Bill O'Reilly: O'Reilly's History Quiz - This Week in History: Calvin Coolidge Steps Up

1. Calvin Coolidge became president after what incident?

A scandal

An election

The unexpected death of President Warren G. Harding

The impeachment of President Warren G. Harding

The assassination of President Warren G. Harding

2. Before serving as Harding's vice president, Coolidge was governor of what state?

Virginia

Georgia

Maine

Vermont

Massachusetts

3. Coolidge inherited an office plagued by scandal, including which one of the more serious scandals in early 20th century politics?

Boss Tweed

Tammany Hall

Watergate

The Teapot Dome Scandal

Iran Contra Affair

4. Perhaps most striking for someone who is president, Coolidge earned what nickname?

Cool Cal

Boisterous Cal

Silent Cal

Talkative Cal

Loud Cal

5. Despite his reserved nature, Coolidge was the first president to do what?

Appear in a talking film

Talk on radio

Talk on the telephone

Be photographed

Hold a press conference

6. Coolidge won the 1924 presidential election with the slogan, "Keep ___ with Coolidge." The blank standing for what?

Cool

Voting

Caring

Collected

Calm

7. Coolidge captured the sentiment of the American people of the 1920s when he said, "The chief business of the American people" is what?

Work

Fun

Farming

Business

Commerce

8. Coolidge signed two famous international accords. Which two?

The Treaty of Ghent and the Monroe Doctrine

Geneva Accord and the 14 Points

The Treaty of Paris and the Harding Accord

The Wilson Plan and the 14 Points

The Dawes Plan and The Kellogg-Briand Pact

9. What particular type of economic policies of the Coolidge Administration were said to have contributed to the Great Depression?

New Deal

Laissez-faire

Internationalism

Isolationism

Free Trade

10. Coolidge's wife Grace formerly taught at the Clark School for the Deaf and befriended which famous activist?

Marlee Matlin

Laura Bridgman

Helen Keller

Alice Cogswell

Ruthie Jordan