Bill O'Reilly: O'Reilly's History Quiz - Quiz Yourself on Mount Rushmore History

1. Sculpting on the face of Mount Rushmore began on October 4, 1927, in what state?

North Dakota

Minnesota

Wisconsin

Montana

South Dakota

2. How many years did it take to complete Mount Rushmore?

Twelve

Ten

Eight

Six

Four

3. Mount Rushmore is known by what name because of the four images carved there?

Presidential Mountain

Shrine of Democracy

Granite Declaration

Independence Mountain

Big Rocky

4. Which president did Borglum choose for the most prominent spot on the mountain?

Thomas Jefferson

Theodore Roosevelt

George Washington

Calvin Coolidge

Abraham Lincoln

5. Borglum selected Jefferson both because he drafted the Declaration of Independence and because he made was purchase?

Louisiana Territory

California Territory

Nebraska Territory

Alaska Territory

Texas Territory

6. Borglum selected which president who preserved the Union in the nineteenth century as his third figure?

Grant

Lee

Jackson

Lincoln

Hayes

7. Which president was chosen for his commitment to conservation?

Franklin Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt

Herbert Hoover

Calvin Coolidge

Woodrow Wilson

8. Which Alfred Hitchcock movie features a harrowing chase scene along Mount Rushmore's face?

The Birds

Rear Window

Vertigo

Strangers in a Train

North by Northwest

9. What project was Borglum working on before he took up Mount Rushmore?

Lincoln Memorial

Washington Monument

St. Louis Arch

Stone Mountain

Fountain of Youth

10. What were the 400 workers who worked on Mount Rushmore nicknamed?

Keystone Boys

Miner Boys

Blasting Boys

Rock Boys

South Dakota Boys