Bill O'Reilly: O'Reilly's History Quiz - How Well Do You Know Rhode Island?

1. In what year on May 4 did Rhode Island announce its independence from England?

1770

1772

1776

1756

1778

2. Rhode Island was the first colony to declare independence, but ratified the Constitution when?

Last

First

Third

Fourth

Fifth

3. Who was the first European explorer to set sight on Rhode Island?

Columbus

Verrazzano

Cabot

Hudson

Cartier

4. Who founded the first permanent white settlement in Rhode Island?

John Winthrop

Anne Hutchison

Thomas Hooker

William Bradford

Roger Williams

5. What early woman became one of the founders of Rhode Island?

Anne Hutchinson

Anne Bradstreet

Mercy Warren

Betsy Ross

Catherine Sedgwick

6. Rhode Island situated itself in the center of what trade during the eighteenth century?

Cotton

Paper

Whale

Rum

Whiskey

7. What act passed by the parliament had Rhode Islanders up in arms?

Tariff Act of 1770

Sugar Act of 1764

Tea Tax of 1781

Molasses Act of 1750

Paper Tax of 1760

8. What famous Revolutionary War general was born in Potowomut, Rhode Island?

Richard Montgomery

William Howe

Nathanael Greene

George Washington

Henry Clinton

9. Rhode Island is the only state to still celebrate what holiday?

Rum Day

First Amendment Day

Guy Fawkes Day

Victory Day

Valentine's Day

10. What is Rhode Island's official name?

State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

State of Rhode Island and Cities Therein

Commonwealth of Rhode Island

Ocean State

Providence and Rhode Island