Jester Politics Americana Quiz Week 44

Name this President:

I’m a Republican from Iowa who served as President from 1929 to 1933.

I’m also a noted humanitarian.  Before being elected President I organized and led relief efforts in China during the Boxer Rebellion.  During WW I, I led relief efforts for Americans trapped in Europe and approximately 9 million Belgians who were cut off from supplies.  I’m also credited with saving millions of Russians in 1921 who were in danger of dying from starvation.

Within months of becoming President, the U.S. entered the Great Depression on “Black Thursday” - October 24, 1929 – the day the stock market crash.  In an effort to improve the economy I advocated for and signed into law the Smoot-Hawley Act of 1930 that increased tariffs on imports.  However, it had the effect of slowing foreign purchases of American goods and worsened the depression.

The Articles of Confederation were America’s first governing document and is often referred to as the “First Constitution.”  When were the Articles of Confederation adopted by the U.S.?

Alexander Hamilton was one of America’s most influential Founding Fathers who was killed in a duel in 1804.  Who was the person who killed Hamilton?

On November 16, 1776, the Americans stationed at Fort Washington were attacked by British and Hessian troops.  Two men were assigned to a cannon and were killed during combat.  A woman married to one of the dead cannon crew then manned the gun and continued firing alone until she was severely wounded - injuring her shoulder, chest and mangling her jaw. This lady never fully recovered from the wounds and was left without the use of her left arm for the rest of her life.

Who was this woman of the Revolution?

The current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is:

How many Supreme Court Justices are there?

The current Speaker of the House of Representatives is:

Who was the President during WW I?

According to the United States Geological Survey the longest river in the U.S. is:

How many different Presidents have there been in U.S. History