American History Trivia Quiz Questions And Answers

Stag Party was the original name of what pioneering magazine?
A:  Playboy Magazine

In 1963 what finally ended in Alaska?
A:  Mail by dog sled

What do the Scorpion, the  Seawolf , and the Thresher  have in common?
A: Lost US nuclear reactors at sea

What product advertised with the phrase "Even your best friends won't tell you" ?
A: Listerine mouth wash

Alan Ginsberg is given credit for inventing what 1960s phrase?
A:  Flower Power

Which famous burlesque performer once said " God is love but get it in writing"?
A:  Gypsy Rose Lee

Who appeared on the first cover of TV guide on  April 3rd, 1953?
A:  Desi Arnaz Jr.

What did Joan Collins call her autobiography?
A: "Past Imperfect"

What American city was once named Porkopolis?
A:  Cincinnati

Mary Surratt was the first woman to do what in the U.S.?
A:  Be Hanged

Jimmy Doyle died during a title fight in 1947.  Who was  his opponent?
A:  Sugar Ray Robinson

Whose girlfriend was Virginia Hill?
A: Bugsy Siegel

Chapman Root designed what based on a Hoople skirt?
A: The Coca Cola bottle

What President appears on the US $ 100,000 bill?
A:  Woodrow Wilson

Who was the pilot in the first fatal air crash?
A:  Orville Wright

What was Walt Disney's first non- animated live-action movie?
A:  Treasure Island

The Brocton Bomber  was a nickname for what fighter?
A: Rocky Marciano

On May 21st, 1881, Clara Barton founded what organization ?
A: American Red Cross

What job the father of Frank and Jesse James have?
A: Minister

President Kennedy was shot in Dallas in what type of car?
A:  Lincoln