Bill O'Reilly: News Quiz

1. George Washington appointed Hamilton as the first secretary of what?

Education

Taxation

Treasury

State

2. Hamilton co-wrote what famous group of essays with James Madison and John Jay?

The Federalist Papers

Common Sense

The Articles of Confederation

The Declaration of the Constitution

3. While serving as secretary of treasury, Hamilton often clashed with what other cabinet member and soon-to-be president over the scope of the federal government?

Samuel Adams

Thomas Jefferson

John Jay

Andrew Jackson

4. Hamilton represented what state at the Constitutional Convention of 1787?

New York

New Jersey

Pennsylvania

Virginia

5. Even though Hamilton was a founding father of the United States, he was born on what tropical island in the Caribbean?

Puerto Rico

Guam

Cuba

Nevis

6. In 1804, Hamilton worked hard to ensure that Burr lost his election to what position?

Supreme Court Justice

Attorney General

President of the United States

Governor of New York

7. Who shot and killed Alexander Hamilton?

John Quincy Adams

Aaron Burr

Samuel Adams

John Jay

8. Hamilton is currently featured on what denomination of U.S. currency?

Dime

Nickel

Ten-dollar bill

Five-dollar bill

9. Which of the following cannot be said of Alexander Hamilton?

He was a signer of the Constitution

He was a trial lawyer in New York

He joined a militia and fought in the Revolutionary War

He was Vice President of the United States

10. Hamilton established a newspaper in 1801, what is that newspaper's current name?

New York Post

New York Times

Boston Herald

Boston Times

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