US History Trivia

[J. J.]

Steven Mark Brown
Who was Clarence Darrow?

Famous defense attorney, probably better known for the Scopes "Monkey Trial."

What president was bound for labor service?

[J. J.]

Hoover?

Nope.  Hint:  He ran away.

[J. J.]

Lets see Adams, Adams, Jefferson,, Clinton, Obama, Buchanan....  I think lol..... Who was the only General officer to resign his commission in the Union army and join the conferacy?

Since it went unanswered.

Albert Sidney Johnston

What confederate general wanted to be President of CSA instead of having a military command?

Robert E. Lee?

lol no

Breckenridge? 

[J. J.]

Question:  Which presidents had been Secretary of War?

Monroe, Taft (William Howard, not Alphonso)

Which nine cities can claim to have served as the Capital City of the United States?

1. Philadelphia
2. Trenton, NJ?
3. York, PA?
4. NYC, NY
5. Washington, DC
6. ...  no idea

Lancaster, PA, Trenton, Princeton, NJ and Annapolis, MD?

[J. J.]

Which states used, as the first, the gas chamber?

Nevada, I thought it might have been California until I checked.

[J. J.]

Who was the U.S. President with the greatest average unemployment %wise, since 1945?

Carter?

False. And by greatest I mean highest.

Truman, with the post war slump?

[J. J.]

Who were the longest-serving Republican and Democratic Speakers of the House, respectively?

Dennis Hastert and Sam Rayburn.

And nobody still answered my question, which was here before the Mikado's question.

Per full year, Obama.

http://www.miseryindex.us/urbyyear.asp

[J. J.]

Who were the longest-serving Republican and Democratic Speakers of the House, respectively?

Dennis Hastert and Sam Rayburn.

And nobody still answered my question, which was here before the Mikado's question.

Per full year, Obama.

http://www.miseryindex.us/urbyyear.asp

I'm asking average unemployment for a President's entire Presidency, not for one month or one year. Obama doesn't count since his Presidency isn't over yet (though he would be the highest if he was counted).

I have no idea what you are counting.  Ford looks the highest for the Presidency.

[J. J.]

Who were the longest-serving Republican and Democratic Speakers of the House, respectively?

Dennis Hastert and Sam Rayburn.

And nobody still answered my question, which was here before the Mikado's question.

Per full year, Obama.

http://www.miseryindex.us/urbyyear.asp

J.J., '82 and '83 are higher than '09.

And Reagan was president from 81-89.  The average is higher because of those lower years at the end.  I thought that might have been what the question was referring to.

[J. J.]

William Borah, the Lion of Idaho. That dog.

Who is the character of Charles Foster Kane based on?

William Randolph Hearst.

Who wrote the rules of order for the US House?