ORF WEEKEND HISTORY QUIZ

1. Q: This professional baseball player, (born September 16, 1958), was formerly a professional right-handed pitcher and is currently an analyst for Baseball Tonight and Wednesday Night Baseball on ESPN. In 1988, he won the Gold Glove, Cy Young Award, the NLCS MVP and the World Series MVP with the L.A. Dodgers. Who is this baseball player?

2. Q: American Führer
After the investigation, Hitler advised all German nationals to withdraw from the Friends of New Germany. On March 19, 1936, Hitler placed an American citizen at the head of the party, hoping to gain some degree of American favor. The group's name was then changed to the German American Bund. At this time, the Bund established a training camp - named "Camp Nordland" - in Sussex County, New Jersey.[1]
After taking over in 1936, this individual started to attract attention to the Bund through short propaganda films that outlined the Bund's views. Later that year, this same individual and some fifty Bund members boarded a boat to Germany, hoping to receive personal and official recognition from German Chancellor (Reichskanzler) Adolf Hitler during the Berlin Olympics. However, according to historian Charles Higham, the ‘American Fǖhrer was one of the last people Hitler wanted to meet. Hitler wanted the American Bund to remain non-aggressive and relatively obscure. However, the American Fǖhrer did briefly meet with Hitler during a reception before the opening ceremonies. This American of German descent later falsely reported to other Bund members that he met with Adolf Hitler and that Hitler had recognized him as the "American Führer." Who was the ‘American Fuhrer?

3. Around 1919, Black American communist W.E.B. Du Bois and Black internationalist, Marcus Gravey subscribed to the idea of an interracial war in the United States, suggested to them by a foreign government. Agents of this government traveled to black communities in the United States spreading propaganda of a non-white army that could defeat the white Europeans. What foreign government was this?

4. This actor got his start as an extra in a 1966 episode of ‘The Lucy Show’. He went on to star in Casino and Goodfellows, starring opposite of Robert De Niro. He won the 1990 Best Supporting Oscar for his role in Goodfellows playing the character Tommy De Vito. Who is he?

5. What company built and owned the Titanic?

6. New Orleans cancer researcher, Dr. Mary Sherman, was connected to what Kennedy assassination conspirator, who kept a lab of 400 mice infected with monkey viruses in his apartment?

7. New York Attorney General, Elliot Spitzer, and Federal Judge James Nottingham prosecuted and convicted Qwest CEO Ralph Nacchio for embezzling millions of dollars from the communications giant. Both Nottingham and now defamed Gov. Spitzer both fell to revelations of their association and patronage of high dollar hookers. Who do you think is responsible for outing these powerful and influential men?

8. Reverend Jeremiah Wright said, “Jesus said love your enemies. I say love em’ to hell! God Damn rich white men! God Damn America to hell!” What Presidential candidate has been a member of Rev. Wright’s church for 20 years?

9. What New Mexico county was Pat Garrett killed in?

10. Ta-Shunka Witko is the Lakota (Sioux) name for what great Indian warrior?



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