Bill O'Reilly: O'Reilly's History Quiz - Quiz Yourself on American Newspaper History

1. The nation's first daily newspaper was the Pennsylvania Packet and Daily Advertiser. It was published on September 21 in what year?

1500

1776

1800

1784

1900

2. Which founding father's older brother published the first independent colonial American newspaper?

Benjamin Franklin

Alexander Hamilton

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

James Madison

3. The Pennsylvania Gazette and many other colonial newspapers suspended publication to protest what new tax?

Paper Act

Sugar Act

Stamp Act

Rum Act

Molasses Act

4. How many newspapers kept colonial Americans abreast of news during the Revolution?

100

37

50

500

1000

5. What guarantees the freedom of the press and expression?

Fifth Amendment

Fourth Amendment

Third Amendment

Second Amendment

First Amendment

6. What acts were passed in 1798 by President Adams to silence his critics?

Alien and Sedition Acts

Perjury Acts

Stamp Acts

Libel Acts

Sedition and Libel Acts

7. High speed printing presses in the 1830s led to the rise of a new kind of journalism called what?

10 Speed Press

Pony Press

Penny Press

Quick Press

Dollar Press

8. William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer are responsible for what type of sensational journalism in the 1890s?

Flu Journalism

Yellow Journalism

Mud Journalism

Penny Journalism

Orange Journalism

9. What country published newspapers first?

England

United States

Germany

France

Russia

10. What was the first book to be printed?

Bible

Psalms

Colette

Robinson Caruso

Huck Finn