Bill O'Reilly: O'Reilly's History Quiz - Test Your Knowledge of Founding Father John Hancock

1. Born on January 12, 1737, John Hancock has become a synonym for what?

Hat

Bicycle

Signature

Bond

Coin

2. What was John Hancock's profession?

Merchant

Whaler

Gentry

Cooper

Steward

3. The passage of what act turned Hancock towards the patriot cause?

Paper Act

Tobacco Act

Rum Act

Oil Act

Stamp Act

4. What revolutionary group was Hancock a member of?

Liberty Bell

Tree of Hope

Red Caps

Sons of Liberty

Men of Freedom

5. What did the British charge John Hancock for in 1768?

Moonshining

Smuggling

Forgery

Graft

Murder

6. Who rode to warn Hancock and Sam Adams that the British might put them under arrest?

Franklin

Revere

Washington

Otis

Greene

7. Hancock served in the Second Continental Congress and was unanimously elected to what position?

Governor

Lord

President

Astrologer

Senator

8. Hancock was elected to what post after the new Massachusetts Constitution went into effect?

President

Chief Justice

Minister

Representative

Governor

9. What rebellion shook Massachusetts in 1786-1787?

Shay's Rebellion

Rum Rebellion

Springfield Rebellion

Massachusetts Minutemen

Farmer's Rebellion

10. Hancock played an integral role in adopting what document?

Bill of Rights

1st Amendment

Treaty of Paris

Constitution

Gettysburg Address