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Founding Fathers of America
What do you know about the Founding Fathers? When given a clue, can you name the famous man or men who fit the description?
Quiz Number: 1416
Date Submitted: 2007-07-05 11:07:05
Quiz Categories: U.S. History
Quiz Type: People Quiz
Author: lmcubs
Average Score: 45.6 percent
Times Taken: 55 times
Taken by Registered Users: 12

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1. Who was the only founding father to sign the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776?
  A.   Samuel Adams
  B.   Benjamin Harrison
  C.   Benjamin Franklin
  D.   John Hancock


2. What Doctor attempted a transfusion of sheep's blood to resurrect this man?
  A.   George Washington
  B.   Thomas Jefferson
  C.   Paul Revere
  D.   Thomas Paine


3. During the Constitutional Convention what founder of our country ran up a wine bill of more than $10,000?
  A.   Benjamin Franklin
  B.   Thomas Jefferson
  C.   James Madison
  D.   John Adams


4. Who Founded what would become the New York Post?
  A.   Thomas Paine
  B.   Alexander Hamilton
  C.   John Hancock
  D.   Benjamin Harrison


5. Who Arrived at the Constituional Convention in a sedan chair carried by prisoners?
  A.   Alexander Hamilton
  B.   Roger Sherman
  C.   George Washington
  D.   Benjamin Franklin


6. Which founding father was famous for being a hypochondriac and predicting his early death?
  A.   Aaron Burr
  B.   Samuel Chase
  C.   John Adams
  D.   James Madison


7. What founding father bathed his feet every morning in cold water to prevent colds?
  A.   George Washington
  B.   Samuel Adams
  C.   Thomas Jefferson
  D.   Benjamin Franklin


8. Who was the only President among our founding fathers to face gunfire while in Office?
  A.   James Madison
  B.   George Washington
  C.   Thomas Jefferson
  D.   John Adams


9. What Founding Father never ran for public office, although he was Postmaster General and an Ambassador?
  A.   Benjamin Franklin
  B.   Samuel Chase
  C.   Paul Revere
  D.   Thomas Paine


10. What two Founding Fathers visited Shakespeare's birthplace and chipped some wood off a chair as a souvenir?
  A.   George Washington and Benjamin Franklin
  B.   John Adams and James Madison
  C.   John and Samuel Adams
  D.   Thomas Jefferson and John Adams
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