Bill O'Reilly: O'Reilly's History Quiz - Quiz Yourself on Famous Spy Alger Hiss

1. The famous spy Alger Hiss was released from prison on November 27, 1954, after having been convicted of what crime?

Espionage

Theft

Perjury

Indecency

Murder

2. Who was Alger Hiss accused of being a double agent for?

Soviet Union

United Kingdom

Australia

Mexico

Japan

3. Hiss had had an illustrious career in public service, including serving as head of what international body?

League of Nations

United Nations

International Monetary Fund

International Bank

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

4. Hiss served in the State Department under what administration?

Truman

Eisenhower

Kennedy

Roosevelt

Hoover

5. Working on post-war planning, Hiss accompanied the president to what famous conference?

Tehran

Berlin

Yalta

Paris

Geneva

6. Prior to his trial, Alger Hiss was appointed president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, largely with the help of what famous Secretary of State?

John Brennan

Walter Bedell Smith

George H.W. Bush

Robert Gates

John Foster Dulles

7. Hiss was accused of passing messages to the Soviets with what as his hiding cache?

Pumpkins

Tires

Soup pots

Park benches

Movie reels

8. What was the force behind the rise of international spycraft during the Cold War?

Space race

Nuclear weapons

Ideological rivalry

Communist aggression

Fascist deadenders

9. There were many spies and accused spies during the Cold War, including what British group?

Fab Four

Five Oxfordians

Oxbridge Eight

Limey Legion

Cambridge Four

10. How did the Americans figure out who was spying?

Double agents

Decryption

Messenger pigeons

Treaties

Journalists