Bill O'Reilly: O'Reilly's History Quiz - Quiz Yourself on Infamous Landmark: Alcatraz

1. Alcatraz Island opened as a federal penitentiary on August 11, 1934, located in what famous bay?

Bay of Bengal

Baracoa

Gulf of Guinea

San Francisco Bay

Gulf of Mexico

2. On August 11, 1934, some of the most notorious criminal in American history were transferred to Alcatraz, including what famous tax evader?

Al Capone

John Dillinger

Robert Carey

William Colbeck

Anthony Carfano

3. George Kelly was transferred to Alcatraz on August, 11, 1934. He was one of the most famous gangsters of the Prohibition Era and earning what nickname for his choice of weapon?

38 Kelly

Kalashnikov Kelly

Machine Gun Kelly

Slingshot Kelly

Dagger Kelly

4. Another prisoner who arrived on August 11, 1934, was the soon to be "Birdman of Alcatraz," whose real name was what?

Al Capone

Robert Stroud

Arthur Baker

Roy Gardner

George Kelly

5. Due to its unescapable nature, Alcatraz earned what nickname?

The Bird

The Hulk

The Jungle

The Rock

The Prison

6. Juan Manuel de Ayala who was the first European explorer to sail into the San Francisco Bay named the Island "Isla de los Alcatraces" after what bird?

Pelican

Albatross

Boobies

Cormorant

Gull

7. What future Confederate General commanded the Department of the Pacific before April 1861?

Jefferson Davis

Albert Sidney Johnston

Robert Lee

James Longstreet

Braxton Bragg

8. The first Confederate plan to take California was to do what?

Storm Marin

Blow up Sutter's Fort

Take San Francisco Bay

Invade over the Sierra Nevadas

Tunnel from Mexico

9. Native Americans who resisted American occupation in what territory were sent to Alcatraz in 1895?

California Territory

Oregon Territory

Idaho Territory

Utah Territory

Arizona Territory

10. Alcatraz became a central symbol to what movement in the 1960s?

American Indian Movement

Civil Rights Movement

Gay Rights Movement

Women's Movement

Anti-War Movement