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| FAMOUS
AMERICANS QUIZ |
How much
do you know about the most famous of Americans?
Choose the
correct answer for each of the following statements:
 1.
The first President of the United States was: (a) Abraham Lincoln, (b)
Thomas Jefferson (c) George Washington.
2. John F. Kennedy was president for (a)
less than two years (b) over five years (c) almost four years.
3. Which of the following American
presidents was forced to resign?
(a) F.D.Roosevelt, (b) Jimmy
Carter (c) Richard Nixon.
4. The richest man in America in 2008
was; (a) Michael Jordan, (b) Michael Jackson , (c) Bill Gates.
5. Al Capone, probably America's most
famous gangster, operated in (a) Chicago, (b) New York, (c) Boston.
6. The first man to set foot on the moon
was (a) John Glenn (b) Neil Armstrong (c) Wilbur Wright.
 7.
Only one of the following was not assassinated; which one? (a) Martin
Luther King (b) John Kennedy (c) Robert Kennedy (d)
James
Dean.
8. One man is accepted as being the
father of the
American automobile industry; which one? (a) Pierre Chevrolet, (b)
Harley Davidson, (c) Henry Ford.
9. The real name of the most influential
American
singer of the '60's and '70's was (a) Erwin Drumheller, (b) Robert
Zimmermann, (c) Randolph Hearst. (And who was the singer?)
10. Marilyn Monroe once sang "Happy
Birthday" to an
American president; was it (a) Ronald Reagan, (b) Bill Clinton, or (c)
J.F.Kennedy?
11. Who was the founder of CNN television? a)
Charles
Nicolas Nicholson , b) Ted Turner, c)
Donald Trump ?
12. Which (if any) of these film stars was not
governor of the State of California ? a) Clint Eastwood
b) Arnold Schwarzenegger, c) Ronald Reagan. |
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