
A.Benjamin Harrison
11.WHICH COIN IS THE MOST POPULAR CIRCULATED COIN IN THE U.S. TODAY?
A.Quarter
12.THE WHITE HOUSE IS ALSO CALLED…?
A.The Executive Mansion
13.THE BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC’S MELODY IS ALSO KNOWN AS WHAT OTHER SONG?
A.John Brown’s Body
14.IN WHICH PUBLICATION WAS THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE FIRST PUBLISHED?
A.The Youth’s Companion September 8, 1982
15.WHO WAS THE FIRST U.S. PRESIDENT BORN IN A HOSPITAL?
A.Jimmy Carter
16.THIS PRESIDENT’S FIRST JOB WAS A LAND SURVEYOR.
A.George Washington
17.WHAT PRESIDENT WAS AWAREDED THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE AND CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR?
A.Theodore Roosevelt
18.WHICH PRESIDENT DONATED HIS PRESIDENTIAL SALARY TO CHARITIES?
A.John F. Kennedy
19.WHICH PRESIDENT’S 135 WORDS MADE FOR THE BRIEFEST INAUGURATION SPEECH IN AMERICAN HISTORY?
A.George Washington
20.IN WHAT YEAR DID CONGRESS ESTABLISH THE 4TH OF JULY AS A LEGAL HOLIDAY?
A.1941
21.WHICH STATE IS THE ONLY STATE THAT OBSERVES “FLAG DAY” AS A LEGAL HOLIDAY?
A.Pennsylvania
22.WHICH PRESIDENT WAS A LIFEGUARD FOR 7 YEARS AND IS SAID TO HAVE SAVED MORE THAN 77 PEOPLE FROM DROWNING?
A.Ronald Reagan
23.WHICH PRESIDENT BUILT A SWIMMING POOL AND A MOVIE THEATER INSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE?
A.Franklin Delano Roosevelt
24.WHICH PRESIDENT IS REFERRED TO AS THE “FATHER OF ARCHAEOLOGY?
A.Thomas Jefferson
25.WHO WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT TO HAVE A VETO OVERRIDDEN?
A.John Tyler
A.In 1814 the British set it on fires. They painted it white to restore and make it more brilliant.
2.WHICH PROFESSION IN COLONIAL AMERICA WAS ALWAYS TO MAKE FLAGS?
A.Upholsters
3.INCOME TAX WAS FIRST STARTED DURING WHICH WAR?
A.It began in 1812 for the Revolutionary War. Discontinued in 1817. Restarted in 1862 for the Civil War expenses.
4.THE TERM “GI JOE” STANDS FOR?
A.Government issued or government inlisted.
5.WHERE ARE THE AMERICAN LEGION HEADQUARTERS?
A.Indianapolis, IN
6.WHICH PRESIDENT ORDERED THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER TO BE PLAYED PUBLICALLY?
A.President Woodrow Wilson in 1916 ordered it played for all military occasions. Herbert Hoover in 1931 signed the final bill.
7.MEMORIAL DAY IS ALSO CALLED…?
A.Decoration Day.
8.WHO TRIED TO VOTE, WAS PROMPTLY ARRESTED, JAILED AND FINED $100 BUT NEVER PAID IT?
A.Susan B. Anthony
9.DRAFT DODGERS ARE ALSO REFERRED TO AS…?
A.Conscientious Objectors.
10.THE WHITE HOUSE WAS LIT BY GAS LIGHTS UNTIL WHICH PRESIDENT?
A.Benjamin Harrison
11.WHICH COIN IS THE MOST POPULAR CIRCULATED COIN IN THE U.S. TODAY?
A.Quarter
12.THE WHITE HOUSE IS ALSO CALLED…?
A.The Executive Mansion
13.THE BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC’S MELODY IS ALSO KNOWN AS WHAT OTHER SONG?
A.John Brown’s Body
14.IN WHICH PUBLICATION WAS THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE FIRST PUBLISHED?
A.The Youth’s Companion September 8, 1982
15.WHO WAS THE FIRST U.S. PRESIDENT BORN IN A HOSPITAL?
A.Jimmy Carter
16.THIS PRESIDENT’S FIRST JOB WAS A LAND SURVEYOR.
A.George Washington
17.WHAT PRESIDENT WAS AWAREDED THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE AND CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR?
A.Theodore Roosevelt
18.WHICH PRESIDENT DONATED HIS PRESIDENTIAL SALARY TO CHARITIES?
A.John F. Kennedy
19.WHICH PRESIDENT’S 135 WORDS MADE FOR THE BRIEFEST INAUGURATION SPEECH IN AMERICAN HISTORY?
A.George Washington
20.IN WHAT YEAR DID CONGRESS ESTABLISH THE 4TH OF JULY AS A LEGAL HOLIDAY?
A.1941
21.WHICH STATE IS THE ONLY STATE THAT OBSERVES “FLAG DAY” AS A LEGAL HOLIDAY?
A.Pennsylvania
22.WHICH PRESIDENT WAS A LIFEGUARD FOR 7 YEARS AND IS SAID TO HAVE SAVED MORE THAN 77 PEOPLE FROM DROWNING?
A.Ronald Reagan
23.WHICH PRESIDENT BUILT A SWIMMING POOL AND A MOVIE THEATER INSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE?
A.Franklin Delano Roosevelt
24.WHICH PRESIDENT IS REFERRED TO AS THE “FATHER OF ARCHAEOLOGY?
A.Thomas Jefferson
25.WHO WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT TO HAVE A VETO OVERRIDDEN?
A.John Tyler
