Bill O'Reilly: O'Reilly's History Quiz - Quiz: Legends & Lies Episode 7

1. Experience in what war inspired Francis Marion's guerrilla tactics?

War of 1812

Iroquois War

French and Indian War

Seminole War

South Carolina War

2. Francis Marion's daring earned him what nickname?

Swamp Fox

Swamp Bat

Swamp Rat

The Fox

Wily Fox

3. Which early American author wrote a largely "legendary" biography of Marion as well as George Washington?

Washington Irving

Parson Weems

Henry Livingston

Samuel Clemens

Ralph Waldo Emerson

4. Marion served in what elected body in 1775?

First Continental Congress

Second Continental Congress

South Carolina Provincial Congress

South Carolina State House

South Carolina Governor

5. Why was Marion not captured when the British took Charleston in May 1780?

Broken ankle

Business trip

Wedding

Birth

Arthritis

6. Marion's guerilla tactics helped the American cause after what American defeat?

Battle of Charleston

Battle of Yorktown

Battle of Gettysburg

Battle of Princeton

Battle of Brooklyn Heights

7. Halting the British advance from the south allowed the Americans to win what decisive battle in 1781?

Charleston

Savannah

Atlanta

Yorktown

Richmond

8. The American Revolution officially ended with the signing of what treaty?

Treaty of Ghent

Treaty of Paris

Treaty of Canada

Treaty of Bermuda

Treaty of London

9. After the Revolution, Marion settled down and helped to write what?

South Carolina State Constitution

South Carolina State Song

South Carolina State Motto

South Carolina Fight Song

The hymn of the Citadel

10. What Mel Gibson film was influenced heavily by Francis Marion's guerilla tactics?

The Warrior

The American

Braveheart

The Fighter

The Patriot