Who was the first president to serve only one term?

-John Adams

Who was the first president elected as a member of the Republican Party?

- Abraham Lincoln

Which U.S. government agency is charged with the collection of taxes?

- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Name the longest serving U.S. president.

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

58. What was the first "talking" film in the U.S.?

- "The Jazz Singer" (1927)

59. When and where was "the shot fired that was heard around the world"?

- Concord/Lexington, Massachusetts on April 18/19, 1775 - the start of the first battles of the American Revolution

60. In which city did the First Continental Congress meet in 1774?

- Philadelphia (PA)

61. What is the name of the Dutch settlement which became New York City?

- Colony was the New Netherlands; Capital city was New Amsterdam

62. In which city and state is the Liberty Bell located?

- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania '*

63. Give the names of the three ships on which Christopher Columbus made his first voyage to America.

- Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria

64. With which "supernatural" event is the old whaling town of Salem, Massachusetts associated?

- Witchcraft

65. Who were the "Blues" and who were the "Greys" during the American War between the States?

- Blues were the North (Union); Greys were the South (Confederacy)

66. What was the colonists' motto during the "Boston Tea Party"?

- No Taxation without Representation


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